Method and system for transmission and display of rich-media alerts
First Claim
1. A method of providing a rich-media message to a mobile device using a short message service (SMS) message, said method comprising:
- receiving data and rich-media content information;
encoding data and rich-media content information to generate an encoded rich-media message;
formatting said encoded rich-media message into a rich-media SMS message including a tracking character corresponding to the status of said rich-media message;
transmitting said rich-media SMS message;
receiving said rich-media SMS message by said mobile device;
decoding said rich-media SMS message to retrieve said encoded rich-media message;
obtaining, by said mobile device, a rich-media content based on said rich-media content information within said encoded rich-media message, wherein said mobile device is capable of obtaining said rich-media content without accessing a content server; and
displaying said rich-media SMS message by said mobile device.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and system of generating a rich-media message using a short message service (SMS) message. In one aspect, the method comprises encoding data and rich-media content information to generate an encoded rich-media message, and formatting the encoded rich-media message into a rich-media SMS message. In one aspect, the method includes transmitting the rich-media SMS over a network. In another aspect, the method includes receiving the rich-media SMS by a mobile device, decoding the SMS, and displaying the message. The method may include obtaining rich-media content from a server. In one embodiment, a system for communicating a rich-media message to a mobile device comprises an alerts generator configured to encode a rich-media message and format the message into a rich-media SMS, a content server configured to provide rich-media content to a mobile device configured to decode and display the rich-media SMS.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a rich-media message to a mobile device using a short message service (SMS) message, said method comprising:
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receiving data and rich-media content information; encoding data and rich-media content information to generate an encoded rich-media message; formatting said encoded rich-media message into a rich-media SMS message including a tracking character corresponding to the status of said rich-media message; transmitting said rich-media SMS message; receiving said rich-media SMS message by said mobile device; decoding said rich-media SMS message to retrieve said encoded rich-media message; obtaining, by said mobile device, a rich-media content based on said rich-media content information within said encoded rich-media message, wherein said mobile device is capable of obtaining said rich-media content without accessing a content server; and displaying said rich-media SMS message by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18)
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9. A system for communicating a rich-media short message service (SMS) message to a mobile device, said system comprising:
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a rich-media message generator configured to encode a rich-media message, including a tracking character corresponding to the status of said rich-media message, and format said rich-media message into said rich-media SMS message; said mobile device configured to decode said rich-media SMS message and obtain a rich-media content for displaying said rich-media SMS message, said mobile device further capable of obtaining said rich-media content without accessing a content server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20)
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