TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AND NOTIFICATIONS IN VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20150067065A1
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dolph, Blaine H., Patil, Sandeep R., Sivakumar, Gandhi, Trevathan, Matthew B., Jha, Miku K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,628,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method for transmitting short message service (SMS) messages and notifications within a virtualized wireless device is provided. In one embodiment, a hypervisor detects an incoming SMS message directed to a virtualized wireless device that comprises at least two virtual operating systems. The hypervisor further transmits the incoming SMS message to a first virtual operating system of the virtualized wireless device. In addition, the hypervisor notifies a second virtual operating system of the virtualized wireless device of the incoming SMS message.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting short message service (SMS) messages and notifications within a virtualized wireless device, the method comprising:

detecting an incoming SMS message directed to a virtualized wireless device that comprises at least two virtual operating systems;

transmitting the incoming SMS message to a first virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device; and

notifying a second virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device of the incoming SMS message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first virtual operating system is inactive, and wherein the second virtual operating system is active.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first virtual operating system is active when it is powered on and displays a client configuration screen of the SMS message, and wherein the second virtual operating system is inactive when it is powered off and transmission of the SMS message is disabled.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a request to modify preferences for transmitting the SMS message to either of the first virtual operating system or the second virtual operating system.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the preferences are based on at least one of a geographic origination of the SMS message, a specific time that the SMS message was transmitted to the virtualized wireless device, or the subject matter of the SMS message.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising queuing the incoming SMS message for the first virtual operating system while it is inactive.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving the SMS message from a short message service center, where the short message service center stores, forwards, converts or transmits the SMS message from a communications provider of the virtualized wireless device.

8. A computer system for transmitting short message service (SMS) messages and notifications within a virtualized wireless device, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions which are stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to detect an incoming SMS message directed to a virtualized wireless device that comprises at least two virtual operating systems;

program instructions to transmit the incoming SMS message to a first virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device; and

program instructions to notify a second virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device of the incoming SMS message.

9. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the first virtual operating system is inactive, and wherein the second virtual operating system is active.

10. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the first virtual operating system is active when it is powered on and displays a client configuration screen of the SMS message, and wherein the second virtual operating system is inactive when it is powered off and transmission of the SMS message is disabled.

11. The computer system according to claim 8, further comprising program instructions to receive a request to modify preferences for transmitting the SMS message to either of the first virtual operating system or the second virtual operating system

12. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the preferences are based on at least one of a geographic origination of the SMS message, a specific time that the SMS message was transmitted to the virtualized wireless device, or the subject matter of the SMS message.

13. The computer system according to claim 8, further comprising queuing the incoming SMS message for the first virtual operating system while it is inactive.

14. The computer system according to claim 8, further comprising receiving the SMS message from a short message service center, where the short message service center stores, forwards, converts or transmits the SMS message from a communications provider of the virtualized wireless device.

15. A computer program product for transmitting short message service (SMS) messages and notifications within a virtualized wireless device, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to detect an incoming SMS message directed to a virtualized wireless device that comprises at least two virtual operating systems;

program instructions to transmit the incoming SMS message to a first virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device; and

program instructions to notify a second virtual operating system of the at least two virtual operating systems of the virtualized wireless device of the incoming SMS message.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the first virtual operating system is inactive, and wherein the second virtual operating system is active.

17. The computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the first virtual operating system is active when it is powered on and displays a client configuration screen of the SMS message, and wherein the second virtual operating system is inactive when it is powered off and transmission of the SMS message is disabled.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising program instructions to receive a request to modify preferences for transmitting the SMS message to either of the first virtual operating system or the second virtual operating system

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein the preferences are based on at least one of a geographic origination of the SMS message, a specific time that the SMS message was transmitted to the virtualized wireless device, or the subject matter of the SMS message.

20. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising queuing the incoming SMS message for the first virtual operating system while it is inactive.