System and method for providing end to end interactive mobile applications using SMS

• US 9,198,009 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2010
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hughes Systique Private Limited
• Original Assignee: Hughes Systique India Private Limited
• Inventors: Kumar, Pawan, Kapoor, Madhu Sudan
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US13/580,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20130059613A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,101 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• 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

Abstract

System and method for providing end to end interactive mobile applications are described. The present invention provides a complete solution for implementing and distributing interactive mobile applications via short message service. The instant invention is a new process for developing, managing, transmitting and rendering mobile interactive applications through short messaging service. The mobile interactive application is developed using web based interactive development environment. Once the application is developed, the application is delivered to large number of mobile stations through SMS channel by an application provider. The received application on the mobile station is rendered and executed, and the user is able to interact with the application. Further, the user can also send the response to the application provider resulting in a two way communication.

Claims

1. A method for deploying interactive applications on a plurality of mobile devices comprising:

delivering an interactive application to a mobile device included in the plurality of mobile devices through short messaging services (SMS), wherein delivery of the interactive application to the mobile device is initiated by an application provider, the interactive application specified via a platform-independent semantic language for delivery via the SMS, the interactive application including;

a graphical user interface element to render on the mobile device; and

event handling logic for an interaction with the graphical user interface element;

rendering and executing the interactive application delivered through the SMS on the mobile device; and

receiving a response message from a user of the mobile device through the SMS in response to the interaction with the graphical user interface element included in the interactive application.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application is created or customized using a web based integrated development environment based on pre-defined syntaxes and semantics.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application is developed without the need of knowing any programming language.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the web based integrated development environment comprises of at least one component for creating or customizing the interactive application.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is an update and delivery of data of the interactive applications to the mobile devices.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rendering and executing step is performed by a small size application residing on the mobile device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application is managed, secured or shared by a web based explorer.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application comprises textual data, or graphics or a combination thereof.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application developed is independent of the hardware and software platform of the mobile device where it is deployed.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interactive application is generated in at least one language.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein only a signed interactive application is rendered and executed to provide enhanced security features.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a cellular phone, PDA, or Smart phone.

13. A system for deploying interactive applications on a plurality of mobile devices, wherein deployment of the interactive application is initiated by an application provider, the system comprising:

a means for delivering an interactive application to a mobile device included in the plurality of mobile devices through short messaging service (SMS), the interactive application specified via a platform-independent semantic language for delivery via the SMS, the interactive application including;

a graphical user interface element to render on the mobile device; and

event handling logic for an interaction with the graphical user interface element;

a means for rendering and executing the interactive application delivered through the SMS on the mobile device; and

a means for receiving a response message from a user of the mobile device through the SMS in response to the interaction with the graphical user interface element included in the interactive application.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application is created or customized using web based integrated development environment based on pre-defined syntaxes and semantics.

15. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application is developed without the need of knowing any programming language.

16. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the web based integrated development environment comprises of at least one component for creating or customizing the interactive application.

17. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein there is an update and delivery of data of the interactive application to the mobile device.

18. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the rendering and executing is performed by a small size application residing on the mobile device.

19. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application is managed, secured or shared by a web based explorer.

20. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application comprises textual data, or graphics or a combination thereof.

21. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application developed is independent of the hardware and software platform of the mobile device where it is deployed.

22. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the interactive application is generated in at least one language.

23. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein only a signed interactive application is rendered and executed to provide enhanced security features.

24. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mobile device is a cellular phone, PDA or Smart Phone.

25. A non-transitory computer program product for deploying interactive applications on a plurality of mobile devices, comprising one or more computer readable media configured to:

deliver an interactive application to a mobile device through short messaging services (SMS), wherein delivery of the interactive application to the mobile device is initiated by an application provider, the interactive application specified via a platform-independent semantic language for delivery via the SMS, the interactive application including;

a graphical user interface element to render on the mobile device; and

event handling logic for an interaction with the graphical user interface element;

initiate rendering and execution of the interactive application delivered through the SMS on the mobile device; and

receive a response message from a user of the mobile device through the SMS in response to the interaction with the graphical user interface element included in the interactive application.