SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MESSAGING
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a convertible message to a receiving device, comprising:
- selecting at least one contact having an address;
selecting the convertible message to transmit to a receiving device;
transmitting the convertible message to the receiving device,wherein the selecting the convertible message initiates a population of;
a) an address field in the convertible message with the address of the at least one contact, andb) a trigger field in the convertible message with a conversion trigger.
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing convertible or interactive messaging between two or more users is provided. In an embodiment, a user sends a convertible message to another user. Such convertible messages can be sent using a communication means having two or more fields, ports, or the like. One of the fields, ports, or the like is used to identify the transmission as a convertible message. Another of the fields, ports, or the like is used to relay the text, icon, etc. of the message. Upon recognition of the convertible message, the receiving device allows for the display of the convertible message. The receiving user may manually accept to view the convertible message, and/or may view/not view the convertible message automatically upon receipt due to predefined rules.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a convertible message to a receiving device, comprising:
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selecting at least one contact having an address; selecting the convertible message to transmit to a receiving device; transmitting the convertible message to the receiving device, wherein the selecting the convertible message initiates a population of; a) an address field in the convertible message with the address of the at least one contact, and b) a trigger field in the convertible message with a conversion trigger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for receiving a convertible message, comprising:
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receiving a convertible message by a receiving device; identifying a conversion trigger in a trigger field in the received convertible message; associating the conversion trigger with at least one conversion rule in a database to provide a converted convertible message; and displaying the converted convertible message on the receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for sending and receiving a convertible message, comprising:
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a convertible message having an address and a conversion trigger, the convertible message prepared by a transmitting device; a conversion rule stored in a database, the conversion rule being associated with the conversion trigger; and a converted convertible message, wherein when the convertible message is transmitted from a transmitting device to a receiving device, the receiving device converts the convertible message into a converted convertible message based on the associated conversion rule and displays the converted convertible message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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