System and method for providing messages on a wireless device connecting to an application server

• US 6,947,772 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2002
• Issued: 09/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Sprigg, Stephen A., Minear, Brian, Chmaytelli, Mazen, Oliver, Mitchell B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US10/061,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20030142039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,328 Days
• Field of Search: 455/411, 455/407, 455/408, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420, 455/566, 370/395.21, 370/395.3, 370/395.4, 370/395.41, 370/395.42, 370/395.43, 370/395.5, 370/395.53, 370/395.52, 370/395.54, 370/401, 709/217, 709/218, 709/220, 707/10, 713/200, 713/201, 713/202, 715/526
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8221 Message based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7826 Message based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/81 Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4878 Advertisement messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A system and method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device while the wireless device is connecting to an application download server across a wireless network. When the wireless device attempts to communicate with an application download server or changes files while navigating an application download server, a message is transmitted across the wireless network to the computer platform of the wireless device and displayed to the user of the wireless device. The message can be transmitted to the wireless device from the same application download server that the wireless device is attempting to connect to or navigate, or alternately, the message can be transmitted from another server on the wireless network.

Claims

1. A system, for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device communicating with an application download server, the system comprising:

one or more wireless devices, each wireless device including a computer platform and a graphic display thereon, and each wireless device in selective communication to a wireless network; and

one or more application download servers in selective communication to the wireless network, and each application download server selectively in communication with the one or more wireless devices and selectively downloading data thereto,

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one application download server across the wireless network, the system transmitting a message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display thereof; and

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one application download server across the wireless network, the message is transmitted to the wireless device from a second server across the wireless network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the message is comprised of components wherein at least one component is transmitted to the wireless device from a second server on the wireless network.

3. A system, for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device communicating with an application download server, the system comprising:

one or more wireless devices, each wireless device including a computer platform and a graphic display thereon, and each wireless device in selective communication to a wireless network; and

one or more application download servers in selective communication to the wireless network, and each application download server selectively in communication with the one or more wireless devices and selectively downloading data thereto,

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one application download server across the wireless network, the system transmitting a message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display thereof; and

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with a second application download server across the wireless network, the system transmitting a second message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the second transmitted message on the graphic display thereof.

4. A system, for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device communicating with an application download server, the system comprising:

one or more wireless devices, each wireless device including a computer platform and a graphic display thereon, and each wireless device in selective communication to a wireless network; and

one or more application download servers in selective communication to the wireless network, and each application download server selectively in communication with the one or more wireless devices and selectively downloading data thereto,

wherein, upon a wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one application download server across the wireless network, the system transmitting a message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display thereof; and

wherein the wireless device interacts with a file structure on the at least one application download server, and upon a wireless device attempting to change interaction with a file on the at least one application download server, the system transmitting a second message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the second transmitted message on the graphic display thereof.

5. A method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device, the wireless device including a computer platform and selectively communicating to an application download server across a wireless network, the application download selectively downloading data to the wireless device, the method comprising:

attempting to communicate from the wireless device to the application download server across the wireless network;

transmitting a message to the wireless device across the wireless network, the message for display on the graphic display of the wireless device;

receiving the transmitted message at the computer platform of the wireless device; and

displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device;

wherein transmitting a message to the wireless device across the wireless network includes transmitting a message to the wireless device from a second server across the wireless network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the message is comprised of components;

the step of transmitting a message to the wireless device across the wireless network is comprised of;

transmitting a message component to the wireless device across the wireless network from the application download server;

transmitting a message component to the wireless device across the wireless network from a second server on the wireless network; and

the method further comprising assembling the message components at the computer platform of the wireless device.

7. A method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device, the wireless device including a computer platform and selectively communicating to an application download server across a wireless network, the application download selectively downloading data to the wireless device, the method comprising:

attempting to communicate from the wireless device to the application download server across the wireless network;

transmitting a message to the wireless device across the wireless network, the message for display on the graphic display of the wireless device;

receiving the transmitted message at the computer platform of the wireless device;

displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device;

attempting to communicate from the wireless device to a second application download server across the wireless network;

transmitting a second message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network;

receiving the second message at the computer platform of the wireless device; and

displaying the second transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device.

8. A method for providing a message on the graphic display of a wireless device, the wireless device including a computer platform and selectively communicating to an application download server across a wireless network, the application download selectively downloading data to the wireless device, the method comprising:

attempting to communicate from the wireless device to the application download server across the wireless network;

transmitting a message to the wireless device across the wireless network, the message for display on the graphic display of the wireless device;

receiving the transmitted message at the computer platform of the wireless device;

displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device;

interacting, from the wireless device, with a file structure on the application download server;

attempting to change interaction with a file on the application download server;

transmitting a second message to the computer platform of the wireless device across the wireless network;

receiving the second message at the computer platform of the wireless device; and

displaying the second transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device.

9. A wireless device including a computer platform and a graphic display thereon, the wireless device in selective communication to one or more application download servers across a wireless network, each application download server selectively downloading data to the wireless device, and upon the wireless device attempting to communicate with at least one application download server across the wireless network, the computer platform of the wireless device receiving a message transmitted across the wireless network, and the wireless device displaying the transmitted message on the graphic display thereof;

wherein the wireless device interacts with a file structure on the at least one application download server, and upon the wireless device attempting to change interaction with a file on the at least one application download server, the wireless device receiving at the computer platform thereof a transmitted second message and displaying the second transmitted message on the graphic display of the wireless device.