Instant messaging system and method
First Claim
1. A method of binding an instant messenger identifier with a wireless communication identifier of a wireless communication device, the method including:
- receiving a binding request from the wireless communication device, the binding request including the wireless communication identifier;
generating an instant messenger identifier corresponding to the wireless communication identifier;
storing the instant messenger identifier and the wireless communication identifier in a database, wherein the instant messenger identifier is associated with the wireless communication identifier; and
performing related services of the binding request based on the instant messenger identifier.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for processing an instant message from a source wireless communication device to a destination device are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes receiving the instant message from the source wireless communication device, the instant message having a source wireless communication identifier, a destination instant messenger identifier, and data contents; extracting the source wireless communication identifier, the destination instant messenger identifier and the data contents from the instant message; retrieving a source instant messenger identifier corresponding to the source wireless communication identifier; binding the source instant messenger identifier with the source wireless communication identifier; and transmitting the data contents with the source instant messenger identifier to the destination device over a communication network, based on the destination instant messenger identifier. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of binding an instant messenger identifier with a wireless communication identifier of a wireless communication device, the method including:
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receiving a binding request from the wireless communication device, the binding request including the wireless communication identifier; generating an instant messenger identifier corresponding to the wireless communication identifier; storing the instant messenger identifier and the wireless communication identifier in a database, wherein the instant messenger identifier is associated with the wireless communication identifier; and performing related services of the binding request based on the instant messenger identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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