Short message service (SMS) data transfer

• US 9,288,641 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Data Services India Pvt Limited (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Reding, Craig L., Helbling, Christopher L., Baruch, Robert C., Subramanian, Sathish, Dromlewiez, Paula A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Akonai, Olumide T Ajibade
• Assistant Examiner(s): COSME, NATASHA W
• Application Number:
  US13/930,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20130295974A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 709/230, 370/466, 370/469
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42161 via computer interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/548 with remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• 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 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems for facilitating SMS data transfer services in mobile devices are described. An exemplary method includes sending a first SMS message to a device with a payload of the first SMS message including machine-readable information. Next, a second SMS message may be received from the device with a payload of the second SMS message including machine-readable information. The first or second SMS message payloads may include, for example, a synchronization message, a call message, call data, or a scheduling message.

Claims

1. A transceiver for use in a device supporting Short Message Service (“

SMS”

), the transceiver configured to;

send a first enhanced SMS message, the first enhanced SMS message being formatted according to an enhanced SMS format and including machine-readable information that identifies the first enhanced SMS message as being in the enhanced SMS format;

receive an encrypted second enhanced SMS message, the second enhanced SMS message having a payload including data based at least on the enhanced SMS message type of the first enhanced SMS message;

determine whether the transceiver contains a public key associated with the second enhanced SMS message; and

based on the determination, display an indication requesting a user to log into an application to decrypt the second enhanced SMS message.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first enhanced SMS message further includes a human-readable text message.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first enhanced SMS message is one of a set of enhanced SMS message types, including a synchronization message type, a call message type, a call data type, or a scheduling message type.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the call data type represents a request for at least one of a call record, a call forward list, or a voice message.

5. A method implemented on a Short Message Service (“

SMS”

) capable device, comprising;

sending a first enhanced SMS message, the first enhanced SMS message being formatted according to an enhanced SMS format and including machine-readable information that identifies the first enhanced SMS message as being in the enhanced SMS format;

receiving an encrypted second enhanced SMS message, the second enhanced SMS message having a payload including data based at least on the enhanced SMS message type of the first enhanced SMS message;

determining whether the device contains a public key associated with the second enhanced SMS message; and

based on the determination, displaying an indication requesting the user to log into an application to decrypt the second enhanced SMS message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first enhanced SMS message further includes a human-readable text message.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the first enhanced SMS message is one of a set of enhanced SMS message types, including a synchronization message type, a call message type, a call data type, or a scheduling message type.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the scheduling message type represents at least one of calendar information or instructions for recording a television broadcast.