Network-based archiving for threaded mobile text messages

• US 8,396,493 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Issued: 03/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Boerries, Marco, Sderstrm, Gustav
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US11/924,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20080207236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,965 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/557, 455/41.2, 455/412.1, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

A network device, method, and mobile device are directed towards enabling a mobile device user to archive a text message threaded conversation with another conversation participant. text messages sent from the mobile device may be replicated by a server component, whether the text message is a reply message or an incoming message. The replicated text message may then be sent to an identified personal computing device'"'"'s network-based messaging archive. In one embodiment, the messaging archive may be an outbox archive for text messages. As described, a text message being sent to the mobile device from the other conversation participant may also be replicated and archived in a network-based inbox archive for text messages on the identified personal computing device. In one embodiment, the archived text messages may be displayed to the user on the personal computing devices as threaded conversations.

Claims

1. A network device for use in managing network communications over a network, comprising:

a memory component for storing data; and

a processing component for executing data that enables actions, including;

receiving from a first computing device, a text message to be sent to a mobile device;

when the mobile device is identified for text message archiving;

duplicating the received text message;

sending the duplicate text message to a messaging archive on an identified computer associated with the mobile device, wherein the duplicate text message is archived as an incoming message within the messaging archive at the identified computer; and

forwarding the received text message to the mobile device;

receiving, based on the received text message a response text message from the mobile device to be sent to the first computing device; and

modifying a header associated with the response text message such that the response text message appears to have been sent by the identified computer at least within the messaging archive.

2. The network device of claim 1, the processing component enables actions, further comprising:

when the mobile device is identified for text message archiving;

duplicating the received response text message;

sending the duplicate response text message to the messaging archive on the identified computer associated with the mobile device, wherein the duplicate response text message is archived as an outgoing message within the messaging archive at the identified computer, such that the incoming message and the outgoing message form an archive of a threaded conversation between the first computing device and the mobile device.

3. The network device of claim 1, wherein the archived incoming message is archived within an inbox archive on the identified computer.

4. The network device of claim 1, the processing component enables actions, further comprising:

receiving a request from the mobile device to archive text messages;

receiving an identifier indicating the identified computer to use for archiving of text messages; and

receiving an identifier associated with the mobile device useable in determining if the mobile device is identified for text message archiving.

5. The network device of claim 1, wherein when the mobile device is identified for text message archiving further comprises employing at least one of a user account, or a mobile device identifier to determine if the mobile device is identified for text message archiving.

6. The network device of claim 1, wherein sending the duplicate response text message further comprises:

when the identified computer is inaccessible over the network;

storing the duplicate text message at the network device; and

when the identified personal computer is available for receiving the duplicate text message, sending the duplicate text message to the identified computer.

7. The network device of claim 1, wherein the text message further comprises at least one of an Instant Messaging (IM) message, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message, or an Enhanced Message Service (EMS) message.

8. A method for use in managing communications over a network, comprising:

receiving from a first computing device, a text message to be sent to a mobile device;

when the mobile device is identified for text message archiving;

duplicating the received text message;

sending the duplicate text message to a messaging archive on an identified computer other than the mobile device, wherein the duplicate text message is archived as an incoming message within the messaging archive at the identified computer, and the identified computer is identified by a user of the mobile device;

forwarding the received text message to the mobile device;

receiving a response text message from the mobile device to be sent to the first computing device;

when the mobile device is identified for text message archiving;

duplicating the received response text message;

sending the duplicate response text message to the messaging archive on the identified computer such that the incoming message and the outgoing message form an archive of a threaded conversation between the first computing device and the mobile device within the messaging archive at the identified computer; and

forwarding the response text message to the first computing device; and

modifying a header associated with the response text message such that the response text message appears to have been sent by the identified computer at least within the messaging archive.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the text message further comprises at least one of an Instant Messaging (IM) message, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message, or an Enhanced Message Service (EMS) message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein when the mobile device is identified, further comprises determining when at least one of a user account or a mobile device identifier associated with the mobile device or the received text message indicates that the text message is to be archived.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the identified computer is identified by the user further comprises:

receiving from the user of the mobile device, an identifier associated with the identified computer.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the text message further comprises at least one of a Short Message Services (SMS) message, Instant Messaging (IM) message, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message, or an Enhanced Message Service (EMS) message.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein duplicating the received text message is performed by a computing device other that the mobile device or the identified computer.

14. A system for use in managing messages over a network, comprising:

a plurality of client devices, including at least a first client device and a second client device, wherein each of the plurality of client devices are configured to send and to receive a text message; and

a messaging service that is configured to perform actions, including;

receiving from the first client device a first text message to be sent to the second client device;

when the second client device is identified for text message archiving;

duplicating the received text message;

sending the duplicate text message to a messaging archive on an identified computer associated with the second client device, wherein the duplicate text message is archived as an incoming message for a user of the second client device within the messaging archive at the identified computer; and

forwarding the received text message to the second client device;

receiving, based on the received text message, a response text message from the second client device to be sent to the first client device; and

when the second client device is identified for text message archiving;

modifying a header in the response text message to make the response text message appear to the first client device as though the response text message is sent from the identified computer rather than from the second client device;

duplicating the modified received response text message;

sending the duplicate modified response text message to the messaging archive on the identified computer, wherein the modified duplicate response text message is archived as an outgoing message within the messaging archive at the identified computer, such that the incoming message and the outgoing message farm an archive of a threaded conversation between the first client device and the second client device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the duplicate text message is archived as part of a threaded message conversation between at least first client device and second client device.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein at least one of the first client device or the second client device is a mobile device.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the text message further comprises at least one of an Instant Messaging (IM) message, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message, or an Enhanced Message Service (EMS) message.