Real-time SMS application messaging using an SMSC-linked server
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wireless mobile station of a type that is capable of bidirectional communication with a Base Station, Mobile Switching Center, Interworking Function (BMI) having a Short Message Service (SMS) center, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a SMS message from the BMI;
determining if the SMS message has a first transfer format or a second transfer format;
if the SMS message is determined to have the first transfer format, processing the SMS message in a conventional manner;
if the SMS message is determined to have the second transfer format, parsing the SMS message to locate an Application Identifier entry;
determining from the Application Identifier entry if the mobile station supports the identified application;
if not, displaying any data entry of the SMS message with a first display format;
else,if the mobile station does support the identified application, starting the application and displaying any data entry with a second display format that is specified by the application.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for operating a wireless mobile station of a type that is capable of bidirectional communication with a BMI having a SMS center. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a SMS message from the BMI; (b) determining if the SMS message has a first transfer format or a second transfer format; (c) if the SMS message is determined to have the first transfer format, processing the SMS message in a conventional manner; (d) if the SMS message is determined to have the second transfer format, parsing the SMS message to locate an Application Identifier entry; (e) determining from the Application Identifier entry if the mobile station supports the identified application; (f) if not, displaying a data entry of the SMS message with a first display format; else, (g) if the mobile station does support the identified application, starting the application and displaying the data entry with a second display format specified by the application. In a presently preferred embodiment of this invention the second format is a Data Exchange, Storage, and Command (DESC) format, and an application specified by the DESC formatted SMS message can be a Personal Messaging Calendar (PMC) application. Access to the PMC application can be via SMS messages from the mobile station, or through a network-connected data processor, such as a PC connected to the internet.
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1. A method for operating a wireless mobile station of a type that is capable of bidirectional communication with a Base Station, Mobile Switching Center, Interworking Function (BMI) having a Short Message Service (SMS) center, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a SMS message from the BMI; determining if the SMS message has a first transfer format or a second transfer format; if the SMS message is determined to have the first transfer format, processing the SMS message in a conventional manner; if the SMS message is determined to have the second transfer format, parsing the SMS message to locate an Application Identifier entry; determining from the Application Identifier entry if the mobile station supports the identified application; if not, displaying any data entry of the SMS message with a first display format;
else,if the mobile station does support the identified application, starting the application and displaying any data entry with a second display format that is specified by the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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