Text message delivery features for an interactive wireless network
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1. A message delivery method comprising:
- receiving a message from the Internet, the message including delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a communication device of a recipient over a wireless messaging network as well as an expiration time for the message, the expiration time causing the message to expire if the message cannot be delivered to the recipient at the time the message is to be delivered, wherein if the message expires the message is deleted before being delivered to the recipient, the delivery instruction and delivery information being embedded in the message;
storing the message; and
delivering the message over the wireless messaging network to the communication device of the recipient at a time indicated by the delivery information, wherein the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by a sender of the message.
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Abstract
In general, in one aspect, one embodiment of the present disclosure features a message delivery method. The method includes the steps of receiving a message including delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a communication device of a recipient; storing the message; and delivering the message to the recipient at a time indicated by the delivery information. Further, the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by a sender of the message. Other embodiments are also provided.
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1. A message delivery method comprising:
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receiving a message from the Internet, the message including delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a communication device of a recipient over a wireless messaging network as well as an expiration time for the message, the expiration time causing the message to expire if the message cannot be delivered to the recipient at the time the message is to be delivered, wherein if the message expires the message is deleted before being delivered to the recipient, the delivery instruction and delivery information being embedded in the message; storing the message; and delivering the message over the wireless messaging network to the communication device of the recipient at a time indicated by the delivery information, wherein the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by a sender of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium having a computer program for message delivery, the program performing:
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receiving a message from the Internet, the message including delivery instruction and delivery information indicating a time at which the message is to be delivered to a communication device of a recipient as well as an expiration time for the message, the expiration time causing the message to expire if the message cannot be delivered to the recipient at the time the message is to be delivered, wherein if the message expires the message is deleted before being delivered to the recipient, the delivery instruction and delivery information being embedded in the message; storing the message; and delivering the message over a wireless messaging network to the communication device of the recipient at a time indicated by the delivery information, wherein the delivery instruction and the delivery information are set by a sender of the message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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