Method and apparatus for controlling message delivery to wireless receiver devices
First Claim
1. A method for controlling message delivery to a first wireless receiver device among a plurality of wireless receiver devices, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first message at a wireless messaging gateway server addressed to the first wireless receiver device;
determining a recipient address of the first message at the wireless messaging gateway server;
associating the first message addressed to the first wireless receiver device to a predefined dictionary selected from a plurality of predefined dictionaries corresponding to the plurality of wireless receiver devices;
translating the first message at the wireless messaging gateway server into a second message using a predefined dictionary associated with the first wireless receiver device if the recipient address is contained in a customer database; and
sending the second message to a wireless message distribution terminal if the recipient address is contained in the customer database.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling message delivery to wireless receiver devices can be used for example to condense textual messages intended for a wireless receiver device by abbreviating various words in the message. Thus, a first message addressed to a wireless receiver device (20) is received and stored in a storage medium (14). The received message is then translated into a second message using a pre-defined dictionary associated with the wireless receiver device. The second message is then sent to the wireless receiver device. Thus, the wireless receiver device receives shorter messages conveying the same information as the original message that was to be sent to the wireless receiver device. The translating feature can also be used to code messages or translate messages into a different language.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling message delivery to a first wireless receiver device among a plurality of wireless receiver devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first message at a wireless messaging gateway server addressed to the first wireless receiver device; determining a recipient address of the first message at the wireless messaging gateway server; associating the first message addressed to the first wireless receiver device to a predefined dictionary selected from a plurality of predefined dictionaries corresponding to the plurality of wireless receiver devices; translating the first message at the wireless messaging gateway server into a second message using a predefined dictionary associated with the first wireless receiver device if the recipient address is contained in a customer database; and sending the second message to a wireless message distribution terminal if the recipient address is contained in the customer database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for communicating with a wireless receiver device comprising:
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receiving a first message addressed to the wireless receiver device having a recipient address that is contained in a customer database at a wireless messaging gateway server; storing the first message on a storage medium, the storage medium being coupled to the wireless messaging gateway server; translating the first message into a second message using a predefined dictionary associated with the wireless receiver device; and sending the second message to the wireless receiver device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless receiver device message translation system, comprising:
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a storage medium containing a plurality of dictionaries, at least one of the plurality of dictionaries associated with at least one of a plurality of wireless receivers; and a wireless messaging gateway server containing a customer database, the server being coupled to the storage medium and operable to receive an input message addressed to a target wireless receiver, the wireless messaging gateway server further operable to translate the input message into an output message using one of the plurality of dictionaries associated with the target receiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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