Method and system for transmitting widget message

A Widget Message Service (WMS) transmission method for transmitting widgets via Multimedia Message Service (MMS), the method comprising:

• receiving at a server a widget message from a first device via a mobile communication network, the widget message being addressed to a second device and comprising an executable application, the widget message comprising a MMS message including the executable application encapsulated into an attachment of the MMS message;
• determining, by the server, whether the second device is equipped with a widget agent module comprising a run-time environment dedicated to executing executable applications that are receivable via widget messages including the widget message;
• sending, by the server, the widget message to the second device via the mobile communication network in response to determining that the second device is equipped with the widget agent module;
• and
• sending, by the server, a notification message indicating the widget message is available for download at a website to the second device via the mobile communication network in response to determining that the second device is not equipped with the widget agent module, the notification message comprising a Short Message Service (SMS) message,
• wherein the server comprises computer hardware, and
• wherein determining whether the second device is equipped with a widget agent module comprises:
• searching for widget registration information of the second device in a database using a phone number of the second device contained in the widget message;
• determining that the second device is equipped with the widget agent module in response to determining that the widget registration information is found in the database;
• and
• determining that the second device is not equipped with the widget agent module in response to determining that the widget registration information is not found in the database.