User generated dynamic mobile service

• US 8,271,004 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2007
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JYGY Incorporated
• Original Assignee: JYGY Incorporated
• Inventors: Vinding, Mikael
• Primary Examiner(s): Gonzalez, Amancio
• Application Number:
  US11/891,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20080096594A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,868 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.4, 455/419, 455/466, 370/467, 709/229, 709/246
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading

Abstract

A method of operating a mobile service comprising the steps of receiving a first request via the World Wide Web or WAP to create said mobile service, said first request comprising instructions to modify a mobile service template, creating said mobile service from said instructions and said template, receiving a second request to execute said mobile service, said second request comprising an access number and delivered via a text message communication device having an MSISDN, determining said mobile service from a reference table comprising said MSISDN and said access number, and executing said mobile service.

Claims

1. A method of operating a mobile service comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a first request via the World Wide Web or WAP to create a first mobile service, said first request comprising instructions to modify a mobile service template;

(b) creating said first mobile service from said instructions and said template;

(c) receiving a second request to execute said first mobile service, said second request to execute delivered via a text message sent from a first user'"'"'s text message communication device to a server wherein said server is adapted to communicate with said text message communication device;

(d) executing said first mobile service to generate data;

(e) sending said data via text message to a second user'"'"'s text message communication device;

(f) providing a reference table for said user, said reference table comprising access numbers and mobile service labels associated therewith;

(g) wherein said second request to execute comprises at least one of said access numbers;

(h) determining the MSISDN of said text message communication device;

(i) determining a second mobile service to execute from said reference table; and

(j) executing said second mobile service.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of receiving a third request to customize said first mobile service, said third request to customize delivered via said text message communication device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

(a) customizing said first mobile service based on said third request to customize; and

(b) sending a mobile service generated response to said text message communication device, wherein said sending step occurs subsequent to said receiving a third request to customize step.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said text message communication device comprises a mobile telephone.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of receiving a third request to customize said first mobile service, said third request to customize delivered via said mobile telephone.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

(a) customizing said first mobile service based on said third request to customize; and

(b) sending a mobile service generated response to said mobile telephone, wherein said sending step occurs subsequent to said receiving a third request to customize step.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said first mobile service further comprises:

(a) recognizing said mobile telephone based on information from said third request to execute;

(b) validating said second request to execute; and

(c) preventing changes to said first mobile service.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein further comprising a means for determining a ratio of the number of text messages said mobile service receives and the number of text message said mobile service sends.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said first mobile service further comprises:

(a) recognizing said text message communication device based on information from said second request to execute;

(b) validating said second request to execute; and

(c) preventing changes to said first mobile service.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said first mobile service and said second mobile service are the same.

11. A method of operating a mobile service comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a reference table for a user, said reference table comprising access numbers and mobile service labels associated therewith;

(b) receiving a first electronic request to execute a mobile service, said first request comprising an access number delivered via a text message sent from a first user'"'"'s text message communication device to a server;

(c) determining the MSISDN of said text message communication device subsequent to said receiving step;

(d) determining a mobile service to execute from said reference table;

(e) executing said mobile service; and

(f) sending data via text message to a second user'"'"'s text message communication device.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said text message communication device is a mobile telephone.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising receiving a second electronic request from a user to edit said reference table.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said second electronic request is delivered via the World Wide Web.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said second electronic request is delivered via a mobile telephone.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein said MSISDN is said user'"'"'s telephone number.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising receiving a second electronic request from a user to edit said reference table wherein said second electronic request is delivered via a mobile telephone.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein further comprising a means for determining a ratio of the number of text messages said mobile service receives and the number of text message said mobile service sends.

19. A tangible machine readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instruction sequences, the plurality of instruction sequences including sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a process, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

(a) receiving an electronic request via the World Wide Web or WAP to create a mobile service, said electronic request comprising instructions to modify a mobile service template;

(b) creating said mobile service from said instructions and said template;

(c) receiving a request to execute said mobile service, said request to execute delivered via a text message communication device to a server wherein said server is adapted to communicate with said text message communication device; and

(d) executing said mobile service to generate data; and

(e) sending said data via text message to said text message communication device.