Text message delivery features for an interactive wireless network
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1. An apparatus for sending a message to a wireless device over a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- a gateway for receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the gateway, the message including an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device, for attempting to deliver the message to the wireless device over the wireless network, and for carrying out the expiration instruction by deleting the message at the time indicated by the expiration information if the message has not been delivered to the wireless device;
the gateway lapsing the expiration instruction if the message has been delivered to the wireless device by the indicated by the expiration information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for sending a message to a wireless device over a wireless network includes receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the wireless network or a gateway in the network. The message includes an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device. The wireless network or gateway attempts to deliver the message to the wireless device over the wireless network, and carries out the expiration instruction by deleting the message at the time indicated by the expiration information.
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1. An apparatus for sending a message to a wireless device over a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
a gateway for receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the gateway, the message including an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device, for attempting to deliver the message to the wireless device over the wireless network, and for carrying out the expiration instruction by deleting the message at the time indicated by the expiration information if the message has not been delivered to the wireless device;
the gateway lapsing the expiration instruction if the message has been delivered to the wireless device by the indicated by the expiration information.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of sending a message to a user of a wireless device over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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sending a message including an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device; attempting to deliver the message to the wireless device over the wireless network; deleting the message at the time indicated by the expiration information if the message has not been delivered to the wireless device; and lapsing the expiration instruction if the message has been delivered to the wireless device by the time indicated by the information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
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22. A method of sending a message to a user of a wireless device over a wireless network that maintains a mailbox for the user, the method comprising:
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sending a message, which includes an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device, to the user'"'"'s mailbox; flagging the message in the user'"'"'s mailbox with the expiration information; attempting to deliver the message in the user'"'"'s mailbox to the wireless device over the wireless network; comparing the flagged message with a time indicated by the wireless system; and deleting the message from the user'"'"'s mailbox at the time indicated by the expiration information if the message has not been delivered to the wireless device; lapsing the expiration instruction if the message has been delivered to the wireless device by the time indicated by the expiration information.
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23. A computer program product or sending a message to a user of a wireless device over a wireless network that maintains a mailbox for the user comprising;
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a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising;
sending a message, which includes an expiration instruction and expiration information indicating a time after which the message is not to be delivered to the wireless device, to the user'"'"'s mailbox;flagging the message in the user'"'"'s mailbox with the expiration information; attempting to deliver the message in the user'"'"'s mailbox to the wireless device over the wireless network; comparing the flagged message with a time indicated by the wireless system; and deleting the message from the user'"'"'s mailbox at the time indicated by the expiration information if the message has not been delivered to the wireless device; lapsing the expiration instruction if the message has been delivered to the wireless device by the time indicated by the expiration information.
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