Apparatus and method for delivering messages to a mobile information terminal

• US 7,366,505 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2005
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Iwaya, Akihiro, Kasai, Yasuharu, Ogawa, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, BARRY W
• Application Number:
  US11/148,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/412.1, 455/419, 455/412.2
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A mobile information terminal receives the delivery of a message from a message delivery server that generates messages that indicate identifiers for mobile applications and processing commands executed by the mobile applications. In one embodiment, a mobile service driver receives a message sent from the message delivery server; a push driver control unit receives the message reception notification from the message service driver and notifies message receiving units that have been registered in advance for message notification about the message reception. The message receiving unit notifies relevant mobile applications among the plurality of mobile applications about the received message based on the identifier of the mobile application indicated by the received message, where notification is provided by the push driver control unit.

Claims

1. A mobile information terminal comprising:

a message service driver that receives messages sent from message delivery apparatus that generates messages, wherein the messages indicate identifiers for mobile applications and processing commands that are executed by the mobile applications;

a push driver control unit that receives a message reception notification from the message service driver; and

a message receiving unit in which at least one of a plurality of mobile applications has registered in advance for message notification;

wherein;

the push driver control unit notifies the message receiving unit about message reception; and

the message receiving unit notifies the at least one mobile application about the received message based on the identifier of the at least one mobile application that the message indicates, where notification is provided by the push driver control unit.

2. A mobile information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile application is activated by receiving the notification of the received message from the message receiving unit, and the processing is executed based on the processing command indicated by the message.

3. A mobile information terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

the push driver control unit receives and temporarily stores the message reception notification from the message service driver, and notifies the message receiving units for message notification about the message reception by a read request from the at least one mobile application.

4. A mobile information terminal according to claim 1 wherein:

the push driver control unit receives the message reception notification from the message service driver and records the notification in a message reception notification log.

5. A message delivery method for a mobile application in a mobile information terminal, comprising:

receiving by a message service driver a message sent from a message delivery apparatus that generates messages, wherein the messages indicate identifiers for mobile applications and processing commands that are executed by the mobile applications;

receiving by a push driver control unit a message reception notification from the message service driver and notifying a message receiving unit in which at least one of a plurality of mobile applications has registered in advance for message notification about message reception; and

notifying by the message receiving unit the at least one mobile application about the received message from among the plurality of mobile applications based on the identifier of the at least one mobile application indicated by the received message, where notification has been provided by the push driver control unit.

6. A computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a set of instructions for processing message delivery for mobile applications in a mobile information terminal, which instructions when executed perform stages comprising:

receiving a message sent from a message delivery application that generates messages, wherein the messages indicate identifiers for mobile applications and processing commands executed by the mobile applications;

receiving the message and notifying a message receiving unit in which at least one of a plurality of mobile applications has registered in advance for message notification about message reception; and

notifying the at least one mobile application among the plurality of mobile applications about the received message based on the identifier of the mobile application indicated by the received message, where notification has been provided by the message receiving unit.