Redirection of notifications to a wireless user device

• US 20080109538A1
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Inventors: Tosey, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 7,836,138 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

Redirecting a notification to a wireless user device includes registering for notification of incoming messages for an account on a message server, the incoming messages being directed to an account on the message server. The redirecting also includes receiving at least one notification and redirecting the at least one notification through a firewall to a wireless user device associated with the account. The remote message server is in communication with a network protected by the firewall. According to one aspect, a cradle is configured to perform the redirection. According to another aspect, the cradle is associated with a remote desktop computer in communication with the network.

Claims

1-58. -58. (canceled)

59. An apparatus for redirecting a notification to a wireless user device, comprising:

a redirector configured to;

register for notification of incoming messages with a message server, said incoming messages directed to a remote desktop computer, said message server and said remote desktop computer communicatively coupled by a network protected by a firewall;

receive at least one notification; and

redirect said at least one notification through said firewall to a wireless user device associated with said remote desktop computer;

a network switch configured to interface between said apparatus, said remote desktop computer and said network; and

a message application interface configured to interface between said redirector and said network switch.

60. The apparatus of claim 59 wherein

said message server comprises an email server;

and

said at least one new message comprises at least one new email.

61. The apparatus of claim 60 wherein

said message server comprises an exchange server;

and

said message application interface further comprises a module that implements a message monitoring protocol to obtain said at least one notification.

62. The apparatus of claim 59 wherein said at least one notification comprises at least one message.

63. The apparatus of claim 62 wherein said redirector is further configured to encrypt said at least one message before redirecting said at least one notification.

64. The apparatus of claim 59 wherein said at least one notification comprises at least one indication of at least one message.

65. The apparatus of claim 59 wherein said redirector is further configured use SMS (Short Message Service) as a transport protocol to deliver said at least one notification to said wireless user device.

66. The apparatus of claim 59 wherein said apparatus is further configured to receive said wireless user device.

67. An apparatus for redirecting a notification to a wireless user device, the apparatus comprising:

a redirector configured to;

log in to a message server;

periodically check for at least one new message directed to a remote desktop computer, said remote desktop computer and said message server communicatively coupled by a network protected by a firewall; and

redirect a notification of said at least one new message through said firewall to a wireless user device associated with said remote desktop computer;

a network switch configured to interface between said apparatus, said remote desktop computer and said network; and

a message application interface configured to interface between said redirector and said network switch.

68. The apparatus of claim 67 wherein

said message server comprises an email server;

and

said at least one new message comprises at least one new email.

69. The apparatus of claim 68 wherein said message application interface further comprises a module that implements a message distribution protocol to obtain said at least one notification.

70. The apparatus of claim 67 wherein said at least one notification comprises at least one message.

71. The apparatus of claim 70 wherein said redirector is further configured to encrypt said at least one message before redirecting said at least one notification.

72. The apparatus of claim 67 wherein said at least one notification comprises at least one indication of at least one message.

73. The apparatus of claim 67 wherein said redirector is further configured to use SMS (Short Message Service) as a transport protocol to deliver said at least one notification to said wireless user device.

74. The apparatus of claim 67 wherein said apparatus is further configured to receive said wireless user device.

75. An apparatus for redirecting a notification to a wireless user device, comprising:

a redirector configured to;

register for notification of incoming messages with a message server, said incoming messages directed to a remote desktop computer, said message server and said remote desktop computer communicatively coupled by a network protected by a firewall;

receive at least one notification; and

redirect said at least one notification through said firewall to a wireless user device associated with said remote desktop computer;

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub to interface between said remote desktop computer and said apparatus;

a network interface configured to interface between said apparatus and said network; and

a message application interface configured to interface between said redirector and said network interface.

76. The apparatus of claim 75 wherein said apparatus is further configured to receive said wireless user device.

77. An apparatus for redirecting a notification to a wireless user device, the apparatus comprising:

a redirector configured to;

log in to a message server;

periodically check for at least one new message directed to a remote desktop computer, said remote desktop computer and said message server communicatively coupled by

a network protected by a firewall; and

redirect a notification of said at least one new message through said firewall to a wireless user device associated with said remote desktop computer;

a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub to interface between said remote desktop computer and said apparatus;

a network interface configured to interface between said apparatus and said network; and

a message application interface configured to interface between said redirector and said network interface.

78. The apparatus of claim 77 wherein said apparatus is further configured to receive said wireless user device.