Systems and method for automating a response from a mobile station
First Claim
1. A method of automatically responding to a mobile messaging service message, received at a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
- activating an automated response application stored on the mobile station;
determining response message content for use by the activated application;
receiving a mobile messaging service message, at the mobile station over a communications channel established between a mobile station and a mobile communications network, while the application is active; and
under control of the active application and without interaction by the end-user of the mobile station, automatically responding to the received mobile messaging service message by sending a mobile messaging service message containing the response message content from the mobile station through the mobile communications network for a sender of the received mobile messaging service message.
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Abstract
Mobile stations, methods, functionality, and articles of manufactures enable mobile stations to automatically respond to a messaging service message. An application is stored and executed on a mobile station. The application provides functionality to determine response message content for use by the application, receive a mobile messaging service message, and respond automatically, without interaction by the end-user of the mobile station, send a response to the received mobile messaging service message containing the message content for the sender of the received mobile messaging service message. The automatic response application may be user activated or automatically activated under various circumstances, for example at a specific time, on a regularly scheduled basis, upon detection of movement faster than a predetermined speed, upon detection of the station being in a vehicle, e.g. associated with a recognizable device in the vehicle.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of automatically responding to a mobile messaging service message, received at a mobile station, the method comprising steps of:
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activating an automated response application stored on the mobile station; determining response message content for use by the activated application; receiving a mobile messaging service message, at the mobile station over a communications channel established between a mobile station and a mobile communications network, while the application is active; and under control of the active application and without interaction by the end-user of the mobile station, automatically responding to the received mobile messaging service message by sending a mobile messaging service message containing the response message content from the mobile station through the mobile communications network for a sender of the received mobile messaging service message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile station, comprising:
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a memory storing an automated response application; and a processor, in communication with the memory, the processor executing the automated response application when the application is active, wherein execution of the application configures the processor so that the mobile station is capable of performing functions to; determine response message content for use by the activated application; receive a mobile messaging service message, at the mobile station over a communications channel established between the mobile station and a mobile communications network while the application is active; and automatically and without interaction by the end-user of the mobile station, send a mobile messaging service message response to the received mobile messaging service message containing the response message content through the mobile communications network for a sender of the received mobile messaging service message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine readable storage medium; and executable program instructions embodied in the machine readable storage medium that when executed by a programmable mobile station causes the mobile station to perform functions comprising; activating an automated response application stored on the mobile station; determining response message content for use by the activated application; receiving a mobile messaging service message, at the mobile station over a communications channel established between a mobile station and a mobile communications network, while the application is active; and under control of the active application and without interaction by the end-user of the mobile station, automatically responding to the received mobile messaging service message by sending a mobile messaging service message containing the response message content from the mobile station through the mobile communications network for a sender of the received mobile messaging service message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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