Method for transmitting content to at least one recipient with mobile equipment

• US 7,962,546 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2007
• Issued: 06/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies France
• Original Assignee: Miyowa
• Inventors: Colon, François
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh; John B.
• Application Number:
  US11/950,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method is disclosed for sending content from a mobile sending device belonging to an originator to at least one receiving device associated with a respective recipient. The mobile sending device sends said content to a storage server; the storage server stores the content, associating a content identifier with it; the storage server builds a content page including the content, the content page being associated with a first address, the first address depending at least on the content identifier; the storage server sends the mobile sending device a first message including a second address associated with a recipient-selection page; the mobile sending device accesses said recipient-selection page by the second address; and the originator builds, by the recipient-selection page, a list including an identifier of the receiving device.

Claims

1. A method for sending content from a mobile sending device belonging to an originator to at least one receiving device associated with a respective recipient, the method comprising:

the content originates from the mobile sending device;

the mobile sending device sends the content to a storage server in an MMS message, only one content transmission is necessary from the originator to the storage server regardless of how many separate receiving devices are to receive the content;

the storage server stores the content, associating a content identifier with it;

the storage server builds a content page including the content, the content page being associated with a first address, the first address depending at least on the content identifier;

the storage server sends the mobile sending device a first SMS message including a first WAP push link based on a second address associated with a recipient-selection page;

the mobile sending device accesses the recipient-selection page by activating the first WAP push link, so as to open a WAP browser in the sending device to the second address;

the originator builds, using the recipient-selection page, a list including an identifier of the receiving device;

the server sends the receiving device a second message including at least the first address; and

the recipient accesses the content page using the first address.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile sending device is a mobile telephone, the at least one receiving device includes at least two mobile telephones, and the mobile telephones only require browsing functionalities in order to open the content pages.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the server sends the second message to the receiving device in an SMS message including the second address as a second WAP push link and the receiving device accesses the content page based on the second address, by activating the second WAP push link, so as to open a WAP browser in the receiving device to the second address.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content includes a photograph.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content includes text entered by the originator.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the originator selecting the recipient who can view the content by the originator selecting the second address which is associated with the recipient.

7. A method for sending content between an originating mobile sender and desired recipients, the method comprising:

using the originating mobile sender to select content to be sent;

sending the selected content from the originating sender to a server in an MMS message;

using the server to associate a content identifier with the content;

using the server to create a content page associated with an address of the originating mobile sender and content identifier;

using the server to send the originating mobile sender an SMS message including a WAP push link based on an address associated with a recipient-selection page;

using the originating mobile sender to access the recipient-selection page by activating the WAP push link in order to open a WAP browser;

using the originating mobile sender, specifying addresses associated with the desired recipients;

causing the server to send the desired recipients an electrical message including an address associated with the content page;

allowing the desired recipients to access the content page using the content page address;

the sender and the desired recipients using WAP browsers to access the content stored at the server; and

at least one of the desired recipients sending an electrical communications response to the server which is accessible by the originating mobile sender and at least another of the desired recipients.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising sending a message to the desired recipients in an SMS message including the recipient-selection page address as a WAP push link, and the desired recipients accessing the content page using the recipient-selection page address in order to open the browsers which are WAP browsers.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the content includes a photograph.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the content includes text entered by the originating mobile sender on a mobile electronic communications device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile sender and the desired recipients are mobile telephones.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising entering individual identification numbers associated with the desired recipients in a designated text box on the originating mobile sender, sending a message with a clickable link from the server to the desired recipients and entering a blog dissemination server address using the recipient-selection page.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising the server detecting an identifier and associated characteristics of the sender and the desired recipients, and displaying the characteristics in a visible manner to the sender and the desired recipients.

14. A method for sending visual content between an originating sender and desired recipient, the method comprising:

using the originating sender to select the visual content to be sent;

sending the selected visual content from the originating sender to a server;

using the server to associate a content identifier with the visual content;

using the server to create a content page associated with an address of the originating sender and content identifier;

using the server to send the originating sender a message including an address associated with a recipient-selection page;

selecting at least one address associated with the desired recipients;

causing the server to send the desired recipients a message including an address associated with the content page;

allowing the desired recipients to access the content page using the content page address;

the sender and the desired recipients accessing the visual content from the server;

at least one of the desired recipients sending a communications response to the server which is accessible by the originating sender and at least another of the desired recipients;

sending the content to the server in an MMS message, sending a message from the server to the originating sender in an SMS message;

sending a message to the desired recipients in an SMS message including the recipient-selection page address, the desired recipients accessing the content page using the recipient-selection page address; and

entering individual identifiers associated with the desired recipients in a designated text box on the originating sender, sending a message with a clickable link from the server to the desired recipients and entering a blog dissemination server address using the recipient-selection page.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the visual content includes a photograph.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the visual content includes text entered on the originating mobile sender.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the originating sender and the desired recipients are mobile telephones.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising viewing the content page stored on the server with browsers.