SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ACCESS TO INSTANT MESSAGING SERVICES VIA A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request to access an instant messaging service from a mobile device through a first network protocol, the instant messaging service to be accessed via an Internet protocol;
establishing a connection between the mobile device and a server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol through a gateway; and
routing the message to the gateway to be forwarded to the server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol, the gateway to convert the message initiated from the mobile device from the first network protocol to the Internet protocol.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing access to instant messaging services are described in this application. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of receiving a request to access an instant messaging service from a mobile device through a first network protocol, the instant messaging service to be accessed via an Internet protocol. One embodiment can include, establishing a connection between the mobile device and a server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol through a gateway, and/or routing the message to the gateway to be forwarded to the server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol, the gateway to convert the message initiated from the mobile device from the first network protocol to the Internet protocol.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request to access an instant messaging service from a mobile device through a first network protocol, the instant messaging service to be accessed via an Internet protocol; establishing a connection between the mobile device and a server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol through a gateway; and routing the message to the gateway to be forwarded to the server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol, the gateway to convert the message initiated from the mobile device from the first network protocol to the Internet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine-readable medium embodying instructions, the instructions, which when executed, causing a machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request to access an instant messaging service from a mobile device through a first network protocol, the instant messaging service to be accessed via an Internet protocol; establishing a connection between the mobile device and a server of the instant messaging service through a gateway via the Internet protocol; and routing the message to the gateway to be forwarded to the server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol, the gateway to convert the message initiated from the mobile device from the first network protocol to the Internet protocol. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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means for, receiving a request to access an instant messaging service from a mobile device through a first network protocol, the instant messaging service to be accessed via an Internet protocol; means for, establishing a connection between the mobile device and a server of the instant messaging service through a gateway via the Internet protocol; and means for, routing the message to the gateway to be forwarded to the server of the instant messaging service via the Internet protocol, the gateway to convert the message initiated from the mobile device from the first network protocol to the Internet protocol.
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