Message Exchange Between a Native Application and a Web Browser

• US 20150237116A1
• Filed: 02/17/2014
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Inventors: Muller, Audrey, Hithayathuallah, Raja, Chandra, Vinay
• Granted Patent: US 9,549,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for exchanging messages between a native application and a web browser using a server. The server configured to receive a message from a communication application of a first client device for delivery to the second client device, determine if the second client device includes the communication application, create a link to a webpage for rendering the message on the webpage when the second client device does not have the communication application, transmit the link to the second client device, render the message on the webpage to the second client device in response to receiving a request, receive a reply message from the second client device, and transmit the reply message to the first client device for rendering by the communication application. The message from the first client device may include a multimedia message, such as an animated avatar with a lip-sync audio.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium including a software; and

a processor configured to execute the software to;

receive a first message from a communication application of a first client device for delivery to a second client device, the first message including a multimedia message;

determine if the second client device includes the communication application;

create a link to a webpage for rendering the first message on the webpage when the second client device does not have the communication application;

transmit the link to the second client device;

receive a request from the second client device to access the link to the webpage;

render the first message including the multimedia message on the webpage, in response to receiving the request to access the link to the webpage from the second client device;

receive a reply message from the second client device for delivery to the first client device; and

transmit the reply message to the first client device for rendering by the communication application.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the server sends the first message to the second client device for rendering by the first communication application when the second client device includes the communication application.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein the webpage includes a location to transmit the reply message.

4. The server of claim 1, wherein the server includes a communication server and a video server, wherein the communication server receives the first message transmitted from the first client device and determines if the second client device includes the communication application.

5. The server of claim 4, wherein the communication server transmits the first message and metadata to the video server when the communication server determines that the second client device does not have the communication application, the metadata including an identification for the multimedia message, a background image, and the lip-sync audio.

6. The server of claim 4, wherein the video server renders the first message on the webpage and transmits the link to the second client device.

7. The server of claim 1, wherein the first message received from the first client device includes at least one of an email address of the second client device and a phone number of the second client device.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein the multimedia message includes an animated avatar with a lip-sync audio.

9. The server of claim 1, wherein the reply message includes a second animated avatar with a second lip-sync audio.

10. The server of claim 1, wherein the webpage provides the second client device with options on how to transmit the reply message for reception by the first client device using at least one of the communication application, an SMS, an email, and an another webpage.

11. A method for exchanging messages between a first client device and a second client device, the method comprising:

receiving a first message from a communication application of a first client device for delivery to a second client device, the first message including a multimedia message;

determining if the second client device includes the communication application;

creating a link to a webpage for rendering the first message on a webpage when the second client device does not have the communication application;

transmitting the link to the second client device;

receiving a request from the second client device to access the link to the webpage;

rendering the first message including the multimedia message on the webpage, in response to receiving the request to access the link to the webpage from the second client device;

receiving a reply message from the second client device for delivery to the first client device; and

transmitting the reply message to the first client device for rendering by the communication application.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the server sends the first message to the second client device for rendering by the first communication application when the second client includes the communication application.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the webpage includes a location to transmit the reply message.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the server includes a communication server and a video server, wherein the communication server receives the first message transmitted from the first client device and determines if the second client device includes the communication application.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the communication server transmits the first message and metadata to the video server when the communication server determines that the second client device does not have the communication application, the metadata including an identification for the multimedia message, a background image, and the lip sync audio.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the video server renders the first message on the webpage and transmits the link to the second client device.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the first message received by the server from the first client device includes at least one of an email address of the second client device and a phone number of the second client device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the multimedia message includes an animated avatar with a lip-sync audio.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the reply message includes a second animated avatar with a second lip-sync audio.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the webpage provides the second client device with options on how to transmit the reply message for reception by the first client device using at least one of the communication application, an SMS, an email, and an another webpage.