SESSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH STATELESS MESSAGING SERVICES

• US 20080254815A1
• Filed: 04/10/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MarketTools Research Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Markettools, Inc. (Macromill, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hendrickson, Kirk L., Zawadka, Kristopher, Priddle, Steve G., Murphy, Anthony J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,970,421 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding

Abstract

The present system uses dynamic assignment of key codes to select options of response content in request messages prior to transmission from an application server to a communication device. Dynamic assignment of key codes to selection options can occur according to a list of key codes having a predefined order also known as a predefined key code series. A key code series could be ordered according to ergonomic considerations or other considerations such as according to an alphabetic or numeric ordering. Communication occurs between one or more server applications running on an application server and a particular communication device, such as a cell phone. Dynamic key code assignment addresses problems raised when one communication device is concurrently carrying on more than one session with one or more server applications since the communication device identifier, such as a phone number, will be the same for all sessions.

Claims

1. A system for communication with a wireless communication device, the system comprising:

a plurality of content request messages, each content request message including a plurality of response content options;

a request transmitter configured to transmit a selected one of the content request messages to the wireless communication device; and

a key code assigner configured to assign a different key code to each of the response content options of the selected content request message prior to transmission of the selected content request message to the communication device by the request transmitter based upon key code assignments made by the key code assigner to the response content options of at least one content request message transmitted to the communication device prior to assignment of key codes to the response content options of the selected content request message by the key code assigner.

2. The system of claim 1 further including a plurality of applications, each application having exchange logic and a different portion of the plurality of the content request messages, the exchange logic of each of the applications configured to provide instructional control of at least one communication session, each of the communication sessions of each of the applications having exchanges of content request messages of the application and response messages transmitted by the wireless communication device in response to transmitted content request messages of the communication session.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message to include the at least one content request message being of a first communication session and the selected content request message also being of the first communication session.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages and to assign the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the one of the at least one content request messages elicits a response message from the wireless communication device.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message to include the at least one content request message being of a first communication session and the selected content request message being of a second communication session, the first communication session being different than the second communication session.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages and to assign the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the one of the at least one content request messages elicits a response message from the wireless communication device.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages and to assign the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the first communication session has concluded.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message to include the at least one content request message being of a first application and the selected content request message also being of the first application.

9. The system of claim 5 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message to include the at least one content request message being of a first application and the selected content request message being of a second application, the first application being different than the second application.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message after the at least one content request message has elicited a reply by the wireless communication device.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes for the selected content request message before the at least one content request message has elicited a reply by the wireless communication device.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes that are characters.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the key code assigner is configured to assign key codes that are alphanumeric characters.

14. The system of claim 1 including a data storage and a response identifier, the data storage containing key code assignments made by the key code assigner for the selected content request message, the response identifier configured to identify a characteristic of a response message containing one of the key codes assigned to the response content options of the selected content request message, the response identifier configured to identify the characteristic of the response message based upon the key code received in the response message and the key code assignments contained in the data storage, the response message elicited by transmission of the selected content request message to the wireless communication device and the recorded key code assignments.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the response identifier is configured to identify the characteristic of the response message as a communication session of the response message.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the response identifier is configured to identify the characteristic of the response message as a response content of the response message.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the response identifier is configured to identify the characteristic of the response message as a server application of the response message.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the response identifier is configured to identify the characteristic of the response message as an identity of the response message.

19. A system for communication with a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

a means for providing a plurality of content request messages, each content request message including a plurality of response content options;

a means for transmitting a selected one of the content request messages to the wireless communication device; and

a means for assigning a different key code to each of the response content options of the selected content request message prior to transmission of the selected content request message to the communication device based upon key code assignments for the response content options of at least one content request message transmitted to the communication device prior to assigning of key codes to the response content options of the selected content request message.

20. The system of claim 19 further including:

a means for providing a plurality of applications, each application having a different portion of the plurality of the content request messages; and

a means for providing instructional control of at least one communication session, each of the communication sessions of each of the applications having exchanges of content request messages of the application and response messages transmitted by the wireless communication device in response to transmitted content request messages of the communication session.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the means for assigning includes the at least one content request message being of a first communication session and the selected content request message also being of the first communication session.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the means for assigning includes:

a means for assigning one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages; and

a means for assigning the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the one of the at least one content request messages elicits a response message from the wireless communication device.

23. The system of claim 20 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning key codes for the selected content request message to include the at least one content request message being of a first communication session and the selected content request message being of a second communication session, the first communication session being different than the second communication session.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages;

and

a means for assigning the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the one of the at least one content request messages elicits a response message from the wireless communication device.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning one of the key codes to one of the content response options of one of the at least one content request messages;

and

a means for assigning the key code to one of the content response options of the selected content request message after the first communication session has concluded.

26. The system of claim 23 wherein the means for assigning includes the at least one content request message being of a first application and the selected content request message also being of the first application.

27. The system of claim 23 wherein the means for assigning includes the at least one content request message being of a first application and the selected content request message being of a second application, the first application being different than the second application.

28. The system of claim 19 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning key codes for the selected content request message after the at least one content request message has elicited a reply by the wireless communication device.

29. The system of claim 19 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning key codes for the selected content request message before the at least one content request message has elicited a reply by the wireless communication device.

30. The system of claim 19 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning key codes that are characters.

31. The system of claim 30 wherein the means for assigning includes a means for assigning key codes that are alphanumeric characters.

32. The system of claim 19 including:

a means for storing key code assignments for the selected content request message; and

a means for identifying a characteristic of a response message containing one of the key codes assigned to the response content options of the selected content request message, the identifying the characteristic of the response message based upon the key code received in the response message and the key code assignments contained in the data storage, the response message elicited by the transmitting of the selected content request message to the wireless communication device and the stored key code assignments.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the means for identifying includes a means for identifying the characteristic of the response message as a communication session of the response message.

34. The system of claim 32 wherein the means for identifying includes a means for identifying the characteristic of the response message as a response content of the response message.

35. The system of claim 32 wherein the means for identifying includes a means for identifying the characteristic of the response message as a server application of the response message.

36. The system of claim 32 wherein the means for identifying includes a means for identifying the characteristic of the response message as an identity of the response message.