Auxiliary Data Signaling (e.g., Short Message Service (sms))

Auxiliary Data Signaling (e.g., Short Message Service (sms)) patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

03/01/07 - 20070049304 - Melting information on a client device
Melting information of a client device is described. The device melting includes receiving a melt message at an inbox of a client device. A source of the melt message is authenticated using identification information of the melt message. The client device automatically deletes client state information of the client device ...

03/01/07 - 20070049303 - Message transmission and received message activation methods and mobile communication terminal having message transmission and received message activation functions
A method for transmitting a message including inputting, at a transmitting terminal, a message body and an activation condition indicating when the message body is to be activated on a receiving terminal, and transmitting message data to the receiving terminal. The message data includes the message body and the activation ...

03/01/07 - 20070049302 - Method and system for handling files with mobile terminals and a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium
A method and system for handling files with mobile terminals and a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can be used in particular for handling e-mail attachments and the like on mobile terminals (PDAs, Smartphone, mobile phone) are described. According to the described method, an original ...

03/01/07 - 20070049301 - Articulating emotional response to messages
A method (1000) and a communication device (120) for articulating an emotional response from a first user to a second user. The communication device can include a positioning system (230) that senses a rotational input received by the communication device or an orientation of the communication device, and generates corresponding ...

02/22/07 - 20070042794 - Method of processing control information messages for point-to-multipoint services
A method of scheduling messages based upon whether there are any changes in the content of each message to be scheduled, and also considering certain information that may be needed by the terminal. Messages are scheduled such that the terminal (UE) would only need to perform minimal reading operations, thus ...

02/22/07 - 20070042793 - Method for transferring a message in a predetermined sending time and related communication system thereof
A method for transferring a message from a first portable electronic device to a second portable electronic device through a server is disclosed. The method includes: utilizing the first portable electronic device to add a relay information to the message and then delivering the message to the server; utilizing the ...

02/15/07 - 20070037592 - System and method for reducing the size of an electronic message on a mobile communication device
A method includes receiving a text message and identifying address card information within the message. A reduced version of the message is displayed by replacing the address card information of the message with an address card indicia. The receiving, identifying and displaying steps are performed by an electronic communication device. ...

02/15/07 - 20070037591 - Method for automatically recognizing approval number for electronic commerce through sms message in dmb terminal
Disclosed is a method for automatically recognizing an approval number for performing an electronic commerce transaction through a short messaging service (SMS) message in a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) terminal, the method including the steps of: accessing, by the DMB terminal, a home page for electronic commerce through a web-browsable ...

02/15/07 - 20070037590 - Method and apparatus for providing background effect to message in mobile communication terminal
Disclosed are a method for providing a background effect to a received message in a mobile communication terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes parsing a received message and checking whether a specific character is contained in the received message; and when the specific character is contained in the ...

02/08/07 - 20070032252 - Method and device for remote controlling a wireless communication device utilizing a text message
A method for remote controlling a wireless communication device by a message includes the following steps: the wireless communication device receives a message; and the wireless communication device executes a corresponding operation according to the data stored in the TP-User-Data (TP-UD) field or the data stored in the TP-Protocol-Identifier (TP-PID) ...

02/08/07 - 20070032251 - Method and system for reporting a short message capability via an ip multimedia subsystem
A method and system for reporting short message (SM) capability over an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) using a session initiation protocol (SIP) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) registers with a core network and sends a message indicating its SM capability via the IMS to the core network. The ...

02/01/07 - 20070026879 - System and method for blocking the use of a service in a telecommunication system
A method and system for controlling the use of a short message service in a telecommunication system that includes a telecommunication network, a terminal device by which a subscriber is connected to the network, a mobile services switching center connected to the network, a gateway connected to the network, a ...

02/01/07 - 20070026878 - Personal short codes for sms
Personal short codes facilitate the establishment of unique, personalized codes for accessing network services and personalized distribution lists. Users can create individualized lists of personal short codes for desired network services. Services can reside within or outside of the wireless network. Messages having personal short codes can incorporate text routing ...

02/01/07 - 20070026877 - Method and system for origination signaling in a wireless network
A method for origination signaling in a wireless network is provided. The method includes receiving a delayed feature request at an input device. The delayed feature request is directly provided from the input device to an override chip. An invitation message that is operable to request establishment of a delayed ...

01/11/07 - 20070010266 - System and method for providing interactive wireless data and voice based services
A system for providing remote interactive services to users of portable data and voice enabled communications devices, including users of SMS and WAP enabled communications devices. The system interfaces with a user of a communications device in a manner that employs a sequence of different types of interactive sessions over ...

01/11/07 - 20070010265 - Enabling text messaging between a member and non-member of a community based on a common short code
Enabling a user of a device, such as a wired or wireless device, that is associated with a telephone number to communicate text messages with another user of another device that is not associated with a telephone number (or the telephone number is unknown to the sender). Although the other ...

01/11/07 - 20070010264 - Automatically sending rich contact information coincident to a telephone call
Rich contact information is provided coincident to a telephone call on a mobile device in an alternate communication. When a telephone call is received on the phone, rich content such as rich personal contact data is provided to the receiver of the call. The rich contact data corresponds to the ...

01/04/07 - 20070004435 - System and method for permitting maintenance of privacy of main number assigned to wireless device
A wireless communications system is depicted in which a message can be delivered to a wireless device. In the communications system, a first number included within a true address for communication with the device is associated with the device. A second number distinct from the first number is also associated ...

01/04/07 - 20070004434 - Method and system for ordering and carrying out printing and mailing services
A method and system for ordering and performing printing services and mailing services are provided in which a user is location-independent and, in a way that involves little effort on his part, can generate an order for an individual piece of mail that is to be printed and sent, and ...

12/28/06 - 20060293071 - Document access method
The invention relates to methods of accessing a document linked to a message sent to a mobile terminal via an operator. This is a document access method comprising: a step of an operator sending a mobile first terminal a message linked to a document; a step of a user consulting ...

12/28/06 - 20060293070 - Mobile terminal and method for processing messages apparatus
Disclosed is a method for processing messages in a mobile terminal having a communication service cutoff mode for disabling voice calls and message transmissions. The method includes the steps of storing one or more input messages when a user presses a key to send the messages during the communication service ...

12/28/06 - 20060293069 - Method and system for controlling an electronic device
A method and a system for controlling an electronic device (102) are provided. The method includes receiving a first control message from a network (110). After the first control message is received, a second control message is received from a local device. Further, an application corresponding to the second control ...

12/28/06 - 20060293068 - Method for communicating messages to an electronic communication equipment
Communicating data messages, such as MMS (multimedia messaging service) messages, to addressed electronic communication equipment involves downloading to the communication equipment only messages known and identified by a MMSC ...

12/21/06 - 20060286990 - Message validity determining method to determine whether an information equipment is indeed connected to a wireless network
A message validity determining method is applied to a wireless network for allowing a user to know whether a connection-established message emitted by a wireless base station are correct after the user has input an encryption parameter in an information equipment and the information equipment has been connected to the ...

12/14/06 - 20060281475 - Method for a remote listen-in operation activated by a short message
A method for a remote listen-in operation using short messages includes sending a short message to a mobile phone, the short message including a remote listen-in command and a phone number. When the mobile phone receives and parses the short message, the mobile phone automatically dials the phone number to ...

12/14/06 - 20060281474 - Enhanced messaging services
In 3GPP architected networks, IMS application servers offer the possibility of deploying feature-rich services to users. To enable legacy messaging services, such as SMS, to take advantage of the possibilities offered, the conventional message handling scheme is modified such that the SMS, or other message, is delivered to an application ...

12/07/06 - 20060276210 - Adaptable communication techniques for electronic devices
Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users ...

12/07/06 - 20060276209 - Location-independent packet routing and secure access in a short-range wireless networking environment
The present invention provides methods, systems, and computer program instructions for providing location-independent packet routing and secure access in a wireless networking environment (such as that encountered within a building), enabling client devices to travel seamlessly within the environment. Each client device uses a constant address. An address translation process ...

12/07/06 - 20060276208 - Rule based processing of sms messages
A method and system for receiving, processing and distributing SMS and MMS messages, which consists of a message processor and virtual or desktop clients. The message processor comprises of a rule processing agent that intelligently analyses incoming messages using a set of predetermined logic rules and directs the dispatching agent ...

12/07/06 - 20060276207 - System and method for reducing short message service delay
A method of messaging in a wireless cellular system comprising predicting a location of the mobile station (122, 124), wherein the location corresponds to a first sector within the wireless cellular system; sending a first message to the mobile station via the first sector within the wireless cellular system; and ...

11/30/06 - 20060270425 - Method for compressing a message in a mobile communication terminal and mobile communication terminal using the same
A method and mobile terminal for compressing message content includes receiving an original message comprising user-supplied content, the original message having a message size which varies based upon the user-supplied content. A compressed message may be generated by modifying the user-supplied content according to at least one automatic compression process, ...

11/30/06 - 20060270424 - Network support for remote sign content update
A system and method are provided for provisioning network support to allow an authorized mobile subscriber to update message content of a remote signage system having variable content capabilities such as an electronic road sign or the like. The authorized subscriber does so by transmitting a text message, which is ...

11/16/06 - 20060258381 - Method and apparatus for transmitting digital data
To resolve a data rate problem that results from a channel having a standardized data rate that is limited and too low between two synchronized relays, provision is made for causing the channel to be asynchronous and for providing the receiving relay with a buffer memory, preferably of the first-in-first-out ...

11/16/06 - 20060258380 - Interactive opt-in-messaging
There are disclosed processes and systems for interactive opt-in messaging. A mobile phone user may enroll in a content delivery service at the invitation of a broadcast program. A content program may then be delivered to the mobile phone. The content program may include a series of messages having interest ...

11/16/06 - 20060258379 - Method and system for delivering telematics services via a handheld communication device
A method for providing vehicle services to a user of a motor vehicle includes receiving a text message from the user via a handheld communication device in wireless communication with a call center and requesting vehicle information from a telematics unit in a vehicle associated with the user via a ...

11/16/06 - 20060258378 - Mobile device for mapping sms characters to e.g. sound, vibration, or graphical effects
The invention relates to a device for perceivably accentuating message elements of a message, wherein the message is composed of message elements chosen from a limited set of message elements, the device having elements: for defining and/or altering a set of Selected Message Elements (SMEs) containing at least one SME, ...

11/09/06 - 20060252435 - Enabling application wakeup on a mobile device with a hybrid client
A system, apparatus, and method are directed to managing a message communications to a mobile device. The mobile device may include a first application that is unresponsive to a wakeup alert from a server. For example, the first application may be an instant messaging (IM) client that is developed as ...

11/02/06 - 20060246927 - Mobile communication method and terminal
In a mobile communication terminal, message content and recipient information is received input from a user during a message creation process. After receiving a triggering signal indicating an end of the message creation process, the message content and the recipient information is analyzed. The analysis results in a indication of ...

10/26/06 - 20060240853 - Wireless sensor alerts
Techniques are provided for wireless sensor alerts. In certain implementations, wireless sensor alerts may be facilitated by a process at a wireless device. The process may include detecting a signal representing an environmental state in the vicinity of the wireless device, comparing the environmental state represented by the signal against ...

10/26/06 - 20060240852 - Method and system to enable mobile transactions
A system and method for allowing users to specify using commonly available mobile devices such as mobile telephones, transactions to be performed is described. More particularly, the invention provides a transaction interface layer which uses a predetermined lightweight message syntax to allow a user to specify transactions to be performed. ...

10/26/06 - 20060240851 - Interactive messaging system
The interactive messaging system of the present invention provides for an interactive communication process between users, both senders and recipients. The sender composes a message by filling in a template stored in data services. Once completed, the sender pushes the message to a recipient's wireless device if the wireless device ...

10/26/06 - 20060240850 - Method and system for sending binary messages
Systems and methods for sending binary messages to a wireless communication device are provided. A mobile handset maintains a database of contacts including an indicator identifying whether a particular contact is capable or incapable of receiving a binary message. When a mobile handset attempts to send a binary message to ...

10/19/06 - 20060234736 - Providing contact data in a wireless telecommunication system
Providing contact data in a wireless telecommunication system comprises receiving a contact data record from a first mobile device and storing the contact data record in a contact database remote from the mobile device. A selection can be received remotely for the contact data record from a second mobile device. ...

10/19/06 - 20060234735 - Presence-enabled mobile access
A real-time communications system that is capable of convening an on-line meeting or teleconference involving text, audio, video, and/or data between multiple users of mobile and non-mobile devices. A mobile telephone is operative to receive an invitation to join an on-line meeting with at least one user of another mobile ...

10/19/06 - 20060234734 - System and method for exchanging sms message
Disclosed is a system and a method for exchanging a short messaging service (SMS) message. To do this, when a sender edits SMS message data which is longer than the length regulated in an SMS message transmission standard, the SMS message data is compressed using Huffman coding and transmitted. A ...

10/19/06 - 20060234733 - Routing element and methods
A routing element passes messages between an application server and a plurality of signalling gateways. The routing element is operable to receive a message comprising routing information from one of the application server and a one of the signalling gateways and forward the message to the other of the application ...

10/19/06 - 20060234732 - Method and apparatus for delayed transmission of sms messages
A method for delayed transmission of a message from a mobile terminal to a recipient over a mobile communication network is provide. The method comprises composing a message content, wherein the message content is stored in a storage medium of the mobile terminal; associating transmission information with the message content, ...

10/19/06 - 20060234731 - System and method for secure messaging between wireless device and application gateway
A method and system for secure messaging between a wireless device and an application gateway provides for connecting a device to an application mapping layer via a secure socket and exchanging encryption keys for effecting asymmetric encryption between the device and the application gateway. The encryption has a first set ...

10/19/06 - 20060234730 - System and method for accessing multiple data sources by mobile applications
A system for accessing multiple data sources by mobile applications, the system comprising an application gateway server including a message broker for communicating between the system and a mobile device and a message transformer for communicating with a plurality of backend servers having different data source infrastructures. A method of ...

10/05/06 - 20060223555 - Automatic time setting method for mobile terminals
A method is provided for automatically setting time in a mobile terminal, whereby the mobile communication terminal can automatically set time in an asynchronous mobile communication system. By providing a message to the mobile terminal that includes time information, the mobile terminal may automatically set the time rather than a ...

10/05/06 - 20060223554 - Method and system for temporal delivery of email messages
One embodiment includes an exemplary method of providing temporal control of email delivery. The method further includes receiving message data comprising at least a message body and a selected time. The message further includes displaying a first portion of the message data prior to the selected time. The first portion ...

10/05/06 - 20060223553 - Event control system and method for a mobile communication network
A system for controlling an event on a mobile communication device is provided. The system comprising at least one circuit for receiving a message communicated over a wireless communication network; and at least one circuit for converting the message to a command executable by a processor of a mobile communication ...

10/05/06 - 20060223552 - System and method for vehicle delay notification using a mobile telecommunications network
A system and method of vehicle delay notification. The method includes determining a vehicle delay, determining that the vehicle delay meets or exceeds a delay threshold, determining one or more affected mobile telecommunications subscribers, and sending a message to one or more mobile telecommunications phones notifying the one or more ...

09/28/06 - 20060217136 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for surveillance of messaging service messages in a communications network
Methods, systems, and computer program products for surveillance of messaging service messages in a communications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system is provided for intercepting a messaging service message in a communications network. The system can include a communication module for receiving and sending messaging service messages ...

09/28/06 - 20060217135 - Multimedia products and services marketing and sales method and methods of conducting business
The present invention provides a method, product and system for correlating advertising efficacy with multimedia methods of marketing, offering for sale, selling and distributing products and services. ...

09/28/06 - 20060217134 - Access point
An access point 10 providing a wireless LAN connection to a terminal device, for the purpose of connecting the terminal device to a WAN, the access point 10 includes: antenna units 210 and 310a-d that send and/or receive a radio frequency signal used for exchanging information via the wireless LAN; ...

09/21/06 - 20060211435 - Method for providing a best guess for an intended recipient of a message
The present invention is a method for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message. The method includes identifying a pattern in the message; searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list; registering an addressee in ...

09/21/06 - 20060211434 - Methods and apparatus for providing consistency in sms message timestamp formatting for mobile communication devices
Methods and apparatus for providing consistency in Short Message Service (SMS) timestamp formatting (UTC or non-UTC) for mobile communication devices are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a method involves receiving an SMS message intended for a mobile communication device; identifying whether the SMS message has timestamp data formatted in Coordinated ...

09/14/06 - 20060205420 - System, method and apparatus for optimized wireless messaging
Wireless data message optimization for messages sent between a wireless device and a server that provides a service that the wireless device is authorized to access is provided using an application gateway that serves as a proxy between the wireless device and the server. The application gateway maps optimized service ...

09/14/06 - 20060205419 - System and method for zone - based personalized information providing
A system and method for providing zone-based personalized information to a user of mobile communication terminal located in a specific zone are presented. The system comprises a zone management system which acquires MIN information of a mobile communication terminal entering a specific zone, a zone information management server which receives ...

09/07/06 - 20060199601 - Method of transforming message and mobile station using the same
A method for transforming and presenting a message and a mobile station using the transformed message is provided. By transforming a received message, such as a voice or character message, into tactilely sensed symbols, the contents of the message can be recognized via touch or sight by a user having ...

09/07/06 - 20060199600 - Method of applying for communication service and communication terminal thereof
A method of applying for a communication service and a communication terminal thereof are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes generating, by a terminal, at least one message including information necessary for the opening; transmitting the generated message to a server that supports the opening of the communication ...

09/07/06 - 20060199599 - Method for setting communication device and communication device thereof
A method for adding a user interface setting to a communications device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a message including the user interface setting from a messaging service; extracting the user interface setting from the received message; and storing the extracted user interface setting in the communications receiver. In ...

09/07/06 - 20060199598 - Text message based mobile phone security method and device
A method includes wirelessly receiving a text string at a mobile phone and parsing the text string to obtain security configuration data of the mobile phone. The method determines whether a code in the security configuration data matches a corresponding code in the mobile phone. The method further includes locking ...

09/07/06 - 20060199597 - System and method for providing a proxy in a short message service (sms) environment
According to a particular embodiment, a method for distributing messages is provided that includes receiving one or more short message service (SMS) messages. The method also includes distributing one or more of the messages to a selected one or a plurality of short message service center (SMSC) servers. ...

08/31/06 - 20060194596 - System and method for direct peer to peer mobile messaging
A method and system for enabling mobile users using wireless devices such as mobile phones to conduct real time direct peer to peer mobile messaging through mobile networks. The system and method of the present invention provides mobile messaging software running on mobile devices. The mobile messaging software has local ...

08/31/06 - 20060194595 - Messaging system and service
Embodiments of the invention are concerned with modification of messages en route to a destination. One such modification is the addition of third party material, such as advertisement data, to a message. Conventionally, such a modification of messages occurs in accordance with some input from the sender of the message, ...

08/24/06 - 20060189333 - Unified interface for voice, text or picture message authoring
A unified messaging interface and associated methods that enables mobile communication device users to initiate the creation of a message for a recipient without being required to explicitly specify the type of message that is to be created. The mobile communication device supports multiple message types, such as voice, text, ...

08/17/06 - 20060183489 - Method and system for authenticating messages exchanged in a communications system
In a communications system supporting the exchange of messages, a method for authenticating messages, comprising: having a message sender send a message to be authenticated to a signature generator entity in the communications system; having the signature generator entity generate a signature with respect to the received message, the signature ...

08/10/06 - 20060178156 - Routing method in a wireless sensor network
A routing method in a wireless sensor network where sensor nodes are grouped into cells is provided. Upon receipt of detected information to be transmitted to a destination, a sensor node determines whether a cell to which the destination belongs is one hop away. If the cell of the destination ...

08/10/06 - 20060178155 - Message handling based on the state of a telecommunications terminal
A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable: (i) applications that are external to a telecommunications terminal, rather than the user, to initiate the delivery of content to the terminal, and (ii) the terminal to determine, based on the state of the terminal, whether or not to provide the content ...

08/03/06 - 20060172750 - Server apparatus, message
The same message sent out from any terminal is intended to be sent to the other terminals as recipients securely and rationally. Server apparatus 1 automatically responds to a telephone call from any sender terminal 2, records the message, creates, registers and publishes a Web page to publish the message. ...

08/03/06 - 20060172749 - Permission based text messaging
A system and method for narrowcasting text messages to a plurality of cellular phones. The system and method allow a potential user to opt in to receive the text messages the user wants to receive. The potential user can opt in through a computer network based web page. Once the ...

07/27/06 - 20060166686 - Method for sharing data using sms
Disclosed is a method for sharing data between mobile terminals and between a server and a mobile terminal using SMS. The server provides a search engine necessary to search for data requested by a mobile terminal and share the requested data. The server also has a group list of mobile ...

07/20/06 - 20060160548 - Method and system for information feedback based on instant messaging communication
Disclosed herein is an information feedback method and system based on instant messaging relating to telecommunication techniques. An instant messaging system obtains a location of a mobile terminal from a mobile positioning system according to request information of the mobile terminal. An automatic information processing system generates location-based information according ...

07/20/06 - 20060160547 - Time calibration method for mobile phone
A simplified time calibration method for a telecommunication device, such as a mobile phone. The method comprises: (a) having the mobile phone send a short message to itself, (b) recording successively the uncalibrated time of sending and receiving the short message; (c) extracting the calibrated time included in the received ...

07/13/06 - 20060154677 - Concurrent transfer of packet data and paging in mobile communication terminal
Concurrently transferring/receiving GPRS packet data and paging in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, in which the terminal transferring/receiving GPRS packet data can receive GPRS paging in a network supporting NMO-2. The terminal can concurrently process a GPRS service and a GSM service in a GPRS network supporting NMO-2 using ...

07/13/06 - 20060154676 - Method, system and communication terminal for utilising a multimedia messaging service format for applications
This invention relates to a method, system and communication terminal for utilising a MMS format for user interfaces for applications such as running animations or audio-recordings, or such as showing screen images guiding an operator through a specific menu sequence. ...

07/06/06 - 20060148496 - Method for administrating sms message of mobile phone
A method for administrating SMS message of mobile phone is disclosed, The method comprises the steps of receiving an SMS message;. analyzing the sender ID; determining whether the sender ID matches with the lists set by the user on the guard function; if the sender ID is matched, the receive/instant-delete ...

07/06/06 - 20060148495 - Telecommunications services apparatus and methods
A text message is identified by an SMS router (16) by means of message attributes, such as addressing, address type, message content or signalling fields, as belonging to one of a number of different categories, each category relating to a specific messaging application. The identified messaging application may be executed ...

06/29/06 - 20060142030 - Apparatus and method of wireless instant messaging
A wireless communication device declares one of a plurality of extended instant messaging states and transmits the declared states to a presence information server. Declared extended instant messaging states for destination devices are received, and an enhanced instant message based on delared extended instant messaging states is generated. ...

06/29/06 - 20060142029 - Wireless network system for efficiently delivering multimedia messages
The present invention provides a wireless network system that enables direct wireless delivery of a multimedia message from a first MMS user agent to a second MMS user agent. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the wireless network system includes a MMS server that receives, from the first ...

06/22/06 - 20060135187 - Method and system for processing broadcast sms message in mobile communication terminal, and mobile communication terminal having the system
A method and system for processing a broadcast SMS (Short Message Service) message in a mobile communication terminal is provided. The system includes a Broadcast Management Task which performs UI (User Interface) control; and a Main Control Task which determines whether or not a Data Burst Message received from the ...

06/22/06 - 20060135186 - Transmission frame and radio unit with transmission frame
A transmission frame and a telecommunications device (60, 65, 70) having a transmission frame (1) are proposed, which are used to transmit short messages (5) in a telecommunications network (10), in particular in a radiotelecommunications network. By means of the transmission frame (1), especially flexible transmission of short messages (5) ...

06/22/06 - 20060135185 - System and method for sending short text messages in mobile communication systems
Disclosed are a system and a method for sending a short text message to both a mobile phone and a mail server. The system includes at least one base station for providing wireless network nodes of the first and second mobile phones; a short message service center for receiving a ...

06/22/06 - 20060135184 - Method and system for blocking undesirable messages
The present invention relates to a method for blocking undesirable messages (MMs), which includes the following steps: a message is sent from a sender (MMS UA A) to a transmitter (MMS R/S A); the message is sent from the transmitter (MMS R/S A) to a service provider (MMSE SP B); ...

06/15/06 - 20060128409 - Unified messaging system configured for management of short message service-type messages
A unified communications system is configured for receiving, storing, and/or sending SMS messages based on management of the SMS messages according to a prescribed open standards-based protocol. The unified communications system includes an SMS module configured for receiving SMS messages according to SMPP protocol. The SMS module obtains source and ...

06/15/06 - 20060128408 - Method and system for selecting data items for service requests
A method and system locate a transponder that has an associated identifier and content data, at a location substantially accessible to a user of the mobile terminal. The transponder is activated by the mobile terminal with a wireless signal. In response, the mobile terminal receives at least the identifier and ...

06/15/06 - 20060128407 - Transmitting image using mobile terminal
The present invention relates to transmitting an image using a mobile terminal. The present invention comprises selecting at least one image having a predetermined resolution, checking a first size of the at least one image, determining whether the first size of the at least one image exceeds a transmittable size, ...

06/15/06 - 20060128406 - System, apparatus and method for detecting malicious traffic in a communications network
Monitoring apparatus has a pattern matching engine that analyses service usage in a network in order to identify traffic relating to malicious attacks. Optionally, the monitoring apparatus can also arrange for a counter-measure to be deployed upon detection of the malicious traffic. ...

06/15/06 - 20060128405 - Messaging protocol/service switching methods and devices
Methods, devices, and computer readable media for switching communications from a first messaging protocol/service to a second messaging protocol/service by use of messaging information being embedded in a header of a first message of the first messaging protocol/service to enable the recipient to contact the sender over the second messaging ...

06/15/06 - 20060128404 - Text messaging conversation user interface functionality
A computer readable medium, method and user device for a user interface functionality for SMS and SMS-like message conversations is provided. A group of individual SMS messages is treated as a single entity by the SMS conversation UI, the SMS conversation history UI saves space by including the SMS editor ...

06/15/06 - 20060128403 - Method for sending a short message and debiting the recipient
A method for sending short messages using a debiting service with debiting to a recipient by the following steps: 1) receiving a short message from a sending number addressed to a recipient's number, with the addition of a prefix, the prefix being associated with the debiting service; ii) checking an ...

06/08/06 - 20060121920 - Acknowledging missed messages broadcast on a control channel
Methods and apparatus are presented for acknowledging missed control channel messages. In a system wherein control channel messages can be used to send the transmission parameters of signals on a data traffic channel, the inability to decode the latest control channel message can cause a delay in system throughput. Functionality ...

06/08/06 - 20060121919 - Network management device, mobile terminal, communication method using same
A network server 110 for managing a terminal connected to a local IP network 111 comprises: a signaling control section 109 for receiving a registration request, sent from a mobile device 120 which has just been connected to the local IP network 111, requesting registration as a terminal connected to ...

06/01/06 - 20060116142 - Well behaved sms notifications
Apparatus for controlling an alert signal produced to notify a recipient when an incoming message is received. The message is received via a communications channel from a message originator. In addition, the message originator also specifies and transmits notification data indicating the manner in which the message originator desires that ...

06/01/06 - 20060116141 - Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a ...

06/01/06 - 20060116140 - Method and apparatus for controlling state of multi-functional device using short message service, and multi-functional device including the apparatus
A method and apparatus for controlling a system state of a multi-functional device or a printer based on the content of a short message provided via a short message service (SMS), and a multi-functional device using the apparatus are provided. The method includes steps for receiving a short message, verifying ...

06/01/06 - 20060116139 - Automatically enabling the forwarding of instant messages
Techniques are described for forwarding an instant message addressed to an intended instant messaging recipient to the recipient's mobile telephone when the recipient's mobile telephone number is known to the instant message sender. In one example, an instant message is forwarded to the intended recipient's mobile telephone number when the ...

06/01/06 - 20060116138 - Value added services creation (vasc) platform
A method of creating messaging application services by using a drag and drop user interface without needing to write computer programs. The messaging application flow is created in VASC (Value Added Services Creation) system by using micro-service blocks which are connected together in an orderly fashion to represent a service. ...

05/25/06 - 20060111131 - Short message service (sms) remote control for mobile station
In one embodiment, a short message service (SMS) remote control for a mobile station comprises receiving a SMS message at a first mobile station in a first area, the SMS message received from a server via a communication network. The method also comprises transmitting the SMS message from the first ...

05/25/06 - 20060111130 - Method and apparatus for transmitting sms message between mobile communication network and wlan and system using the same
A method and system for providing a short message service (SMS) between a cellular mobile communication network and an IEEE 802.11 WLAN are provided. To provide the SMS between the mobile communication network and the WLAN, a short message gateway (SMGW) is further provided between existing SS7 network and IP ...

05/25/06 - 20060111129 - Method of transmitting feedback information in an orthogononal frequency division multiplexing (ofdm)/ ofdm access (ofdma) mobile communication system
A method of transmitting feedback information in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises a mobile station (MS) which determines whether to transmit feedback information to a base station (BS) without solicitation from the BS. After determining to do so, the MS transmits a request message ...

05/25/06 - 20060111128 - System and method for delay reduction in a network
A system and method for reducing the transmission delay of messages sent through a network from a source mobile unit (112) to a destination mobile unit (114). Portions of a data message are received (202). The portions of the data message are decoded (204) and a type of the data ...

05/11/06 - 20060099979 - Method and apparatus for providing broadcast messages in a communications network
The present invention is a novel and improved method for providing broadcast short message services (SMS) in a communication network. It is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus that insures the successful transmission of the broadcast message while minimizing the impact of providing the ...

05/11/06 - 20060099978 - Wireless communication terminal with function of confiirming receiver's identity by displaying image corresponding to the receiver and method thereof
A wireless communication terminal having a function of confirming a receiver by searching an image when editing a message and a method thereof are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: an input unit for receiving a message transmitting request signal, a telephone number and a message; a storing unit for ...

05/11/06 - 20060099977 - Method of mobile phone remote setup by utilizing sms
A method of mobile phone remote setup by utilizing SMS, which enables a mobile phone to send a normal SMS message, comprising a remote control function including a series of characters in a remote control selection and corresponding installation parameters, in the form of protocol data units (PDUs) through wireless ...

05/11/06 - 20060099976 - Integrated message delivery over a plurality of transport mediums
Facilitating a communication directed to a communication device operable to receive data over a plurality of transport mediums includes determining present transport coverage of the communication device, determining which transport mediums the communication device is presently operable to receive the communication, and selecting one of theses transport mediums for delivery ...

05/11/06 - 20060099975 - Personal data assistant having a detachable voice communication device
Described is a mobile computing arrangement which includes a body including a communication dock; a first data link port situated in the dock; a memory storing data that includes at least one telephone number; and a detachable voice communication device including a wireless transducer, a memory and a second data ...

05/04/06 - 20060094454 - System and method for sending internet message in mobile communication terminal
A method and system for sending and posting a message in a mobile communication environment, are discussed. In one embodiment, the system for positing a message includes a first terminal configured to send a message with a destination number and message access level information, and a server configured to post ...

05/04/06 - 20060094453 - Apparatus and method for setting multimedia items using an mms message in a mobile terminal
Provided is an apparatus and method for setting multimedia using a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding data for a multimedia setup item into an MMS message; and a controller for providing the multimedia setup item, controlling the encoder to ...

04/27/06 - 20060089165 - Virtual network solution for sms message exchange between gsm and ansi (tia/eia 41) networks
Systems and methods for exchanging a short message service (SMS) message between networks operating in accordance with different standards. An intermediary system operates between a first network operating in accordance with a first standard and a second network operating in accordance with a second standard. A routing information request for ...

04/27/06 - 20060089164 - Method and system for transmitting mms notification message
Disclosed is a method for transmitting an MMS notification message including the steps of transmitting the MMS notification message including information used for receiving an MMS message to a receiving subscriber terminal, and retransmitting the MMS notification message to another subscriber terminal designated in advance by a subscriber of the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089163 - Method and system for delivering messages
The invention concerns a method (300) and system (100) for delivering messages. The method can include the steps of receiving (314) a message from a sender, selectively storing (316) the message from the sender and notifying (322) a user of a target portable electronic device (134) of the message when ...

04/20/06 - 20060084452 - Radio communication terminal device and radio communication method for forming radio communication terminal network
A radio communication terminal network with a tree structure is formed in such a way that a plurality of receiving side terminal devices on a downstream side of a source terminal device are connected to the source terminal device, and other receiving side terminal devices on a further downstream side ...

04/20/06 - 20060084451 - Method and apparatus for routing short messages in mobile telephone networks
A method for routing short messages using a router in a mobile telecommunications network. The method comprises: receiving a short message from a short message element; attempting to deliver a short message without passing through a store and forward function; and if said attempted delivery fails, directing said short message ...

04/20/06 - 20060084450 - Communication apparatus and a method of indicating receipt of an electronic message, and a server, a method and a computer program product for providing a computerized icon ordering service
A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate ...

04/13/06 - 20060079255 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for short message service (sms) spam filtering using e-mail spam filtering resources
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for preventing the delivery of unwanted SMS messages, such as those containing unsolicited commercial messages or spam, in a communications network. More particularly, SMS messages are intercepted prior to delivery and at least a portion of the SMS message content is encapsulated ...

04/13/06 - 20060079254 - Method and apparatus for updating a control file
A method of simultaneously upgrading control files in mobile devices (5) and remote devices (45) utlising Cell Broadcast messages. A control file is divided into a number of packets which are sent in the user data sections (18, 20) of a sequence of Cell Broadcasts messages. The mobile data (5) ...

04/06/06 - 20060073842 - Message transmitting apparatus and method in mobile communication terminal
The present invention relates to a message transmitting apparatus and method in a mobile communication terminal and solves the problem of a message transmission being stopped when a message size exceeds a message capacity is solved. Also, memory resources of the mobile communication terminal are more efficiently utilized because an ...

03/30/06 - 20060068818 - Audience participation method and apparatus
Apparatus for interactive broadcasting comprises: an in step device for determining predetermined times in a broadcast relevant to user interaction; a content insertion device for inserting interactivity content for sending over a network to users for interaction at the predetermined times; and an embedding unit for embedding timing control into ...

03/30/06 - 20060068817 - Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine (ATM) is adapted to receive a text message from a mobile telecommunications device provided through an RF communications system. The ATM then interprets the received text message, and provides information or a service in response to the received text message. ...

03/30/06 - 20060068816 - Network based contacts with optional dtmf exchange of the same
A method is provided for managing contact information for a wireless mobile terminal (40) having an electronic directory that stores contacts thereon along with the telephone numbers for the contacts. The method includes: maintaining a database (70) containing contact information for a user of the terminal (40), the contact information ...

03/30/06 - 20060068815 - System and method for cellular telephone network access point
A wireless telephone includes a cellular telephone controller configured to interface the cellular telephone to a telephone network; a wireless packet network controller configured to interface the wireless telephone to packet network; and a wireless network access point controller configured to interface a computer to said packet network via telephone ...

03/30/06 - 20060068814 - Wireless data communication method
A data communication method for information exchange in a wireless communication system. Various types of information are stored in a database according to a predefined format, and transmitted during voice communication using an EMS message. The corresponding database of the receiver is then updated automatically according to the received EMS ...

03/23/06 - 20060063541 - Apparatus and method for canceling sms message transmission and retaining received sms message
Provided is an apparatus and method for cancellation of an SMS message transmission and for retainment of a received SMS message, which can prevent an undesired transmission of an SMS message and an undesired deletion of a received SMS message. A method for cancellation of a message transmission in a ...

03/16/06 - 20060058050 - Private branch exchange system and service method for distributing sms messages to extension units
The present invention relates to a PBX system for providing exchange service to a number of extension subscribers. In the PBX system, a main exchange center provides a private branch exchange service to a number of extension subscribers. When a ring is received via a main line, the main exchange ...

03/16/06 - 20060058049 - Network communication system
The present invention is directed to a network communication system that provides textual communication and call transferring between nodes. The system further allows simultaneous notification of multiple nodes of an incoming call. The system includes a local computer that may also serve as a node in the system. A call ...

03/16/06 - 20060058048 - Method and apparatus for an e-commerce message using sms
The invention provides a method for generating an SMS business message for processing by a software application comprising the steps of: a data collection interface accepting outgoing instructions and outgoing data from said software application; a message encoding engine encoding said outgoing instructions and outgoing data from said software application ...

03/09/06 - 20060052120 - Communication terminal
A device coupled to a communication terminal allows an emergency sequence to be triggered. During the emergency sequence, the communication terminal outputs a signal, so that, by way of example, a voice link is set up to a prescribed telephone number. The external triggering apparatus is in the form of ...

03/09/06 - 20060052119 - Method and apparatus for interfacing to communications messages
A user interface system is provided for managing communications messages of a communications device supporting voice and data services. The user interface system is operative to receive a data element wherein the data element identifies the type of communications message received and sender identification, display a menu upon receiving the ...

03/09/06 - 20060052118 - Layout process for multimedia messages
The present invention is in the field of imaging. The present invention relates more particularly to an automatic layout process, on at least one page (37), for a composite multimedia message, intended to be displayed on a terminal screen, and intended to be printed using a printer communicating with the ...

03/02/06 - 20060046753 - Systems and methods for object identification
Methods and systems for providing information services over a communications network include steps and structure for receiving an inquiry message from a mobile subscriber relating to an information service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the inquiry message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with ...

03/02/06 - 20060046752 - Mobile services control platform providing a message forwarding service
A mobile services control platform supports enhanced services for SMS or MMS message forwarding. The service allows a subscriber to receive SMS (Short Message Service) directed to his or her mobile number across a range of devices, depending on the context, the device, and the network the user is connected ...

03/02/06 - 20060046751 - Status request messages for use on a mobile handset
An efficient way to communication with a mobile handset for testing and debugging is described. Additionally, the communication process can also be used to make updates to the mobile handset. Data from a mobile handset can be analyzed. This data may include, for example, information relating to the performance of ...

02/23/06 - 20060040684 - System and method for blocking the use of a service in a telecommunication system
A method and system for controlling the use of a short message service in a telecommunication system that includes a telecommunication network, a terminal device by which a subscriber is connected to the network, a mobile services switching center connected to the network, a gateway connected to the network, a ...

02/23/06 - 20060040683 - Cellular radio telecommunications terminal, a system, a method, a computer program and a user interface
A cellular radio telecommunications terminal comprising: a cellular radio transceiver for receiving, as a plurality of data packets, a data sequence for output; processing means for processing the data sequence to produce an audio output to a user; a user interface for providing after the receipt of the data sequence, ...

02/23/06 - 20060040682 - Method and telecommunications device for transmitting and receiving service messages to and from a service centre
The present invention seeks to improve the downloading of downloadable information content that is directly or indirectly available in a service center (SZ), using a telecommunications device (TKG) to guarantee in a simple manner that the person initiating the download process bears the cost of the downloaded information content and ...

02/16/06 - 20060035652 - Short message service management system equipped with additional data transfer function
Disclosed is an SMS management system equipped with an additional data transfer function. The SMS management system includes a message transmission module, wherein the message transmission module includes: a capacity calculating unit for calculating the volume of the message content entered by the message input unit and calculating a residual ...

02/16/06 - 20060035651 - System and method for remote control of media devices
The techniques described transmit messages from a mobile device to a digital television (or other media) appliance. One technique associates a mobile unit with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device where the CPE device is a media device at a first location and the mobile unit is at a second ...

02/09/06 - 20060030342 - Method for transmitting and receiving control information in a mobile communication system supporting multimedia broadcast/multicast service
Disclosed is a method for efficiently transmitting and receiving control information messages necessary for a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) provided in a mobile communication system. The method includes setting information elements for the control information messages to reduce unnecessary signaling overhead during the transmission of the control information. The method ...

02/02/06 - 20060025164 - Method and system for integrating instant message into unified message
A method, system, means, and computer program code for integrating instant message into unified message service. According to embodiments of the present invention, each unified message user not only have a unique phone number for its unified message service, but also have a corresponding HTTP URL for its instant message ...

02/02/06 - 20060025163 - Intelligent delivery agent for short message distribution center
A message distribution center (MDC) and Intelligent Delivery Agent are implemented in a wireless Internet gateway interposed between content providers and a wireless carrier to subjectively examine and direct messages via SMTP based on desired rules (e.g., non-peak hours, paying subscribers only, etc.) using standard SMTP Gateway and other well-known ...

02/02/06 - 20060025162 - Method, and apparatus, for addressing a message to mobile user terminals
A method is provided of addressing a message to a subset of the mobile user terminals in radio connection with a radio network controller of a telecommunications network comprising including in the message a first digital identifier and a second digital identifier. The first digital identifier identifies the radio network ...

01/26/06 - 20060019685 - Method for handling service requests in a mobile telecommunication network
The method of the invention handles a request message from a mobile station to a content provider in a network comprising at least said mobile station, said content provider and a radio system with a first component for directing messages sent from and to mobile stations and a second component ...

01/26/06 - 20060019684 - Short message filter mechanism and communication device
A communication device with a short message filter mechanism. The communication device comprises an incoming phone number filter module for acquiring the number of digits in an incoming phone number accompanying a short message received by the communication device and, if the number of digits in the incoming phone number ...

01/26/06 - 20060019683 - Method of transmitting pictures by mobile telecommunication device
The present invention discloses a method of transmitting pictures by a mobile telecommunication device through a picture specification conversion program installed in the mobile telecommunication device, and by using the picture specification conversion table to convert the specification of a picture information into the size complying with the display screen ...

01/19/06 - 20060014553 - Wireless communication terminal for unifying multiple messages and method thereof
A wireless communication terminal having a function for unifying multiple messages and a method thereof are disclosed. The wireless communication terminal having a function for unifying multiple messages includes: a wireless transceiver; an output unit; a memory for storing a multi-message unifying interface program, a multi-message unifying program, transmitting messages, ...

01/19/06 - 20060014552 - Customer service messaging, such as on mobile devices
A mobile device and corresponding service provider are configured to provide a user of the mobile device with access to one or more instant messaging help entities, from the mobile device. The one or more instant messaging help entities may be associated with the corresponding service provider or with a ...

01/12/06 - 20060009243 - Always-on mobile instant messaging of a messaging centric wireless device
A messaging-centric wireless device that communicates messages in the form of e-mail, SMS, and instant messaging. One of the core capabilities of the device is to support always-on mobile instant messaging, including reasonably accurate IM status information. The device/service includes some or all of the following features: IM community aggregation; ...

01/05/06 - 20060003780 - Mixed-mode interaction
A user of a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, can make purchases or obtain information via a network, such as the Internet, using both voice and non-verbal methods. Users can submit voice queries and receive non-verbal replies, submit non-verbal queries and receive voice replies, or perform similar operations ...

01/05/06 - 20060003779 - Customized signature messaging service
Architecture that facilitates the broadcast of a custom signature message to one or more portable wireless devices that enter an associated area of coverage. A subscriber to the service pays a premium to have the rights to broadcast the custom message to all users who enter and/or leave the cell. ...

01/05/06 - 20060003778 - Method, system, radio, device, computer program and sim-card for alarm path monitoring
A method, a system and a SIM-card for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring. The radio device includes a digital processing unit for running a computer program unit for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm ...

12/29/05 - 20050288046 - Automated location-intelligent traffic notification service systems and methods
Traffic notification systems include a location determination system that is configured to determine a geographic location of a subscriber and an automated traffic notification system that is configured to automatically transmit a traffic notification message that is based on the geographic location of the subscriber to a wireless terminal that ...

12/29/05 - 20050288045 - Apparatus, and an associated method, for forming direct data connection between applications of a set of mobile stations
Apparatus, and associated method, forms a direct data connection between mobile stations of a packet radio communication system. An SMS message is sent by an initiating mobile station to another mobile station between which communications are to be effectuated. The SMS message includes the IP address of the initiating mobile ...

12/29/05 - 20050288044 - System and method for using soap to invoke web services on handheld devices
A method, computer program product, and apparatus for invoking web services on handheld or mobile devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, Mobile Data Service is used to push a SOAP envelope to a handheld device in the form of a message. In another embodiment, a requesting application server generates a ...

12/29/05 - 20050288043 - Method for preventing phs mobile phones from being stolen by using remote control function of short message service
The present invention is to provide a method for preventing a PHS mobile phone from being stolen by using a remote control function of the short message service. The invention utilizes a short message service platform to send out a short message for controlling a short message option of the ...

12/29/05 - 20050288042 - Method of combining and showing short messages sent to or received from a telephone number
The present invention is to provide a method of combining and showing short messages sent to or received from a telephone number, which comprises the steps of configuring the cellular phone to sequentially combine a plurality of short messages sent to or received from the telephone number based on time ...

12/22/05 - 20050282567 - Method and system for routing of short messages in a telecommunication system
A system for transmitting short messages between mobile communication systems includes a first mobile communication system which is based on a first mobile communication standard, a first short message service centre connected to the first mobile communication system, a second mobile communication system based on a second mobile communication standard, ...

12/22/05 - 20050282566 - Apparatus and method for constructing and routing a message
An apparatus and method for responding to an input signal by accessing a data source, retrieving relevant data and utilizing the data to construct and route an outgoing message. Using this apparatus and method, hospitals can provide efficient and personalized responses to patient requests, which can be initialized via a ...

12/22/05 - 20050282565 - Reporting terminal capabilities for supporting short message service
A method for delivering a short message service (SMS) message to an interworking wireless local area network user equipment (UE) begins by registering the UE with an Internet Protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW). A capability report is sent from the UE to the IP-SM-GW, the capability report including the capabilities ...

12/22/05 - 20050282564 - Mobile communication terminal and method for processing a received text message while outputting digital broadcasting data
A mobile communication terminal and method are provided for processing a received text message while outputting digital broadcasting data. When the mobile communication terminal operates in broadcasting mode, a short message service (SMS) message received through a phone module is displayed through a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) module ...

12/22/05 - 20050282563 - Message recognition and display system and method for a mobile communication device
A method of displaying messages received by a mobile communication device is provided. The method comprises applying an identifying style to a message received by the mobile communication device in accordance with a message attribute associated with the message, wherein the message attribute identifies a category to which the message ...

12/15/05 - 20050277432 - Dynamic display generation for mobile communication devices
A method and apparatus, including a computer program product, implementing techniques for receiving, from a dynamic application server, a short message including a dynamic menu encoded using one of a plurality of protocols supported by a mobile communications device, interpreting the encoded dynamic menu, and rendering a dynamic menu on ...

12/15/05 - 20050277431 - System and method for managing wireless data communications
A system and method are disclosed that may help a user manage wireless data communications. As part of the method, a user may communicatively link a wireless enabled device, like a cellular telephone, to a local area network (LAN) that may include other and different electronic devices. The phone may ...

12/15/05 - 20050277430 - Intelligent mobile messaging and communication traffic hub (ihub)
The invention disclosed is designed to facilitate and enable text and/or multi-media messaging between multiple network elements such as ESMEs, SMSCs, MMSCs, or other such messaging elements. ...

12/08/05 - 20050272452 - System and method for optimizing network communication in response to network conditions
A system and method for facilitating communications between a mobile device and a network application are provided. A mobile device transmits a request for data change information that includes a time out interval. The network application receives the request and measures a time elapsed since the receipt of the data ...

12/08/05 - 20050272451 - [method of remotely managing mobile communication device]
A method of remotely managing a mobile communication device is provided. At least a short message having an application program is provided. Next, the application program is sent to the mobile communication device and the application program is run on the mobile communication device. The present invention utilizes the short ...

12/01/05 - 20050266865 - System and method for managing short message service communications for a radio station hosted event
A system and method for communicating with an audience. The system includes a radio transmitter that transmits a first communication to a plurality of audience members. A server receives a plurality of short message service communications, wherein each of the plurality of short message service communications is transmitted from a ...

12/01/05 - 20050266864 - Non-intrusive network architecture for mass mobile messaging
A method and system for facilitating the transmission and delivery of mobile messages during a mass mobile messaging event. Dedicated message centers and messaging gateways are provided to route mobile messages associated with mass messaging events to and from their intended destinations. Such a configuration avoids the creation of undue ...

12/01/05 - 20050266863 - Sms messaging with speech-to-text and text-to-speech conversion
A method is provided for handling of short message service (SMS) messages for a mobile station (MS) (10) served by a wireless telecommunications network. The method includes: receiving an SMS message at the MS (10), the SMS message being a text message; alerting a user of the MS (10) that ...

11/24/05 - 20050261013 - Apparatus and method for mediating between callers and receivers using mobile phones
A mediation center apparatus 1 receives registration as answerers from mobile phones 9 owned by answerers. The mediation center apparatus 1 provides, responding to requests from a mobile phone 10 owned by a questioner, candidate list information of suitable answerers among answerers who are registered in the mediation center apparatus ...

11/24/05 - 20050261012 - Public service message broadcasting system and method
The public service message location broadcast system and method provides for broadcasting a message to communication receiving devices located within a defined geographic broadcast target area. The broadcast target area is defined by a broadcast agent using a broadcast agent webpage and a broadcast service bureau transmits the broadcast message ...

11/24/05 - 20050261011 - User interface for integrating applications on a mobile communication device
A user interface, in accordance with the teachings described herein, is provided for integrating applications on a mobile communication device. An instant messaging user interface may be included for displaying an instant messaging communication that includes an instant messaging contact. An instant messaging user interface menu may be included for ...

11/24/05 - 20050261010 - Integrated telecommunications/office automation apparatus, system, and computer program product
An apparatus, system, and computer program product including a plug-in that allows for messaging from within an office automation software environment such that telecommunications services providers can take advantage of an emerging model of computing—web services—to boost the use of their services and drive new revenue streams. ...

11/24/05 - 20050261009 - Encouraging traffic in a communications network
Traffic in a communication network is encouraged by providing a small advertisement service. Small advertisements are placed by subscribers and then broadcast to other subscribers to encourage some of the other subscribers to place a call to an advertising subscriber. ...

11/24/05 - 20050261008 - Radio transmission-enabled portable digital data storage device and method
A radio transmission-enabled portable digital data storage device and method includes at least a mobile communication module, a data storage device, a pushbutton device, a simple management module (SMM) and an external connection device to transmit digital data stored in the portable data storage device through a desired data transmission ...

11/24/05 - 20050261007 - Method for establishing an l2cap channel dedicated for data flow transmission in bluetooth networks
The present invention provides a method for transferring data flows between two Bluetooth devices connected via a Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol (BNEP) data connection via dedicated Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) channels. The method basically comprises detecting a data flow to be transferred and is characterized by detecting ...

11/17/05 - 20050255869 - Method and apparatus for network-assisted automatic confirmation of short message service delivery
In a mobile communications network, a delivery acknowledgement receipt can be sent to indicate a SMS message is delivered. A system can be based on currently-existing protocols, such as described in the IS-136 standard. Existing network signals that acknowledge receipt of a message can be captured and utilized to notify ...

11/17/05 - 20050255868 - System and method for enabling instant messaging on a mobile device
A method and system for enabling instant messaging on mobile devices is provided. A customized SMS message is created that awakens the mobile device so that instant messaging may be initiated. Once the mobile device is awakened by the customized SMS message, the mobile device responds to the customized SMS ...

11/17/05 - 20050255867 - Method and arrangement for providing a messaging service
Method for providing a messaging service, wherein a user is subscribed to a plurality of telecommunications services, which services are accessed by the user using one or more access devices (25, 26, 30, 31, 35, 37, 39). These services may comprise IP-based services and the access devices may comprise a ...

11/10/05 - 20050250522 - Cell phone feature
The present invention permits safeguarding of private data entered into a memory chip of a cell phone by permitting the cell phone owner to erase the data in a lost or stolen phone, using an preset erase code and erase command in the cell phone or the network base station, ...

11/10/05 - 20050250521 - Method and apparatus for is-95b reverse link supplemental code channel frame validation and fundamental code channel rate decision improvement
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for maximizing throughput of a data call in a wireless communication system in which data is transmitted from a wireless station, such as a mobile station, on multiple assigned channels in accordance with a known transmission standard, such as IS-95B. The multiple ...

11/10/05 - 20050250520 - Method to qualify multimedia message content to enable use of a single internet address domain to send messages to both short message service centers and multimedia message service centers
A multimedia messaging service (MMS) intelligent content evaluator gateway is provided to allow use of a single address mailbox and Internet domain for receipt of either an MMS or an SMS message. The MMS intelligent content evaluator gateway evaluates the content of a received message, and then forwards the same ...

10/27/05 - 20050239484 - Method and apparatus for interfacing synchronous core network with asynchronous radio network
A method and apparatus for interfacing a synchronous core network with an asynchronous radio network in a next-generation mobile telecommunications system is disclosed. The method for mapping a message in order to interface a synchronous core network with an asynchronous radio network, the radio network having a base station (BS), ...

10/27/05 - 20050239483 - Business event indicator
The invention relates to a transfer of an event based data between a backend server and a terminal. When an event is input to a server, the server makes an indication to a terminal via telephone network by calling shortly. The terminal identifies the call and launches a process for ...

10/20/05 - 20050233759 - Method and system for short message service exchange and teleconferencing
In a short message service (SMS) wireline/wireless message system, a separate SMS exchange subsystem implements value-added service capability. The value addition service may range, for example, from simple data insertion in the SMS message to the more complex initiation of a teleconference call using inter-exchanged SMS messages. ...

10/20/05 - 20050233758 - Method and apparatus to transfer recipient mms capabilities to mms originator
Disclosed herein is a method, an apparatus and a computer program to operate a Multimedia Messaging System (MMS), comprising sending a MMS message from a sending mobile station to a recipient mobile station; selectively generating a delivery report that comprises MMS capability information of the recipient mobile station and, if ...

10/20/05 - 20050233757 - Message processing for communication terminal
Message processing for a communication terminal is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for preparing an outgoing message includes composing the message, programming control information for performing a word spacing function, and associating the outgoing message with the control information. The control information may preferably assert whether to insert spaces ...

10/20/05 - 20050233756 - Method for processing address of short message service center in imt-2000 asynchronous network
The present invention relates to a method for processing an address of a short message service center in a WCDMA network, including: a load centralization confirmation step where an operation control unit receives short message processing states from each short message service center, confirms load centralization states of each short ...

09/29/05 - 20050215271 - Data transmitting and receiving apparatus and method for a digital mobile station
Disclosed is an apparatus and method of communicating data for a digital mobile station, and more particularly a data transmitting and receiving apparatus and method capable of transmitting and receiving graphic and/or data using a Short Message Service(SMS). According to the present invention, an SMS message comprises an SMS header ...

09/22/05 - 20050208957 - Inter-carrier messaging service providing phone number only experience
A phone number only messaging experience is provided in an Inter-Carrier Messaging System service. Subscriber to subscriber digital messages containing user data are routed between carrier's networks using an Inter-Carrier messaging module with appropriate MIN/carrier/carrier routing look-up capabilities. Digital messages containing user data (e.g., short messages, email, digital messages in ...

09/15/05 - 20050202836 - Methods and systems for delivering presence information regarding push-to-talk subscribers
Methods and system for delivering presence information regarding push-to-talk subscribers are disclosed. In one method, a short message gateway receives presence information from a first push-to-talk subscriber from a presence or push-to-talk server. The short message gateway determines the location and availability of a second push-to-talk subscriber to which the ...

09/08/05 - 20050197144 - Voting campaigns using universal voting card
A method and system for providing a universal voting card (UVC) is disclosed. Generic votes stored in association with a UVC may be used at any time in any combination against voting campaigns that span, e.g., wireless carrier networks, television networks and television shows. A generic vote is issued by ...

09/08/05 - 20050197143 - Mobile communication system and method for providing real time messenger service among mobile communication terminals
In a mobile communication system, a host mobile communication terminal transmits an invite message to a client mobile communication terminal by means of a short message, and the host mobile communication terminal and the client mobile communication terminal perform a mutual messenger service through a PDSN, such that a system ...

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