Systems and methods for delivering a stored message to a subscriber

• US 8,649,772 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2008
• Issued: 02/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Slemmer, John Blake, Schaub, Ryan
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US12/229,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20080311846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,002 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.02, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/415, 455/12.1, 455/427, 455/466, 455/569.2, 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/3.04, 455/413, 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 725/63, 725/75, 725/77, 725/81, 725/145, 725/151, 725/153
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18586 Arrangements for data transporting, e.g. for an end to end data transport or check
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method for delivering a stored message to a satellite radio receiver is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to retrieve the message, receiving the message, encoding the message for satellite transmission, and transmitting the message for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.

Claims

1. A method for delivering a plurality of stored messages to a satellite radio receiver associated with a subscriber, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a wireless pager associated with the subscriber to retrieve the plurality of stored messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of stored messages and a password associated with the subscriber; and

in response to receiving the request;

retrieving the plurality of stored messages from the message server, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises;

an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;

encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission; and

transmitting the plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request from the wireless pager includes receiving the request via a wireless personal digital assistant.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request includes receiving identification information associated with the subscriber.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission includes converting a particular message to a voice message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission includes digitizing a particular message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver includes uplinking a particular message to a satellite.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the plurality of stored messages at the satellite radio receiver;

decoding the plurality of stored messages; and

presenting the plurality of stored messages in audio form.

8. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive a request from a wireless pager associated with a subscriber to retrieve a plurality of messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of messages; and

in response to receiving the request;

retrieve the plurality of messages stored for the subscriber from a message server, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises;

an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;

encode the plurality of messages for satellite transmission; and

transmit the plurality of messages for delivery to a satellite radio receiver associated with the subscriber.

9. The computer program of claim 8, further comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to convert a particular message to an audio format.

10. The computer program of claim 8, further comprising instructions to digitize the plurality of messages.

11. A system for delivering a plurality of stored messages to a satellite radio receiver associated with a subscriber, the system comprising:

means for receiving a request from a wireless pager associated with the subscriber to retrieve the plurality of stored messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of stored messages;

means for retrieving the plurality of stored messages from the message server, in response to receiving the request, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises;

an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;

means for encoding the retrieved plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission; and

means for transmitting the encoded plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.