Activating an application

• US 8,744,350 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2007
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Knapp Investment Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Zlango Ltd.
• Inventors: Ilkanaev, Yossef, Lorch, Yoav, Spiegel, Ehud
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US12/087,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20100240350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,695 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/69, 455/418, 455/419, 455/458, 455/557, 455/572, 379/201.01, 370/252
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The application discloses a method for establishing a connection between a first communication device capable of receiving an activating message and a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

• • (a) determining that the mobile communication device is seeking communication with a communication device;
  • (b) checking the status of a first communication device;
  • (c) choosing an action required for establishing the connection in view of the status of the first communication device; and
  • (d) taking the action chosen in (c),
    wherein taking the action comprises sending to the first communication device an activating message, having at least a portion which activates an application residing on the first communication device.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a connection between a first communication device which receives an activating message and a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

(a) determining that the mobile communication device is seeking communication with the first communication device;

(b) checking the status of the first communication device;

(c) choosing an action required for establishing the connection in view of the status of the first communication device; and

(d) taking the action chosen in (c), wherein taking the action comprises sending an internet protocol (IP) activating message when the status is indicative that the first communication device is in an active state and sending a Short Message Service (SMS) activating message when the status is indicative that the first communication device is in a non active state;

wherein each one of the IP activating message and the SMS activating message activates an application residing on the first communication device.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first communication device opens an IP connection upon receiving said SMS activating message and changes its state to an active state.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the first communication device is mobile.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the SMS activating message is a cellular specific message.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a request to communicate with the first communication device from the mobile communication device comprises uploading a server with a message addressed to the first communication device, and wherein activating an application residing on the first communication device comprises causing the first communication device to download the message.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said taking the action comprises sending a message to the mobile communication device, the message indicating to the mobile communication device that sending at least one of the IP activating message and the SMS activating message to the first communication device is desirable.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein upon receipt of the message, a mobile device user decides according to said first communication device status to send at least one of the IP activating message and the SMS activating message.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said taking the action comprises sending at least one of the IP activating message and SMS activating message from a server to the first communication device.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection path is selected based on commercial relations between a server operator, and the recipient and the sender.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection path is selected by a server.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection path is selected based on said status of said first communication device.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein said taking the action includes finding a particular first communication device, the particular first communication device selected from a plurality of communication devices.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein said checking and selecting comprising checking if said first communication device appears in a list stored in a server memory and lists devices which installed said application.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein said established connection is used for conducting an instant messaging (IM) session between said mobile communication device and said first communication device and said mobile communication device establishes said IM session with a plurality of communication devices.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein said IM session enables playing multi user games using a plurality of mobile communication devices;

wherein said multi user game is a poker game.