Method and system for instant messaging across cellular networks and a public data network
First Claim
1. A method for instant text message communication, said method comprising:
- sending an instant text message from a cellular communications device in wireless communication with components of a wireless environment that are coupled to an instant message system, said text message including a destination address, information associated with the cellular communications device'"'"'s user, message content and message address;
according to information previously stored for the cellular communications device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, if the destination address is associated with an instant message function, executing the associated instant message function at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function; and
if the destination address is associated with an instant message user name, creating an instant text message comprising the message content and sending the created instant text message to the associated instant message name.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information associated with the mobile unit device'"'"'s user, message content and message address. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message function, the associated instant message function is executed at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message name, an instant message is created according to the message content and is sent to the user with the associated instant message name. For instant messages sent or received by a mobile unit device with known buddies, the instant message is optimized by tagging the instant message with a routing phone number that is unique to the mobile unit device and buddy combination, whose identity is stored both in the mobile unit device address book and in the instant message routing server.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for instant text message communication, said method comprising:
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sending an instant text message from a cellular communications device in wireless communication with components of a wireless environment that are coupled to an instant message system, said text message including a destination address, information associated with the cellular communications device'"'"'s user, message content and message address;
according to information previously stored for the cellular communications device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, if the destination address is associated with an instant message function, executing the associated instant message function at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function; and
if the destination address is associated with an instant message user name, creating an instant text message comprising the message content and sending the created instant text message to the associated instant message name. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
determining status information of users associated with instant message names stored for the user of the mobile unit device in the instant message system;
sending the determined status information to the mobile unit device of the user; and
presenting at the user'"'"'s mobile unit device the sent status information.
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein if said instant message function is a sign off function, ending the instant message session associated with the mobile unit device'"'"'s user.
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein if said instant message function is a delete instant message name function, deleting at least one stored instant message name according to the message content.
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7. The method of claim 6, wherein the message content is at least one instant message name.
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8. The method of claim 1, wherein if said instant message function is an update instant message name function, determining status information of users associated with instant message names stored for the user of the cellular communications device, sending the determined status information to the cellular communications device of the user, and presenting at the user'"'"'s cellular communications device the sent status information.
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9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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associating, at the instant message system, an instant message name to a destination address;
saving the association in memory of the instant message system according to a registered user of a mobile unit device;
generating an executable address loading program according to the saved association;
sending the generated executable address loading program through the wireless environment to the mobile unit device of the registered user; and
entering the associated instant message name and address into memory of the mobile unit device of the registered user by executing the sent executable address loading program.
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10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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associating, at the instant message system, an instant message name to a destination address;
saving the association in memory of the instant message system according to a registered user of a mobile unit device; and
entering the associated instant message name and address into memory of the mobile unit device of the registered user.
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11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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receiving an instant text message from a user device for a user signed on through a cellular communications device;
processing the received instant text message according to the stored user information and sending the processed instant text message as a text message through the wireless environment to the cellular communications device of the user; and
presenting at the user'"'"'s cellular communications device the sent instant text message and the instant message name of the creator of the instant text message.
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12. A system for sending and receiving instant text messages between at least one cellular communications device coupled to a wireless network and a computer based device coupled to a public data network, said system comprising:
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a database comprising a plurality of user profiles, each of the plurality of user profiles comprises user identification information and at least one of an instant message name or an instant message function assigned to a user destination address;
a mobile carrier in communication with the at least one cellular communications device for receiving an instant text message signal from a cellular communications device, said received instant text message signal comprises a destination address, information associated with the cellular communications device'"'"'s user, message content and message address and processing the instant text message signal according the message address;
a routing server coupled to the database and in communication with the mobile carrier for receiving the processed instant text message signal from the mobile carrier;
if the destination address is assigned to an instant message function, executing the assigned instant message function with an instant message server through the public data network according to the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the instant message function; and
if the destination address is assigned to an instant message user name, creating an instant text message comprising the message content for delivery to the assigned instant message name and sending the created instant text message to the user associated with the instant message name through the instant message server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A communication system between a cellular communications device and one or more devices coupled to an instant messaging system, the system comprising:
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one or more cellular communications devices for generating a text message, the text message comprises text message content, instant text message address information, and sender information, and sending the generated text message to a wireless router; and
the instant messaging system comprises;
a database comprising a plurality of user profiles; and
a processor for receiving the sent text message from the one or more cellular communications devices via the wireless router, generating an instant text message of the received message based on the text message content, instant message user address information, associated user profile, and sender information, and sending the generated instant text message to a destination based on the instant message user address information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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