Global communication method and system

• US 7,117,245 B1
• Filed: 07/05/2000
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IRIS Wireless LLC (Tyntec Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: IRIS Wireless LLC (Tyntec Group Limited)
• Inventors: Elling, Michael, Kochhar, Sunir, Levkoff, Jonathan Stephen, Rinfret, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Caldwell, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Hieu C.
• Application Number:
  US09/610,402
• Time in Patent Office: 2,281 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/245, 709217-219, 709206-207, 709238-239, 709/225, 707/1, 707 3- 10, 370351-352, 379/67.1, 379/265.1
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A global messaging system delivers messages to user devices by employing aliases, permissions, and protocols. A sender sends a message to an alias. The message is transmitted to devices associated with the alias. The system compares the message length to a maximum message length and modifies the transmission of the message when the message length exceeds the maximum message length by sending a concatenated message and adding a header to the message. Accordingly, messages can be delivered to recipients without the need to know a physical device address or have the ability to directly communicate with the device.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a message to a recipient, the recipient associated with at least one identifier, the identifier is associated with at least one communication device, comprising:

receiving a message;

receiving a recipient identifier for said message, the recipient identifier associated with at least one communication device;

verifying that the recipient identifier is available to the system;

verifying that the sender has permission to send a message to the identifier by referring to the permission associated with the identifier;

transmitting the message to at least one communication device associated with the identifier;

retrieving a maximum message length for a communication device associated with the identifier;

determining the message length of the received message;

comparing the message length of the received message to the maximum message length; and

modifying the transmission of the message when the message length of the received message exceeds the maximum message length by sending a concatenated message.

2. A method for transmitting a message to a recipient, the recipient associated with at least one identifier, the identifier is associated with at least one communication device, comprising:

receiving a message;

receiving a recipient identifier for said message, the recipient identifier associated with at least one communication device;

verifying that the recipient identifier is available to the system;

verifying that the sender has permission to send a message to the identifier by referring to the permission associated with the identifier;

transmitting the message to at least one communication device associated with the identifier;

retrieving a maximum message length for a communication device associated with the identifier;

determining the message length of the received message;

comparing the message length of the received message to the maximum message length; and

modifying the transmission of the message when the message length of the received message exceeds the maximum message length by sending a concatenated message and adding a header to the message.