Centralized Mobile and Wireless Messaging Opt-Out Registry System and Method

• US 20080114884A1
• Filed: 05/17/2004
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VeriSign, Inc.
• Original Assignee: m-Qube Incorporated (Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hewes, Gerald, Snyder, Randall, Hwang, Boon, Pirie, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,819,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Provided herein is a centralized registry service enabling subscribers to “opt-out” of any or all mobile messaging programs. The registry service supports access to storage medium information by mobile and wireless carriers, companies operating mobile messaging programs, mobile applications or platforms, and most importantly, individual subscribers. The registry service can be used with any message based network, including non mobile networks.

Claims

1. A method of restricting content delivery from a content provider to a subscriber wireless device;

comprising;

storing opt-out status information associated with said content provider and said subscriber wireless device in an opt-out storage medium;

querying said opt-out storage medium for said opt-out status information; and

restricting content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device in response to said opt-out status information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising overriding said opt-out status information to enable said content provider to deliver content provider informational message content to said subscriber wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said opt-out status information comprises opt-out preferences.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said opt-out preferences comprises opt-out content categories and wherein said content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device is restricted based on said opt-out content categories.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said opt-out categories include “

none”

, “

opt-out of all applications”

, “

opt-out of certain applications”

, “

opt-out of all content providers”

, “

opt-out of certain content providers”

.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising periodically notifying said subscriber wireless device of said stored opt-out status information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating statistics and reports based on said opt-out status information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying said opt-out status information via said content provider or said wireless device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising provided secure access to said opt-out storage medium via said content provider or said wireless device

10. A method of restricting content delivery from a content provider to a subscriber wireless device;

said method comprising;

providing an opt-out storage medium;

associating opt-out status information with said subscriber wireless device and said content provider;

storing said opt-out status information in said opt-out storage medium in response to a store instruction from said subscriber wireless device;

querying said storage medium for said opt-out status information in response to a query instruction from said content provider;

notifying said content provider of said opt-out status information; and

restricting content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device in response to said opt-out status information.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising overriding said opt-out status information to enable said content provider to deliver content provider informational message content to said subscriber wireless device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said opt-out status information comprises opt-out preferences.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said opt-out preferences comprises opt-out content categories and wherein said content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device is restricted based on said opt-out content categories.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said opt-out categories include “

none”

, “

opt-out of all applications”

, “

opt-out of certain applications”

, “

opt-out of all content providers”

, “

opt-out of certain content providers”

.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising periodically notifying said subscriber wireless device of said stored opt-out status information.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating statistics and reports based on said opt-out status information.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising modifying said opt-out status information via said content provider or said wireless device.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising provided secure access to said opt-out storage medium via said content provider or said wireless device

19. An opt-out registry system for restricting content delivery from a content provider to a subscriber wireless device, comprising:

an opt-out storage medium;

a centralized processor associated with said opt-out storage medium and configured to;

store opt-out status information associated with said content provider and said subscriber wireless device in an opt-out storage medium;

query said opt-out storage medium for said opt-out status information; and

restrict content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device in response to said opt-out status information.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said processor is also configured to override said opt-out status information to enable said content provider to deliver content provider informational message content to said subscriber wireless device.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said opt-out status information comprises opt-out preferences.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said opt-out preferences comprises opt-out content categories and wherein said content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device is restricted based on said opt-out content categories.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein said opt-out categories include “

none”

, “

opt-out of all applications”

, “

opt-out of certain applications”

, “

opt-out of all content providers”

, “

opt-out of certain content providers”

.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein said processor is also configured to periodically notify said subscriber wireless device of said stored opt-out status information.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein said processor is also configured to generate statistics and reports based on said opt-out status information.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein said processor is also configured to modify said opt-out status information via said content provider or said wireless device.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein said processor is also configured to provide secure access to said opt-out storage medium via said content provider or said wireless device

28. An opt-out registry system for restricting content delivery from a content provider to a subscriber wireless device, comprising:

an opt-out storage medium;

a centralized processor associated with said opt-out storage medium and configured to;

associate opt-out status information with said subscriber wireless device and said content provider;

store said opt-out status information in said opt-out storage medium in response to a store instruction from said subscriber wireless device;

query said storage medium for said opt-out status information in response to a query instruction from said content provider;

notify said content provider of said opt-out status information; and

restrict content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device in response to said opt-out status information.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor is also configured to override said opt-out status information to enable said content provider to deliver content provider informational message content to said subscriber wireless device.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein said opt-out status information comprises opt-out preferences.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein said opt-out preferences comprises opt-out content categories and wherein said content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device is restricted based on said opt-out content categories.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein said opt-out categories include “

none”

, “

opt-out of all applications”

, “

opt-out of certain applications”

, “

opt-out of all content providers”

, “

opt-out of certain content providers”

.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor is also configured to periodically notify said subscriber wireless device of said stored opt-out status information.

34. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor is also configured to generate statistics and reports based on said opt-out status information.

35. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor is also configured to modify said opt-out status information via said content provider or said wireless device.

36. The system of claim 28, wherein said processor is also configured to provide secure access to said opt-out storage medium via said content provider or said wireless device

37. An opt-out registry system for wireless subscribers, comprising:

a plurality of content providers;

a plurality of a subscriber wireless devices;

an opt-out storage medium;

a centralized processor associated with said plurality of content providers, subscriber wireless devices and storage medium;

said processor configured to;

associate opt-out status information with each of said plurality of subscriber wireless devices;

store said associated opt-out status information in said opt-out storage medium in response to store requests from said plurality of subscriber wireless devices;

query said storage medium for said opt-out status information in response to query requests from said plurality of content providers;

notify said plurality of content providers of said opt out status information; and

restrict content distribution from said plurality of content providers to said plurality of subscriber wireless devices in response to said opt-out status information.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein said processor is also configured to override said opt-out status information to enable said content provider to deliver content provider informational message content to said subscriber wireless device.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein said opt-out status information comprises opt-out preferences.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein said opt-out preferences comprises opt-out content categories and wherein said content delivery from said content provider to said subscriber wireless device is restricted based on said opt-out content categories.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein said opt-out categories include “

none”

, “

opt-out of all applications”

, “

opt-out of certain applications”

, “

opt-out of all content providers”

, “

opt-out of certain content providers”

.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein said processor is also configured to periodically notify said subscriber wireless device of said stored opt-out status information.

43. The system of claim 37, wherein said processor is also configured to generate statistics and reports based on said opt-out status information.

44. The system of claim 37, wherein said processor is also configured to modify said opt-out status information via said content provider or said wireless device.

45. The system of claim 37, wherein said processor is also configured to provide secure access to said opt-out storage medium via said content provider or said wireless device