METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MESSAGING

• US 20140273953A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Inventors: Lau, Chung, Thomas, C. Douglass
• Granted Patent: US 9,049,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as personal computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for receiving message content for a text message via the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for acquiring status information of the first mobile electronic device, the status information including at least position information regarding position of the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are authorized to receive the status information;

computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received from the first mobile communication device to influence whether the status information is to be provided with the text message;

computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the status information is to be provided with the text message, and

computer program code for initiating sending of the text message along with the status information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that it is determined that the status information is to be provided with the text message and provided that the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof are authorized to receive the status information.

2. A computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer readable medium comprises:

displaying a user interface element that, on selection, influences the location information provided with the text message.