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US 8,805,425 B2Granted
Integrated messaging
AssigneeSeven Networks, LLC
InventorTrevor Fiatal
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Abstract
Methods and system for integrated messaging are disclosed. Interaction by a user of a mobile device with a graphic user interface of the mobile device is detected. A command is generated based on such interaction independent of further user interaction. An SMS message including the command is transmitted to server, which stores executable instructions associated with the command. Such instructions provide for generation of data in response to the command and may be executed by the server (or another server). The responsive data is then transmitted to the mobile device.
Claims28
A method for accessing multimedia content from a server for consumption of the multimedia content at a mobile device using short message service (SMS) messaging, the method comprising:
- detecting a user interaction with a graphic user interface of the mobile device;
- converting, by the mobile device, the user interaction with the graphic user interface into a command to retrieve the multimedia content in an SMS message;
- wherein, the command to retrieve the multimedia content is automatically generated by the mobile device upon detection of the user interaction including selection of an option or activity from a menu displayed through a web-based interface on the mobile device for inclusion in the SMS message;
- including the command to retrieve the multimedia content from a server in the SMS message generated at the mobile device;
- transmitting the SMS message to the server for identification and execution of instructions associated with the command included in the SMS message for multimedia content access and retrieval;
- and
- receiving the multimedia content for access at the mobile device as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message.
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A method for providing multimedia content to a mobile device through short message service (SMS) messaging, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first server, an SMS message from the mobile device, the SMS message including a command based on user interaction at the mobile device with a graphically displayed keyboard on the mobile device;
- wherein, the user interaction with the mobile device is translated into a command by the mobile device;
- wherein, the command includes a request to retrieve or access the multimedia content or to access services from a merchant;
- wherein, the command is automatically generated at the mobile device responsive to detection of the user interaction with the mobile device;
- processing the SMS message to identify the command and instructions associated with the command;
- processing the instructions associated with the command at the first server;
- transmitting the multimedia content or providing the services for facilitating access to the multimedia content by the mobile device;
- wherein the multimedia content is retrieved from an online account of a user of the mobile device who initiated the user interaction resulting in generation of the command through the user interface.
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A system for accessing multimedia content, the system comprising:
- means for, detecting a user interaction with a graphic user interface;
- means for, translating, by the mobile device, the user interaction with the graphic user interface into a command to retrieve multimedia content based on the detected user interaction;
- means for, generating a short message service (SMS) message to include the command, wherein, the command to retrieve the multimedia content is automatically generated by the mobile device responsive to detection of the user interaction including selection of an option or activity from a menu displayed through a web-based interface on the mobile device for inclusion in the SMS message;
- wherein, the user interaction includes request to retrieve or access the multimedia content;
- means for, including the command to retrieve the multimedia content from a server in the SMS;
- means for, transmitting the SMS message for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message for multimedia content access and retrieval;
- and
- means for, receiving multimedia content for access as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the short message service message.
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A mobile device for consumption of multimedia content, the mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory unit having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the mobile device to:
- detect a user interaction with a graphic user interface of the mobile device;
- translate, by the mobile device, the user interaction with the graphic user interface into a command to retrieve the multimedia content in an SMS message, wherein, the command to retrieve the multimedia content is automatically generated by the mobile device upon detection of the user interaction including selection of an option or activity from a menu displayed through a web-based interface on the mobile device for inclusion in the SMS message;
- wherein, the user interaction includes a request to retrieve or access the multimedia content that is associated with an account from a web-based service, the account being associated with a user of the mobile device;
- include the command to retrieve the multimedia content from the web-based service in the SMS message generated at the mobile device;
- transmit the SMS message to the web-based service for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the SMS message for multimedia content access and retrieval;
- and
- receive the multimedia content for access at the mobile device as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the SMS message.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.