Wireless Messaging Using Notification Messages in a Wireless Communication Network

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• computer instructions stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium;
• the computer instructions being executable by a processor of a host service for:
• receiving a data message for a mobile device at the host service;
• determining whether a service session between the host service and the mobile device is active;
• if the service session is active, sending the data message to the mobile device during the active service session;
• and
• if the service session is inactive:
• creating a notification message at the host service, the notification message indicating the data message and the mobile device;
• forwarding the notification message for subsequent delivery to the mobile device, the notification message associated with an application of a plurality of applications on the mobile device;
• and
• subsequent to an active service session being established between the host service and the mobile device, sending the data message indicated by the notification message to the mobile device during the active service session.

A host service configured for:

• receiving a data message for a mobile device;
• determining whether a service session between the host service and the mobile device is active;
• if the service session is inactive:
• creating a notification message at the host service, the notification message indicating the data message and the mobile device;
• forwarding the notification message for subsequent delivery to the mobile device, the notification message associated with an application of a plurality of applications on the mobile device;
• and
• subsequent to an active service session being established between the host service and the mobile device, sending the data message indicated by the notification message to the mobile device during the active service session;
• and
• if the service session is active, sending the data message to the mobile device during the active service session without creating a notification message.