Short messaging service center mobile-originated to HTTP internet communications
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1. A gateway, comprising:
- a first communication path to accept a short message from a short message service center;
a translation module to insert said short message into an HTTP protocol message; and
a second communication path to transmit said HTTP protocol message to at least one URL;
wherein said gateway facilitates two-way short message service communication between a short message service device and an HTTP device.
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Abstract
A mobile device-to-HTTP protocol gateway (MHG, or “MO Gateway”) which translates between Wireless Mobile Originated commands from an SMSC, and an application server on the Internet (i.e., a “web IP Server”). A wireless Internet gateway establishes communications with one or more relevant SMSCs using standard format SMPP commands, and the MHG utilizes HTTP protocol POST messages to post short messages originated at the mobile device to a particular URL. Return results are received by the MHG via HTTP protocol messages, translated to SMPP messages, and forwarded back to the SMSC for delivery to the mobile device. The wireless Internet Gateway communicates with the MHG using RMI protocol commands. An MHG in accordance with the principles of the present invention enables a developer to create mobile applications using standard web development tools, e.g., Java Servlets. The MHG allows standard format command messages to be used throughout the pathway between a mobile device and an application program on a web IP server at a particular URL.
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27 Claims
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1. A gateway, comprising:
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a first communication path to accept a short message from a short message service center;
a translation module to insert said short message into an HTTP protocol message; and
a second communication path to transmit said HTTP protocol message to at least one URL;
wherein said gateway facilitates two-way short message service communication between a short message service device and an HTTP device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of communicating between a wireless device and an application program on an Internet Protocol server, comprising:
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sending a short message from said wireless device to said Internet Protocol server;
routing said short message using a wireless protocol message;
conveying said short message from said wireless device to said Internet Protocol server using an HTTP protocol POST message; and
returning data back to said wireless device from said Internet Protocol server through an HTTP stream established with said HTTP protocol POST message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for communicating between a wireless device and an application program on an Internet Protocol server, comprising:
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means for sending a short message from said wireless device to said Internet Protocol server;
means for routing said short message using an SMPP protocol message;
means for conveying said short message from said wireless device to said Internet Protocol server using an HTTP protocol POST message; and
means for returning data back to said wireless device from said Internet Protocol server through an HTTP stream established with said HTTP protocol POST message. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mobile to HTTP gateway, comprising:
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an SMPP relayer;
a message director to process messages from said SMPP relayer;
a poster collector to obtain at least one target poster;
a poster to convert an SMPP Message into an HTTP protocol POST message; and
a poster to convert an HTTP protocol POST message into an SMPP Message.
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