Communication network terminal supporting a plurality of applications

• US 8,989,787 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Alanara, Seppo, Isomursu, Pekka, Miettunen, Juhani, Lietsalmi, Mikko, Kaartinen, Kalevi, Decker, Peter, Lehtonen, Arto, Pihko, Pete, Tarnanen, Teemu, Kari, Hannu H., Maenpaa, Jari, Nykanen, Petri, Terho, Mikko, Gustafsson, Patrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US13/528,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20120258745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,007 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/417, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/466, 455/419, 455/420, 455/517, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/418, 370/352, 370/383, 370/311, 370/349, 370/332
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• 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 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method includes transferring data between a mobile station for communicating over a mobile communications network and a server in the Internet having a connection to the mobile communications network. The transfer of data includes providing at least a portion of a page on the Internet in the form of code, the code including a telephone number of the mobile station as hidden information, receiving the code in the mobile station in a first user message where the first user message is a short message service message, and interpreting the code in the mobile station to cause the mobile station to display information corresponding to the page on the Internet on the mobile station, wherein the information to be displayed on the mobile station does not include the hidden information.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone comprising:

circuitry and associated software configured for enabling the mobile telephone to make and receive phone calls over a mobile communication network; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs and for a plurality of applications, wherein the plurality of applications respectively correspond to a plurality of application identifiers,

the at least one memory and at least a portion of the computer program code configured to, with the associated circuitry, cause the mobile telephone to perform at least the following;

receive a user message over the mobile communication network, the user message including an application identifier of the plurality of application identifiers and including information, wherein the application identifier specifies a respective application of the plurality of applications;

in response to receiving the user message, address the information to the respective application according to the application identifier; and

cause, at least in part, launching of the respective application in response to receiving the user message,

wherein the information is divided into at least two fields, and the at least two fields are separated by field separators,

wherein the addressing of the information to the respective application and the launching of the respective application actions are performed as a result of receiving the user message and without further input from a user of the mobile telephone.

2. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the user message includes an address field and a data field, the address field includes an address of a destination of the user message, and the data field includes the application identifier and the information.

3. A mobile telephone of claim 2, wherein the application identifier is in the form of a character or string code.

4. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the user message is a short message, a message according to a standardized short message service (SMS) message, a message according to a standardized R data field message, a message according to a standardized unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message, a message according to a standardized Service Operator Code (SOC) message, a message according to a wireless packet radio service, or a combination thereof.

5. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication network is a cellular network.

6. A mobile telephone of claim 5, wherein the mobile phone is configured for receiving a phone call over the cellular network.

7. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to, in response to receiving the user message:

cause, at least in part, a generation of one or more user interface elements based, at least in part, on a command specified in the information.

8. A mobile telephone of claim 7, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

receive another user message specifying another command for modifying, removing, or a combination thereof the one or more user interface elements; and

cause, at least in part, a modification, a removal, or a combination thereof of the one or more user interface elements based, at least in part, on the other command.

9. A mobile telephone of claim 7, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

determine an authorization code in the user message, wherein the generation of the one or more user interface elements is further based, at least in part, on the authorization code.

10. A mobile telephone of claim 7, wherein the one or more user interface elements include, at least in part, one or more menu items.

11. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the respective application is automatically launched in response to the receiving of the user message.

12. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the information, from the user message, is placed in the respective application in accordance with markings on the user message.

13. A mobile telephone of claim 12, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of a page previously stored within the mobile telephone in response to launching the respective application in response to receiving the user message; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the information in portions of the page.

14. A mobile telephone of claim 12, wherein the reception of the user message is displayed to a user as received application related information.

15. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the at least two fields correspond to at least two data fields of the respective application.

16. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and user messages.

17. A non-transitory mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and standardized short message service (SMS) messages.

18. A non-transitory mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications are for displaying information and for processing information.

19. A non-transitory mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is pre-stored in the at least one memory during an initial stage, and at least another one of the plurality of applications is arranged into the at least one memory at a stage after the initial stage.

20. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

in response to addressing the information, provide the information to the respective application.

21. A mobile telephone of claim 1, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

receive an instruction to transmit information corresponding to the respective application; and

generate a user message containing the application identifier.

22. A mobile telephone of claim 21, wherein the mobile telephone is further caused to:

in response to receiving the instruction, retrieve additional information from another application of the plurality of applications.

23. A method comprising:

receiving a user message over a mobile communication network at a mobile telephone configured for making and receiving phone calls over the mobuile communication network, the user message including an application identifier of a plurality of application identifiers and including information, wherein the application identifier specifies a respective application of a plurality of applications, wherein the plurality of applications respectively correspond to the plurality of application identifiers;

in response to receiving the user message, addressing the information to the respective application according to the application identifier; and

causing, at least in part, launching of the respective application in response to receiving the user message,

wherein the information is divided into at least two fields, and the at least two fields are separated by field separators,

wherein the addressing of the information to the respective application and the launching of the respective application actions are performed as a result of receiving the user message and without further input from a user of the mobile telephone.

24. A method of claim 23, wherein the user message includes an address field and a data field, the address field includes an address of a destination of the user message, and the data field includes the application identifier and the information.

25. A method of claim 24, wherein the application identifier is in the form of a character or string code.

26. A method of claim 23, wherein the user message is a short message, a message according to a standardized short message service (SMS) message, a message according to a standardized R data field message, a message according to a standardized unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message, a message according to a standardized Service Operator Code (SOC) message, a message according to a wireless packet radio service, or a combination thereof.

27. A method of claim 23, wherein the mobile communication network is a cellular network.

28. A method of claim 23, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a generation of one or more user interface elements based, at least in part, on a command specified in the information in response to receiving the user message.

29. A method of claim 23, wherein the respective application is automatically launched in response to the receiving of the user message.

30. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein the information, from the user message, is placed in the respective application in accordance with markings on the user message.

31. A method of claim 30, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of a page previously stored within the mobile telephone in response to launching the respective application in response to receiving the user message; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the information in portions of the page.

32. A non-transitory method of claim 30, wherein the reception of the user message is displayed to a user as received application related information.

33. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein the at least two fields correspond to at least two data fields of the respective application.

34. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and user messages.

35. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and standardized short message service (SMS) messages.

36. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein the plurality of applications are for displaying information and for processing information at the mobile telephone.

37. A non-transitory method of claim 23, wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is pre-stored in at least one memory of the mobile telephone during an initial stage, and at least another one of the plurality of applications is arranged into the at least one memory at a stage after the initial stage.

38. A method of claim 23, further comprising:

in response to addressing the information, providing the information to the respective application.

39. A method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving an instruction to transmit information corresponding to the respective application; and

generating a user message containing the application identifier.

40. A method of claim 39, further comprising:

in response to receiving the instruction, retrieving additional information from another application of the plurality of applications.

41. A method comprising:

processing and/or facilitating a processing of messages having a predefined format by a mobile telephone capable of making and receiving phone calls over a mobile communication network, wherein the predefined format includes a header of a plurality of headers identifying a respective application among a plurality of applications, wherein the plurality of applications respectively correspond to the plurality of headers;

causing, at least in part, execution by the mobile telephone of applications of the plurality of applications;

determining to add, to messages having the predefined format, data from applications of the plurality of applications and headers identifying applications of the plurality of applications; and

causing, at least in part, transmission of the messages with the added data and headers via a radio transmitter.

42. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by circuitry and associated software for enabling a mobile telephone to make and receive phone calls over a mobile communication network, cause the mobile telephone to at least perform the following steps:

receive a user message over the mobile communication network, the user message including an application identifier of a plurality of application identifiers and including information, wherein the application identifier specifies a respective application of a plurality of applications, wherein the plurality of applications respectively correspond to the plurality of application identifiers;

in response to receiving the user message, address the information to the respective application according to the application identifier; and

cause, at least in part, launching of the respective application in response to receiving the user message,

wherein the information is divided into at least two fields, and the at least two fields are separated by field separators,

wherein the addressing of the information to the respective application and the launching of the respective application actions are performed as a result of receiving the user message and without further input from a user of the mobile telephone.

43. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the user message includes an address field and a data field, the address field includes an address of a destination of the user message, and the data field includes the application identifier and the information.

44. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the user message is a short message, a message according to a standardized short message service (SMS) message, a message according to a standardized R data field message, a message according to a standardized unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message, a message according to a standardized Service Operator Code (SOC) message, a message according to a wireless packet radio service, or a combination thereof.

45. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 43, wherein the application identifier is in the form of a character or string code.

46. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the mobile communication network is a cellular network.

47. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 46, wherein the mobile station is configured to receive phone calls over the cellular network.

48. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further perform, in response to receiving the user message:

cause, at least in part, a generation of one or more user interface elements based, at least in part, on a command specified in the information.

49. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further:

receive another user message specifying another command for modifying, removing, or a combination thereof the one or more user interface elements; and

cause, at least in part, a modification, a removal, or a combination thereof of the one or more user interface elements based, at least in part, on the other command.

50. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further:

determine an authorization code in the user message, wherein the generation of the one or more user interface elements is further based, at least in part, on the authorization code.

51. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 48, wherein the one or more user interface elements include, at least in part, one or more menu items.

52. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the respective application is automatically launched in response to the receiving of the user message.

53. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the information, from the user message, is placed in the respective application in accordance with markings on the user message.

54. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further perform:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of a page previously stored within the mobile telephone in response to launching the respective application in response to receiving the user message; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the information in portions of the page.

55. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 53, wherein the reception of the user message is displayed to a user as received application related information.

56. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the at least two fields correspond to at least two data fields of the respective application.

57. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and user messages.

58. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the plurality of applications provide services in addition to telephone calls and standardized short message service (SMS) messages.

59. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the plurality of applications are for displaying information and for processing information at the mobile telephone.

60. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein at least one of the plurality of applications is pre-stored in at least one memory of the mobile telephone during an initial stage, and at least another one of the plurality of applications is arranged into the at least one memory at a stage after the initial stage.

61. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further perform:

in response to addressing the information, provide the information to the respective application.

62. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further perform:

receive an instruction to transmit information corresponding to the respective application; and

generate a user message containing the application identifier.

63. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 62, wherein the mobile telephone is caused, at least in part, to further perform:

in response to receiving the instruction, retrieve additional information from another application of the plurality of applications.