Communications Network System and Methods for Using Same

• US 20080082678A1
• Filed: 01/16/2006
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zlango Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Zlango Ltd.
• Inventors: Lorch, Yoav, Spiegel, Ehud, Ilkanaev, Yossef
• Application Number:
  US11/795,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20080082678A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging

Abstract

A communications network system, comprising: a first user device, wherein the first user device uses a first communications protocol; a second user device, wherein the second user device uses a second communications protocol, different from the first communications protocol; and, a server, in operative communication with the first user device and the second user device, and wherein the server comprises a processor for translating the first communications protocol into the second communications protocol.

Claims

1. A communications network system, comprising:

a first user device, wherein said first user device uses a first communications protocol for transmission of data with a first header attached;

a second user device, wherein said second user device uses a second communications protocol for transmission of data, different from said first communications protocol; and

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a server, in operative communication with said first user device and said second user device, and wherein the server comprises a processor that uses the first header and at least some of the data content compatible with the first communications protocol to create a second header compatible with the second communications protocol.

2. A communications network system according to claim 1, wherein said first communications protocol is selected from a group comprised of HTTP, TCP/IP, SMS, MMS, IMS, WAP, GSM, CDMA, iDEN, WCDMA, 3G or 4G.

3. A communications network system according to claim 1, wherein said second communications protocol is selected from a group comprised of HTTP, TCP/IP, SMS, MMS, IMS, WAP, GSM, CDMA, iDEN, WCDMA, 3G or 4G.

6. A communications network system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of communications protocols from which said first communications protocol and said second communications protocol are selected.

7. A communications network system according to claim 6, wherein said server translates any one of the plurality of communications protocols into any of the other plurality of communications protocols.

4. A communications network system, comprising:

a first user device, wherein said first user device uses a first communications protocol for transmission of data, the data capable of activating a software application installed on a user device;

a second user device, wherein said second user device uses a second communications protocol for receipt of the data; and

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a server, in operative communication with said first user device and said second user device, and wherein the server comprises a processor that translates the first communications protocol into the second communications protocol by changing at least a data header according to a first communications protocol into a data header according to a second communications protocol.

5. A communication network system according to claim 4, wherein data is encompassed in an SMS message.

8. A method of translating data, comprising:

sending data from a first user device to a second user device, wherein said first user device uses a first communication protocol different from a second communication protocol of said second user device;

determining said second communication protocol of said second user device; and

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translating said data from said first communication protocol to said determined second communication protocol of said second user device by exchanging a header in the first communication protocol and at least some content of the data with a header in the second communication protocol.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said first communication protocol is selected from a group comprising HTTP, TCP/IP, SMS, MMS, IMS, WAP, GSM, CDMA, iDEN, WCDMA, 3G or 4G.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein said second communication protocol is selected from a group comprising HTTP, TCP/IP, SMS, MMS, IMS, WAP, GSM, CDMA, iDEN, WCDMA, 3G or 4G.

11. A method of providing at least one icon of an iconic language to users of a communications network system, comprising:

identifying users of said communications network system;

creating a group of users comprised of at least one user, but less than all users, of said communications network system;

assigning at least one icon to said group; and

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providing said at least one icon to said group of users.

12. A method of compiling statistics in an iconic language communication network system, comprising:

transmitting at least one iconic language message;

storing the at least one iconic language message on a database;

analyzing said at least one iconic language message; and

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compiling statistics based on said analyzing.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein said analyzing comprises determining the context of at least one icon within said iconic language message.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein analyzing comprises determining the frequency of usage of at least one icon within said iconic language message.

15. A method of optimizing a message size in a communications network system, comprising:

composing a message comprised of at least one message element;

placing the at least one message element in an acceptable format in use by said communications network system;

analyzing the at least one message element for the applicability of at least one more efficient format in use by said communications network system; and

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substituting said at least one more efficient format for said acceptable format where possible.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein said acceptable format in use by said communications network system is icon-16 or text-16.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein said at least one more efficient format is less than 16 bits but greater than 1 bit per character or icon.

18. A method for determining the operational status of a software application client installed on a user device, comprising:

analyzing a log file to determine the most recent polling time of said user device;

estimating the time differential between the most recent polling time and the current time; and

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classifying the operational status of the software application based on said estimating.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein when said time differential is greater than a predefined amount the operational status is classified as closed.

20. A method according to claim 18, wherein when said time differential is less than a predefined amount the operational status is classified as open.