Multilingual wireless messaging system
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1. A method of decoding characters over a wireless network comprising the steps of:
- receiving a packet of information entered into a web browser comprising an alphanumeric message and a destination hardware specification;
and after receiving said packet;
identifying the operating system used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the web browser software used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the source language of said alphanumeric message;
identifying a recipient wireless device corresponding to said destination hardware specification;
referencing said operating system, web browser software, source language and recipient wireless device information against a character decoding table; and
transmitting to said recipient wireless device the hexadecimal equivalent of the characters in said alphanumeric message.
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Abstract
A multilingual character conversion system for alphanumeric communications comprises an input unit, provisioning database, translation unit and output unit. The provisioning database contains informtion about the recipient messaging device and associations for a plurality of output character sets. The translation unit converts the incoming message to the form in which the message can be displayed on the recipient device.
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1. A method of decoding characters over a wireless network comprising the steps of:
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receiving a packet of information entered into a web browser comprising an alphanumeric message and a destination hardware specification;
and after receiving said packet;
identifying the operating system used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the web browser software used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the source language of said alphanumeric message;
identifying a recipient wireless device corresponding to said destination hardware specification;
referencing said operating system, web browser software, source language and recipient wireless device information against a character decoding table; and
transmitting to said recipient wireless device the hexadecimal equivalent of the characters in said alphanumeric message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of decoding characters over a wireless network comprising the steps of:
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receiving a packet of information entered into a web browser comprising an alphanumeric message and a destination hardware specification;
and after receiving said packet;
identifying the operating system used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the web browser software used to transmit said alphanumeric message;
identifying the source language of said alphanumeric message;
identifying a recipient wireless device corresponding to said destination hardware specification;
referencing said operating system, web browser software, source language and recipient wireless device information against a character decoding table;
determining whether an exact equivalent character is supported by said recipient wireless device;
determining whether a visually equivalent character is supported by said recipient wireless device;
determining whether a compound set of equivalent characters are supported by said recipient wireless device;
determining whether no exact equivalent character, visually equivalent character or compound set of equivalent characters are supported by said recipient wireless device; and
transmitting to said recipient wireless device the exact equivalent character, visually equivalent character or compound set of equivalent characters supported by said recipient wireless device and transmitting a sign to said web browser where no exact equivalent character, visually equivalent character or compound set of equivalent characters are supported by said recipient wireless device.
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