INTERFACE FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUTOMATED REPLIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT MESSAGING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- registering user account information and an authentication key for a first messaging service associated with a mobile device of a user and a second messaging service associated with a client of the second messaging service;
receiving a request message requesting access to an automated reply function of the first messaging service from the client of the second messaging service, the request message including authentication information for the first and second messaging services and further specifying configuration information for the automated reply function of the first messaging service;
determining whether or not the client is authorized to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service based on a comparison of the authentication information in the request message received from the client with the authentication key registered for the mobile device; and
when the client is determined to be authorized, sending a request to a server of the first messaging service so as to allow the client to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service in accordance with the configuration information specified in the request message from the client.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for synchronizing automated reply configuration settings between different messaging services for an individual user of a mobile device. User account information and an authentication key are registered at a server of a first messaging service associated with the mobile device and a second messaging service associated with a client of the second messaging service. In response to a request for access to an automated reply function of the first messaging service from the client of the second messaging service, it is determined whether or not the client is authorized for access based on a comparison of authentication information included in the client'"'"'s request with the authentication key registered for the mobile device. If the client is authorized successfully, the client is allowed to access the automated reply function in accordance with configuration information specified in the request from the client.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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registering user account information and an authentication key for a first messaging service associated with a mobile device of a user and a second messaging service associated with a client of the second messaging service; receiving a request message requesting access to an automated reply function of the first messaging service from the client of the second messaging service, the request message including authentication information for the first and second messaging services and further specifying configuration information for the automated reply function of the first messaging service; determining whether or not the client is authorized to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service based on a comparison of the authentication information in the request message received from the client with the authentication key registered for the mobile device; and when the client is determined to be authorized, sending a request to a server of the first messaging service so as to allow the client to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service in accordance with the configuration information specified in the request message from the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An application server, comprising:
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a network communication device configured to exchange data communications through a mobile communication network, the mobile communication network including at least one database accessible to the network communication device; a processor coupled to the network communication device; a storage device accessible to the processor; and an application program in the storage device, the application program including a plurality of functions for a first messaging service and a second messaging service, wherein execution of the application program by the processor configures the application server to exchange data communications related to the plurality of functions with an associated mobile device of the first messaging service and an associated client of the second messaging service through the mobile communication network, wherein the processor is configured to perform functions including; registering user account information and an authentication key for the first messaging service associated with the mobile device and the second messaging service associated with a client of the second messaging service; receiving a request message requesting access to an automated reply function of the first messaging service from the client of the second messaging service, the request message including authentication information for the first and second messaging services and further specifying configuration information for the automated reply function of the first messaging service; determining whether or not the client is authorized to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service based on a comparison of the authentication information in the request message received from the client with the authentication key stored for the mobile device; and when the client is determined to be authorized, sending a request to a server of the first messaging service so as to enable the client to access the automated reply function of the first messaging service in accordance with the configuration information specified in the request message from the client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium and computer-executable instructions embodied in the medium that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform functions for a client of an electronic mail service including:
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receiving, from a mobile device of a user, an authentication key for the electronic mail service and a voicemail service provided by an operator of a mobile communication network for the mobile device; receiving user account information and configuration information for the voicemail service and electronic mail service from the user via an interface provided to the user at the computing device; sending to a server associated with the mobile communication network the received authentication key, the user account information and the configuration information along with a request message requesting access to an automated reply function of the voicemail service, wherein the automated reply function of the voicemail service configures the server of the voicemail service to play an audio message, automatically, in response to an incoming voice call for the mobile device directed through the mobile communication network to the voicemail service; and upon receiving an acknowledgement response from the server, sending an acknowledgement message to the mobile device to enable synchronization of the configuration information between the mobile device associated with the voicemail service and the client of the electronic mail service. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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