Simple Mobile Registration: A mechanism enabling people to use electronic mobile devices and their messaging capabilities-instead of the traditionally used personal computer-to sign-up or register in real time for access to services and applications delivered via mobile devices

• US 20110059727A1
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael-Anthony Lisboa
• Original Assignee: Michael-Anthony Lisboa
• Inventors: Lisboa, Michael-Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,084,071 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

Simple Mobile Registration (“SMR”) allows users of electronic mobile devices to register themselves—and their specified friends—to use any electronic service that is delivered by either mobile device or computer to solely pre-registered users.

Presently, any user who must register for a service generated on a mobile device can only do so via personal computer equipped with email and Internet connectivity. The more logical choice is for that user to register in real time and without need for Internet connectivity with the very mobile device he'"'"'s already using, instead of searching for a computer with Internet connectivity.

The SMR mechanism consists of a user interface collaborating with a proprietary Software Application that governs the inter-workings of programmed routines and sub-routines, Messaging & Processing and User Data Management modules, and a standard messaging protocol, such as MMS, SMS, SMTP, or HTTP.

Claims

1. Simple Mobile Registration mechanism and underlying software application (together, “

SMR”

) allowing users to sign up, enroll, and/or register themselves and their specified friends, via an electronic mobile device, for any service or application requiring pre-registration.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a User sending an electronic message from his mobile device instead of from a computer.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein sending an electronic message comprises using a standard messaging protocol, such as, but not limited to MMS, SMS, HTTP, and/or SMTP.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein sending an electronic message comprises the step of directing the message to a unique identifier, such as an e-mail address assigned by a mobile device carrier, or an IP address, or a telephone number assigned by a mobile device carrier, or browser, cookie, and/or service provider information for HTTP messages (the “

Primary Identifiers”

).

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of receiving the electronic message in the SMR Processing and Messaging module of the SMR Software Application.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein receiving the electronic message comprises the Processing and Messaging module electronically recognizing, capturing, and interpreting symbols, tags, labels, coded requests, and/or other identifying information provided by the User or by the SMR System on a subject line or in the body of a message (the “

Identifiers”

).

7. The method of claim 4 comprising the step of verifying that the electronic message sender is legitimate.

8. The method of claim 4 wherein the SMR system verifies the legitimacy of the message sender comprising the further step of allocating a coded number to the electronic message and transmitting the message containing the coded number to the message sender for verification.

9. The method of claim 4 wherein the SMR System verifies the message sender'"'"'s legitimacy further comprising the step of requiring that the message sender electronically return to the SMR System the message containing the coded number.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein the SMR System verifies the message sender'"'"'s legitimacy further comprising the step of receiving the verification code from the sender.

11. The method of claim 5 comprising the step of searching the SMR User Data Management System, a module of the SMR Software Application, to determine whether the message sender is already registered or not.

12. The method of claim 5 wherein the SMR System verifies the message sender'"'"'s registration status, further comprising the step of (a) stopping registration functions as to the sender if it is determined that the sender is already registered;

(b) if not already registered, storing the message sender'"'"'s unique, primary identifiers in the SMR User Data Management System;

and (c) sending a permanent validation code and message to the user'"'"'s mobile device.

13. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of verifying whether the message sender has requested registration invitations for friends (the “

Invitees”

) and determining whether any of the Invitees are already registered.

14. The method of claim 5 wherein the SMR System verifies whether any Invitees are already registered further comprising the steps of halting the registration functions as to Invitees who are determined to be already registered or whose information and data are defective, but processing the registration invitations as to Invitees who are not already registered.

15. The method of claim 5 wherein the SMR System processes invitations to unregistered Invitees further comprising a repetition of all of the steps encompassing the whole of claim 4 as to the Invitees, and also sending an electronic message to the Invitees explaining the reason for and purpose of the registration invitation.

16. The method of claim 6 comprising the step of opening a registered account for each of the newly registered message sender and Invitees, allowing them to access and use the services and/or applications that required the registration.

17. The method of claim 6 wherein the SMR System opens new registration accounts comprising the further steps of updating each such new registrant'"'"'s record in the User Data Management System with information identifying them as active users, sending Welcome letters automatically and electronically, enabling new registrant preferences.

18. The method of claim 7 comprising the step of initiating any further actions associated with or requested in the original sender'"'"'s message and electronically sending a duplicate of the sender'"'"'s original message to a quality assurance/customer service department.