INTERACTIVE SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE

• US 20100298012A1
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brainstorm SMS Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Brainstorm SMS Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Damarla, Chanakya C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,457,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

In a system and method of session based short message service (SMS) communications, unallocated tokens that are freely assignable are stored. A first unallocated token is assigned to a first message dispatched from a first application. A reply to the first message is routed to the first application utilizing the first token assigned thereto. A second unallocated token is assigned to a second message dispatched from the first application. A reply to the second message is routed to the first application utilizing the second token assigned thereto.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A method of session based interactive short messaging via an intermediate device, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a first message from a first device at the intermediate device;

(b) responsive to the first message, the intermediate device initiating a first call to a second device, wherein the first call is based on the contents of the first message;

(c) responsive to the first call, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a second message intended for the first device;

(d) responsive to the second message, the intermediate device appending a first token to said second message;

(e) responsive to the second message and appended first token in step (d), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said first token appended to a third message dispatched in response to the second message;

(f) responsive to the third message, the intermediate device initiating a second call to the second device, wherein the second call is based on the contents of the third message; and

(g) responsive to the second call, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a fourth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

26. The method of claim 25, further including:

(h) responsive to the fourth message dispatched in step (g), the intermediate device appending a second token to said fourth message;

(i) responsive to the fourth message and appended second token in step (h), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said second token appended to a fifth message dispatched in response to the fourth message;

(j) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device initiating a third call to the second device, wherein the third call is based on the contents of the fifth message; and

(k) responsive to the third call, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a sixth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein:

the first device is a mobile device;

the second device is an application server;

the first, third and fifth messages are mobile initiated messages initiated by the mobile device; and

the second, fourth and sixth messages are application initiated messages initiated by an application service of the application server.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the content of each mobile initiated message that the intermediate service utilizes to initiate a call to the application hosted by the application service includes at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a delivery destination of the mobile initiated message;

at least a portion of a body of the mobile initiated message; and

the appended token associated with the mobile initiated message.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the token included in an application initiated message is selected based on at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device; and

a reply-to-address associated with the message.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the first and second tokens are the same.

31. A method of session based interactive short messaging via an intermediate device, the method comprising:

(a) the intermediate device conveying a first message from a first device to a second device;

(b) the intermediate device appending a first token to the first message in step (a);

(c) responsive to the first message and appended first token in step (b), the intermediate device receiving from the second device said first token appended to a second message dispatched in response to the first message;

(d) responsive to the second message and appended first token in step (c), the intermediate device initiating a first call to the first device based on the contents of the second message;

(e) responsive to the first call, the intermediate device conveying a third message from the first device to the second device;

(f) the intermediate device appending a second token to the third message in step (e);

(g) responsive to the third message and appended second token in step (f), the intermediate device receiving from the second device said second token appended to a fourth message dispatched in response to the third message;

(h) responsive to the fourth message, the intermediate device initiating a second call to the first device based on the contents of the fourth message; and

(i) responsive to the second call, the intermediate device conveying a fifth message from the first device to the second device.

32. The method of claim 31, further including:

(j) the intermediate device appending a third token to the fifth message in step (i);

(k) responsive to the fifth message and appended third token in step (j), the intermediate device receiving from the second device said third token appended to a sixth message dispatched in response to the fifth message;

(l) responsive to the sixth message, the intermediate device initiating a third call to the application hosted by the first device based on the contents of the sixth message; and

(m) responsive to the third call, the intermediate device conveying a seventh message from the first device to the second device.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein:

the first device is an application server;

the second device is a mobile device;

the first, third, fifth and seventh messages are application initiated messages initiated by an application service of the application server; and

the second, fourth and sixth message are mobile initiated messages initiated by the mobile device.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the content of each mobile initiated message that the intermediate service utilizes to initiate a call to the application hosted by the application service includes at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a delivery destination of the mobile initiated message;

at least a portion of a body of the mobile initiated message; and

the appended token associated with the mobile initiated message.

35. The method of claim 33, wherein the token included in an application initiated message is selected based on at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device; and

a reply-to-address associated with the message.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein the first, second or third tokens are the same.

37. A session based interactive short messaging system comprising:

means for receiving a first mobile initiated message from a mobile device;

means for initiating a first call to an application hosted by an application service based on the contents of the first mobile initiated message;

means for receiving from the application service a first application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device;

means for selecting a first token based on at least one of;

an identification associated with the mobile device or a reply-to-address associated with the first application initiated message;

means for appending said first token to said first application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device said first token appended to a second mobile initiated message dispatched by the mobile device in response to the first application initiated message;

means for initiating a second call to the application hosted by the application service, wherein the second call is based on the contents of the second mobile initiated message, wherein these contents include at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination, a portion of the body or the appended token; and

means for receiving from the application service a second application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

38. The system of claim 37, further including:

means for selecting a second token based on at least one of;

an identification associated with the mobile device or a reply-to-address associated with the first application initiated message;

means for appending said second token to said second application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device said second token appended to a third mobile initiated message dispatched by the mobile device in response to the second application initiated message;

means for initiating a third call to the application hosted by the application service, wherein the third call is based on the contents of the third mobile initiated message, wherein these contents include at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination, a portion of the body or the appended token; and

means for receiving from the application service a third application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

39. A system for of session based interactive short messaging comprising:

means for conveying a first application initiated message from an application service to a mobile device;

means for selecting a first token based on at least one of;

an identification associated with the mobile device or a reply-to-address associated with the first application initiated message;

means for appending said first token to the first application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device a first mobile initiated message having the first token appended thereto by the mobile device;

means for initiating a first call to an application hosted by the application service based on the contents of the first mobile initiated message, wherein these contents include at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination, a portion of the body or the appended token;

means for conveying a second application initiated message from the application service to the mobile device;

means for selecting a second token based on at least one of;

an identification associated with the mobile device or a reply-to-address associated with the second application initiated message;

means for appending said second token to the second application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device a second mobile initiated message having the second token appended thereto by the mobile device;

means for initiating a second call to the application hosted by the application service based on the contents of the second mobile initiated message, wherein these contents include at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination, a portion of the body or the appended token; and

means for conveying a third application initiated message from the application service to the mobile device.

40. The system of claim 39, further including:

means for selecting a third token based on at least one of;

an identification associated with the mobile device or a reply-to-address associated with the third application initiated message;

means for appending said third token, to the third application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device a third mobile initiated message having the third token appended thereto by the mobile device;

means for initiating a third call to the application hosted by the application service based on the contents of the third mobile initiated message, wherein these contents include at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination, a portion of the body or the appended token; and

means for conveying a fourth application initiated message from the application service to the mobile device.

41. A method of session based interactive short messaging via an intermediate device, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a first message from a first device at the intermediate device;

(b) responsive to the first message, the intermediate device initiating a first call to a second device, wherein the first call is based on the contents of the first message;

(c) responsive to the first call, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a second message dispatched by the second device to the first device;

(d) responsive to the second message dispatched in step (c), the intermediate device storing a first set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the first set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the second message that is related to said response-callback binding;

(e) responsive to the second message and the first set of response-callback bindings stored in step (d), the intermediate device appending a first token to said second message;

(f) responsive to the second message and appended first token in step (e), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said first token appended to a third message dispatched in response to the second message;

(g) responsive to the third message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a first application callback based on the contents of the third message and the first set of response-callback bindings stored in step (d); and

(h) responsive to the first application callback in step (g), the intermediate device receiving from the second device a fourth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

42. The method of claim 41, further including:

(i) responsive to the fourth message dispatched in step (h), the intermediate device storing a second set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the fourth message that is related to the second response-callback binding;

(j) responsive to the fourth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (i), the intermediate device appending a second token to said fourth message;

(k) responsive to the fourth message and appended second token in step

(j), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said second token appended to a fifth message dispatched in response to the fourth message;

(l) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a second application callback based on the contents of the fifth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (i); and

(m) responsive to the second application callback, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a sixth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein:

the first device is a mobile device;

the second device is an application server;

the first, third and fifth messages are mobile initiated messages initiated by the mobile device; and

the second, fourth and sixth message are application initiated messages initiated by an application service of the application server.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein the content of each mobile initiated message that the intermediate device utilizes to initiate a call to an application hosted by the application service includes at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a delivery destination of the mobile initiated message;

at least a portion of a body of the mobile initiated message; and

the appended token associated with the mobile initiated message.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein the token included in an application initiated message is selected based on at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the message; and

currently stored response-callback bindings.

46. The method of claim 42, wherein the first and second tokens are the same.

47. The method of claim 41, wherein:

the first call and the first application callback are made to a first application hosted by the second device; and

the first set of response-callback bindings relate to the first application.

48. The method of claim 41, further including:

(i) receiving a fifth message from a second application hosted by the second device at the intermediate device;

(j) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device storing a second set of response-callback bindings related to the second application, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the fifth message that is related to said second response-callback binding;

(k) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device appending a second token to said fifth message;

(l) responsive to the fifth message and appended second token in step (k), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said second token appended to a sixth message dispatched in response to the fifth message;

(m) responsive to the sixth message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a second application callback to the second application based on the contents of the sixth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (j); and

(n) responsive to the second application callback in step (m), the intermediate device receiving from the second device a seventh message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

49. A system of session based interactive short messaging comprising:

means for receiving a first mobile initiated message from a mobile device;

means for initiating a first call to an application hosted by an application service, wherein the first call is based on the contents of the first mobile initiated message;

means for receiving from the application service a first application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device;

means for storing a first set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the first set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the first application initiated message;

means for selecting a first token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device;

or a reply-to-address associated with the first application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means for appending said first token to said first application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device said first token appended to a second mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the first application initiated message;

means for identifying and executing a first callback to the application based on the first set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the second mobile initiated message, where said content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the second mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the second mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means for receiving from the application service a second application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

50. The system of claim 49, further including:

means for storing a second set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the second application initiated message;

means for selecting a second token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the second application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means for appending said second token to said second application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device said second token appended to a third mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the second application initiated message;

means for identifying and executing a second callback to the application based on the second set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the third mobile initiated message, where said content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the third mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the third mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means for receiving from the application service a third application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

51. The system of claim 49, wherein:

the first call and the first callback are made to a first application hosted by the application service;

the first application initiated message is initiated by the first application;

the first set of response-callback bindings relate to the first application; and

the second application initiated message is initiated by a second application.

52. The system of claim 51, further including:

means for storing a second set of response-callback bindings related to the second application, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the second application initiated message;

means for selecting a second token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the second application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means for appending said second token to said second application initiated message;

means for receiving from the mobile device said second token appended to a third mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the second application initiated message;

means for identifying and executing a callback to the second application based on the second set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the third mobile initiated message, where said content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the third mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the third mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means for receiving from the application service a third application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

53. The system of claim 52, wherein the third application initiated message is initiated by the second application.