WIRELESS MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20110302615A1
• Filed: 08/15/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Helferich Patent Licensing LLC
• Original Assignee: Wireless Science LLC
• Inventors: Helferich, Richard J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,498,387 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6421 Medium of transmission, e.g. fibre, cable, radio, satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6472 Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6475 N-ISDN, Public Switched Telephone Network [PSTN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6481 Speech, voice
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6483 Video, e.g. MPEG
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/658 Combination of voice calls and paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 : Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 : Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 : for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 : Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• 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 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 : Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 : Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/025 : with acknowledge back capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/022 : Selective call receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/023 : with message or information receiving capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 : Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A messaging system for selectively performing an action on information, for remote retrieval of messages, for performing action on information at different times, for selective paging, for providing a user interface for message access and having integrated audio visual messaging.

Claims

1-136. -136. (canceled)

134. A method that delivers content to a cell phone comprising:

(a) sending a notification that the content is available for delivery to the cell phone, the notification including;

(i) information identifying the content, and (ii) a system address indicating a system to be contacted to trigger retrieval of the content;

(b) receiving a request from the cell phone to retrieve the content; and

(c) thereafter, causing at least a portion of the content to be transmitted to the cell phone.

135. The method of claim 134 wherein the content comprises video information.

136. The method of claim 134 wherein the content comprises multimedia information.

137-146. -146. (canceled)

147. A method of sending content to a mobile phone comprising:

(a) causing an initial notification to be sent to a mobile phone by paging call, the notification including an address identifier providing an identification of an address of a system to which a request to deliver the content be sent, the address identifier configured for display on the mobile phone and such that a user of the mobile phone can select the address identifier and thereby request delivery of the content; and

(b) causing the content to be delivered to the mobile phone in response to a request for delivery of the content from the mobile phone.

148. The method of claim 147 wherein the notification further includes retrieval instructions comprising a designated time the information is available.

149. The method of claim 147 wherein the address identifier comprises an address of an internet-accessible system.

150. The method of claim 147 wherein the address identifier provides an identification of an address of a system other than the system sending the notification.

151. The method of claim 147 wherein the notification further includes information about the subject of the content.

152. The method of claim 147 wherein the notification further includes the name of the originator of the content.