Computer-based method and system for processing a file request in response to a message received from a user mobile device

• US 9,306,884 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. (iHeartMedia, Inc.)
• Inventors: Traasdahl, Are
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US13/942,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-4143, 455/466, 707999003-999005, 707/999.01, 707/6
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

The invention provides a computer-based method of transmitting a file, including receiving a message from a user mobile device at a service computer system, determining at the server computer system whether the message includes a search identifier, extracting at least one search result from a data store at the server computer system based on a search term in the message if the server computer system determined that the message included a search identifier, and transmitting a file corresponding to the search result from the server computer system to the user mobile device.

Claims

1. A method, executable by a computer, comprising:

receiving a messaging service message, via a SMS/MMS gateway, at a server computer system from a user mobile device, wherein the messaging service message is directed to an address associated with an extraction module of the server computer system;

determining, at the extraction module, whether the messaging service message includes a search identifier;

responding to a determination that the messaging service message includes the search identifier by;

determining a search term included in the messaging service message;

extracting at least one search result of a plurality of search results based on the search term;

transmitting a download link associated with the at least one search result for the search term;

transmitting, to the user mobile device, a search result message including a page link for accessing a search results page including at least one search result selected based on the search term included in the messaging service message; and

responding to receiving a download command from the user mobile device at the server computer system by transmitting, to the user mobile device, a file corresponding to the at least one search result, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the at least one search result via interaction with the search results page at the user mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a return address of the user mobile device to the user mobile device in the download link.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising responding to receiving a download command including the download link from the user mobile device at the server computer system by transmitting a file to the user mobile device, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the download link at the user mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responding to receiving a results page request command from the user mobile device at the server computer system by transmitting the search results page to the user mobile device, the results page request command is received at least in part due to a selection of the page link at the user mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein:

the messaging service message is received over a Short Message Service (SMS) network; and

the search results page is transmitted over a Wide Application Protocol (WAP) network.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

responding to a determination that the messaging service message does not include the search identifier by performing a second function.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein performing the second function comprises transmitting an error message to the user mobile device.

8. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory operable to store a program of instructions for causing the processor to;

receive a message from a user mobile device, via a SMS/MMS gateway, wherein message is directed to an address associated with an extraction module of the computer system;

determine, at the extraction module, whether a search identifier is present in the message;

respond to a determination that the search identifier is present in the message by;

determining a search term included in the message;

extracting at least one search result of a plurality of search results based on the search term;

transmitting, to the user mobile device, a download link relating to the at least one search result for the search term;

transmit a search result message including a page link for accessing a search results page including at least one search result selected based on the search term; and

respond to receiving the download command from the user mobile device by transmitting the file to the user mobile device, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the at least one search result via the search results page at the user mobile device.

9. The computer system of claim 8, the download link includes a return address of the user mobile device.

10. The computer system of claim 9, the memory operable to store a program of instructions for causing the processor to:

respond to the determination that the search identifier is present in the message by extracting at least a portion of text included in the message as the search term; and

select a file from a data store holding a plurality of files and a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of files based upon a determination that the file corresponds to the search term.

11. The computer system of claim 10, the memory operable to store a program of instructions for causing the processor to:

respond to receiving a download command from the user mobile device by transmitting the file to the user mobile device, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the download link at the user mobile device.

12. The computer system of claim 8, the memory operable to store a program of instructions for causing the processor to:

respond to receiving a results page request command from the user mobile device by transmitting the search-results page to the user mobile device, the results page request command is received at least in part due to a selection of the page link at the user mobile device.

13. The computer system of claim 8 further comprising:

respond to a determination that the search identifier is not present in the message by transmitting an error message to the user mobile device.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying computer code, the computer code comprising a program of instructions executable by a computer system, the program of instructions comprising:

at least one instruction to receive a short messaging service (SMS) message, via a SMS/MMS gateway, at a server computer system from a user mobile device, wherein the SMS message is directed to an address associated with an extraction module of the server computer system;

at least one instruction to determine, at the extraction module, whether a search identifier is present in the message;

at least one instruction to respond to a determination that the search identifier is present in the message by;

determining a search term included in the messaging service message;

extracting at least one search result of a plurality of search results based on the search term;

transmitting a download link associated with the at least one search result for the search term to the user mobile device in a search result message;

at least one instruction to transmit a search result message including a page link for accessing a search results page including at least one search result selected based on the search term; and

at least one instruction to respond to receiving the download command from the user mobile device by transmitting the file to the user mobile device, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the at least one search result via the search results page at the user mobile device.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, the search result message including a download link for downloading a file selected based on the search term included in the message.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, the program of instructions comprising:

at least one instruction to identify the search term by extracting at least a portion of text included in the message; and

at least one instruction to select the file from a data store holding a plurality of files and a plurality of entries corresponding to the files based upon a determination that the file corresponds to the search term.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, the program of instructions comprising:

at least one instruction to respond to receiving a download command from the user mobile device by transmitting the file to the user mobile device, the download command is received at least in part due to a selection of the download link at the user mobile device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, the program of instructions comprising:

at least one instruction to respond to receiving a results page request command from the user mobile device by transmitting the search results page to the user mobile device, the results page request command is received at least in part due to a selection of the download link at the user mobile device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein:

the search result message includes a return address of the user mobile device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

at least one instruction to respond to a determination that the search identifier is not present in the message by transmitting an error message to the user mobile device.