Method for sending messages to a mobile telephone
First Claim
1. A method to allow providing a user of a mobile telephone device with an indication that a message was sent to him/her via an Internet-based application, irrespective of whether said user is currently actively connected to said Internet-based application, which method comprises the steps of:
- (i) at a second server associated with said Internet-based application, receiving a message addressed to said user;
(ii) forwarding said message towards a first server at which a virtual client entity had been created to enable establishing a communication session previously held between said user of the mobile telephone device and said Internet-based application;
(iii) determining whether said user is currently actively connected to the Internet-based application;
(iv) storing the message if said user is not currently actively connected to said Internet-based application; and
(v) providing said user with an indication that at least one message addressed to him/her has been stored.
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Abstract
A method is described for providing a user of a telephone device with a capability to receive an indication that a message has been sent to that user via an Internet-based application, irrespective whether the user is currently actively connected to that application or not. The method comprises the steps of receiving a message addressed to said user at a second server associated with the Internet-based application, forwarding the message towards a first server at which a virtual client entity was previously created to allow conducting a communication session that was held between the user and the Internet-based application, determining whether the user is currently connected to the Internet-based application, storing the message if the user is not currently connected to that Internet application and providing the user with an indication that at least one message addressed to him/her has been stored.
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16 Claims
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1. A method to allow providing a user of a mobile telephone device with an indication that a message was sent to him/her via an Internet-based application, irrespective of whether said user is currently actively connected to said Internet-based application, which method comprises the steps of:
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(i) at a second server associated with said Internet-based application, receiving a message addressed to said user; (ii) forwarding said message towards a first server at which a virtual client entity had been created to enable establishing a communication session previously held between said user of the mobile telephone device and said Internet-based application; (iii) determining whether said user is currently actively connected to the Internet-based application; (iv) storing the message if said user is not currently actively connected to said Internet-based application; and (v) providing said user with an indication that at least one message addressed to him/her has been stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A computer program product encoding a computer program for executing on a computer system a process for creating a virtual client entity adapted to communicate with a mobile telephone device and with an Internet-based application associated with a remote server, storing an identification of a user of said mobile telephone device for communicating with said Internet-based application, storing messages forwarded towards a server associated with said computer program product from the remote server, and sending an indication towards said mobile telephone device, indicating that there is/are stored messages addressed to the user of said mobile telephone device.
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16. A computer program product encoding a computer program for executing on a computer system a process for receiving one or more messages transmitted to a user of a mobile telephone device via an Internet-based application associated with a remote server while said mobile telephone user is not actively connected to said Internet-based application, enabling storage of said message received and providing said user with an indication that said message has been stored.
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