Interactive short messaging service

• US 8,457,665 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brainstorm SMS Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Brainstorm SMS Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Damarla, Chanakya C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Figueroa, Marisol
• Assistant Examiner(s): Navar, Erica
• Application Number:
  US12/808,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20100298012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,625 Days
• Field of Search: 380259-260, 380/270, 709204-207, 709227-229, 455/405, 4554121-418, 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

In a system and method of session based short message service (SMS) communications, unallocated tokens that are freely assignable are stored. A first unallocated token is assigned to a first message dispatched from a first application. A reply to the first message is routed to the first application utilizing the first token assigned thereto. A second unallocated token is assigned to a second message dispatched from the first application. A reply to the second message is routed to the first application utilizing the second token assigned thereto.

Claims

1. A method of session based interactive short messaging via an intermediate device, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a first message from a first device at the intermediate device;

(b) responsive to the first message, the intermediate device initiating a first call to a second device, wherein the first call is based on the contents of the first message;

(c) responsive to the first call, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a second message dispatched by the second device to the first device;

(d) responsive to the second message dispatched in step (c), the intermediate device storing a first set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the first set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the second message that is related to said response-callback binding;

(e) responsive to the second message and the first set of response-callback bindings stored in step (d), the intermediate device appending a first token to said second message;

(f) responsive to the second message and appended first token in step (e), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said first token appended to a third message dispatched in response to the second message;

(g) responsive to the third message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a first application callback based on the contents of the third message and the first set of response-callback bindings stored in step (d); and

(h) responsive to the first application callback in step (g), the intermediate device receiving from the second device a fourth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

2. The method of claim 1, further including:

(i) responsive to the fourth message dispatched in step (h), the intermediate device storing a second set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the fourth message that is related to the second response-callback binding;

(j) responsive to the fourth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (i), the intermediate device appending a second token to said fourth message;

(k) responsive to the fourth message and appended second token in step (j), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said second token appended to a fifth message dispatched in response to the fourth message;

(l) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a second application callback based on the contents of the fifth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (i); and

(m) responsive to the second application callback, the intermediate device receiving from the second device a sixth message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first device is a mobile device;

the second device is an application server;

the first, third and fifth messages are mobile initiated messages initiated by the mobile device; and

the second, fourth and sixth messages are application initiated messages initiated by an application service of the application server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the content of each mobile initiated message that the intermediate device utilizes to initiate a call to an application hosted by the application service includes at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a delivery destination of the mobile initiated message;

at least a portion of a body of the mobile initiated message; and

the appended token associated with the mobile initiated message.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the token included in an application initiated message is selected based on at least one of the following:

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the message; and

currently stored response-callback bindings.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the first and second tokens are the same.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first call and the first application callback are made to a first application hosted by the second device; and

the first set of response-callback bindings relate to the first application.

8. The method of claim 1, further including:

(i) receiving a fifth message from a second application hosted by the second device at the intermediate device;

(j) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device storing a second set of response-callback bindings related to the second application, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the intermediate device receiving a response to the fifth message that is related to said second response-callback binding;

(k) responsive to the fifth message, the intermediate device appending a second token to said fifth message;

(l) responsive to the fifth message and appended second token in step (k), the intermediate device receiving from the first device said second token appended to a sixth message dispatched in response to the fifth message;

(m) responsive to the sixth message, the intermediate device identifying and executing a second application callback to the second application based on the contents of the sixth message and the second set of response-callback bindings stored in step (j); and

(n) responsive to the second application callback in step (m), the intermediate device receiving from the second device a seventh message dispatched by the second device to the first device.

9. A system of session based interactive short messaging, comprising:

means adapted to receive a first mobile initiated message from a mobile device;

means adapted to initiate a first call to an application hosted by an application service, wherein the first call is based on the contents of the first mobile initiated message;

means adapted to receive from the application service a first application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device;

means adapted to store a first set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the first set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the first application initiated message;

means adapted to select a first token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device, or a reply-to-address associated with the first application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means adapted to append said first token to said first application initiated message;

means adapted to receive from the mobile device said first token appended to a second mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the first application initiated message;

means adapted to identify and execute a first callback to the application based on the first set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the second mobile initiated message, where said content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the second mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the second mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means adapted to receive from the application service a second application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9, further including:

means adapted to store a second set of response-callback bindings, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the second application initiated message;

means adapted to select a second token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the second application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means adapted to append said second token to said second application initiated message;

means adapted to receive from the mobile device said second token appended to a third mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the second application initiated message;

means adapted to identify and a second callback to the application based on the second set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the third mobile initiated message, where the content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the third mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the third mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means adapted to receive from the application service a third application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the first call and the first callback are made to a first application hosted by the application service;

the first application initiated message is initiated by the first application;

the first set of response-callback bindings relate to the first application; and

the second application initiated message is initiated by a second application.

12. The system of claim 11, further including:

means adapted to store a second set of response-callback bindings related to the second application, wherein each response-callback binding of the second set of response-callback bindings specifies an action to be taken in response to the second application initiated message;

means adapted to select a second token based on at least one of the following;

an identification associated with the mobile device;

a reply-to-address associated with the second application initiated message and currently stored response-callback bindings;

means adapted to append said second token to said second application initiated message;

means adapted to receive from the mobile device said second token appended to a third mobile initiated message dispatched in response to the second application initiated message;

means adapted to identify and execute a callback to the second application based on the second set of response-callback bindings and on the content of the third mobile initiated message, wherein the content includes at least one of the following;

an identification of the mobile device, a delivery destination of the third mobile initiated message, a portion of the body of the third mobile initiated message, or the appended token; and

means adapted to receive from the application service a third application initiated message dispatched by the application service to the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the third application initiated message is initiated by the second application.