Multiple Recipient Messaging Service for Mobile Device

• US 20090176517A1
• Filed: 01/06/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Santamaria, Justin, Lemay, Steve, Christie, Gregory N., Doll, Evan, van Os, Marcel MWA
• Application Number:
  US11/969,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20090176517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

A messaging application can be activated on a mobile device for determining whether messages were successfully transmitted from the mobile device to one or more specified recipients. The messaging application provides a user interface that allows the user to resend the message to those recipients who did not receive the message or to cancel the message. In one implementation, the state of input text composed for failed messages is retained so that the user does not have to retype the entire message before the message is retransmitted.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a failed message transmission to a recipient originating on a mobile device;

presenting a user interface on the mobile device, including a user interface element which is operable for specifying an option to resend the message to the recipient;

receiving user input specifying the resend option; and

resending the message to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting on the user interface an indicator for indicating the failed message.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

presenting on the user interface an error report associated with the failed message transmission.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the failed message;

receiving input editing the failed message; and

resending the edited failed message.

5. A method, comprising:

sending a message transmission to a group, wherein the group includes one or more recipients on a mobile device;

detecting a failed message transmission to one of the one or more recipients in the group;

presenting a user interface on the mobile device, including a user interface element which is operable for specifying an option to resend the message to the one of the one or more recipients;

receiving user input specifying the resend option; and

resending the message to the one of the one or more recipients.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

presenting on the user interface an indicator for indicating the failed message.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

presenting on the user interface an error report associated with the failed message transmission.

8. A method, comprising:

sending a message transmission to one or more recipients from a mobile device, wherein the message transmission is stored in a group thread;

receiving a reply from each of one or more recipients; and

storing the reply in an individual thread associated with each of the one or more recipients.

9. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

detecting a failed message transmission to a recipient originating on a mobile device;

presenting a user interface on the mobile device, including a user interface element which is operable for specifying an option to resend the message to the recipient;

receiving user input specifying the resend option; and

resending the message to the recipient.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising operations including:

presenting on the user interface an indicator for indicating a failed message.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising operations including:

presenting on the user interface an error report associated with the failed message transmission.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising operations including:

presenting the failed message;

receiving input editing the failed message; and

resending the edited failed message.

13. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

sending a message transmission to one or more recipients from a mobile device, wherein the message transmission is stored in a group thread;

receiving a reply from each of one or more recipients; and

storing the reply in an individual thread associated with each of the one or more recipients.

14. A system, comprising:

means for detecting a failed message transmission to a recipient originating on a mobile device;

means for presenting a user interface on the mobile device, including a user interface element which is operable for specifying an option to resend the message to the recipient;

means for receiving user input specifying the resend option; and

means for resending the message to the recipient.