Integrated Messaging

• US 20090191903A1
• Filed: 01/28/2009
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC)), Seven Networks Inc
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Fiatal, Trevor
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Methods and system for integrated messaging are disclosed. Interaction by a user of a mobile device with a graphic user interface of the mobile device is detected. A command is generated based on such interaction independent of further user interaction. An SMS message including the command is transmitted to server, which stores executable instructions associated with the command. Such instructions provide for generation of data in response to the command and may be executed by the server (or another server). The responsive data is then transmitted to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for messaging from a mobile device, the method comprising:

detecting user interaction with a graphic user interface of the mobile device;

generating a command based on the detected user interaction, the command being generated at the mobile device through execution of a translation module communicatively coupled to the graphic user interface, wherein generation of the command is independent of further user interaction with the graphic user interface, the command included in a short message service message;

transmitting the short message service message to a server for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message; and

receiving responsive data generated as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message, the responsive data received at the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphic user interface is associated with an application other than a short message service text messaging application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions associated with the command are stored and periodically updated at the server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the periodic update of the instructions at the server occurs independent from an update to the translation module or the graphic user interface at the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the extent of the periodic update of the instructions at the server is disproportionate to an update to the translation module or the graphic user interface at the mobile device.

6. A method for messaging from a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving at a first server a short message service message from the mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device;

processing instructions associated with the received command, wherein processing the instructions includes a processor at the first server executing the instructions stored in memory at the first server;

generating responsive data as a result of execution of the instructions; and

transmitting the responsive data associated with processing the instructions to the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the responsive data is transmitted to the mobile device by the first server

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the responsive data is generated by a second server communicatively coupled to the first server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the responsive data is transmitted to the mobile device by the second server.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the responsive data is capable of being used in a plurality of applications on the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein generating the responsive data includes accessing data from one or more data sources designated by the instructions.

12. A system for integrated messaging, the system comprising:

a facilitating server configured to;

store in memory information concerning one or more commands, each stored command being associated with stored instructions,

receive a short message service message from a mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device, and

execute a processor to process the instructions associated with the received command; and

an operator server configured to generate responsive data as a result of execution of the instructions by the facilitating server.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the facilitating server is further configured to transmit the responsive data generated by the operator server to the mobile device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the facilitating server is further configured to receive and store updates to the instructions stored in memory.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the operating server is configured to generate responsive data by accessing data from one or more data sources designated by the instructions.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the facilitating server is operated a network operator.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the operating server is operated by a non-network operator, the non-network operator further responsible for generating a user interface installed the mobile device, the user interface facilitating the user interaction.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the operating server is operated by a non-network operator, the non-network operator further responsible for generating a translation module installed at the mobile device, the translation module converting the user interaction into a command in the short message service message.

19. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for integrated messaging, the method comprising:

detecting user interaction with a graphic user interface of a mobile device;

generating a command based on the detected user interaction, wherein generation of the command is independent of further user interaction with the graphic user interface, the command included in a short message service message;

transmitting the short message service message to a server for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message; and

receiving responsive data generated as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for integrated messaging, the method comprising:

receiving at a first server a short message service message from a mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device;

processing instructions associated with the received command, wherein processing the instructions includes executing the instructions stored in memory at the server;

generating responsive data as a result of execution of the instructions; and

transmitting the responsive data associated with processing the instructions to the mobile device.