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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430425 | Inter-carrier digital message with user data payload 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/carri... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428510 | Prepaid short messaging A prepaid messaging solution which uses open networking standards (e.g., TCP/IP) and which supports pre-payment of enhanced Internet messaging services. The disclosed prepaid architectures and methods accurately determine if a subscriber has sufficient account balan... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426535 | Coordination of data received from one or more sources over one or more channels into a single context A middleware messaging system is connected between user devices and content providers possibly through one or more networks. The middleware messaging system includes a coordination manager for coordinating partial messages transmitted between the user devices and th... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426380 | Location derived presence information The number of messages required in networks where both location and presence services are deployed may be reduced, by retrieving presence data from messages otherwise intended to provide only location information. Thus, information determined in a location service s... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424293 | User plane location based service using message tunneling to support roaming An improved User Plane location based service (LBS) architecture and message flow, enabling seamless User Plane location based services even when a mobile or wireless device has roamed among different carrier networks. The present invention overcomes constraints inh... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418498 | System and method to publish information from servers to remote monitor devices To assist in monitoring the intelligent messaging network, a system and method for publishing logging and status information from the servers is provided. A list of available servers accessible for monitoring by persons, devices, and applications via a remote monito... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411546 | Other cell sites used as reference point to cull satellite ephemeris information for quick, accurate assisted locating satellite location determination A geometric shape (e.g., an inverted cone) is computed above a given ‘reference point’ defined from locations of cell sites OTHER than the cell site currently servicing a given wireless device, to provide a best-guess as to a near-future location of a mobile wir... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7355990 | Mobile-originated to HTTP internet communications A mobile device-to-HTTP protocol gateway (MHG, or “MO Gateway”) which translates between Wireless Mobile Originated commands from an SMSC, and an application server on the Internet (i.e., a “web IP Server”). A wireless Internet gateway establishes communicat... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353289 | System for an open architecture development platform with centralized synchronization One aspect of the preferred embodiment relates to an application framework for managing mobile clients and application programs. By utilizing the preferred embodiment, a system administrator may be provided the capability to manage and control multiple devices, dire... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340241 | Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7321773 | Area watcher for wireless network Dynamic and current information is provided regarding a wireless device's entry into or exit from a geographically defined “watched” area. An area watcher application monitors preconfigured wireless devices entry/exit into preconfigured watched areas. The watche... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302612 | High level operational support system A high level Operational Support System (OSS) framework provides the infrastructure and analytical system to enable all applications and systems to be managed dynamically at runtime regardless of platform or programming technology. Applications are automatically dis... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7260186 | Solutions for voice over internet protocol (VoIP) 911 location services An E-9-1-1 voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution is provided wherein a 911 call from a mobile VoIP device is routed directly to the correct Public Safety Answer Point (PSAP) via dedicated trunks, together with correct location information and call-back number. VoIP gateways... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228333 | Wireless internet gateway A wireless Internet gateway bridges wireless devices to the Internet, e.g., via a short message service center (SMSC). The gateway provides a portal to SMPP, HTTP, TNPP, or other protocol messages using Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) techniques. Application ser... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7200380 | Wireless telecommunications location based services scheme selection An intelligent system for choosing selection schemes to be tried in a predetermined order for determining the location of a wireless mobile client, including retrieving a last known position record from a cache, checking serving network capability, choosing an initi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191233 | System for automated, mid-session, user-directed, device-to-device session transfer system A session transfer module of a session server provides the capability to a user to direct a transfer of an on-going session from one device to another device while maintaining the session. The session transfer module is invoked by a user in a way consistent with the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183973 | Culled satellite ephemeris information based on accurate distance in range calculations, for quick, accurate assisted locating satellite location determination Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a preferred group having a longest dwell time based on a time passing through an ellipsoid arc path through a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7154438 | Prioritized list of potential culled satellite ephemeris information for quick, accurate assisted locating satellite location determination Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a preferred group having a longest dwell time based on a time passing through an ellipsoid arc path through a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7091905 | Culled satellite ephemeris information based on limiting a span of an inverted cone for locating satellite in-range determinations Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a sub-plurality based largely on dwell time within an inverted cone above a relevant site in communication with a wireless device. A first inverted cone having a first base angle is defined above a first site, a second... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6985748 | Inter-carrier messaging service providing phone number only experience A phone number only messaging experience is provided in an Inter-Carrier Short Messaging System (IC-SMS) service. Subscriber to subscriber messages are routed between carrier's networks using an Inter-Carrier messaging module with appropriate MIN/carrier/carrier rou... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6907116 | Time balance based prepaid subscriber database and reporting A time remaining determination module is implemented in a prepaid service to maintain and/or report subscriber account information based on accurately determined time remaining, even in light of replenishments using differing rate plans and/or dollar values. In part... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6891811 | Short messaging service center mobile-originated to HTTP internet communications A mobile device-to-HTTP protocol gateway (MHG, or “MO Gateway”) which translates between Wireless Mobile Originated commands from an SMSC, and an application server on the Internet (i.e., a “web IP Server”). A wireless Internet gateway establishes communicat... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871215 | Universal mail wireless e-mail reader A universal mail application maintains login with a plurality of email applications for a particular subscriber, presenting Inbox, Outbox, etc., for an email account as desired, without requiring repeated logouts/logins. The email applications may be defined and ide... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6788927 | Financing party payment for calls with a wireless subscriber A telecommunication call service is provided that directs incoming and/or outgoing cellular call charges to be billed to another payment party when placed to a telephone number specified by the payment party. The payment party has pre-established a list of telephone... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785534 | Prepaid/postpaid automatic change of payment option A prepaid/postpaid reconfiguration logic module in a service control point (SCP) of a wireless network allows a subscriber to a prepaid wireless service to change payment options between prepaid and postpaid without requiring assistance from a customer care represen... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6650288 | Culled satellite ephemeris information for quick assisted GPS location determination GPS satellites are culled into a minimum, preferred group having a longest dwell time within a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices or subscribers within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular base station). The culling may initi... | 11/18/2003 |
