METHOD FOR CREATING A PEER-TO-PEER IMMEDIATE MESSAGING SOLUTION WITHOUT USING AN INSTANT MESSENGING SERVER
First Claim
1. A method of enabling messages to be exchanged between a first smart phone and a second smart phone operating in a wireless network using a communications application, the first smart phone having a first Personal Identification Number (PIN) comprising a first phone number and the second smart phone having a second PIN comprising a second phone number, the method comprising:
- the first smart phone sending a Short Messaging System (SMS) invitation message to the second smart phone over a network connection, the SMS invitation message including the first phone number;
the first smart phone receiving an acceptance message delivered by a routing server, the acceptance message including the second PIN;
the first smart phone creating at least one first message using the communications application, the at least one first message including the second PIN; and
the first smart phone sending the at least one first message to the second smart phone through the wireless using the routing server, the routing server routing the at least one first message based on the second PIN.
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Abstract
A messaging method in a system including a wireless network, a routing server, and a plurality of mobile stations. A first mobile station has first communications applications and a first PIN and a second mobile station has second communications applications and a second PIN. The method includes sending an invitation including the first PIN from the first mobile station to the second mobile station using one of the first communications applications, and sending an acceptance including the second PIN from the second mobile station to the first mobile station using one of the second communications applications. The method further includes creating first messages including the second PIN and sending them to the second mobile station through the wireless network, and creating second messages including the first PIN and sending them to the first mobile station through the wireless network. The routing server routes the messages based on the PINS.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of enabling messages to be exchanged between a first smart phone and a second smart phone operating in a wireless network using a communications application, the first smart phone having a first Personal Identification Number (PIN) comprising a first phone number and the second smart phone having a second PIN comprising a second phone number, the method comprising:
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the first smart phone sending a Short Messaging System (SMS) invitation message to the second smart phone over a network connection, the SMS invitation message including the first phone number; the first smart phone receiving an acceptance message delivered by a routing server, the acceptance message including the second PIN; the first smart phone creating at least one first message using the communications application, the at least one first message including the second PIN; and the first smart phone sending the at least one first message to the second smart phone through the wireless using the routing server, the routing server routing the at least one first message based on the second PIN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for enabling messages to be exchanged between a first smart phone and a second smart phone operating in a wireless network using a communications application, the first smart phone having a first Personal Identification Number (PIN) comprising a first phone number and the second smart phone having a second PIN comprising a second phone number, the computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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sending a Short Messaging System (SMS) invitation message to the second smart phone over a network connection, the SMS invitation message including the first phone number; receiving an acceptance message delivered by a routing server, the acceptance message including the second PIN; creating at least one first message using the communications application, the at least one first message including the second PIN; and sending the at least one first message to the second smart phone through the wireless using the routing server, the routing server routing the at least one first message based on the second PIN. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first smart phone operable to enable messages to be exchanged with a second smart phone operating in a wireless network using a communications application, the first smart phone having a first Personal Identification Number (PIN) comprising a first phone number and the second smart phone having a second PIN comprising a second phone number, the first smart phone comprising a processor operable to:
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send a Short Messaging System (SMS) invitation message to the second smart phone over a network connection, the SMS invitation message including the first phone number; receive an acceptance message delivered by a routing server, the acceptance message including the second PIN; create at least one first message using the communications application, the at least one first message including the second PIN; and send the at least one first message to the second smart phone through the wireless using the routing server, the routing server routing the at least one first message based on the second PIN. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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