System and method of exchanging identification information for mobile stations
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1. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
- detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed;
sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code;
receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station;
wherein a message type for the first and second messages is selected from a group comprising an email message, a SMS message and a HTTP message, and wherein the message type for the second message is the same as the message type for the first message;
storing the second network identification code; and
requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway.
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Abstract
A system is provided for allowing mobile stations to exchange identification information using a predetermined communication path for the purpose of obtaining identification information to use in establishing a different communication path for communicating.
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115 Claims
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1. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; wherein a message type for the first and second messages is selected from a group comprising an email message, a SMS message and a HTTP message, and wherein the message type for the second message is the same as the message type for the first message; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; wherein a message type for the first and second messages is selected from a group comprising an email message, a SMS message and a HTTP message, and wherein the message type for the second message is different from the message type for the first message; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the first mobile station selects as the first service gateway a service gateway from a group comprising an email gateway, a SMSC, a SMSC with an IP address exchange service, and an Internet gateway with an IP address service, the first mobile station selecting one service gateway type for sending the first identification code to the second mobile station and selecting a different service gateway type for sending the first identification code to a third mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the first mobile station selects as the first service gateway a service gateway from a group comprising an email gateway, a SMSC, a SMSC with an IP address exchange service, and an Internet gateway with an IP address service, the first mobile station selecting a first service gateway type for sending the first identification code to the second mobile station and selecting a different service gateway type for re-sending the first identification code to the second mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the first mobile station selects a message type for the first message from a group comprising an email message, a SMS message, and a HTTP message, for sending the first identification code to the second mobile station and selects a different message type for sending the first identification code to a third mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and
requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile station has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the first mobile station selects a message type for the first message from a group comprising an email message, a SMS message, and a HTTP message, for sending the first identification code to the second mobile station and selects a different message type for re-sending the first identification code to the second mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile device has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the second mobile station is registered as an associate of the first mobile station, and wherein the registration of the second mobile station is recorded in a mapping table that resides in the first mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile device has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the second mobile station is registered as an associate of the first mobile station, and wherein the registration of the second mobile station is recorded in a mapping table that is external to the first mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A method of operating comprising the following steps:
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detecting when a first network identification code associated with a first mobile device has changed; sending a first message via a wireless network to a first service gateway for forwarding by the first service gateway to a second mobile station wherein the first message comprises the first network identification code; wherein the second mobile station is registered as an associate of the first mobile station, and wherein the registration of the second mobile station is recorded in a mapping table comprising email addresses or SMS addresses of associates of the first mobile station; receiving from a second service gateway via the wireless network a second message that was sent by the second mobile station wherein the second message comprises a second network identification code that is associated with the second mobile station; storing the second network identification code; and requesting a communication link between the first mobile station and the second mobile station via the wireless network using the second network identification code wherein the communication link does not traverse the first or second service gateway. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115)
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