Free-hand mobile messaging-method and device
AssigneeComverse Network Systems, Ltd.
InventorMoshe Weiner
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Abstract
A communication system and device that enables free-hand drawn SMS (Short Messaging Service) messages to be transmitted and received from/to various user devices. A buffer device is inserted within a GSM compatible handset providing a buffer for both conventional SMS messages created by typing a message on the keypad of the handset and for free-hand drawn SMS messages created by drawing or writing the free-hand message on a data entry device. An optional OCR (Optical Character Recognition) facility can be provided in either the buffer device inserted within the handset or in a network server that receives the transmitted message and processes it for proper routing to the intended recipient.
Claims52
A communication device comprising:
- a master microprocessor;
- a security identity module operably connected to the master microprocessor through a bus;
- buffering device operable to communicate with said master microprocessor,
- wherein said master microprocessor is operable to receive messages from the buffering device or the security identity module.
A GSM compatible communication device comprising:
- a master microprocessor;
- a security identity module operably connected to the master microprocessor through a bus, said security identity module comprising a memory portion and a slave microprocessor;
- and
- a buffering device operable to communicate with said master microprocessor and said slave microprocessor,
- wherein said buffering device is further operable to receive standard SMS messages input using a keypad on the communication device and free-hand created messages input using a free-hand compatible data entry device.
A method for creating and sending SMS messages, said method comprising:
- inputting a free-hand message to a GSM compatible communication device;
- storing said free-hand message in a buffering device within said GSM compatible communication device;
- processing said free-hand message to be compatible with standard SMS message standards;
- and
- transmitting the processed free-hand message.
A method for creating and sending an SMS message from a GSM compatible communication device, said method comprising:
- activating a message create function on said communication device, wherein said message create function is associated with a free-hand drawn message input device;
- entering a free-hand drawn message using said free-hand drawn message input device;
- activating a message ready function on said communication device indicating that message entry is complete;
- storing the free-hand drawn message in a buffering device;
- and
- quantizing the stored message into a set of sub-messages each with a predetermined maximum size.
A method for receiving an SMS message from a communication device, said method comprising:
- receiving an encoded free-hand drawn SMS message from a free-hand messaging server;
- transferring said encoded free-hand drawn SMS message to a buffering device operably connected to a microprocessor and a security identity module;
- decoding said encoded free-hand drawn SMS message in said buffering device.
An SMS message transmission system comprising:
- a plurality of user devices capable of sending and/or receiving SMS messages;
- at least one base station operable to receive SMS messages from said user devices;
- a network connected to the one or more base stations operable to process free-hand drawn SMS message sent from a sender user device and route the free-hand drawn SMS message to an intended recipient user device.
A communication device comprising:
- a data entry device operable to enter a free-hand drawn message;
- a first conversion device operable to convert said free-hand drawn message into a message of a different format
A method for providing a digital signature, said method comprising:
- entering a baseline signature on a mobile device using a free-hand drawn SMS the baseline signature on a free-hand signature server;
- authenticating a subsequent signature received by said free-hand signature server by determining whether said subsequent signature was drawn by the mobile user who entered the baseline signature.
A network server comprising:
- an interface module operable to receive free-hand drawn messages from a short messaging service center;
- and
- a decoder operable to decode said free-hand drawn messages.
A message transmission system 31, wherein said free-hand messaging server comprises:
- a short message service center interface portion operable to interface said free-hand messaging server with said short message service center;
- a concatenation module operable to concatenate said free-hand drawn SMS messages into messages having a predetermined maximum length;
- and
- a decoding module operable to decode said free-hand drawn SMS messages.
A message transmission system comprising:
- a plurality of user devices capable of sending and/or receiving messages;
- at least one base station operable to receive said messages from said user devices;
- a network connected to the one or more base stations operable to process free-hand drawn message sent from a sender user device and route the free-hand drawn message to an intended recipient user device;
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- a signature authentication module operable to receive and store baseline user signatures and use the stored baseline signatures to authenticate signatures presented over the network.
A communication device comprising:
- a receiving portion operable to receive a message;
- a first conversion device operable to convert said message into a freehand drawn message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.