METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN A SERVER AND A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS)

• US 20080051122A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blaze Mobile, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mobile Candy Dish, Inc.
• Inventors: FISHER, Michelle
• Granted Patent: US 8,019,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method for transmitting data between a wireless communication and a remote server. The method includes running a mobile application on the wireless communication device, in which the mobile application is a rich client application. The method further includes transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the wireless communication device and the remote server using short message service (SMS). The mobile application links corresponding data transmitted through the short message service (SMS) for use by the mobile application.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data between a wireless communication and a remote server, the method comprising:

running a mobile application on the wireless communication device, the mobile application being a rich client application; and

transmitting data associated with the mobile application between the wireless communication device and the remote server using short message service (SMS),

wherein the mobile application links corresponding data transmitted through the short message service (SMS) for use by the mobile application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile application provides transaction services for a user of the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the transaction services include one or more of banking services and money management services.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication device comprises a cellular phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA).