Apparatus and method for providing notification on remote devices

A method comprising:

• acquiring a message to be transmitted to an interne protocol (IP) and short message service (SMS) capable remote device;
• sending a notification message indicating that an action is pending for the remote device using a IP link;
• determining that the message sent by the IP link was not received by the remote device;
• waiting a predetermined time period;
• and
• resending the message automatically using a SMS transmission process, via a processor, wherein resending comprises the processor controlling continuing to attempt to resend an SMS message up to a predetermined number of retries until the SMS message is successfully sent,
• wherein the waiting further comprises, for each subsequent attempt to resend, the processor controlling waiting a predetermined period of time prior to resending, the predetermined period of time being longer than a period waited prior to an immediately previous attempt to resend the SMS message.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

• sending a message to an interne protocol (IP) and short message service (SMS) capable remote device using a IP link;
• determining that the message sent by the IP link was not received by the remote device;
• resending the message automatically using a SMS transmission process, wherein the SMS transmission process includes continuing to attempt to resend an SMS message up to a predetermined number of retries until the SMS message is successfully sent;
• and
• waiting a predetermined time period before resending the message using the SMS transmission process, wherein the instructions cause the apparatus to, for each subsequent attempt to resend, wait a predetermined period of time prior to resending, the predetermined period of time being longer than a period waited prior to an immediately previous attempt to resend the SMS message.

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least perform the following:

• acquire a message to be transmitted to an interne protocol (IP) and short message service (SMS) capable remote device;
• send a notification message indicating that an action is pending for the remote device using a IP link;
• determine that the message sent by the IP link was not received by the remote device;
• resend the message automatically using a SMS transmission process, wherein resending comprises continuing to attempt to resend an SMS message up to a predetermined number of retries until the SMS message is successfully sent;
• and
• wait a predetermined time period before resending the message using the SMS transmission process, wherein the instructions cause the apparatus to, for each subsequent attempt to resend, wait a predetermined period of time prior to resending, the predetermined period of time being longer than a period waited prior to an immediately previous attempt to resend the SMS message.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory physical electronic storage memory device for storing instructions that when executed by a processor provide notification to an interne protocol (IP) and short message service (SMS) capable remote device, comprising:

• instructions for sending a message to the remote device using a IP link;
• instructions for determining that the message sent by the IP link was not received by the remote device;
• instructions for resending the message automatically using a SMS transmission process, wherein resending comprises continuing to attempt to resend an SMS message up to a predetermined number of retries until the SMS message is successfully sent;
• and
• instructions for waiting a predetermined time period before resending the message using the SMS transmission process, wherein the instructions for waiting further provide, for each subsequent attempt to resend, waiting a predetermined period of time prior to resending, the predetermined period of time being longer than a period waited prior to an immediately previous attempt to resend the SMS message.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory physical electronic storage memory device for storing instructions that when executed by a processor provide notification to an interne protocol (IP) and short message service (SMS) capable remote device, comprising:

• instructions for acquiring a message to be transmitted to the remote device;
• instructions for sending a notification message indicating that an action is pending for the remote device using a IP link;
• instructions for determining that the message sent by the IP link was not received by the remote device;
• instructions for resending the message automatically using a SMS transmission process, wherein resending comprises continuing to attempt to resend an SMS message up to a predetermined number of retries until the SMS message is successfully sent;
• and
• instructions for waiting a predetermined time period before resending the message using the SMS transmission process, wherein the instructions for waiting further provide, for each subsequent attempt to resend, waiting a predetermined period of time prior to resending, the predetermined period of time being longer than a period waited prior to an immediately previous attempt to resend the SMS message.