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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190179 | System and method for handling special number calls using text message format with automatic location function A system for treating special number calls placed from a calling instrument using a text messaging format; the system including: a plurality of message handling units configured in at least one communication network accessible by the calling instrument. At least one... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190181 | Instant messaging system and method Methods and apparatuses for processing an instant message from a source wireless communication device to a destination device are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes receiving the instant message from the source wireless co... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190180 | Mobile information providing and transaction system A method and a system (200) for providing specific information on demand to at least one requester on a mobile messaging network are disclosed. The method and system involve the steps of receiving a query from the at least one requester and extracting at leas... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190183 | System and method for differentiating between incoming and outgoing messages and identifying correspondents in a TTY communication A method and system are provided that examine incoming and outgoing TTY transmissions to determine an identifier for distinguishing between correspondents in a TTY call. The system may utilize contact information associated with an incoming or outgoing call to provi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190182 | Instant messaging system and method Methods and apparatuses for processing an instant message from a source wireless communication device to a destination device are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes receiving the instant message from the source wireless co... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185140 | Methods and apparatus for supporting short burst messages over wireless communication networks In accordance with a method for supporting short burst messages over a wireless communication network, mobile-originated short burst messages may be sent using at least one of a message-based approach and a service flow-based approach. Also, mobile-terminated short ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185141 | Limited lifespan for outgoing data at a mobile device An outgoing message may be generated, at a mobile communication device, based on a received application definition document, which indicates a lifespan for the message. In conjunction with generating a message in accordance with a format provided in the application ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185142 | Dispatch application utilizing short message service A dispatch communication and management system method is provided, allowing a dispatcher and remote service technicians to exchange messages over a network in a prescribed format to notify the technicians of new dispatch orders, and to update status information for ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185139 | Presenting mobile-device message information on a television A system and associated methods and media are disclosed for delivering to a user of a display device a notification of an incoming message and a series of interactive options such that the user can provide message-handling instructions to a wireless communications n... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180382 | Direct and immediate transmittal of voice messages and handset storage thereof A system and method for direct and immediate transmittal of voice messages is provided. A sender mobile device (MD) is capable of sending instant voice messages to at least one recipient MD over a wireless communications network. The recipient MD(s) are can store th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180383 | 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 center connected to the first mobile communication syste... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175625 | 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/se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175626 | 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 I... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175623 | Platform for managing mobile domains and keyword-activated applications A mobile domain platform for subscribers (e.g. businesses, institutions, advertising agencies, partners, providers, individuals, and enterprises) to offer a text message based campaign to new or potential customers (users). A subscriber can create a mobile domain by... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175624 | Method and system for managing a short message service aggregation platform and providing advertising content to mobile communication devices A management system for managing a short message service (SMS) aggregation platform and providing advertising content to mobile communication device customers is provided. The management system comprises a carrier connection interface, a messaging application progra... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170590 | Method, system and apparatus for forking transmission of short message service The present disclosure provides method, system, and apparatus for forking transmission of Short Message Service (SMS) messages in IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) networks. The method includes: receiving an SMS message, constructing a SIP message in which the SMS mess... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170588 | Contact information updating via SMS A source mobile telephone detects that a telephone number of the telephone has changed to a new number, and in response, sends a text or short message service (SMS) notice message to contacts identified in the mobile telephone to indicate that the source mobile tele... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170591 | Proximity-based mobile message delivery Proximity-based mobile message delivery is described. In an embodiment, a first user stores a message intended for a second user on a first mobile terminal, while the first mobile terminal is located remote from a second mobile terminal of the second user. Subsequen... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170589 | Mobile station and application server for providing a service to the mobile station and operation methods for the same A mobile station, application server and wireless communication system are disclosed to provide for improved service related information distribution. The application server provides a service to a group of mobile stations, wherein the mobile stations comprise appli... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170587 | Method for operating a cellular telecommunication network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunication device For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messag... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165611 | System and method of message delivery in a wireless communication network A router system maintains a status of a wireless device of either available or unavailable. The status of available may be indicative of the wireless device being in-coverage with a wireless network, whereas the status of unavailable may be indicative of the wireles... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165612 | Methods and apparatus for accessing computer network accessible service applications via a mobile terminal Methods and systems for accessing computer network accessible services, such as internet based service applications, via a mobile terminal of a mobile telecommunication system using a mediation layer between a person's mobile terminal and the IT world. The mobile te... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165609 | Storage and access of digital content In one embodiment, the invention provides a method, comprising providing a first communications channel to transmit digital content to a notes-access application for storage against a particular user, the first communications channel being selected from the group co... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165610 | Interactive message service system and its method The present invention relates to a system and method of transmitting text messages to and from mobile phones. In further detail, the invention presents an interactive message service (IMS) system and related methods that are characterized by composing the inquiring ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160622 | Receiving and sending method of mobile TV phone and mobile TV phone terminal A unit for realizing a TV phone by using an image and a character message by a relatively simple method in a manner mode is provided. In the manner mode of one mobile TV phone terminal, a control unit for controlling the operation of the one mobile TV phone terminal... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160623 | Redirection of SMS messages to satellite radio for delivery Methods, media, and systems are provided for delivering short messaging service (SMS) messages via a satellite radio network are provided. A cellular-satellite gateway (CSG) server is coupled to both the network of a terrestrial cellular telecommunications provider ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160624 | System and method for assigning a senderID A method for sending Short Message Service (SMS) messages includes receiving a request to generate a senderID, determining senderIDs based on a business name, and receiving a selected senderID from the senderIDs. The method further includes receiving a request to se... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160625 | Method and system for mobile club opt-in A method and system for qualifying and transmitting an invitation to a mobile phone number to receive digital communications is disclosed herein. A customer profile stored at a CRM database is analyzed and processed to determine if the data capable phone carrier and... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160621 | Method for writing a character message in a mobile telecommunication handset and mobile telecommunication handset capable of writing a character message A method for writing a character message in a mobile telecommunication handset, including writing a message, inputting a page divider transferring a current page to a next page at any area of the current page on which the message is being written, displaying page in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155678 | Email system providing account provisioning based upon device-supported markup language and related methods An email communications system may include a plurality of wireless communications devices each supporting at least one markup language from among a plurality of different markup languages, and an electronic mail (email) server. The email server may include an accoun... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155679 | System and method for peer-to peer advertising between mobile communication devices Disclosed are a method and system for peer-to-peer advertising between mobile communication devices. A subsidy program is set up based on a profile of an advertiser having at least one advertising media. A qualified subscriber is identified for the advertiser based ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155677 | Mobile messaging short code translation and routing system and method Provided herein is a system, method and product for performing address translation and routing of short codes. The embodiment described herein primarily supports the wireless and standardized SMS; however, one skilled in the art can readily appreciate that the prese... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150428 | Mobile originated SMS over a wireless IP network A method for offloads SMS messages from a voice network of a wireless carrier to a data network. The method includes sending a mobile originated SMS using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) from a wireless handset to a short message service center (SMSC) over a wire... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150431 | Service management system and associated methodology of providing service related message prioritization in a mobile client A method for managing service messages on a mobile device, the method including receiving at least one service message, assigning a priority to the at least one service message, arranging a plurality of messages and the at least one service message in an electronic ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150429 | Cost-effective voting The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving an electronic voting request from an originating mobile device at a recipient mobile device. Each mobile device is associated with a member of a voting ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150426 | Method for operating a cellular telecommunications network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunications device For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messag... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150425 | Systems and methods for merchandising new offers to mobile telephone users based on changes to the mobile telephone's components A system and method for merchandizing content to wireless subscribers that have upgraded their mobile station or service is disclosed. The wireless carrier maintains a database of identifying data for content downloaded to subscribers' mobile stations. When a subscr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150430 | Communications device media delivery A communications device determines the appropriate method for providing a message depending upon the content of the message without prompting or querying a user of the device. When the user select a name as the recipient of the created message, the mobile device det... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150427 | Preventing wireless message delivery outside of specified times A wireless messaging system includes a message controller and a delivery controller. The message controller provides a message to be delivered, and the delivery controller handles transmission of the message to a wireless device. To prevent delivery of a message aft... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145245 | SMS inquiry and invitation distribution method and system The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service (7) provided by t... | 03/27/2012 |
