PREVENTING WIRELESS MESSAGE DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF SPECIFIED TIMES

• US 20080200150A1
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Mikan
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Mikan
• Inventors: Mikan, Jeffrey
• Granted Patent: US 8,150,427 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A wireless messaging system includes a message controller and a delivery controller. The message controller provides a message to be delivered, and the delivery controller handles transmission of the message to a wireless device. To prevent delivery of a message after a desired expiry time or when a delivery window is closed, the message controller sends a cancellation request to the delivery controller. In response to the cancellation request, the delivery controller cancels any previously scheduled delivery attempts, and inhibits scheduling of future delivery attempts, at least temporarily.

Claims

1. A method for use in a wireless messaging system, the method comprising:

receiving a request to cancel delivery of a wireless message if delivery of the wireless message has not been confirmed prior to expiration of a desired time period; and

preventing delivery of the wireless message after expiration of the desired time period, at least temporarily, in response to the request.

2. A method for use in a wireless messaging system, the method comprising:

receiving a request to cancel delivery of a wireless message if delivery of the wireless message has not been confirmed prior to expiration of a desired time period, the request to cancel being received after rescheduling a transmission of the wireless message for delivery and before the wireless message is transmitted, the retransmission being scheduled outside of the desired time period, the rescheduling occurring within the desired time period; and

preventing delivery of the wireless message after expiration of the desired time period, at least temporarily, in response to the request,

wherein the request to cancel delivery is provided by a message controller to a delivery controller,

wherein the message controller tracks receipt of delivery confirmations for particular wireless messages.