SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION TO A TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE

• US 20130157625A1
• Filed: 02/11/2013
• Published: 06/20/2013
• 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 8,560,006 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/025 with acknowledge back capability

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device. The device receives a notification alerting a user of the device that information is available to be obtained and, in some embodiments, providing a short description of the information. After receiving the notification at the device, the user can then use the device to obtain or otherwise act on the information at a time and at a place convenient to the user.

Claims

1-114. -114. (canceled)

115. A method that delivers content from a content provider to a cell phone via a content messaging system that includes an internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system and a notification system, comprising:

(a) the content provider storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system; and

(b) the content provider receiving an information identifier from an identifier service, wherein the information identifier;

(1) directly or indirectly identifies the content using, at least in part, a numerical code, and (2) includes a system address of a system for the cell phone to initially contact to begin the content retrieval process, wherein the system for the cell phone to initially contact is not the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system storing the content;

(c) wherein after storing the content at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, the content provider causing the notification system to transmit a SMS notification message via a cellular network, wherein the SMS notification message includes;

(1) the information identifier;

(2) text describing the content, and (3) the name of the content provider, wherein the identified content is not included in the message.

116. The method of claim 115, wherein the notification system:

(i) includes an interface to a home location registry, (ii) is configured to process data into individual SMS notification messages, and (iii) is configured to transmit the individual SMS notification messages to cellular phones.

117. The method of claim 115, further comprising:

(d) the content provider receiving a request message transmitted over the mobile radiotelephone network, the request message including (i) data corresponding to the information identifier, (ii) an address of the cellular phone, and (iii) a command from the cellular phone to retrieve the content; and

(e) the content provider, subsequent to receiving the request message, causing the content to be delivered to the cellular phone via the cellular network.

118. The method of claim 117, wherein the SMS notification message contains an address of the cellular phone.

119. The method of claim 115, further comprising:

(d) the content provider causing the content to be updated;

(e) the content provider receiving a request message transmitted over the cellular network, the request message including (i) data corresponding to the information identifier, (ii) an address of the cellular phone, and (iii) a command from the cellular phone to retrieve the content; and

(f) the content provider, subsequent to receiving the request message, causing the updated content to be delivered to the cellular phone via the cellular network.

120. The method of claim 119, wherein the SMS notification message contains an address of the cellular phone.

121. The method of claim 115 wherein the SMS notification message further includes a type identifier that identifies the content'"'"'s type.

122. The method of claim 121 wherein the type comprises one or more of text, image, audio, and video.

123. The method of claim 115 wherein the SMS notification message further indicates a time the content is available.

124. The method of claim 115 wherein the cellular network includes at least a global system for mobile communications (GSM) system.

125. The method of claim 115 wherein the information includes at least one of the group consisting of:

(1) voice, (2) email, (3) audio, (4) video, (5) graphics, (6) games, and (7) text.

126. The method of claim 116 wherein the notification system accesses the home location registry to retrieve data associated with the cellular phone.

127. The method of claim 126 wherein the data retrieved comprises the cellular network location of the wireless communication device.

128. The method of claim 115 wherein the content is caused to be delivered to the cellular phone via the cellular network in a way that bypasses the notification system.

129. The method of claim 115, further comprising the content provider receiving, at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, a command from the cellular phone to forward the content to another cellular phone.

130. The method of claim 115, further comprising the content provider receiving, at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, a command from the cellular phone to save the content.

131. The method of claim 115, further comprising the content provider receiving, at the internet-accessible content storage and retrieval system, a command from the cellular phone to delete the content.

132. The method of claim 115, wherein the SMS notification message includes a plurality of address identifiers identifying a plurality of cell phones.

133. The method of claim 115, wherein the SMS notification message includes an address signal identifying a plurality of cell phones.

134. The method of claim 115, further comprising causing status information to be transmitted to the wireless transceiver from the system to be contacted to trigger retrieval of the content.

135. The method of claim 134, wherein the request message is based at least in part on the status information.

136. The method of claim 134, wherein the status information comprises an indication of a wrong ID.

137. The method of claim 115, wherein the SMS notification message further includes at least information about the subject of the content.

138. The method of claim 115, wherein the SMS notification message indicates the importance of a message.

139. The method of claim 115, wherein the SMS notification message further comprises an acknowledgment request.

140. The method of claim 139, wherein the acknowledgment request is configured such that a response to the request message indicates the content has been read.

141. The method of claim 139, wherein the content provider receives an acknowledgment from the cellular phone in response to the acknowledgment request.

142. The method of claim 141, wherein the acknowledgment indicates that the content has been read by the recipient.

143. The method of claim 115, wherein the address of the cellular phone included in the request message specifies the same cellular phone as a recipient address of the SMS notification message.