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System and method for remotely controlling mobile communication devices

  • US 7,870,228 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2002
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for remotely controlling one or more operations on a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, comprising:

  • a redirection system for execution on one or more processors to redirect electronic messages from a host electronic messaging system to a wireless network for transmission to the plurality of mobile wireless communication devices; and

    a remote control system for execution on the one or more processors to display a list of operations that may be remotely controlled on the plurality of mobile wireless communication devices and further to receive an input from a user interface to select an operation from the list of operations and, in response to the input, to generate a control message that identifies the selected operation and identifies a mobile wireless communication device to receive the control message;

    the remote control system to transmit the control message via the redirection system to the wireless network for transmission to the identified mobile wireless communication device, wherein the control message is configured to cause the identified mobile wireless communication device to execute the selected operation;

    the remote control system to receive information from the user interface to add additional operations to the list of operations that may be remotely controlled on the plurality of mobile wireless communication devices;

    wherein the remote control system displays a list of the plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, and wherein the mobile wireless communication device to receive the control message is selected from the list.

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