Systems and methods for distributing messages to mobile devices

• US 20090239505A1
• Filed: 02/24/2009
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bubble Motion Pte Ltd. (Altruist Educational Services Pvt Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Bubble Motion Pte Ltd. (Altruist Educational Services Pvt Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nautiyal, Ankit, Arora, Ajav, Menon, Sumesh, Still, David Barnes JR., Ramakrishnan, Thyagarajapuram S., Devine, Paul James, Patwardhan, Chintamani
• Application Number:
  US12/380,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20090239505A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A system and method for delivering messages and/or multimedia content using a short message services (SMS) telecommunication network. Mobile devices are coupled to the telecommunication network. A sender may distribute the message using a mobile device to a recipient on another telecommunication network. In one embodiment, a message is requested using a unique pairing identifier and the message is streamed to the recipient. The message may include a multimedia content, and may be based on a demographic trait of the recipient.

Claims

1. A method for causing a voice message to play on a first mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving on a bubble server a connection to a second mobile device, the received connection diverted to the bubble server by a telecommunication network associated with the first mobile device due to an occurrence of a predefined event;

providing a prompt to the second mobile device from the bubble server;

receiving on the bubble server a response to the prompt, the response including the voice message from the second mobile device;

storing the voice message on the bubble server;

notifying the first mobile device by the bubble server about the stored voice message;

receiving by the bubble server a request to play the voice message on the first mobile device, the request received from the first mobile device in response to the notification; and

playing the voice message on the first mobile device while connected to the bubble server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the response to the prompt further includes entry of one button on a keypad of the second mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

transacting a fee to an account associated with the second mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is no answer from the first mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is a busy signal from the first mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is a signal that a voice mailbox associated with the first mobile device is no longer accepting messages.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is a signal that the first mobile device is turned off.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is a signal that an owner associated with the first mobile device is not available.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is a signal indicating that the first mobile device is out of service.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the prompt provided to the second mobile device includes instructions for a user of the second mobile device to enter a button on a keypad of the second mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

notifying the second mobile device about receipt of the voice message by the bubble server.

12. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

notifying the second mobile device about the playing of the voice message on the first mobile device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the first mobile device about the stored voice message includes calling the first mobile device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the first mobile device about the stored message includes sending via SMS an indication of an identity of a caller associated with the second mobile device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the first mobile device about the stored message includes sending via SMS a link to the stored voice message.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the response to the prompt further includes entry of one button on a keypad of the second mobile device.

18. The system of claim 1, the method further comprising transacting a fee to an account associated with the second mobile device.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the predefined event is no answer from the first mobile device.

16. A system for causing a voice message to play on a first mobile device, the system comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable storage medium having instructions for execution by the processor which causes the processor to play the voice message on the first mobile device;

wherein the processor is connected to the computer readable storage medium, the processor executing the instructions on the computer readable storage medium to;

receive a connection to a second mobile device, the received connection diverted to the system by a telecommunication network associated with the first mobile device due to an occurrence of a predefined event;

provide a prompt to the second mobile device;

receive a response to the prompt, the response including the voice message from the second mobile device;

store the voice message;

notify the first mobile device about the stored voice message;

receive a request to play the voice message on the first mobile device, the request received from the first mobile device in response to the notification; and

play the voice message on the first mobile device while connected to the system.

20. A computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computing device for performing a method comprising:

receiving on a bubble server a connection to a second mobile device, the received connection diverted to the bubble server by a telecommunication network associated with the first mobile device due to an occurrence of a predefined event;

providing a prompt to the second mobile device from the bubble server;

receiving on the bubble server a response to the prompt, the response including the voice message from the second mobile device;

storing the voice message on the bubble server;

notifying the first mobile device from the bubble server about the stored voice message;

receiving by the bubble server a request to play the voice message on the first mobile device, the request received from the first mobile device in response to the notification; and

playing the voice message on the first mobile device while connected to the bubble server.