System and method for messaging content delivery

• US 8,489,130 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2009
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson M.
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG-HURST, KATHY W
• Application Number:
  US12/621,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20110117939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,335 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.2, 455/414, 455/414.4, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/413, 379/67.1, 379/88.13, 379/88.22, 379/88.17
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4509 Unified messaging with single point of access to voicemail and other mail or messaging systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An integrated system for messaging content delivery for use in a wireless network that incorporates a messaging application broker that interfaces with messaging applications; management applications, a plurality of user devices, and external networks. The interfaces use the appropriate protocols to interact with the messaging applications, management applications, user devices and external networks.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an application subsystem in a converged messaging system comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a message waiting indicator application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

a management subsystem comprising;

an operations and management tool for monitoring, troubleshooting, and

optimizing performance of a network;

a network estimation module for communicating information between multiple wireless nodes;

a system management application for;

gathering information from a plurality of network applications devices;

and;

providing network administrators with information to facilitate managing the network; and

a provisioning application for;

configuring systems; and

providing user with access to data and resources; and

a messaging application broker that;

provides an interface between the application subsystem and

the management subsystem;

receives a message notification from the management subsystem that comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service wherein the management subsystem processes each type of message as a service;

interacts with a presence server to verify presence and may forward the message to a mobile content management system which may be used by a wireline user computer to retrieve messages depending on the verified presence;

provides a Gi interface between the messaging subsystem and user devices; and

provides a public interface between the messaging subsystem

and public external networks.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a converged messaging system coupled to the messaging application broker wherein the messaging application broker sends instructions to the converged messaging system in at least one of a light weight directory access protocol;

an Internet message access protocol;

or a simple mail transfer protocol.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the management subsystem comprises at least one of a network systems management component;

a provisioning component;

a network estimate component;

or an operations administration and management component.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the public external network is the Internet.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the terminal interface comprises a Gi interface.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said public interface connects a gateway to a public Internet server that converts speech to text.

7. A method comprising:

storing a message from a first device in a converged messaging system, wherein the message is associated with a message type and is processed as a service;

providing a message notification to a messaging application broker, wherein the message notification comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service, the messaging application broker having interfaces that interface;

between the messaging application broker and at least one messaging application, wherein the at least one messaging application resides in an application subsystem comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a message waiting indicator application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one management application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one user device; and

between the messaging application broker and a public external mobile network;

determining services available to a second device;

selecting a network element from a plurality of network elements to provide a message notification to the second device based on the type of message and the services available to the second device;

interacting with a presence server to verify presence of the second device and to forward the message to a mobile content management system which may be used by a wireline user computer to retrieve the message depending on the verified presence;

delivering the message notification to the second device through the selected network element; and

determining whether the message requires further processing.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of network elements comprises a message waiting indicator server, a Gateway GPRS node, and a short messaging service center.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a message request from the second device through a second network element;

routing the message request to the messaging application broker; and

routing the message request from the messaging application broker to the converged messaging system.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting the message from the converged messaging system to the messaging application broker;

transmitting the message from the messaging application broker to a second network element; and

transmitting the message from the second network element to the second device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first network element is an MWI server when the message is a visual voicemail or a voice to text message.

12. A method comprising:

in a messaging application broker in a converged messaging system in the network having interfaces that interface;

between the messaging application broker and at least one messaging application, wherein the at least one messaging application resides in an application subsystem comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a message waiting indicator application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one management application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one user device; and

between the messaging application broker and a public external mobile network;

interfacing with at least one messaging application through the messaging application broker;

interfacing with at least one mobile network management application through the messaging application broker;

interfacing with at least one user device through the messaging application broker;

interfacing with at least one external mobile network through the messaging application broker;

interacting with a presence server to verify presence and to forward a message to a mobile content management system usable by a wireline user computer to retrieve messages depending on the verified presence;

receiving a message notification by the messaging application broker, wherein the message notification comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service associated with the message; and

delivering the message notification to the at least one user device through the public external mobile network.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one messaging application comprises a converged messaging system.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a network that converts voice to text.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a carrier portal.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a mobile content management system.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one mobile management application comprises a provisioning system.

18. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one messaging application comprises an SMS application.

19. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one messaging application comprises a voicemail application.