GUI Based Information Access, Web Search and Browsing over SMS
First Claim
1. A method for requesting information using a mobile device using Short Messaging Service (SMS), said method further comprising steps ofa user of said mobile device sending a request for information to a server;
- said server fetching said information based on said request;
said server constructing a SMS compliant text message with formatting data and said informationsaid server sending said information to said mobile device using at least one SMS; and
said mobile device presenting said information to said user in a clickable format using a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
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Abstract
GUI based information access, web search and browsing over SMS. The embodiments herein generally relate to wireless communication, and, more particularly, to a method and application for creating and presenting information to and from mobile devices using a GUI interface over SMS. At the mobile terminal end it also includes methods for constructing an SMS comprising of information the user seeks and other matter recorded and transferred to the server to create responses and influence subsequent interactions. The method employs SMS transfers for communicating between a device based client application and an Internet based server application to simulate browsing over SMS. The method includes formatting of various textual elements including results, ads, actions, community-answers, and other matter or activities to be sent as SMS from the server and a mobile terminal reconstructing and presenting the received text messages to provide a browsing experience.
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1. A method for requesting information using a mobile device using Short Messaging Service (SMS), said method further comprising steps of
a user of said mobile device sending a request for information to a server; -
said server fetching said information based on said request; said server constructing a SMS compliant text message with formatting data and said information said server sending said information to said mobile device using at least one SMS; and said mobile device presenting said information to said user in a clickable format using a Graphical User Interface (GUI). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server for providing information to a user though his mobile device, said server comprising at least one means adapted for
fetching information based on a request received from said user; -
creating at least one Short Messaging Service (SMS) compliant text message from said information; and sending said at least one SMS to said user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device enabling a user to request for information, said mobile device comprising at least one means configured for
enabling a user to send a request for information to a server; -
receiving requested information from said server in the form of at least one Short Messaging Service (SMS); and presenting said requested information to said user in a clickable format in a Graphical User Interface (GUI). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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