Text message delivery features for an interactive wireless network
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1. An apparatus for sending a message received from a sender- 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 identification of a recipient of the message, a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a wireless device of the recipient, for storing the message, and for carrying out the delivery instruction by delivering the message at the time indicated by the delivery information, wherein;
the message includes a predetermined modification instruction to modify the delivery of a previous message;
the gateway modifies the delivery of the previous message based on the predetermined modification instruction; and
the delivery instruction and delivery information are set by the sender.
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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 a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to the wireless device. The wireless network or gateway stores the message, and carries out the delivery instruction by delivering the message to the wireless device at the time indicated by the delivery information.
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1. An apparatus for sending a message received from a sender- over a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a gateway for receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the gateway, the message including identification of a recipient of the message, a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a wireless device of the recipient, for storing the message, and for carrying out the delivery instruction by delivering the message at the time indicated by the delivery information, wherein;
the message includes a predetermined modification instruction to modify the delivery of a previous message;
the gateway modifies the delivery of the previous message based on the predetermined modification instruction; and
the delivery instruction and delivery information are set by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of sending a message by a sender to a user of a wireless device over a wireless network, the method comprising:
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sending a message including identification of a recipient of the message, a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to the wireless device of the recipient;
storing the message;
modifying the delivery information before the message is delivered; and
delivering the message to the wireless device over the wireless network at the time indication by the delivery information, wherein the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for sending a message received from a sender-over a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a gateway for receiving the message transmitted over an external network in communication with the gateway, the message including identification of a recipient of the message, a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a wireless device of the recipient, for storing the message, and for carrying out the delivery instruction by delivering the message at the time indicated by the delivery information, wherein;
the message includes a predetermined instruction to cancel a message that is not immediately delivered to the wireless device;
the gateway determines whether the wireless device is capable of receiving the message, and wherein the gateway cancels the message if the wireless device is not capable of receiving the message; and
the delivery instruction and delivery information are set by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A system for delivery over a wireless network, comprising:
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a wireless communication network for reciving a message from a sender and sending the message to a wireless device;
an external network for transmitting the message; and
a gateway in communication with the wireless communication network, wherein the gateway is for receiving the message transmitted over the external network in communication with the gateway, the message including a delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to the wireless device, for storing the message, and for carrying out the delivery instruction by delivering the message at the time indicated by the delivery information, wherein;
the message includes a predetermined instruction to cancel a message that is not immediately delivered to the wireless device;
wherein the gateway determines whether the wireless device is capable of receiving the message, and wherein the gateway cancels the message if the wireless device is not capable of receiving the message; and
the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by the sender. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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