Mobile-originated to HTTP communications
DCFirst Claim
1. A gateway, comprising:
- a first communication path to accept a Short Message Service (SMS) short message from a short message service center (SMSC);
a translation module to insert said SMS short message into an HTTP protocol message; and
a second communication path to transmit said HTTP protocol message embodying content of said inserted SMS message to at least one URL;
wherein said gateway facilitates two-way short message service communication between SMS short message service devices via said SMSC.
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Abstract
A mobile device-to-HTTP protocol gateway (MHG, or “MO Gateway”) which translates between Wireless Mobile Originated commands from an SMSC, and an application server on the Internet (i.e., a “web IP Server”). A wireless Internet gateway establishes communications with one or more relevant SMSCs using standard format SMPP commands, and the MHG utilizes HTTP protocol POST messages to post short messages originated at the mobile device to a particular URL. Return results are received by the MHG via HTTP protocol messages, translated to SMPP messages, and forwarded back to the SMSC for delivery to the mobile device. The wireless Internet Gateway communicates with the MHG using RMI protocol commands. An MHG in accordance with the principles of the present invention enables a developer to create mobile applications using standard web development tools, e.g., Java Servlets. The MHG allows standard format command messages to be used throughout the pathway between a mobile device and an application program on a web IP server at a particular URL.
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27 Claims
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1. A gateway, comprising:
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a first communication path to accept a Short Message Service (SMS) short message from a short message service center (SMSC); a translation module to insert said SMS short message into an HTTP protocol message; and a second communication path to transmit said HTTP protocol message embodying content of said inserted SMS message to at least one URL; wherein said gateway facilitates two-way short message service communication between SMS short message service devices via said SMSC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19)
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9. A method of communicating a short message, comprising:
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accepting a Short Message Service (SMS) short message from a first communication path from a short message service center (SMSC); inserting said SMS short message, by a translation module, into an HTTP protocol message; and transmitting on a second communication path said HTTP protocol message embodying content of said SMS message to at least one URL; wherein a gateway facilitates two-way SMS short message service communication between SMS short message service devices via said SMSC. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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20. Apparatus for communicating a short message, comprising:
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means for accepting, at a physical gateway, a Short Message Service (SMS) short message from a first communication path connected to said physical gateway from a short message service center (SMSC); means for inserting, by a translation module of said physical gateway, said SMS short message, into a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) protocol message; and means for transmitting, from said physical gateway, on a second communication path said HTTP protocol message to at least one universal resource locator (URL); wherein said physical gateway facilitates two-way SMS short message service communication between SMS short message service devices via said SMSC. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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