SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) DATA TRANSFER

• US 20080085728A1
• Filed: 10/05/2006
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Data Services Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Data Services India Pvt Limited (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Services Corporation (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Reding, Craig L., Subramanian, Sathish, Dromlewicz, Paula A., Helbling, Christopher L., Baruch, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,478,310 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42161 via computer interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/548 with remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• 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 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems for facilitating SMS data transfer services in mobile devices are described. An exemplary method includes sending a first SMS message to a device with a payload of the first SMS message including machine-readable information. Next, a second SMS message may be received from the device with a payload of the second SMS message including machine-readable information. The first or second SMS message payloads may include, for example, a synchronization message, a call message, call data, or a scheduling message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sending a first SMS message to a device, a payload of the first SMS message including first machine-readable information including at least one of instructions and data;

receiving a second SMS message from the device, a payload of the second SMS message including second machine-readable information including at least one of instructions and data,

wherein at least one of the first and second machine-readable information includes at least one of a synchronization message, a call message, call data, or a scheduling message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the call message includes an instruction to perform at least one of access a call record, access a call forward list, forward a call, play a voice message stored remotely, or send a voice message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the call data includes at least one of:

a call record, a call forward list, or a voice message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the synchronization message includes instructions to update information stored on the device with information stored remotely.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduling message includes at least one of:

instructions for recording a television broadcast or new calendar information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the call message includes a notification of at least one of:

a new call received at a remote terminal, a new voice message received at a remote terminal, or new contact information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising

generating the first machine-readable information by performing at least one of encrypting and compressing the at least one of instructions and data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the encrypting is performed with a private key from a key pair and the compressing is performed with a base-100 encoding scheme.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

authenticating and verifying integrity of the second SMS message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the verifying integrity includes computing a checksum and the authenticating includes decrypting the second SMS message with a public key from a key pair.

11. A computer-readable medium storing instructions executable to perform the method of claim 1.

12. A device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive a first SMS message including first machine-readable information and send a second SMS message including second machine-readable information,

wherein at least one of the first and second machine-readable information includes at least one of a synchronization request, a call message, or a scheduling message.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the call message includes an instruction to perform at least one of access a call record, access a call forward list, forward a call, play a voice message stored remotely, or send a voice message.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the synchronization message includes instructions to update information stored on the device with information stored remotely.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the scheduling message includes at least one of:

instructions for recording a television broadcast and new calendar information.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first and second machine-readable information includes at least one of instructions and data that is at least one of signed with a private key, encrypted, and compressed.

17. A server comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive a first SMS message including first machine-readable information and send a second SMS message including second machine-readable information,

wherein at least one of the first and second machine-readable information includes at least one of a synchronization response, a call message, or call data.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein the call data includes at least one of:

a call record, a call forward list, or a voice message.

19. The server of claim 17, wherein the call message includes a notification of at least one of:

a new call received at a remote terminal, a new voice message received at a remote terminal, or new contact information.

20. The server of claim 17, wherein at least one of the first and second machine-readable information includes at least one of instructions and data that is at least one of compressed and encrypted with a private key from a key pair.