INTEGRATED MESSAGING

• US 20110190014A1
• Filed: 04/08/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Inventors: Fiatal, Trevor
• Granted Patent: US 8,774,844 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

Methods and system for integrated messaging are disclosed. Interaction by a user of a mobile device with a graphic user interface of the mobile device is detected. A command is generated based on such interaction independent of further user interaction. An SMS message including the command is transmitted to server, which stores executable instructions associated with the command. Such instructions provide for generation of data in response to the command and may be executed by the server (or another server). The responsive data is then transmitted to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system for integrated messaging, the system comprising:

a facilitating server configured to;

store in memory information concerning one or more commands, each stored command being associated with stored instructions,

receive a short message service message from a mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device, and

execute a processor to process the instructions associated with the received command; and

an operator server configured to generate responsive data as a result of execution of the instructions by the facilitating server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating server is further configured to transmit the responsive data generated by the operator server to the mobile device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating server is further configured to receive and store updates to the instructions stored in memory.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operating server is configured to generate responsive data by accessing data from one or more data sources designated by the instructions.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating server is operated a network operator.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operating server is operated by a non-network operator.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein, the non-network operator further responsible for generating a user interface installed the mobile device, the user interface facilitating the user interaction.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operating server is operated by a non-network operator, the non-network operator further responsible for generating a translation module installed at the mobile device, the translation module converting the user interaction into a command in the short message service message.

9. A system for integrated messaging, the system comprising:

means for, converting user interaction at a mobile device into the command in a short message service message;

means for, storing in memory information concerning one or more commands, each stored command being associated with stored instructions,

means for, receiving the short message service message from a mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device, and

means for, processing the instructions associated with the received command;

means for, accessing data from one or more data sources designated by the instructions;

means for, generating responsive data as a result of the processing of the instructions;

means for, transmitting the response data to the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising, means for, generating a user interface installed the mobile device, the user interface facilitating the user interaction.

11. A method for integrated messaging, the system comprising:

receiving, at a first server a short message service message from a mobile device, the message including a command based on user interaction with the mobile device, the first server having stored information concerning one or more commands, each stored command being associated with stored instructions;

processing, at the first server the instructions associated with the received command;

generating responsive data, at a second server, as a result of execution of the instructions by the first server;

transmitting, by the first server, the responsive data generated by the second server to the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, the second server generates the responsive data by accessing data from one or more data sources designated in the instructions.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first server is operated a network operator.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the second server is operated by a non-network operator.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising, converting the user interaction with the mobile device into the command in the short message service message.