Method and system for a hosted mobile management service architecture
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1. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a short message service (SMS) message at the mobile device from a server;
responsive to receipt of the SMS message, sending a request from the mobile device to establish a network connection with the server using an Internet Protocol (IP) based network protocol without direct user intervention, wherein the SMS message comprises an IP address of the server that is used by the mobile device to transmit the request to establish the network connection with the server;
establishing the network connection with the server;
receiving instructions from the server regarding an action specified by a user on a computing device other than the server and other than the mobile device, the instructions received through the established network connection; and
implementing the action on the mobile device.
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Abstract
A hosted mobile management service is provided for enabling a user to access a centralized account through a user interface on a terminal in order to manage the user'"'"'s media information, such as digital music and photos. Any modifications made by user through the user interface are transparently sent to the user'"'"'s mobile device where a module receives such modification information and interacts with the mobile device to reconcile such modifications.
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1. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a short message service (SMS) message at the mobile device from a server;
responsive to receipt of the SMS message, sending a request from the mobile device to establish a network connection with the server using an Internet Protocol (IP) based network protocol without direct user intervention, wherein the SMS message comprises an IP address of the server that is used by the mobile device to transmit the request to establish the network connection with the server;establishing the network connection with the server; receiving instructions from the server regarding an action specified by a user on a computing device other than the server and other than the mobile device, the instructions received through the established network connection; and implementing the action on the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19)
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6. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more processors; communications hardware communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising; an operating system; and a client application configured to; consume a short message service (SMS) message received by the communications hardware, the message received from a server, wherein the message comprises an IP address of the server; in response to consuming the message, send, without direct user intervention, a request to establish a network connection with the server at the IP address in the message using an IP-based network protocol sent over the communications hardware; establish the network connection; and communicate instructions received from the server over the network connection to the operating system, wherein the instructions describe an action generated by a user on a computing device other than the server and other than the mobile device; wherein the operating system implements the action. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:
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receive a Short Message Service (SMS) message from a SMS message gateway server, wherein the SMS message includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a server; send, without direct user intervention, a request to the server at the IP address to establish a network connection using an IP-based network protocol; establish the network connection with the server using the IP-based network protocol; receive instructions from the server through the network connection, wherein the instructions describing an action are generated by a user on a computing device other than the server and other than the mobile device; and implement the action. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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