METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MESSAGING USING MOVEMENT INFORMATION

• US 20170111777A1
• Filed: 12/30/2016
• Published: 04/20/2017
• 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 9,930,503 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 non-transitory 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 a first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for acquiring status information of the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining a type of movement of the first mobile electronic device based on at least the status information 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 type of movement of the first mobile electronic device;

computer program code for determining whether the type of movement of the first mobile electronic device is to be provided with the text message, and

computer program code for initiating sending of the text message along with the type of movement of the first mobile electronic device to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the type of movement of the first mobile electronic device is to be provided with the text message, and provided that the computer program code for determining determines that the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof are authorized to receive the type of movement of the first mobile electronic device.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, the status information including at least movement information regarding location of the first mobile electronic device.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 1, the status information including at least location information regarding location of the first mobile electronic device.