Method for performing interactive services on a mobile device, such as time or location initiated interactive services

• US 8,600,429 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2010
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Roundtree, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US12/834,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20100279669A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/403, 455/422.1, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A system for performing interactive services at a mobile device is disclosed. In some cases, the system receives an indication of an event, and provides interactive services to a user of the mobile device based on the event. In some cases, an indication of an event in invokes a script-based process that determines one or more actions to present to a user of the mobile device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing an interactive service to a user of a mobile telecommunications device, the apparatus comprising:

means, in the mobile device, for detecting an occurrence of an event at the mobile telecommunications device, wherein the event is not related to a call placed by or to the mobile telecommunications device;

means, in the mobile telecommunications device and coupled to the means for detecting, for determining that the event is related to one or more scripts stored in the mobile telecommunications device;

means, in the mobile telecommunications device and coupled to the means for determining, for initiating the one or more determined scripts to run on the mobile telecommunications device; and

means, in the mobile telecommunications device and coupled to the means for initiating, for launching an application to locally simulate at least in part a communication to the mobile telecommunications device based on the one or more initiated scripts,

wherein the locally simulated communication provides at least an interactive service to the user of the mobile telecommunications device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at the mobile telecommunications device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at a network communicating with the mobile telecommunications device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a calendar item.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a location of the mobile telecommunications device.

6. A method for providing an interactive service to a user of a mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising:

detecting an occurrence of an event at the mobile telecommunications device, wherein the event is not related to a call placed by or to the mobile telecommunications device;

determining that the event is related to one or more scripts stored in the mobile telecommunications device;

initiating the one or more determined scripts to run on the mobile telecommunications device; and

launching an application to locally simulate at least in part a communication to the mobile telecommunications device based on the one or more initiated scripts,

wherein the locally simulated communication provides at least an interactive service to the user of the mobile telecommunications device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at the mobile telecommunications device.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at a network communicating with the mobile telecommunications device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a calendar item.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a location of the mobile telecommunications device.

11. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by a processor, provide an interactive service to a user of a mobile telecommunications device, comprising:

detecting an occurrence of an event at the mobile telecommunications device, wherein the event is not related to a call placed by or to the mobile telecommunications device;

determining that the event is related to one or more scripts stored in the mobile telecommunications device;

initiating the one or more determined scripts to run on the mobile telecommunications device; and

launching an application to locally simulate at least in part a communication to the mobile telecommunications device based on the one or more initiated scripts,

wherein the locally simulated communication provides at least an interactive service to the user of the mobile telecommunications device.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at the mobile telecommunications device.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a certain date and time at a network communicating with the mobile telecommunications device.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a calendar item.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein detecting an occurrence of an event comprises detecting a location of the mobile telecommunications device.