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20080200149 | NON-VISUAL INBOX SUMMARY FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A mobile communication device is operable to receive and store messages in a defined message inbox. A user input device is provided to permit a user of the device to make a message inbox status query. In answer to the query, the device provides a non-visual response communicating one or more characteristics of the message inbox. Such characteristics are definable and the method of providing a non-visual response communication is configuable. The non-visual response potentially includes an auditory communication that is provided in response to a query made using an easy to access button located on the device. | 08-21-2008 |
20080200150 | PREVENTING WIRELESS MESSAGE DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF SPECIFIED TIMES - A wireless messaging system includes a message controller and a delivery controller. The message controller provides a message to be delivered, and the delivery controller handles transmission of the message to a wireless device. To prevent delivery of a message after a desired expiry time or when a delivery window is closed, the message controller sends a cancellation request to the delivery controller. In response to the cancellation request, the delivery controller cancels any previously scheduled delivery attempts, and inhibits scheduling of future delivery attempts, at least temporarily. | 08-21-2008 |
20080207173 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED MESSAGES BASED ON DETERMINED PHONE STATE - A method performed by a mobile terminal may include storing a plurality of text messages in a mobile terminal, determining a state of the mobile terminal; and selecting and displaying one of the plurality of stored text messages based on the determined state of the mobile terminal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207174 | Method and device for handling telephone calls directed to non-reachable mobile phones - A method for handling telephone calls directed to a non-reachable mobile phone, and for handling data pertaining to them, wherein: I—provided the call diversion service to a different number, or the answering service, have not been enabled, the phone call is routed towards a phone call data management and storage device, when the mobile phone called user is non-reachable, dut to the fact that is in the detach mode or is temporarily out of the range reachable by radio-frequency signals; II—at the time mobile phone is again reachable, a notification is transmitted to the subscriber number of the telephone call; the notification being effected in the form of SMS, which contain phone call data of missed phone calls performed during the period while the mobile phone was not reachable. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214145 | INTELLIGENT GROUP MEDIA REPRESENTATION - A method, apparatus, and electronic device for optimizing a media presentation to a group. A memory may store a personal media user profile for a user. A processor may create a group media user profile from the personal media user profile and associated individual media user profiles. A network interface may send a request to a digital media content source for a set of digital media content with a digital media content profile that matches the group media user profile. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214146 | Block-Based Encoding and Decoding Information Transference System and Method - Methods, apparatuses, and systems enabling an information exchange system allowing for the transmission of a message carrier containing at least one message code along with video and television data, as well as subsequent capture and decoding of the message carrier to identify the at least one message code. As discussed herein, implementations of the invention can be used in connection with an electronic commerce and data interchange system featuring a Universal Digital Assistant (UDA) that facilitates financial transactions and data interchange, as well as dissemination, management and exchange of commercial information (e.g., advertising, promotions, sales announcements, and the like) and personal information (e.g., address and other contact information, driver's license number, and memberships). The invention, in one implementation, provides an end-to-end e-commerce solution that can transform a mobile phone/PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) into a Universal Digital Assistant configured to receive data (e.g., advertising, promotions, and sales announcement information) based on message codes encoded into message carriers disseminated through advertising and content from analog and digital television broadcasts, television receivers, the Internet, wireless signals, radio broadcasts, satellite broadcasts, and print media. | 09-04-2008 |
20080227433 | Method and system for multimedia message service communication - An interactive method, a user terminal and a communication system am provided for multimedia message services. The method comprises the steps of receiving a multimedia message from a server; generating a page displaying or playing the multimedia message at a user terminal, wherein one or more controllers are embedded into the displayed or played multimedia message and associations between said controllers are defined; and triggering at least one action event and performing a corresponding action in response to the operations of one or more controllers. A response message fed back to the server is automatically generated at the user terminal, and an optimized multimedia message interface is provided for the user, a local interaction and a interaction between the terminal and the back end service can be flexibly realized. | 09-18-2008 |
20080233922 | System and Method for Remotely Monitoring Equipment with the Aid of at Control, Device, Radiocommunications Module and Corresponding Program - The invention relates to a system for remotely monitoring equipment which makes it possible to interconnect at least one server and at least one remote equipment according to a predetermined protocol. The inventive system is associated with at least one remote equipment of radiocommunications means emitting and receiving AT instructions emitted by and/or destined for an external application carried out by said remote equipment. Said means is provided with a set of specific instructions making it possible to manage the data exchange between said remote equipment and at least one server performing said protocol, wherein at least one of said instructions enables said radiocommunications means to produce, modify and/or to send format XML pages. | 09-25-2008 |
20080233923 | E-Mail Distribution System, and E-Mail Distribution Method - A method and device capable of automating registration of a transmission mail address allowed for reception in a white list and reducing a user burden without an input error is provided. From a mobile unit, in respect of registration of a transmission address allowed for reception in a white list of an e-mail server, it becomes possible to eliminate a work of making an operation of inputting list data for updating the white list by utilizing information electronically stored in an address directory, and further, it becomes possible to reliably register the latest data free of an input error as a white list. In addition, the data stored in the white list of the e-mail server is transferred to a mobile terminal device, thereby making it easy to update an address directory due to a device model change. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242269 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR E-MAIL POLLING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided is an apparatus and method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal. In the e-mail polling method, a state of the portable terminal is detected after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal. E-mail polling is performed according to the detected state of the portable terminal. The state of the portable terminal is changed into an idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling. | 10-02-2008 |
20080248781 | Interactive Information Method and System - Methods of providing information using an interactive information device ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080254769 | WIRELESS EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING RESOURCE UPDATE TRACKING FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications system may include a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices to permit users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages. Each device may be enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance. The system may further include a resource deployment server which may include a database module for storing the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user. The resource deployment server may also include a service module cooperating with the database module for enabling user review of the accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof, and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs. | 10-16-2008 |
20080254770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A MESSAGE - A method and system are provided for processing a message, which is being delivered from one mobile network to another. A request to send routing instructions of the message to a store-and-forward center of a transmitting mobile network is received at a moderator server of a receiving mobile network. The routing instructions are generated in the moderator server, so that the routing instructions instruct the store-and-forward center to route the message to a gateway server of the receiving mobile network. The routing instructions are transmitted from the moderator server to the store-and-forward center. Then the message, which has been sent according to the routing instructions from the store-and-forward center of the transmitting mobile network, is received at the gateway server. From the gateway server the message is forwarded for modifying and archiving purposes of the message. | 10-16-2008 |
20080274719 | REDUCING SIGNALLING LOAD - A message distribution centre for routing a message from a first subscriber ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080280594 | Method for Transferring the Context of a Mobile Terminal in a Wireless Telecommunication Network - The present invention concerns a method for obtaining a context of a mobile terminal ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080287104 | Method for Smm Capability Distribution - The invention relates a method for automatically distributing a message comprising Multimedia Service Capability information of a user terminal in a cellular mobile radio telecommunication system supporting simultaneous circuit switched (CS domain) and package switched (PS domain) connections between user terminals The method comprises the step of sending the message comprising multimedia capability information from the user terminal via the circuit switched domain of the cell that the terminal is currently visiting. The invention also relates to a terminal, a system and a computer program product for supporting said method. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287105 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER DEVICE THEREOF AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A communication system, user device thereof, and a synchronization method thereof are provided. The communication system includes a user device and a wireless network. The wireless network transmits a RRC re-configuration message containing ciphering configuration information to a user device on a logical link. The user device suspends all measurement operation transmitting measurement report after receiving the RRC re-configuration message. The user device changes to a new ciphering configuration according to the RRC re-configuration message, and the wireless network changes to the new ciphering configuration. The user device transmits a RRC response message to respond the RRC re-configuration message to the wireless network. The user device resumes the measurement operation after changing to the new configuration. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293383 | Recording Data at a Mobile Telephone During a Telephone Call - A method for recording data at a mobile telephone during a telephone call between a user of the mobile telephone and a participant, including enabling a user to record first data during the telephone call; augmenting the first data with second data that identifies the participant, without user input of the second data; and storing the augmented first data. | 11-27-2008 |
20080293384 | COMMUNICATING A REAL-TIME TEXT RESPONSE - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a communication from a text telephone via a packet-switched network. The method also includes, automatically and without user intervention, generating a real-time text response to the communication from the text telephone and, automatically and without user intervention, communicating the real-time text response to the text telephone via the packet-switched network for presentation to a user at the text telephone. | 11-27-2008 |
20080299947 | Addressable dispatchers in distributed computing - A method and apparatus for dispatching messages in a distributed computing system. A dispatcher receives a message. The dispatcher examines the message to determine whether the message is addressed to the dispatcher. If the message is addressed to the dispatcher, the dispatcher performs an action based on the message. If the message is not addressed to the dispatcher, the dispatcher passes on the message to a destination. | 12-04-2008 |
20080305773 | Method for Delivering Multimedia Files - A technique for delivering a multimedia data file, such as an MMS, from an originator having an originator server associated therewith to a recipient having a recipient server associated therewith is provided. The technique comprises establishing a communication path from the originator to the recipient via the originator server and recipient server. The recipient server receives the data file or portions thereof uploaded to the originator server from the originator. Thereafter, the recipient server individually forwards the data file portions received from the originator server without waiting for receipt of the complete data file. | 12-11-2008 |
20080305774 | Method and System for Extending the Use and/or Application of Messaging Systems - A method for extending the use and/or application of messaging systems is disclosed. The method includes embedding non-standard data within a first portion of a header of a message, transmitting the message via the messaging system, and identifying the embedded non-standard data in the first portion of the header of the message and processing the message differently to messages without the non-standard data. | 12-11-2008 |
20080305775 | System and Method for Determining Mobile Device Capabilities - Methodologies and system functionality are provided to determine mobile device capabilities and/or configuration setting and user abilities and/or inclinations as a precursor to or as part of the management, delivery and/or assessment of the efficacy of promotional material. The determination of the mobile device capabilities and/or configuration settings and user abilities and/or inclinations may be performed, for example, when provisioning a new service or after such a service has been utilized by a mobile device user. Further, such a determination may be performed in connection with a mobile device service that provides free or subsidized service to mobile device users. | 12-11-2008 |
20080305776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY PROVISIONING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods for wirelessly provisioning a mobile communication device are provided. To provision the mobile communication device to operate with an electronic messaging system, a provisioning request message may be generated at the mobile communication device. The provisioning request message may include a wireless identification for identifying the mobile communication device in a wireless network. The provisioning request message may be transmitted from the mobile communication device to the electronic messaging system using a pre-established communication link. In response to detecting the provisioning request message, the electronic messaging system may be provisioned by storing the wireless identification for use in communicating with the mobile communication device. | 12-11-2008 |
20080311886 | SERVER FOR COMMUNICATING WITH MULTI-MODE DEVICES USING MULTI-MODE APPLICATIONS - Multi-mode communication devices capable of multiple wireless and/or wired network communication modes can be configured to communicate for backend services (e.g. Web Services, database, events) via a network gateway to operate in response to available modes. For example, for some activities, the devices are configured to communicate in any available mode while for other activities (e.g. high bandwidth communications), they are restricted to certain mode(s). Component applications for execution by the devices can specify message delivery properties to indicate the mode(s) to be used. The network gateway comprises at least one communication subsystem for communicating with the multi-mode device in accordance with selectable modes of communication; a message processor for processing messages for sending to the multi-mode communication device; and a mode selector for selecting a mode for sending a particular message in response to delivery mode properties received from the multi-mode communication device. | 12-18-2008 |
20090005007 | One Click Message - The present invention relates to transmitting a communication message from a first user operating a first communication device to user operating at least a second communication device wherein the first communication device comprises a switch, a presentation device, a selection device and a recording device. The invention comprises detecting activation/deactivation of the switch in the first communication device occurring by operation of the switch by the first user; operating the recording device while the switch is activated; digitally encoding the information recorded by the recording device, and; packaging the digitally encoded information into a digital message and sending the digital message to the network address identified by the record selected by the user when the switch is deactivated without any further actions from the user. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005008 | Architecture for Service Delivery in a Network Environment Including IMS - In one embodiment, a network architecture is described for facilitating delivery of data items over a communications network to a mobile communications device. A remote services server disposed in an enterprise network is operable for detecting a data item at a computer system and for processing the data item into processed information that includes address information relating to the mobile communications device. A service gateway disposed in an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is operably connected to the remote services server for receiving the processed information using a first protocol, wherein the service gateway includes functionality to transmit the processed information using a second protocol over the IMS network based on routing information obtained from an IMS-aware node. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005009 | Habit Braker On The Go Motivational Support System for Diet, Exercise and Quit Smoking - Placement of verbal motivational support messages in an audio format that allows end users to download one or several or all divisible tracts into a mobile phone, portable audio devices of any type or kind for the purpose of providing an instantly accessible and fully portable motivational support system to individuals to maintain their commitment to quit smoking, maintain a regular exercise program or to maintain a health diet program. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005010 | Separating Attachments Received from a Mobile Device - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a message from a mobile device over a wireless network, the message including several attachments, wherein the several attachments include one or more mobile device attachments corresponding to content captured using the mobile device, identifying the one or more mobile device attachments; and separating the one or more mobile device attachments from the plurality of attachments. | 01-01-2009 |
20090011740 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TARGETED INFORMATION BASED ON A USER PROFILE IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT - A method for providing targeted content-messages on a wireless access terminal (W-AT) includes receiving metadata concerning a pool of content-messages from a remote apparatus, filtering the metadata based on a user profile on the W-AT to select at least one specific content-message, and receiving the at least one specific content-message from the pool of content-messages. | 01-08-2009 |
20090011741 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF VIEWING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent. | 01-08-2009 |
20090023425 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINATED EVENT COMMUNICATION CORRELATION - A system, method, and devices for receiving data communications from a plurality of remote terminals via a Mobile Switching Center, each data communication including a device identifier for an originating remote terminal; selecting a call center to respond to each data communication; sending a message via a side-channel to the selected call center including at least a portion of the data communication; receiving a voice communication from the selected call center responsive to the message via a Public Switched Telephone Network; and routing the voice communication back to the remote terminal associated with the message via the Mobile Switching Center. | 01-22-2009 |
20090029679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A MOBILE PHONE CALLER WITH A LIKELY RESPONSE TIME - A call response time program in the memory of a server computer interacts with a mobile phone communication program to give a caller a likely response time when the call has been missed. The software comprises a configuration program, a call analyzer program, a message program, and a billing program. Auto profiling may be selected and an artificial intelligence program can be invoked. The configuration program creates a plurality of user profiles and a plurality of message files. The call analyzer program creates a plurality of user histories and may optionally invoke the artificial intelligence program. The message program responds to a missed call by sending an appropriate message indicating a likely response time. Alternatively, an interactive voice response system (IVRS) may be used. | 01-29-2009 |
20090036101 | Updating Availability of an Instant Messaging Contact - A contact is determined to be unavailable if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since an instant message was sent to the contact and an expected notification for the instant message was not received during that predetermined period of time by the device that sent the instant message. If the expected notification is a delivered notification, then the contact is deemed unreachable. If the expected notification is a read notification and a delivered notification for the instant message has been received by the device that sent the instant message, then the contact is deemed busy. | 02-05-2009 |
20090042542 | MESSAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided in which electronic message content and other selected or predetermined components of an electronic message are automatically displayed whenever an abbreviated or condensed message identification on a listing of messages is highlighted by a user. In one exemplary embodiment, Whenever an item of a message listing is highlighted by a user of a wireless phone or other communication device, a first pop-up content window is created and overlaid upon the listing display. The content window enables the user to view only predetermined portions, for example the first several lines of text of the highlighted message without having to access and scroll through other detailed portions of the message. | 02-12-2009 |
20090047933 | Messaging network, system and method for an away user of a mobile communications device - Multiple customized options for Voicemail and Text Message Response, and a method to receive voicemails and text messages for a mobile telecommunication device using an away message technique, are disclosed. Further, if the caller requires the ability to speak with the phone owner (“user”) while the user's away message is activated, the caller may dial a specific number followed by the pound key to bypass the system. | 02-19-2009 |
20090054038 | MESSAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, WIRELESS DEVICE AND METHOD OF STORING A MESSAGE IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to a message processing apparatus, to a wireless device and to a method of storing a message in a wireless device. In an embodiment of the invention a method of storing a message in a wireless device is provided. The method may include receiving a message at a wireless device, filtering the message according to at least one predetermined criteria, encrypting the message if the message includes at least the one predetermined criteria and storing the encrypted message in the wireless device. | 02-26-2009 |
20090054039 | Methods and Systems for Presence-Based Filtering of Notifications of Newly-Received Personal Information Manager Data - A system for transmitting, to a mobile device, a notification of newly-received personal information manager data associated with a user of the mobile device, responsive to presence-based filtering, includes a notification agent, a presence agent, a notification service, and a communications agent. The notification agent receives an identification of data received for a user of a personal information manager. The presence agent provides presence-related data associated with the user. The notification service, in communication with the notification agent and with the presence agent, applies a filter to presence-related data and generates a message including the identification of the received data, responsive to the application of the filter to the received presence-related data. The communications agent transmits the generated message to a mobile device associated with the user. | 02-26-2009 |
20090054040 | Methods and Systems for Presence-Based Filtering of Notifications of Newly-Received Information Repository Data - A system for transmitting, to a mobile device, responsive to presence-based filtering, a notification of data received by at least one information repository identified by a user of the mobile device includes at least one notification agent, a presence agent, a notification service, and a communications agent. The at least one notification agent monitors at least one information repository identified by a user and receiving an identification of a modification to the at least one information repository. The presence agent provides presence-related data associated with the user. The notification service, in communication with the at least one notification agent and with the presence agent, applies a filter to the presence-related data and generates a message including the identification of the modification, responsive to the application of the filter to the received presence-related data. The communications agent transmits the generated message to a mobile device associated with the user. | 02-26-2009 |
20090061824 | MESSAGING WITH MEDIA INTEGRATION - Techniques involving messaging applications are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a communications interface module and a messaging module. The communications interface module may receive an incoming message of a conversation thread that is originated by a remote device. The incoming message includes a text portion and an attached media item. The messaging module automatically outputs the incoming message to a user interface in an output format. This output format includes both the text portion and content of the attached media item. The attached media item may be of various types. Examples of media items include video files, audio files, image files, resource locators, and application files. The embodiments, however are not limited to these examples. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061825 | TECHNIQUES FOR GROUP MESSAGING ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques for group messaging on a mobile computing device are described. An apparatus may comprise a message server to communicate messages between multiple mobile computing devices. The message server may have a group message management module to establish a group messaging session between the multiple mobile computing devices. The group message management module may have a group generating module to receive a message with a group message indicator and identifying information for multiple mobile computing devices within the message. The group generating module may form a message group to communicate messages from any one of the mobile computing devices to all of the mobile computing devices for the group messaging session. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090068989 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING REQUESTS BETWEEN THE COMPUTER APPLICATION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL AND AN INSTANTANEOUS MESSAGING SERVER - This invention relates to a method for exchanging requests between the computer application of a mobile terminal (A) and an instantaneous messaging server ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090068990 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SCHEDULE MANAGING METHOD THEREIN - A mobile communication terminal that enables automatic registration of a schedule using a received text message, and a schedule managing method therein are provided. The method includes determining, upon reception of a text message having a body, whether a date is included in the body of the text message extracting, when at least one date is included in the body of the text message, the included date from the body of the text message and registering a schedule when the extracted date is a schedule execution date and the body of the text message is related to the schedule. Accordingly, convenience for a user can be improved by registering a schedule directly using a received text message without inputting the content of the schedule by the user. | 03-12-2009 |
20090068991 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, NETWORK ELEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MODIFYING MESSAGES - Methodologies and mechanisms are provided that enable the monitoring of communication dialogs or sessions between a plurality of users or a user and a content service and a determination of content to be added to current and/or future messages sent in the communication dialog(s) or session(s) based on content of one or more previously sent messages. | 03-12-2009 |
20090068992 | Information delivery apparatus, information receiving apparatus, information delivery method, information receiving method and information delivery system - There is provided an information delivery apparatus including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage portion to store event information including an event place, date and time, a delivery terminal selecting portion to select the mobile communication terminal to which the event information is to be delivered based on the location information and the acquired date and time of the location information and on the event place, date and time, and an event information delivery portion to deliver the event information to the selected mobile communication terminal. The delivery terminal selecting portion selects the mobile communication terminal whose location indicated by location information is within a predetermined range and whose acquired date and time of the location information are before the event date and time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090081993 | ERROR CORRECTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON MESSAGE TYPE DETERMINATION - A method, wireless receiver, and wireless communication system manage error correction of received wirelessly transmitted messages. A High Level network layer component ( | 03-26-2009 |
20090088137 | Highly secured portable telephone system and information system - In order to solve the problem in that information relating to a specific purpose can be saved in the internal memory of a mobile apparatus on which a permanent memory is mounted while information relating to other purpose cannot be saved in the internal memory of the apparatus, the purpose of each telephone call is distinguished by sending a non-telephone type notice before transferring the call and thus the user can determine whether the call should be saved or not. | 04-02-2009 |
20090093237 | Technique for providing interoperability between different protocol domains - The disclosure relates to a technique for providing interoperability between an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) domain and a non-IMS domain. A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of receiving on a service layer a service invocation message from a non-IMS domain, analyzing the message to identify the message as a request to invoke a service within the IMS domain, converting non-IMS session control protocol elements contained in the message into IMS session control related protocol elements, and generating an outgoing IMS message to establish an IMS control session. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093238 | Methods for Processing and Distributing Location-Based Data - A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation are disclosed, including methods for processing and distributing location-based data. Methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving device that will enable the receiving device to display a map and/or directions from a geographic location of the receiving device to the geographic location of the target address, methods for receiving and responding to location-based data, and methods for virally distributing location-based applications are also disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
20090098859 | INTELLIGENT MESSAGING SERVICE - A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system, that provide wireless messaging services to wireless devices. A wireless messaging request is received from a user of at least one wireless device ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090104892 | Efficient Network Resource Management in a Wireless Network - Wireless data services such as wireless email are becoming common, and in particular, “always-on” systems, where new email is automatically forwarded by the service provider to the wireless device. The problem is that there is no effective mechanism for implementing “always-on” systems when the user is moving around a network, or from one network to another. The invention addresses this problem by generating a session key at the service provider's system for a given data session, and returning this session key to the mobile device. Each time the mobile device communicates with the service provider, it enters this session key into a field that will simply pass through the communication network to the service provider. This allows the service provider to manage the data session, preparing proper accounting records and directing the deletion of stale data sessions on network resources. | 04-23-2009 |
20090104893 | Methods of Providing Messages Using Location Criteria and Related Systems and Computer Program Products - Methods of providing messages for a user can include accepting entry of a message for the user, and accepting entry of a location criteria associated with the message. Physical location information for a wireless communications device associated with the user can be obtained, and the message for the user can be transmitted when the physical location information for the wireless communications device matches the location criteria associated with the message. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090111430 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MESSAGING SERVICES AND A MESSAGE APPLICATION SERVER - A method for implementing messaging services includes receiving a message body sent by a calling user, determining whether the calling user and a called user are in the same IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) domain according to user registration information, and sending the message body to the called user if the calling user and the called user are in the same IMS domain. An IMS messaging service system includes a Message Application Server (MAS), a Call Session Control Function (CSCF) entity, a calling User Equipment (UE) and a called UE. A MAS includes a user registration information storing unit, a receiving unit, and a determining unit adapted to determine whether the calling user and the called user are in the same IMS domain according to the user registration information stored in the user registration information storing unit when the receiving unit receives the message body from the calling user, and a sending unit. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when the calling user and the called user are in the same IMS domain, the information interaction process and the message body transmission time may be shortened. | 04-30-2009 |
20090117878 | Multimedia data format conversion and transfer - The telecommunication device ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090117879 | MOBILE COMMERCE SYSTEM FOR CREATION OF ENFORCEABLE ORAL AGREEMENTS - The specification and drawing figures describe and show a mobile commerce system for creation of enforceable oral agreements. The system includes at least one mobile wireless communications instrument and a data processor operatively connected to the mobile wireless communications instrument. A recording subsystem is provided to record and archive information including identification, authorization, and authentication information. The system also includes means for disbursing and receiving digital currency. The system includes a dispute resolution protocol. | 05-07-2009 |
20090124237 | PHONE TERMINAL, SERVER, AND TALKING SYSTEM HAVING PHONE TERMINALS AND THE SERVER - The present invention aims at providing a phone terminal over which the user who is attending the PoC talking can talk at a desired timing, a server, and a talking system having the phone terminals and the server. A talking system of the present invention is constructed such that a cellular phone A | 05-14-2009 |
20090131021 | DISTRIBUTION OF AN EMERGENCY WARNING USING PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS | 05-21-2009 |
20090131022 | Apparatuses and Methods for Anonymous Messaging - Apparatuses and methods for facilitating anonymous messaging via a wireless network, directed to protection of information relating to a sender node. According to the disclosed apparatuses and methods, a node sending a message to one or more recipient nodes is provided with the option to conceal its identity, or at least a portion of its addressing information, from at least one recipient of the message. In order to provide compliance with applicable protocols, the sender may be assigned a temporary identifier for the purpose of transmitting the message to the recipient. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131023 | Intelligent queue for information teleservice messages with superceding updates - A message exchange network is disclosed in which at least two different methods of storing messages in memories of message storage entities, e.g., a mobile handset, an SMSC, an e-mail client, or an e-mail server, are utilized based on the type and the content of the information contained within the message. An information service message containing information that is supercedingly updateable, e.g., stock quote, weather or traffic information, is stored using a replacement method by which an older message previously stored is replaced by a newly received message. All other types of messages are stored using an append method by which the newly received message is stored in an unoccupied available memory location. In a disclosed embodiment, message identifier included in the message itself provides information necessary to distinguish between the aforementioned two types of messages. In a disclosed embodiment, a block of message identifiers is reserved for storage of information service messages. The architectures and methods for receipt, delivery and storage of messages disclosed herein replaceable and/or on demand update of information service messages while providing efficient use of memory in which the messages are stored, avoiding the annoyance and inconvenience to the subscriber in having to scroll through numerous stale and/or obsolete messages in order to view the most current up to date message and having to manually selecting and deleting obsolete and stale messages, and avoiding unnecessary deliveries of the obsolete and stale messages by message centers. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137229 | INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION - Techniques for sending communications with automatic address or device selection and content conversion are provided. A recipient and addresses and/or devices associated with the recipient are determined for a communication. A destination is selected and the format of the communication may be converted based on the selected destination, if necessary. The communication then can be sent to the selected destination using any of a number of appropriate channels. | 05-28-2009 |
20090156169 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER, MESSAGE STORAGE DEVICE, AND MESSAGE STORING METHOD - A mobile communication terminal, a mobile switching center, a storage device, and a message storing method are provided, whereby a high-quality message is allowed to store in an efficient manner. A network system, when discriminating that a receiving-side terminal cannot answer a call made from a calling-side via a communication line of a circuit-switched network, the communication line with the calling-side terminal is switched from the circuit-switched network to a packet-switched network. The network system stores in the storage device the message that has been transmitted via the communication line of the packet-switched network that has been switched without performing a Codec conversion. The network system performs a Codec conversion of the message to an optimal one, and then delivers the message to the receiving-side terminal. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156170 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO MESSAGES TO MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Methods and systems for managing messaging are described. An illustrative messaging system includes a processor and a content database storing video content and/or other content, and a user database that stores an identifier corresponding to a telecommunications carrier associated with a user mobile phone, and an indicator indicating the messaging capability of the mobile phone of the user. Code is stored in memory that is configured to provide for display on a terminal a form via which a user can view a plurality of videos from the content database, select a video to be sent as a message, and specify a recipient for the video message. The system is optionally configured to initiate the transmission of an approval request message to a terminal, such as a mobile phone associated with the user, wherein the user can approve the sending of the video message to the recipient by taking an action in response to the approval request. | 06-18-2009 |
20090163177 | Guest Communication and Information Delivery User Interface - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for providing a user interface for guest communication and information delivery. The user interface is provided on a computing device located in, for example, a guest's hotel room. The computing device is part of a system that can include internal and external networks, webportals, e-mail modules, document modules, and information storage modules. The guest uses the user interface to perform tasks that might otherwise require multiple resources. Guests may make telephone calls, send electronic messages, receive electronic messages, have electronic messages received by the hotel forwarded to other e-mail addresses, browse the Internet, and/or retrieve information on hotel services using the same computing device. | 06-25-2009 |
20090163178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELETING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for deleting communication history wherein communication data is deleted while deleting a communication history in a portable terminal. When communication information about a particular phone number or a particular person name is intended to be deleted, the method can search and delete a communication history and communication data, where the communication history includes call history, missed call history, call rejection history, message history, etc. | 06-25-2009 |
20090181645 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - An apparatus for projecting electronic messages onto external objects and method of performing the same are disclosed. The apparatus contains a wireless module, a microprocessor, and a display module. The wireless module receives an incoming electronic message and displays it via the display module. The apparatus further contains a control panel on which a plurality of buttons is allocated. When a user presses one of the buttons, a reply message is replied to the sender of the electronic message. | 07-16-2009 |
20090186602 | APPROACH TO SECURE LOCALIZATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a secure localization infrastructure using transmitters that can transmit messages at multiple distinct power levels throughout a community of reference points. Transmitters send messages at different power levels in a manner that every location in the system corresponds to a unique set of messages. Received messages are reported back to the localization infrastructure, which then determines location by comparing the messages reported. | 07-23-2009 |
20090191848 | WIRELESS MESSAGING SYSTEM - A messaging system for selectively performing an action on information, for remote retrieval of messages, for performing action on information at different times, for selective paging, for providing a user interface for message access and having integrated audio visual messaging. | 07-30-2009 |
20090197574 | System and Method for Reliable Mobile Communication in Areas with Sporadic Signal Reception - A method of operating a cellular telephone comprises presenting a user with an option of a first rule or a second rule, and accepting a selection of the first rule or the second rule. The first rule relates to a voice message, and the second rule relates to a text message. The method determines that reception is not sufficient to establish communication, and stores an address of an intended recipient. The method also stores the voice message if the first rule was selected or the text message if the second rule was selected. When reception is sufficient to establish communication, the stored message is sent to the address. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRIGGERING A TRANSFER OF DATA STORED IN A DATABASE - A method and apparatus for sending or retrieving data by mobile phone users. The data is stored in a database. The sender or recipient enters into the connection with a manager and provides identification to the manager. Further, the method involves associating an e-mail address or a URL address with the recipient based in part on the identification provided to the manager. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197576 | EXTERNAL CONTROL FOR ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL - An earpiece unit is held adjacent to or within a cell phone. The earpiece includes a microphone and speaker and is wearable in a user's ear. The earpiece is docked within the housing of a cell phone and can be used in the docked position to operate the phone. A user can push on the back of the earpiece to eject the earpiece from the phone housing so that the earpiece can be easily inserted into the user's ear. The user can be provided with a “pause” control on the cell phone that indicates to the cell phone system that a call is going to be answered. Upon activation of the “pause” control, the cell phone system can pause its efforts to establish communications and/or temporarily reduce the intensity of transmissions. A message is sent to the caller notifying that the call is about to be answered. | 08-06-2009 |
20090203357 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF MULTIPLE TYPES VIA COORDINATION OF DISTINCT INFORMATION SERVICES - Techniques are described for providing users of client devices with coordinated access to information and/or functionality of multiple types, such as by using multiple types of connections to multiple information services of distinct types that exchange context information related to activities of the users and/or clients. The client devices can be, for example, wireless devices with multiple distinct modes (e.g., voice and data modes) for different types of connections with different types of servers (e.g., voice servers and data servers). In some situations, coordination between different servers allows multiple distinct interaction sessions of different types with different servers to remain synchronized or otherwise coordinated over time as the user performs interactions via the different sessions. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 08-13-2009 |
20090239504 | Data Message Management System - This invention relates to a data message management system | 09-24-2009 |
20090247132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS - A system and a method for improving wireless communications between a call center and a vehicle. The system and method can reduce the number of wireless connections needed between a call center and a vehicle by using multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages to convey information therebetween. This obviates the need for the call center to make an initial wireless connection simply to alert the vehicle that it wishes to communicate. Instead, the system and method can convey information or push down content to the vehicle on a very first connection, which can reduce wireless connections and improve reliability. | 10-01-2009 |
20090258632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND ENHANCING MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system for delivering and enhancing messages in a wireless communication system includes a message service center and a message enhancing subsystem. The message enhancing subsystem adds information to an acknowledgement message forwarded by the message service center to create an enhanced acknowledgement message and sends the enhanced acknowledgement message to a message sending apparatus. A method for delivering and enhancing messages in a wireless communication system is also disclosed. With the system and method disclosed by the present invention, information may be added to an acknowledgement message so that the content of the acknowledgement message may be richer and the utilization of acknowledgement messages may be more efficient. | 10-15-2009 |
20090264104 | MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is a multimedia message service method and system for sharing and searching for multimedia messages stored in an MM box. The MMS client has the possibility to associate an access mode (“public”, “restricted”, or “private”) to any multimedia message stored in or uploaded to an MM box. When a multimedia message is permitted to be shared, the MMS clients who have been granted access to the multimedia message can be notified of the shared multimedia message. When the MMS client requests to view or retrieve a multimedia message, the MMS relay/server checks if the MMS client has been granted permission to access to the multimedia message. If the MMS client has been granted permission to access to the multimedia message, the MMS relay/server allows the MMS client to access the multimedia message. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264105 | Advertising With Mobile Messaging - In accordance with one or more aspects of the content-based advertising in mobile messaging, a message is received from a first mobile device, the received message targeting a second mobile device. One or more advertisements to associate with the message are identified based at least in part on content in the message. Both the message and the one or more advertisements are sent to the second mobile device. The second mobile device receives both the mobile message and the associated one or more advertisements, and displays both the mobile message and the one or more associated advertisements on the mobile device. | 10-22-2009 |
20090275310 | Techniques for Avoiding Redundant Transmissions of Data During Multimedia Mobile Phone Communications - A method, apparatus, and computer product for avoiding redundant data transmissions during communication via multimedia mobile phones. In operation, a sending party inquires whether intended for transmission data already resides in a mobile phone of a receiving party Depending on a content of the response from the receiving party, the sending party transmits the data or a request for displaying the already available data. | 11-05-2009 |
20090280778 | Information Communicating Apparatus and Message Displaying Method - A cell phone | 11-12-2009 |
20090280779 | SUBSCRIBER SERVER SYSTEM FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A subscriber server system | 11-12-2009 |
20090280780 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A MESSAGE SUITABLE FOR DELIVERY TO A USER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - The aim of the present invention is a system ( | 11-12-2009 |
20090280781 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING AND TRANSMITTING MESSAGES - The present invention discloses a message storage method, including: receiving a new message including message contents and service information; checking whether a seed message of the new message is stored, the seed message being a message with identical message contents to the new message; and creating an association relationship between the service information of the new message and the stored seed message, if a seed message of the new message is stored; and storing the received new message, if no seed message of the new message is stored. | 11-12-2009 |
20090291669 | METHOD FOR CREATING PHOTO FILES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULER FUNCTION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method for creating a photo file while photographing with a camera mounted in a mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal determines whether schedule information associated with a photographing time exists in a scheduler program, and creates photo file information including the schedule information when schedule information associated with the photographing time exists. | 11-26-2009 |
20090298472 | BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION - There is provided a technique for conveying a message in houses of general household or small offices with use of a mobile station (portable terminal device) and a femtocell (a base station and a mobile station serving as message processing apparatuses). A base station (FAP) of a mobile communication system comprises a memory unit ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090298473 | OPEN INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD - An open interface device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes i) receiving a standard application program interface (API) input for performing a biz template from a CP/SP, ii) generating a session key of the biz template, iii) performing an authentication process for a biz template requested by the CP/SP, iv) transforming the received standard API input from the CP/SP to a biz template performing request message by analyzing the received standard API input and transmitting the biz template performing request message to the business logic processing unit, v) receiving the biz template performing result message from the business logic processing unit and transforming the received biz template performing result message to a message format to transmit to the CP/SP and vi) transferring the biz template performing result message to the CP/SP. | 12-03-2009 |
20090305675 | MESSAGING INTERCHANGE SYSTEM - Machine-readable codes are read, decoded and resolved by a messaging system in order to perform a desired function. If the code is not native to that (home) messaging system, then a resolution request is made to a central messaging interchange system to determine which other (destination) messaging system is native to and can resolve that code. The messaging interchange system then either returns the appropriate routing information back to the home messaging system (in which case the home messaging system sends the resolution request directly to the destination messaging system) or forwards the resolution request to the destination messaging system itself. The destination messaging system transmits a resolution response message to the home messaging system, either directly or via the messaging interchange system | 12-10-2009 |
20090305676 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AUTOMATIC MESSAGE REPLY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A communication device includes an automatic message reply system. The automatic message reply system includes a presetting unit, a storing unit, a searching unit, an obtaining unit, and a reply unit. The presetting unit receives users operation to preset at least one set of key words, and at least one reply message corresponding to the at least one set of key words. The storing unit stores the at least one set of key words, and the at least one reply message corresponding to the at least one set of key words preset by the presetting unit. The searching unit searches whether a received message contains a set of key words. The obtaining unit obtains a preset reply message corresponding to the set of key words if the received message contains the set of key words. The reply unit sends a message obtained by the obtaining unit to the sender of the received message. | 12-10-2009 |
20090311992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING THE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES FROM A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and devices enable scheduling the transmission of messages based upon date, time and/or location transmission criteria. Text and multimedia messages may be drafted and scheduled for automatic transmission at a later time and date or when the mobile device is in a particular location. Alternatively, methods and systems enable the message to be sent automatically from a remote server. | 12-17-2009 |
20100003967 | PROCESSING MESSAGES FROM A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE SELECTION - Selecting a service for a mobile computing device includes receiving a message from the mobile computing device via a wireless network, storing data from the message, querying the data to identify a characteristic, selecting a service from a plurality of services based on the identified characteristic, and sending the selected service to the mobile computing device | 01-07-2010 |
20100003968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PUSH MESSAGES - A method for controlling push messages on a portable electronic device is provided. The computer-implemented method for filtering reception of push messages includes providing a pre-configured white list containing at least one IP address, receiving service indication of a push message initiated by a push initiator and forwarded by a push proxy gateway, determining if the source address contained in the service indication is on the pre-configured white list, and, if so, connecting to the push initiator to retrieve the push message. | 01-07-2010 |
20100003969 | EMOTION RECOGNITION MESSAGE SYSTEM, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR AND MESSAGE STORAGE SERVER THEREFOR - A message storage server stores a message by speech or video transmitted from a mobile communication terminal and performs emotion recognition on the message to generate emotion data. A mobile communication terminal, upon receiving a confirmation request from the message storage server of a message which the mobile communication terminal has transmitted as a message for another mobile communication terminal, displays the emotion data assigned to the transmitted message on its display. | 01-07-2010 |
20100009661 | MESSAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - A message processing system includes message center and user subscription data center. The subscription data center stores user subscription data of calling number anonymity service. The message center queries if calling number is anonymous when it transfers message that is transmitted by subscription user, and determines if calling number is anonymous in process of transfer message based on query respond. Interest and mystery of message are increased, personality demand of user is satisfied, and load of message center is decreased. Flexibility and scalability are improved. Additional, the present invention discloses a user subscription data center, a short message center and message processing method. | 01-14-2010 |
20100015953 | Method and System for Transmitting an Instantaneous Message to a Terminal - A system for sending an instant message to a terminal that is not compatible with the instant messaging (IM) service. The system comprises a first terminal ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100015954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for managing information of a communication device include creating a user account, and allocating storage space to store an account profile of a user of the communication device and a contact list. The system and method further include determining if the account profile of the user has been updated, designating at least one contact in the contact list to receive the updated account profile, and sending the updated account profile of the user to the designated contact. | 01-21-2010 |
20100022219 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING RING BACK TONE, HOME LOCATION REGISTER AND MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER - A ring back tone playing method and system, a home location register and a mobile switching center, the method comprises the calling side mobile switching center transmitting a route request message to the called side home location register when the calling side mobile switching center has received the call request transmitted from the calling terminal to the called terminal; the calling side mobile switching center receiving the ring back tone service identifier returned from the called side home location register which instructs that the called side home location register has got the called terminal's absence response message and the called terminal has customized a ring back tone service; the calling side mobile switching center instructing the playing device to play the ring back tone to the calling terminal according to the ring back tone service identifier. | 01-28-2010 |
20100035581 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR THE SAME - A mobile communication technology, and, more particularly, a method for efficiently transmitting data stored in a message | 02-11-2010 |
20100048177 | Method and device for forwarding short messages in GSM/UMTS mobile radio networks - The invention relates to a method and a device for forwarding short messages from a transmitter ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100048178 | Method and apparatus for deleting message in mobile terminal - A method and an apparatus efficiently deletes messages from a memory in a mobile terminal. In the method, a service message is received. Importance of the received service message is calculated. When there is no spare space for storing the received service message, a predetermined number of previously stored service messages are displayed according to importance of a message. At least one of the displayed service messages is selected and deleted. | 02-25-2010 |
20100056108 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH A POSITION AUTOMATIC INFORMING FUNCTION - In a portable terminal with a position automatic informing function capable of showing a position information of itself to the other portable terminals, characterized in that information included in a received mail is collated with previously registered information and that a possibility of showing the position information is controlled based on a result of the collation. The portable terminal with a position automatic informing function is, if necessary, capable of informing a position of itself without troublesome while protecting privacy for a position of the portable terminal. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056109 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MESSAGING BETWEEN WIRELESS MOBILE TERMINALS AND NETWORKED COMPUTERS - A system is disclosed for messaging between wireless mobile terminals operating on wireless carrier networks and networked computers. The mobile terminals and computers include client applications for communicating messages to one another using push-to-talk modality. A server, located on a packet network outside the wireless carrier networks, forwards messages between the mobile terminals and the computers. The messages consist of text or streaming voice. The server can also include gateways for forwarding messages from the mobile terminals and computers to external email and instant messaging (IM) users. By placing the server outside wireless carrier networks and using conventional packet network protocols such as the Internet protocol (IP), the system provides seamless inter-carrier push-to-talk and/or instant messaging between mobile terminal, networked computers, and users of third-party email and IM services. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056110 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING MESSAGE - A message processing method is provided. The method includes the following steps. A message containing flag information is received. The received message containing the flag information is identified. If the message is a real-time message, the message is sent. If the message is a non-real time message, the non-real time message sent from a sender is combined and sent. A message processing system and a message combining device are further provided. Through the method, the device, and the system, the real-time messages are immediately delivered to subscribers, various types of non-real time messages are combined, converted to one or more messages, and delivered to the subscribers according to time assigned by the subscribers, thereby clearing a message space, and preventing interference to the subscribers. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062747 | INFORMING MOBILE STATIONS OF AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE - A method for informing mobile stations in a geographic area of an important message is provided. The method includes identifying a geographic area, or zone, comprising at least one base station associated with a cell. A standard registration message associated with each cell in the zone is modified, which modifying results in a modified registration message with a command that is directed towards instructing mobile stations (MSs) that are already registered in the zone to re-register with the zone. The modified registration message then is broadcast from the base station. In response to the transmitting of the modified registration message, the method performs a processing of registration request messages sent from each of the MSs to the base station. In response to the processing, an acknowledge registration message is transmitted to each of the MSs, which acknowledge registration message includes data informing each of the MSs of the important message. | 03-11-2010 |
20100069043 | Pre-Determined Responses for Wireless Devices - In accordance with one or more aspects, criteria including both a type of communication and a user signal are received. Additionally, a response to be stored as a pre-determined response is received. Both the criteria and the response are stored. When a communication satisfying the criteria (both the type of communication and the user signal) is subsequently received, the pre-determined response is sent to the device from which the communication is received. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069044 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS PUSH SERVICE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of providing a content push service, a mobile terminal, and a method of operating a mobile terminal. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user datagram protocol (UDP) port is set between the mobile terminal and a content push service providing server. In addition, the mobile terminal drives an application that receives the content push service through the set user datagram protocol (UDP) port, by the request of the content push service providing server. The mobile terminal receives the content push service from the content push service providing server through the driven application. Accordingly, it is not necessary to select a specific identifier for each of existing applications and recognize a specific identifier for each node of the mobile communication network. | 03-18-2010 |
20100075637 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION HISTORY PROVIDING METHOD USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a communication unit configured to provide a communication function including at least one of an outgoing communication function and an incoming communication function, a controller configured to acquire surrounding data including at least one of image data or sound data corresponding to a surrounding of where the communication function is performed, and to match the acquired surrounding data with communication information indicating a first party of the outgoing function or a second party of the incoming communication function, and a display unit configured to display a communication history including the communication information matched with the surrounding data. In addition, the controller is further configured to acquire the surrounding data selectively based on a) a manual operation of the terminal or b) automatically without user intervention. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING ALERT AND OFFER MESSAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for sorting alert and offer messages on a mobile device. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method including receiving alert messages at a mobile device where each alert message contains transaction data associated with a transaction conducted with a merchant. Upon receiving the alert messages, the mobile device receives alert message sorting criteria from a user associated with the mobile device, sorts the alert messages according to the received offer sorting criteria, and displays the sorted alert messages. | 03-25-2010 |
20100081415 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CALLS WITH A SINGLE CARRIER CONNECTION - A method for enabling a first telecommunication device to conduct multiple simultaneous telecommunication sessions through a single carrier connection is provided. A first telecommunication session, which includes a first carrier connection between the first telecommunication device and the mobility server and a second carrier connection between the second telecommunication device and the mobility server, is established. Also, a mid-call signaling channel is established to handle interaction between the mobility server and the first telecommunication device while the first telecommunication device is connected through the first carrier connection. The mid-call signaling channel is also employed to notify the first telecommunication device of an incoming telecommunication session request from a third telecommunication device. The method also includes establishing a second telecommunication session, which includes the first carrier connection between the first telecommunication device and the mobility server and a third carrier connection between the third telecommunication device and the mobility server. | 04-01-2010 |
20100087169 | THREADING TOGETHER MESSAGES WITH MULTIPLE COMMON PARTICIPANTS - In a mobile communications device, a conversation identifier is generated for each of a plurality of messages. Each conversation identifier is generated based on addresses of message participants identified in the message. A request to display a particular message of the multiple messages is received. In response to the request, one or more other messages of the plurality of messages having a same conversation identifier as the particular message are identified based on the generated conversation identifiers. At least two of the one or more other messages are displayed concurrently. | 04-08-2010 |
20100087170 | MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD AND MESSAGE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A message transmission method includes storing message data whose message contents change depending on a value of a parameter in a storage unit, acquiring the value of the parameter based on an operation of a called party when a second terminal device receives a call from a first terminal device, determining the contents of the message based on the acquired parameter value and the message data, and transmitting the message whose contents are determined to the first terminal device. | 04-08-2010 |
20100087171 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING OF SHORT MESSAGES IN A TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system for transmitting short messages between mobile communication systems includes a first mobile communication system which is based on a first mobile communication standard, a first short message service centre connected to the first mobile communication system, a second mobile communication system based on a second mobile communication standard, a second short message service centre connected to the second mobile communication system, a borne location register connected to the second mobile communication system, a mobile services switching centre connected to the second mobile communication system, and a gateway for communications with and between the first and second mobile communication system. In a method implementing this functionality a muting component sends to the gateway a routing data query addressed to a predetermined numerical space. The short message is transmitted to the gateway, based on the address received in response to the routing data query, for further transmission of the short message to the second mobile communication system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100087172 | TEXT MESSAGING CONVERSATION USER INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY - A computer readable medium, method and user device for a user interface functionality for SMS and SMS-like message conversations is provided. A group of individual SMS messages is treated as a single entity by the SMS conversation UI, the SMS conversation history UI saves space by including the SMS editor within the conversation history panel, and displays a pop-up display with useful information regarding the SMS message being edited. | 04-08-2010 |
20100093313 | HANDLING OF ABSENCE MESSAGES IN A MOBILE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE - Method, and computer for handling information messages in a wireless communication infrastructure comprising an information message service and a mobile stations comprising the steps: a) receiving a connection request from one or more mobile stations at a server facility providing the information message service; b) receiving identity information about the one or more mobile stations at the server facility via a server facility interface; c) receiving a recording of a plurality information messages at the server facility; d) receiving information at the server facility indicative of the termination of the recording the plurality of information messages; e) storing the plurality of information messages in a storage space on the server facility and; f) receiving information at the server facility specifying at least one time period which at least one of the information messages recorded should be active; g) playing at least one of the information message recorded when receiving information indicative of a call being made to the one or more stations during the specified time period. | 04-15-2010 |
20100093314 | METHODS OF RECORDING VOICE SIGNALS IN A MOBILE SET - The present invention relates to a mobile set integrating a memory efficient data storage system for the real time recording of voice conversations, data transmission and the like. The data recorder has the capacity to selectively choose the most relevant time frames of a conversation for recording, while discarding time frames that only occupy additional space in memory without holding any conversational data. The invention executes a series of logic steps on each signal including a voice activity detector step, frame comparison step, and sequential recording step. A mobile set having a modified architecture for performing the methods of the present invention is also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100099384 | E-MAIL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL - According to an aspect of the embodiment, a cellular phone displays an e-mail creation screen, and when a one-touch key included in the cellular phone is pressed, an e-mail destination corresponding to the one-touch key is acquired from a one-touch key DB, and set to the e-mail. When a numeric key is pressed, the cellular phone acquires an e-mail text corresponding to the numeric key from an example sentence DB, and sets the text to the e-mail to transmit the e-mail to the e-mail destination. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105358 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To provide a communication system which enables to mutually find out a presence status of a communication counterpart in real time between users of an instant message service and enables to transmit and receive a message to and from the communication counterpart who uses a different message type. An IPM server converts a message type of an instant message transmitted from an SMS client, an MMS client, or an IPM client so as to match that of a destination terminal, acquires presence status information indicating whether or not the clients are communicable, and notifies each of the clients of the acquired presence status information. | 04-29-2010 |
20100105359 | WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING AND STORING EMAIL SETTINGS - A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other. | 04-29-2010 |
20100105360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SESSION PLACEHOLDER FOR MESSAGE COLLECTION USER INTERFACE - A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder. | 04-29-2010 |
20100120400 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Facilitating Remotely Archiving Information Regarding Auxiliary- Purpose Native Capabilities - A portable, personal apparatus ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100124905 | Systems and Methods for Message Forwarding - Methods and systems for forwarding messages are disclosed. A device, component, or subsystem of a device or network may evaluate a recipient number in a message and determine that the recipient number is not associated with a device capable of receiving the message. An alternate recipient number may be selected and the message transmitted to the alternate recipient number. The evaluation and assignment of an alternate number may be performed on a mobile device, network equipment, or third party devices. In one alternative, a message is sent to a recipient number and a failure message is received. An alternate number may then be selected and the message sent to the alternate number. Alternate numbers may be selected from numbers available in an address book, in network configuration parameters, or from user preferences. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124906 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting and Receiving Data - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a data browse configured to display data. Further, the apparatus comprises a common share area configured to receive data. The apparatus also comprises a processor configured to allow selection of data from the data browse using the common share area. The common share area is also configured to receive the selected data. Further, the processor is configured to transmit the selected data from the common share area to a contact. The common share area is also configured to display previously and currently transmitted data associated with the contact. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124907 | MEDIATION ROUTER - A system and methodology that can dynamically select advertisement vendors in response to a request from a wireless communication device is provided. The system employ a mediation router to receive an ad request from a portal interfaced with a wireless device. Specifically, the mediation router analyzes the request and dynamically selects an ad vendor to service the request, based in part on the analysis. The selected ad vendor supplies the ad and the mediation router ensures that the portal receives the ad. The mediation router selects an ad vendor in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, business decision rules or artificial intelligence and/or a combination thereof. The mediation router further employs customer profiles that help vendors target advertisements to specific consumers and wireless devices. | 05-20-2010 |
20100130173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION WITH VOICEMAIL MESSAGES - Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing a user with a location of a caller associated with a voicemail message. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying the caller associated with the voicemail message. The method determines the location of the caller and associates the location with the voicemail message left by the caller. The method provides the location of the caller associated with the voicemail message to the recipient of the voicemail message. | 05-27-2010 |
20100136950 | CONTROLLING SOUND CHARACTERISTICS OF ALERT TUNES THAT SIGNAL RECEIPT OF MESSAGES RESPONSIVE TO CONTENT OF THE MESSAGES - A communication terminal includes a transceiver and a controller. The transceiver receives electronic messages from another communication terminal. The controller responds to receipt of each of the messages by examining content of the message according to at least one defined rule and to control sound characteristics of an alert tune that is played through a speaker responsive to the examined message content. The controller may attempt to match text from the message to a stored list of words and/or phrases, and to control the sound characteristics of the alert tune in response to an outcome of the matching. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136951 | Systems and Methods for Facilitating the Acquisition of Content - The present invention provides systems and methods for acquiring content (e.g., a ring tone or a ring view) for a communication device. | 06-03-2010 |
20100144318 | AUTOMATIC USER PROFILE EXCHANGE DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method of exchanging user profile information by sending and receiving background communications with another device. The background communications include a command to send a background communication embedded with an updated user profile to the requesting device. The embedded user profile is received by the requesting device and synchronized with a profile list to automatically update the user profile on the requesting device. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144319 | DISPLAYING A MESSAGE ON A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for re-orienting hardware not currently being used to a new purpose. Sensors on a personal communication device monitor the environment around the device. Based on an analysis of that monitoring, an appropriate visual message is shown on an outside display screen of the device. The visual message is targeted toward those around the device rather than to the device's user. In some embodiments, the monitoring devices include a camera and a microphone. Images taken by the camera are analyzed in an attempt to detect persons or objects around the user or to determine where the user is located. Captured speech is analyzed to determine topics of conversation. The results of these analyses are fed into a decision-making process that determines what visual messages would be appropriate. In one embodiment, the visual message is an advertisement. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144320 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY DURING TRANSMISSIONS - A mobile communication device and method for reducing exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy during outgoing and incoming transmissions. During outgoing transmissions, media is stored in a local storage element on the mobile communication device as the media is being created. When the device is positioned a safe distance away from the user, the media is transmitted out of storage over the network to the recipient. Alternatively for incoming transmissions, media is stored on the network as it is created. While the wireless communication device is a safe distance away from the user, the media stored on the network is transmitted to the mobile communication device, where it is locally stored. The user of the mobile communication device can then review the incoming media at an arbitrary later time out of storage. As a result, the exposure of the user of the mobile communication device to RF energy for both outgoing and incoming transmissions is either substantially reduced or eliminated altogether. | 06-10-2010 |
20100151827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AND SENDING TEXT MESSAGES - A method of automatically generating text messages in response to a telephone call is disclosed and may include receiving an incoming telephone call at a text message capable device from a calling device, determining whether a text message engine within the text message capable device is enabled, automatically generating a text message when the text message engine is enabled and transmitting the text message to the calling device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100151828 | Method for Services Identification for Convergent Messaging Systems - The invention relates to a method for service identification for convergent messaging systems, in which a convergent message is interchanged between a sender and at least one receiver ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100151829 | MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL - A mobile telecommunications terminal is provided, which makes possible, so as to use the least possible amount of power, a query of messages present for the mobile telecommunications terminal in a telecommunications network. The mobile telecommunications terminal includes a receiving device for receiving messages from the telecommunications network in a receive mode. At the mobile telecommunications terminal, a query mode can be established, in which a control unit, in the event that the receive mode is switched off, activates the receive mode at at least one first predetermined time. The control unit checks whether, within a second predetermined time period after the activation of the receive mode, information was received in the receiving device regarding at least one message present in the telecommunications network ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100151830 | MESSAGING DEVICE - An apparatus may include a housing that is configured to support a picture, a sensor that is configured to receive an input and that is associated with the picture, a communication module that is configured to communicate with a remote device and to retrieve audio messages from the remote device, a speaker that is configured to play the audio messages, an electronics control module that is configured to control playing of the audio messages that are designated as being associated with the picture in response to selection of the sensor, and a power module. | 06-17-2010 |
20100159883 | MESSAGE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems (and corresponding methodologies) capable of searching, pre-searching, fetching and pre-fetching multi-media content for inclusion into an SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multi-media Message Service), IM (Instant Message) or other message type based upon predictive- and rules-based searching techniques are provided. The systems can predict or infer an in-process message, for example, based upon a portion of the inputted text message. Thereafter, in real- or near real-time, content related to the topic of conversation can be retrieved from a local store, remote stores (e.g., servers) or cloud-based sources. The retrieved content can be incorporated into the SMS, MMS, or IM message as appropriate or desired thereby enhancing the messaging experience. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159884 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit and information representative of the position of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is determined based on the information representative of the position of the detected communication units. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159885 | Method of Determining a Location of a Mobile Device and Method of Managing a List for Use in Such a Method - The invention relates to a method of determining a location of a mobile device for use in a first communication network and a second communication network. The mobile device is camped on a cellular base station in the second communication network. According to the method, a list of records of communication units within the first and/or second communication network that are located within a predetermined geographical area is obtained. A communication unit record contains information representative of the identity of the respective communication unit, information representative of a position of the respective communication unit, and a reliability indication of the respective communication unit. Additionally, with the mobile device, communication units within the first and second communication network are detected. Finally, the location of the mobile device is detected based on the information representative of the position, the reliability indication, and an accuracy indication of the detected communication units. | 06-24-2010 |
20100173612 | METHOD FOR SETTING OR MAINTAINING A PREFERENTIAL CONDITION FOR A MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention concerns a method for setting or maintaining a preferential condition for a mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is involved in a communication with a remote telecommunication device. The method comprises the steps of:
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20100173613 | Method for updating phonebook and portable terminal adapted thereto - A portable terminal can analyze a voice of the other party and update a phonebook. A voice pattern can be extracted from an incoming voice signal. A determination is made whether the extracted voice pattern is contained in a list of voice patterns stored in the portable terminal. If the extracted voice pattern is contained in the list, a determination is made whether a stored phone number matches a received phone number. If the stored phone number is not identical to the received phone number, the stored phone number is changed with the received phone number. Therefore, the phonebook can be automatically (e.g., without user input) updated although the user does not directly change and store phone numbers of other parties. | 07-08-2010 |
20100184409 | Device and Method for Managing Voice Messages - A device and method for managing voice messages using a graphic user interface (GUI) to display text transcribed from the content of a voice message, to parse the transcribed text and to use the parsed data for an application running on a device. The present invention hence supplants the current approach of retrieving voice messages by phone using a voice prompt based system to a GUI based system. This GUI based system individually lists voice messages in a menu list, making it very simple for a user to not only read the transcribed text from the voice message but to run applications based on the parsed data from the transcribed text, as well as performing other more familiar functions as such retrieving the voice message for playing back. | 07-22-2010 |
20100190474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for managing mobile device users' data, mobile devices, and communications are disclosed. According to various embodiments, mobile devices are used in conjunction with one or more servers and memory devices in order to manage mobile devices, data, and communications associated with mobile device users. Various embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods are directed to: the management of preference information incorporated into profiles associated with mobile device users, plug-in applications communicatively coupling servers involved in the management of mobile data, devices and/or communications to applications providing calendar and e-mail management facilities, the cross-platform synchronization and migration of data associated with mobile device users, the management of unwanted communications, monitoring mobile devices and data for theft detection and related protections, and the management of scheduled communications. | 07-29-2010 |
20100197278 | Interactive Multimodal Messaging - Disclosed herein is a method and system that enables a recipient to interact with an interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device. A sender creates the interactive multimodal message using a client application. A server stores the created interactive multimodal message. The server sends a notification to the recipient's mobile device. The notification comprises a pointer to the stored interactive multimodal message. The stored interactive multimodal message is triggered on the recipient's mobile device when the pointer in the notification is accessed. Service information is transmitted to the recipient's mobile device through the triggered interactive multimodal message. The interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device enables the recipient interaction. The interactive multimodal message may be forwarded to one or more second recipients simultaneously. At least a part of the forwarded interactive multimodal message is displayed differently to each of the second recipients. | 08-05-2010 |
20100210244 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING MESSAGES - A device, method and system for handling received messages on a portable electronic device. The device includes a message handling section | 08-19-2010 |
20100210245 | VISUAL ARS SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLED BY MOBILE TERMINAL'S CALL CONTROL FUNCTION - Disclosed is a system and a method for providing a Visual ARS (VARS) service by using a call control function of a mobile communication terminal. In the system and the method, a user of a terminal can select an existing voice guidance service or an available visual guidance service when trying a call connection to a telephone number of an existing call center. When selecting a visual guidance service, an originator receives an ARS service on a screen of the terminal of the originator. Accordingly, the user can receive and use the VARS service according to the user's selection by using a mobile communication network, so that the user can handle a task requested on a screen of the terminal. Hence, it is possible to overcome the disadvantage of a limited voice guidance-centered ARS service that a call center currently provides in a stereotyped manner regardless of the generation development of terminals. Also, it is possible to provide various VARS services with the development of mobile communication terminals. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210246 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCED ACTIVE SET MANAGEMENT - A first communication device wirelessly coupled to a second communication device. The first communication device includes a first receiver, a message processor, and a first transmitter. The first receiver is configured to receive first signals corresponding to a first number of communication devices, where the second communication device is one of the communication devices, and is also configured to measure first strengths of the first signals. The message processor is configured to determine that a second number of the communication devices can be processed by the first communication device according to the first strengths measured. The first transmitter is configured to transmit one or more first messages to the second communication device indicating the second number. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210247 | MULTI-STANDBY TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CALL WAITING SOUND THEREOF - A multi-standby terminal and a method of providing a call waiting sound thereof eliminate the need for subscribing to a call-waiting service. The multi-standby terminal preferably includes: a first RF unit for forming a communication channel with a first terminal; a second RF unit for receiving a communication request from a second terminal; an audio processor for outputting a call connecting sound notifying that a communication request from the second terminal is received; an input unit including a function key for generating an another party change signal for changing to another party; a first controller for controlling, when the another party change signal is input, to set the first terminal to a call waiting state and to transmit preset call waiting sound to the first terminal through the first RF unit; and a second controller for controlling to perform communication with the second terminal through the second RF unit. | 08-19-2010 |
20100222025 | System and Method for Delivery and Display of Messages - A method and system for delivery and display of a message on a communication device. A dialed first digit of a multi-digit recipient phone number being called is received at the communication device. A message accessibly stored in memory is accessed, and display of the message is initiated on a display screen of the communication device. A call connection may be attempted with the recipient phone number. The call connection status is monitored, and a response indicative of the status may be generated to the communication device. In one embodiment, the message may be an advertisement message. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222026 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Receiving Promotion Information by a Mobile Device - Systems, methods, and apparatus receiving promotion information by a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. According to one embodiment, an information carrying tone may be received at a mobile device from a tone transmission device, wherein the information carrying tone includes at least one location identifier associated with promotion information. A tone processing application of the mobile device may further provide for processing the information carrying tone to extract at least one location identifier, and to transmit, to an information source, an indication responsive to receiving the information carrying tone. Also according to various aspects, following transmission of the indication, promotional information can be received by the mobile device for subsequent processing and utilization, such as an activation confirmation or a redeemable promotion. | 09-02-2010 |
20100227592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIN-TO-PIN NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method is provided for enabling wireless access to a computer network via communication between a remote (client) wireless device and a wireless device physically linked to the computer network. A bank of one or more wireless gateway devices may be cradled and connected to a network server. The wireless gateway devices may then act as a node on the wireless network, and remote wireless devices may send and receive messages to and from the wireless gateway devices using PIN-to-PIN messaging. The wireless gateway devices, when cradled, may communicate with any attached server or other network equipment, and may therefore act as a wireless gateway to the server or other network equipment. | 09-09-2010 |
20100233997 | System, method and implementation of providing dynamic multi-media ringtone to called party prior to answer a call - The present invention provides the user of the phone terminals, especially the users of 3G mobile communication terminals a novel dynamic multimedia sing service, enable the users of broadband phone terminals to enjoy the multimedia ring message from the network by their phone terminals. | 09-16-2010 |
20100248692 | METHOD OF AFFILIATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A COMMUNICATION GROUP USING AN AFFILIATION MOTION - A device receives a motion-based affiliation request message and, upon receipt, enters an affiliation motion detection state. If an affiliation motion is detected while in the detection state, a message is sent to a server. The message comprises a request to affiliate to a communication group and/or an indication that the device has detected the affiliation motion. From the perspective of the server, a motion-based affiliation initiation request message is received, and based on the message, at least one device is determined to receive a motion-based affiliation request message. The server sends the affiliation request message to the device and determines whether a message was received. The message comprises one of a request to affiliate to the communication group and/or an indication that the device has detected an affiliation motion. If a message was received, affiliation of the device to the communication group is initiated. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248693 | Mail operating device and method for controlling transmission of mail information - A cellular phone device stores mail information related to an electronic mail exchanged with a communication network. A communication unit is configured to connect with the cellular phone device via a wireless communication. Immediately after connection of the wireless communication between the communication unit and the cellular phone device, a receiving unit receives specific mail information among mail information stored in the cellular phone device. The specific mail information is related to an electronic mail exchanged in a time period between previous disconnection from the cellular phone device and present connection with the cellular phone device. | 09-30-2010 |
20100261454 | RETRIEVING ADDITIONAL CONTENT BASED ON DATA WITHIN A MOBILE CODE - Various embodiments include systems, methods, data structures, and software to allow a mobile electronic device to retrieve additional content pertaining to content resolved from a mobile code. For example, a mobile code reading application executing on a mobile electronic device may receive a mobile code image and resolve the image to obtain data represented therein. The data resolved from the mobile code image may then be parsed to identify content, such as an image, and an identifier of additional content, such as a Universal Resource Identifier. The content item may then be presented by a target application via a user interface device of the mobile electronic device along with a user interface element representative of the additional content. Other embodiments include providing a mobile code service on a mobile electronic device or on a computing resource accessible by a mobile computing device over a network. Other embodiments are also described. | 10-14-2010 |
20100261455 | USER-INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS DURING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A multimedia display process executing in a mobile device traps user input signals to allow switching from display of multimedia to another task without requiring manual termination of the multimedia display process by the user. | 10-14-2010 |
20100273453 | DATA EXTRACTION FROM A CALL - A network component comprising a communications portion and a processor portion is disclosed. The communications portion may be configured to detect a signal indicative of a call associated with a mobile device. The processor portion may be configured to detect at least one record cue in the signal. The processor portion may be also be configured to respectively capture at least one portion of the call upon the at least one record cue being detected. The processor portion may also be configured to respectively associate at least one identifier with the at least one captured portion of the call. The identifier may respectively identify the at least one captured portion of the call. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273454 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MESSAGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for managing a message in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, meta data of messages stored in the terminal are analyzed and items for filtering a message are generated. A user is allowed to select at least one item. Messages corresponding to the selected item are displayed. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273455 | Server Apparatus and Message Transmission Method - There are provided a server apparatus capable of transmitting any message in a flexible manner at various timings of communication service states, and a message transmission method thereof. When a communication trigger detector | 10-28-2010 |
20100279658 | Extending instant audibles while in a voice call - For use in a wireless communication network, a method for communicating audible messages is provided. The method includes establishing a call. The method also includes determining if the mobile device is configured for playing a plurality of pre-recorded audible messages during the call. The method further includes displaying a plurality of graphical images, each graphical image corresponding to at least one pre-recorded audible message. The method still further includes receiving an indication that one of the graphical images has been pressed. The method also includes playing a pre-recorded audible message corresponding to the one graphical image that has been pressed. | 11-04-2010 |
20100279659 | WEB-ENABLED ELECTRONIC VIDEO MAIL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A web-enabled electronic video mail system for use with mobile phones and other handheld electronic devices, wherein video messages will be compressed and stored on a video mail website/server and can be accessed by selected mobile devices instantaneously, wherein MPEG-4 or H.264 formats are the preferred file transfer formats thus facilitating quicker transfers and reduced server storage space. | 11-04-2010 |
20100291902 | GLOBAL TEXT GATEWAY FOR TEXT MESSAGES - Disclosed are a system and method for selective delivery of text messages using a global text gateway in communication with a database of delivery criteria for text messages in which a user can program delivery criteria for text messages directed to a telephone number, wherein the global text gateway is associated with the telephone number so that text messages addressed to the telephone number are routed to the global text gateway and wherein the global text gateway is adapted to forward text messages to a communication network for delivery based on the delivery criteria. | 11-18-2010 |
20100291903 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND/OR A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION - A communication system comprises: means for automatically recognizing the vehicles numbers present on vehicle plates; means for storing data representative of a driver's personal contact details and vehicle number plates; means for matching a recognized vehicle number plate with said stored data; and means for sending one or more signals to said driver. | 11-18-2010 |
20100304717 | DIRECT SMS MESSAGE DELIVERY OVER BROADBAND DATA NETWORKS THROUGH AN SMS-C - SMS-C's and associated methods are disclosed that attempt to deliver SMS messages over a broadband data network as opposed to a voice network. An SMS-C described herein stores session information for a mobile device that has established a data session over the broadband data network. When the SMS-C receives a Mobile Terminated (MT) SMS message destined for the mobile device, the SMS-C stores the SMS message for delivery. The SMS-C then identifies a routing address for the mobile device over the broadband data network based on the stored session information, and forwards the SMS message to the mobile device directly over the broadband data network based on the routing address. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304718 | METHOD FOR MONITORING AND IDENTIFYING RADIO COVERAGE GAPS OF A PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK - Method for monitoring and identifying radio coverage gaps of a public land mobile network (PLMN) comprising usage of stand alone signaling transfer points (SASTP) producing list of cells, the method comprising the capturing of an update location (UL) message in the case of logging in a mobile communication device into the network and a cancel location (CL) message in the case of leaving the network, whereas the update location (UL) message and the cancel location (CL) message comprise an information identifying the mobile communication device, particularly the international mobile subscriber indentity number (IMSI), comprising generation of provide subscriber info message, whereas the provide subscriber info response (PSI_Resp) message from last visited VLR comprise a cell identification (CeIl_ID) identifying the cell of the public land mobile network (PLMN) which was last used and/or in which the mobile communication device has left the network and further comprising the generation of a report message including the cell identification (CeII_ID). | 12-02-2010 |
20100311393 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING, STORING, AND REPLAYING DIRECTIVES WITHIN A NETWORK - In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium stored code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to receive a directive from a first client device, store the directive at a memory location, and send the directive to a second client device. The directive includes a directive description portion and a directive content portion. The memory location is associated with the first client device. The directive is configured to cause the second client device to update a context of a display operatively coupled to the second client device in response to the directive. The context being of a directive class associated with the directive description portion, and having a value associated with the directive content portion. | 12-09-2010 |
20100317325 | RETRIEVING UNIQUE MESSAGE PARTS ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Embodiments are provided for retrieving unique message parts on a mobile computing device. One or more message parts, containing unique portions of a message, may be requested by the mobile computing device. After the one or more message parts are received at the mobile computing device, the one or more message parts are rendered on the mobile computing device. | 12-16-2010 |
20100317326 | METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT A MULTIMEDIA DATA OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR - A method is provided for managing multimedia data in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes sending a multimedia message upon a request for sending a multimedia message; deleting multimedia data attached to the multimedia message, and reconfiguring a multimedia message that includes information about a path where the attached multimedia data is stored; and storing the reconfigured multimedia message in a Sent box. | 12-16-2010 |
20100317327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A TEXT TITLE - A method and system may receive a communication message and determine a text title to associate with the communication message. The text title associated with the communication message may be displayed. | 12-16-2010 |
20100323666 | SEQUENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERY FOR FDA PROCESSING AND STORE-AND-FORWARD PROCESSING - Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering text messages using both First Delivery Attempt (FDA) processing and store-and-forward processing. A message system in one embodiment includes a message processor that receives a text message intended for a destination, and determines whether a prior text message is pending in a store-and-forward system for the destination. If a prior text message is not pending, then the message processor forwards the received text message to a FDA system for FDA processing. If a prior text message is pending, then the message processor forwards the received text message to the store-and-forward system for store-and-forward processing. The store-and-forward system will deliver the prior text message to the destination before the received text message so that the text messages are delivered in the proper sequence. | 12-23-2010 |
20100330964 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR PROCESSING INCOMING CALLS ON-DEMAND WITH MULTIPLE PRE-RECORDED ANSWERING VOICES AND/OR PRE-DEFINED MESSAGES - Disclosed is a device for a wireless communication device for processing incoming calls on-demand with multiple pre-recorded answering voices and/or pre-defined messages. The device comprises a bus system, a memory connected to the bus, the memory comprising a set of incoming call response instructions, and a controller connected to the bus. The controller executes the set of incoming call response instructions, comprising: checking a scenario setting and a user preference; responding, if a caller of an incoming call is a priority caller defined in the user preference, with a pre-recorded answering voice and/or pre-defined message indicated by the user preference and corresponding to the scenario setting. The instructions may also include responding, if a caller of an incoming call is not a priority caller as defined in the user preference, with a standard or default pre-recorded answering voice and/or pre-defined message. | 12-30-2010 |
20100330965 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE PREVENTION OF UNWANTED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS - The invention of present speaks to a method and system for the prevention of unwanted wireless telecommunications which is implemented as part of a computer program product in (preferentially) the telecommunications operator's network, which meets and/or exceeds much of current, proposed and even academically anticipated legislative (and by necessity, technical) criteria, and indeed, thereby complies with the broader body of prima facie consumer requirements associated with wireless telecommunications spam filtering. Indeed, the invention provides for a remarkably flexible and customizable advance in the art through the utilization of a progressive filtering algorithm. This algorithm offers both the subscriber and the service provider with the capability to block and/or extract potentially harmful or unsolicited SMS, MMS and other such messages on the basis of an extensive range of parameters and rules. | 12-30-2010 |
20110009096 | Interactive Display Response System - An interactive display response (IDR) system. The IDR system comprises an interactive display server (IDS) for communicating display requests from a call center to a plurality of mobile devices that established a connection with the call center; an interactive display agent (IDA) installed on each of the plurality of mobile devices for at least displaying the display requests received from the IDS and communicating user's selections to the call center responsive to the display requests; and an IDR interface for interfacing with interactive voice response (IVR) scripts carried out by the call center and generating display requests based on the IVR scripts. | 01-13-2011 |
20110028127 | Voice Message Delivery System and Method - A hosted system receives a request for the delivery of a voice message from a collective such as a school district. The hosted system determines whether the message should be sent over a telephone line at the hosted system or the school district. Instructions are sent to a delivery mechanism at the determined location indicating how to prepare the message and the number to be called. In one embodiment, the instructions are in XML script form to reduce the bandwidth required. Having the hosted system determine the allocation of messages allows for both the efficient use and lower calling cost of any available capacity on telephone lines at a school district or other collective organization, as well as the larger capacity access to telephone lines of a hosted service for quick delivery of numerous or urgent messages. | 02-03-2011 |
20110045802 | Communications Platform - A communications platform for mobile devices for transmitting data (such as alert messages) to at least one mobile device user comprises a server and an alert client, which client may be responsible for receiving alert messages sent by the server and may further perform specific functions on a mobile communications device to insure that the alert message does not remain unnoticed or ignored. The platform may further comprise a cell broadcast service server to limit transmission of an alert message to mobile device users in a particular locality or localities. | 02-24-2011 |
20110053562 | Method and Apparatus for Receipt and Wireless Transmission of a Facsimile - A system and method are provided wherein a fax sent to a mobile device, i.e., by faxing to the mobile device's phone number, is stored at a remote server and a textual message informing the user of the stored fax is provided to the user's mobile device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110059726 | System And Methods For Wireless Messaging - Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received at the mobile communications device, the generation of an event causes the mobile communications device to send a fetch message to the host service to retrieve messages. | 03-10-2011 |
20110070868 | MESSAGE CENTRE CALL HANDLING - A text message application server capable of prioritising incoming SMS messages and passing them to operators for a response, the operators interacting with the application server via the internet. The application server can handle multiple different called numbers, or messages with different identifying words in the message and can prioritise the messages on the basis of the message content. | 03-24-2011 |
20110070869 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION IN A GSM/GPRS SYSTEM - A method of searching for a different network cell by a mobile station in a global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet ratio service (GPRS) system is provided. The method includes receiving from a serving cell an indication message including information on whether to use an extended search frame, and searching for the different network cell by using an idle frame and the extended search frame. A method of effectively searching for a different network cell by a mobile station to interwork with a different network in a global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet radio service (GPRS) system can be provided. | 03-24-2011 |
20110076989 | MISSED COMMUNICATION HANDLING - Systems, methods and devices for missed call handling are provided. In particular there is provided a method for providing missed communication reminders. The method includes receiving an electronic communication and determining, by an electronic device, that the electronic communication was not acknowledged. In response to determining that the electronic communication was not acknowledged, a missed communication reminder is created and scheduled to be actuated automatically at a certain time. The missed communication reminder is stored in an electronic storage medium associated with the electronic device. Upon reaching the certain time, the missed communication reminder is actuated through an output apparatus in communication with the electronic device. | 03-31-2011 |
20110076990 | METHOD FOR RECORDING MOBILE PHONE CALLS - The present invention generally relates to a system and method for recording mobile phone calls for record keeping. The present invention utilizes a software call-recording application installed on the mobile phone to make a direct connection to a centralized recording server utilizing a conference or three-way calling feature on the mobile phone. The centralized recording server can answer the incoming call from the mobile phone. The recording server can then capture the audio and any data and store the audio and data for future use. | 03-31-2011 |
20110086617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INITIATE A MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION UTILIZING A TRIGGER SYSTEM - A system and method to enable a user to initiate a communication with an organization using a mobile communication device by means of a trigger system. A system and method to enable an organization to acquire a user mobile device address by means of a trigger system. A system and method to enable an organization to respond to a user by means of a trigger system and a message application server. A system and method to enable organizations to deliver mobile messages, coupons, offers and promotions to users mobile device by means of a combination of a trigger system, a message application server and an offer application. | 04-14-2011 |
20110092187 | CONFIGURABLE PHONE WITH INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE ENGINE - A land-based or mobile phone and methods are provided for receiving inbound communications as either voice or text, and then based on the user's configuration settings, the inbound communication is provided to the user as it was received or is automatically converted into a format that is desired by the user. The phone also takes voice or text that is input by the user of the phone and converts the user's input to either voice or text based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The outbound communication is configured according to how the intended recipient wants to receive a communication based on the configuration settings stored in the user's contact list or otherwise. The phone includes a controller that determines how the phone will handle and process inbound and outbound communications. The controller includes a speech recognition engine. | 04-21-2011 |
20110105087 | AUTOMATIC UPDATING OF VOICEMAIL GREETINGS BASED ON NETWORKING STATUS - In one embodiment, a method includes determining when an incoming call from a caller to a callee is to be routed for processing by a voice mail arrangement, and obtaining status information associated with the callee when the incoming call is to be routed for processing by the voice mail arrangement. The method also includes generating a first greeting based on the status information, and processing the call. Processing the call includes causing the first greeting to be played for the caller. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105088 | MOBILE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, MESSAGE SENDING APPARATUS AND MESSAGE SENDING METHOD - Disclosed is a mobile device, a control method thereof, a message sending apparatus and a message sending method. The mobile device includes a wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication via a wireless network; a signal processing unit which processes a signal transmitted/received by the wireless communication unit; a display unit which displays an image based on the signal processed by the signal processing unit; and a control unit which receives a message from a counterpart device, displays the received message on the display unit, remotely accesses a remote device, and controls the remote device to allow the mobile device to access information stored in the remote device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC PROVISION OF PERSONALIZED INFORMATION - In one embodiment, the present disclosure is a method and apparatus for dynamic provision of personalized information. In one embodiment, a method for providing information relevant to a need of a user of a communication device includes monitoring, by the communication device, dynamic information relating to the user, and sending, by the communication device, a message describing the need of the user, where the message includes the dynamic information. | 05-12-2011 |
20110117885 | Methods of Connecting A User Telephonically To Prerecorded Information By Text Keyword And Keyword Database - A method of connecting phone users telephonically to prerecorded information using text keywords and a keyword database is disclosed. Preferred methods of purchasing text keywords and changing the corresponding number or other attributes by website are also disclosed. | 05-19-2011 |
20110143718 | Audio-Based Text Messaging - A device that enable users to send and receive a message in different formats may include a text message gateway, an audio message gateway, and a processor. The text message gateway may include a Short Message Service (SMS) gateway. The audio message gateway may include an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit and/or a client application interface that receives audio from a client application of a mobile communications device. The processor may be configured to convert text messages received at the text-message gateway into audio messages and then to send the audio messages via the audio message gateway. The processor may also be configured to convert audio messages received at the audio message gateway into text messages and then to send the text messages via the text message gateway. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143719 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TERMINAL BASED ON RECOGNITION OF VEHICLE DRIVING CONDITION - A communication server in cooperation with a telematics center receives a result message for condition guidance service selection result information from the telematics center to control a driver terminal according to traveling condition recognition of a vehicle, stores a driver terminal number, call control request information during traveling, and condition notice information during traveling included in the result message, sets a condition guidance service, and controls call connection with a call connection attempting terminal for attempting a call connection to the driver terminal according to a type of the result message. | 06-16-2011 |
20110151837 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USER CONTENT SYNCHRONIZATION WITH CENTRAL WEB-BASED RECORDS AND INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM - A mobile communication terminal communicates with a central node to provide automatically synchronization of user content stored on a mobile device with user content stored at a central node, such as at a synchronization server. In this way, automatic two-way synching may be provided, the user may monitor, view, update, change, add to or delete all or any field of user content using a web interface stored for a mobile device at a central node such as at a synchronization server cloud or data storage cloud, using a remote device, including an off-line device. Current location of the mobile terminal may also be tracked at the central node. | 06-23-2011 |
20110151838 | "I am driving/busy" automatic response system for mobile phones - A cell phone which has been modified by the addition of software which responds to the press of one or more Busy keys by automatically sending a pre-typed text message to the sender of the latest text message just received or automatically answering an incoming call immediately upon pressing the Busy key and playing a pre-recorded audio message. The outgoing text or audio message can inform the sender of the incoming text or the caller that the user is driving or otherwise engaged and cannot respond immediately. In some embodiments, one or more Busy keys can be added keys or one or more existing keys on the cell phone or on the keypad of the cell phone or on a touchscreen or a visual depiction of a keypad on a touchscreen of the cell phone. | 06-23-2011 |
20110159851 | Instructional Ring Tone - The described method and system selectively provide an instructional ring tone, configurable for both message content and frequency of playback, to aid a user in answering an incoming call via a hands free telecommunications device. The instructional ring in one aspect contains a message instructing a user as to a method of answering an incoming call. This message may be set to play the first time that an incoming call is encountered, and it may be set, e.g., by a service provider advisor, to play for a certain interval, i.e., a defined number of received calls. In this manner, the initially untrained user may become trained as to proper system operation. According to another aspect, the described system and method also improve the ease of use and operation of redundant controls for HFC or hand-held cell phone operation. | 06-30-2011 |
20110171934 | METHOD OF PROVIDING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION FOR COMMUNICATION GROUP, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND PRESENCE SERVER FOR THE SAME - A method for providing communication functions for frequent contacts, and a mobile communication terminal and a presence server for the same are disclosed. The mobile communication terminal includes: a storage for storing a communication program for registering frequent contacts; a display for outputting the communication program; a key input unit for receiving an input of a key or a command; and a controller for executing the communication program to display icons of members registered with the frequent contacts, output a list of contact function icons for a selected member in the frequent contacts, and perform the contact function corresponding to a contact function selection from an updated list of the contact function icons with respect to a selected member, wherein the updated list includes an added or changed contact function that is made in a contact function edit mode. | 07-14-2011 |
20110171935 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RECORDING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PARTIES USING TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A computerized system of recording communications between a first party and a second party automatically notifies the second party to the recording of the communication. A request is received at a first telecommunications device, utilized by the first party, to initiate the communications between the parties, either by receiving or placing a call or text message. A unique identifier identifying a second communications device, utilized by the second party, is received by the first telecommunications device. A warning message is then automatically sent to the second communications device that the communications are being recorded. The communications between the devices is then recorded. | 07-14-2011 |
20110177795 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A portable communication terminal transmits a request signal that requests voice data representing an email message, to a server apparatus when the portable communication terminal receives the email that has been sent to the portable communication terminal, and the portable communication terminal transmits the voice data received from the server apparatus, to an in-vehicle equipment. A server apparatus converts an email message that has been sent to a portable communication terminal, into voice data in response to a request signal received from the portable communication terminal, and the server apparatus returns the voice data to the portable communication terminal. The in-vehicle equipment detects a position of a portable communication terminal in a cabin, and the in-vehicle equipment outputs a voice message converted only from voice data representing an email message received by the portable communication terminal located in a specific position in the cabin, inside the cabin of the vehicle. | 07-21-2011 |
20110189977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING SCHEDULE INFORMATION BETWEEN MOBILE TERMINALS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In an apparatus and method for sharing schedule information between mobile terminals, a sending mobile terminal transmits schedule information input by a user to a receiving mobile terminal. A schedule management server monitors a position of the sending mobile terminal according to the schedule information. If the current position of the sending mobile terminal is different from position information included in the schedule information, schedule change information is transmitted to the receiving mobile terminal, which outputs the schedule information. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189978 | Phone To Phone Data Exchange - An information management system for operation over a network includes a first mobile device having a first application module, the first mobile device operating over the network and in communication with a second mobile device having a second application module, a first operating system residing on the first mobile device configured to detect a communication event between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, and an address book module residing on the second mobile device. The first application module is configured to send information associated with the first mobile device to the second mobile device in association with a detection of the communication event. | 08-04-2011 |
20110195691 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD OF VIEWING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to the provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent. | 08-11-2011 |
20110195692 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for communicating between an operator at an operator device and a user recipient includes enabling an operator of the operator device to enter a device-independent unique identifier for a user recipient by requiring interaction between the operator and the operator device without requiring interaction between the operator and software on the operator device that is designed for communication over an IP-based network. The method includes identifying an IP network address associated with the user recipient based on the device-independent unique identifier and routing a message entered by the operator to the determined IP network address. | 08-11-2011 |
20110201312 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTACT INFORMATION BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - An electrochemical immunosensor system with reduced interference, comprising: a first immunosensor that generates an electrochemical signal based on the formation of a sandwich between an immobilized antibody, a target analyte and a labeled antibody, wherein a portion of the signal arises from non-specific binding of the labeled antibody in the region of the first immunosensor, and
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20110201313 | Logging communication events - A user terminal comprising: a positioning system arranged to detect a geographical location of the user terminal; a transceiver for communicating with other user terminals via a communication network; and a communication processing apparatus coupled to the transceiver and positioning system. The communication processing apparatus is arranged to detect communication events occurring via the transceiver and communication network in relation to other user terminals, and to maintain a log of the communication events. Further, the communication processing apparatus is configured to organize the log in dependence on a geographical location detected by the positioning system. | 08-18-2011 |
20110201314 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR TOKENIZATION OF MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for processing multimedia messages are disclosed. One method includes receiving a first multimedia messaging service (MMS) message containing a first payload. The method further includes extracting and caching the first payload. The method further includes associating a token with the first payload and replacing, in the MMS message, the first payload with a second payload containing the token thereby establishing a modified MMS message. The method further includes forwarding the modified MMS message to the message recipient. | 08-18-2011 |
20110212708 | OPTIMIZING MOBILE TERMINATED/MOBILE INITIATED CALL LEGS - A PBX can receive a call for a mobile device, and can send a message over a data channel to the mobile device indicating such. The mobile device can open a voice channel for the call. The mobile device inspects information about the call, such as calling party information, and using historical information, such as statistics relating to acceptance of calls from that calling party to predict whether a user of the mobile device is likely to answer the call or not. If the mobile device predicts that the user is probably going to answer the call, then the mobile device begins establishing the voice channel before the user answers the call (e.g., by accepting through the user interface). However, if the mobile device predicts that the user is not going to answer the call, then the mobile device waits until the user actually answers the call to begin establishing the voice channel. | 09-01-2011 |
20110217953 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PUSH DATA TRANSFERS - A method, system, and apparatus for managing push data transfers is provided whereby in one implementation at least one push data server is situated on a network between a plurality of content servers and a plurality of computing devices. The push data server is configured to only perform a maximum number of concurrent data transfers of content between the content servers and the plurality of computing devices. The push data server is configured to deem that a particular push data transfer has been completed even if no express acknowledgment of such completion is ever received at the push data server, thereby reducing the likelihood of failure of push data transfers due to a misperception that the maximum number of concurrent data transfers being obtained. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217954 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR MANAGING MESSAGES AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM USING THE METHOD - A method, a system, and a mobile device for managing messages and a computer-readable medium using the method are provided. In the present invention, the messages received by the mobile device are uploaded to a network server. Besides, the messages to be retained in the mobile device are determined according to a retention rule, and the messages not satisfying the retention rule are deleted from the mobile device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110230167 | Method and System for Multimedia Message Delivery in a Communication System - A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230168 | Methods And Apparatus For Automatically Grouping User-Specific Information In A Mobile Station - Techniques in a mobile device for use in grouping user-specific information items in an electronic mail (e-mail) message are disclosed. The mobile device displays a draft e-mail message for a user. In response to detecting a trigger signal, the mobile device adds user-specific information items to the e-mail message by inserting a user information file in the e-mail message. The mobile device produces the user information file by reading a first user-specific information item associated with a first application, where the first user-specific information item is for identifying or contacting the user via the first application, and storing the first user-specific information item in the user information file. The mobile device further reads a second user-specific information item associated with a second application, where the second user-specific information item is for identifying or contacting the user via the second application, and stores the second user-specific information item in the user information file. | 09-22-2011 |
20110230169 | Method and System for Receiving and Sending Navigational Data via a Wireless Messaging Service on a Navigation System - A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. The icons can be shown in a plurality of visual formats to distinguish previously viewed locations from newly received ones. | 09-22-2011 |
20110244831 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING UE STATUS INFORMATION AND MANAGING ALERTS IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - Disclosed is a method of processing User Equipment (UE) status information in a telecommunication network including a plurality of RANs, first UE and second UE, the method including: sending a first message via the telecommunication network, the first message containing a request originated by the first UE and requesting status information relating to the second UE; and receiving a second message via the telecommunication network, the second message conveying the requested status information, wherein at least one of said first and second messages are processed using a service component which is used for controlling handover of UE between different RANs. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244832 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORING TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS - A method and system of storing telephone conversation data to a third party database storage unit is disclosed. The method includes detecting a telephone call initiated in a mobile telephone, recording telephone conversation data, detecting a termination of the telephone call, and transferring the recorded telephone conversation data to a third party database storage unit. The telephone call can be tagged with an identification. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile telephone and forwarded to the third-party database storage unit. The system includes an application program interface installed on a mobile telephone, an internet gateway, and a third party database storage unit configured to store data recorded by the application program interface. | 10-06-2011 |
20110250869 | SELECTIVELY TRANSITIONING BETWEEN PHYSICAL-LAYER NETWORKS DURING A STREAMING COMMUNICATION SESSION WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Embodiments are directed to a network-connection report is received at a server (e.g., a presence server) from a first user equipment (UE) that identifies a type of physical-layer network to which the first UE is connected. In response to a determination that the first UE is engaged in a communication session with a second UE, the server sends a notification message to the second UE that indicates the type of physical-layer network to which the first UE is connected. The second UE receives the notification message and determines a target physical-layer network for supporting the second UE's participation in the communication session based at least in part on the type of physical-layer network to which the first UE is connected. The second UE selectively transitions to the target network based on the determination. | 10-13-2011 |
20110250870 | METHOD FOR RECORDING MOBILE PHONE CALLS - The present invention generally relates to a system and method for recording mobile phone calls for record keeping. The present invention utilizes a software call-recording application installed on the mobile phone to make a direct connection to a centralized recording server utilizing a conference or three-way calling feature on the mobile phone. The centralized recording server can answer the incoming call from the mobile phone. The incoming call can be tagged with an identification. The recording server can then capture the audio and any data and store the audio and data for future use. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile phone and forwarded to the recording server. The recording can be initiated remotely. | 10-13-2011 |
20110256851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MESSAGE HISTORY DATA FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for managing history data of messages received from and transmitted to other users by a user of a mobile communication device is provided. Message history data is extracted from received and transmitted messages and stored such that a user of the mobile communication device may easily input a conditional request to the device and view message history data associated with a specific other user or message history data identified by conditional data input to the device. | 10-20-2011 |
20110269429 | TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A communication device may participate in telephone calls. The communication device may allow a user to request transcription of a telephone call by prompting the user when the telephone call is completed. The communication device may display a call history user interface and, in response to a selection of a telephone call from the call history user interface, may request transcription of the selected telephone call. The communication device may include a dedicated transcription button that, when pressed, causes audio content of a telephone call to be sent to a transcription service. The communication device may display a preferences user interface via which a user may elect to have all incoming and outgoing telephone calls transcribed, all incoming and outgoing telephone calls to/from selected contacts transcribed, and/or have the communication device prompt the user about transcription when each telephone call is completed. | 11-03-2011 |
20110275349 | Mobile Phone Message Archiving System - A message archiving system ( | 11-10-2011 |
20110281560 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COST-OPTIMIZED MOBILE MESSAGING - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating cost-optimized mobile messaging. During operation, the system receives an encoded text message at a mobile device. Next, the system replaces a sub-string in the encoded text message with a corresponding sub-string from a data-dictionary to create a decoded text message. Finally, the system displays the decoded text message on the mobile device. Note that this helps to reduce costs since small sub-strings in the encoded text message can be replaced with large sub-strings in the decoded text message, thereby allowing a larger message to be sent via the SMS protocol without sending as many characters. | 11-17-2011 |
20110287745 | ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS LOG FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A set of context incidents can be logged for a mobile communication device. Communication incidents to and from the mobile communication device can also be logged. The context data can be associated with the communication incidents. One or more of the context incidents can be associated with a set of different ones of the communication incidents. A call log window can be displayed upon a screen of the mobile communication device. The call log window can include a listing showing at least a portion of the communication incidents and an associated context incident. | 11-24-2011 |
20110294468 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE VOICE BLOGGING SYSTEM FOR LAND MOBILE NETWORKS - The invention relates to a process for operation of an information platform, especially a blogging system, on a server ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110294469 | INSTANT VIDEO AND VOICEMAIL MESSAGING METHOD AND MEANS - The invention relates to the field of instant messaging. More specifically the invention relates to a server centric method and unit for instant voice and video mail messaging. Even more particularly the invention relates to voicemail messaging with mobile terminals. The inventive methods and units under study allow faster voice messaging and enable similar, but not identical audio/video message “ping ball”. The sending of voicemail in accordance with the invention is instantaneous and involves no different telephone numbers for the sender to remember. The reception of messages is always instantaneous, provided the recipient is available, and only if not available, may the delivery of the messages be delayed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110300832 | Interactive Personalized E-Experience System and Method for Visual Voice Mail - In-person shopping at brick-and-mortar locations can be facilitated using visual voicemail systems. A user device can be detected upon entry or proximity to a retail location and a greeting visual voicemail message can be transmitted to the user device. User data may be integrated into the greeting message. The greeting message can also include options for a user to activate that allow the integration of the virtual and physical shopping experience. Options can include requests for sales associate help, product information or location, associated service plans or accessories, etc. Multiple remote resources can be coordinated to service a user's requests via a visual voicemail system while the user is shopping in the retail location. | 12-08-2011 |
20110306322 | Methods and apparatus for providing information services during the normal alert of an outbound communication session - Methods and apparatus are provided for provisioning a user controlled alerting message to the calling party on a telecommunications session. The alerting message is designed to be able to replace or augment the normal alert message and to provide an information service to the calling party during a period that is typically non-productive. | 12-15-2011 |
20110312302 | PORTABLE TELEPHONE - In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so as to shift the pointer to a desirable position within a predetermined information on a screen of the display in accordance with an operation of the operator and also display a mark indicative of a direction to which the pointer can be shifted and in which the predetermined information exists, adjacently to the block along a shift direction through the operator. | 12-22-2011 |
20120003963 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND METHOD OF UPDATING TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A mobile communications device includes: a telephone directory storage unit for storing a telephone directory; a comparator for comparing a service identifier included in a received message with a service identifier stored in the telephone directory; and an update unit for updating the telephone number stored in the telephone directory. If the service identifier corresponding to the telephone number received in the message matches the service identifier stored in the telephone directory, the update unit updates the telephone number stored in the telephone directory with the received telephone number. | 01-05-2012 |
20120015632 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. The mobile phone recording system can have an interface that is seamless and undetectable by the user so that the system can be used for covert applications, such as for use by undercover law enforcement personnel, or the system can be used as a business security tool installed on all wireless phones issued by an organization. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A call recording application can conference an independent, internal call to the external call. Audio of the internal call can be captured and stored at the mobile phone. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. The mobile phone recording system can have an interface that is seamless and undetectable by the user so that the system can be used for covert applications, such as for use by undercover law enforcement personnel, or the system can be used as a business security tool installed on all wireless phones issued by an organization. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A call recording application can conference an independent, internal call to the external call via the phone's API, or simply by nature that both calls are using the same microphone and speaker devices on the phone for the audio interface to the user. Audio of the internal call can be captured and stored at the mobile phone. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage or stored locally for the end user to play back on the phone or transfer to an external device using USB, wireless, or similar data connection. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015634 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. The mobile phone recording system can have an interface that is seamless and undetectable by the user so that the system can be used for covert applications, such as for use by undercover law enforcement personnel, or the system can be used as a business security tool installed on all wireless phones issued by an organization. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A call recording application can conference an independent, internal call to the external call via the phone's API, or simply by nature that both calls are using the same microphone and speaker devices on the phone for the audio interface to the user. Audio of the internal call can be captured and stored at the mobile phone. The internal call can be tagged with an identification. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage or stored locally for the end user to play back on the phone or transfer to an external device using USB, wireless, or similar data connection. In one embodiment, a recording can be made at the mobile phone and forwarded to the third-party database. The recording can be initiated remotely. | 01-19-2012 |
20120015635 | Wireless Handheld Device, System, and Method of Detecting and Storing Email Settings - A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other. | 01-19-2012 |
20120021726 | MULTI-CARD MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SYSTEM MESSAGES THEREOF - The invention provides a method for receiving system messages for a multi-card mobile terminal comprising: acquiring system messages received by any user identity card of a multi-card mobile terminal from network; and storing the system messages in a buffer, so that each user identity card acquires the system messages from the buffer directly. The invention resolves the problem that a plurality of user identity cards receiving same system messages repeatedly brings about high system cost and decreasing the time for network selection and cell reselection. | 01-26-2012 |
20120021727 | Messaging System - The present application relates to SMS text messaging and in particular to having a central repository for messages using SMS text messages to relay updates to the repository to and from user's phones. | 01-26-2012 |
20120028613 | MESSAGING SYSTEM - A messaging system comprises a mobile telephone apparatus ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120040644 | MEDIA/VOICE BINDING PROTOCOL AND RELATED USER INTERFACES - One or more media items can be bound to a voice call using a binding protocol. The binding protocol allows call participants to more easily transfer media items to other call participants using one or more user interfaces. A call participant can initiate a media transfer by selecting the media and a communication modality for transferring the media. The binding protocol can be active or lazy. In lazy binding, the call participant can select the desired media for transfer before the voice call is established, and subsequently mark the media for binding with the voice call. In active binding, the call participant can select and transfer the desired media item during the voice call, and the media item is automatically bound to the voice call. The media item can be transferred using a user-selected communication modality over an independent data communication channel. | 02-16-2012 |
20120040645 | System, Method and Device for Testing Mobile Telephone Call Performance - A system and method of testing call performance of a plurality of mobile telephones is provided. In one embodiment the method comprises storing in a memory of a test device, data for one or more test scenarios that each comprises associated test parameters for attempting a plurality of telephone calls, causing the mobile telephone to attempt to establish a plurality of telephone calls of the test scenarios, and monitoring the plurality of telephone calls of the mobile telephone to determine test results data. The method further includes attempting and monitoring a plurality of telephone calls of the mobile telephone to determine test results data with one or more remote call servers and outputting the test results data to a remote computer system for processing to determine the number of dropped calls, call set up times, number of calls successfully initiated, number of calls having two way speech, and other data. | 02-16-2012 |
20120064862 | CALL STATUS SHARING - In general, techniques are described for sharing information about a client device phone call to enhance other services. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a server device, voice call parameters that describe at least one characteristic of a voice call in which a user of a first device is participating wherein the first device is physically separate from the server device, and responsive to receiving the voice call parameters, determining, by the server device, a status of the user based on the received voice call parameters. The method further includes storing an account for the user on the server device, wherein the account includes a user profile for the user and identifies contacts of the user, and modifying, by the server device, the user profile to reflect the status of the user, and sending the modified user profile to a device associated with a contact of the user. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071135 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR LOCKING MESSAGE - A mobile terminal includes a storing module, a control module, and a locking module. The storing module is used for storing a plurality of messages. The control module is used for obtaining a message number corresponding to a message of the plurality of messages after determining the message associated with a reference condition. The locking module is used for locking the message according to the message number. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077465 | VOICE MESSAGING PRIORITIZATION - A voice radio communication system prioritizes radio voice communications so that higher priority voice transmission is given precedence. The communication system comprises a transmitter that inserts a digital watermark into a voice communication. Software in a receiver decodes the digital watermark to determine a priority requested by the sender, and other information about the sender and the message. The software determines the message priority based on multiple factors. Voice transmissions are digitally recorded and played in order of priority. Options exist for the user to control the playback. | 03-29-2012 |
20120083247 | System And Methods For Wireless Messaging - A mobile device receives via a wireless network an enable message which indicates that a data message has been received and is ready for retrieval. The mobile device then provides an indication which indicates that the data message has been received, and includes a subset of the data message. After providing the indication, the mobile device detects a user-initiated entry into a messaging application. In response to detecting the user-initiated entry, the mobile device examines a setting in a data store which is provided in response to the enable message. If the setting is provided in the data store, the mobile device requests the data message by sending via the wireless network a fetch message and subsequently receives the data message. If the setting is not provided in the data store, the mobile device refrains from sending the fetch message. | 04-05-2012 |
20120088475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING COMMUNICATION INTERACTION OVER A MOBILE DEVICE - A system includes a recording server connected to a private branch exchange (PBX) and/or an interface device, where the connected PBX and/or interface device are each connected to an electronic communication network. The PBX provides at least a first portion of a mobile communication on the electronic communication network to the recording server, and the interface device provides a second portion of the mobile communication to the recording server, wherein the recording server, the PBX, and, if connected to the recording server, the interface device are each assigned to a same organization. A method provides a mobile device and a PBX each registered to an organization, a smart client enforces a policy regarding at least one of incoming mobile communications and outgoing mobile communications on the mobile device, providing a recording server connected to the PBX and simulating an extension of the PBX, conferencing a recording server and recording content. | 04-12-2012 |
20120100835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING SMS MESSAGES - A method for reading Short Message Service (SMS) messages using a mobile device, a user can read the SMS messages saved in a mailbox of the mobile device by acquiring a contact entry. The user selects the contact entry in a contact list saved in a memory of the mobile device. Then, the mobile device reads a phone number of the contact entry. Continually, the mobile device acquires the SMS messages from the memory, and reads identifier numbers and the phone numbers of the SMS messages. After comparing procedure, if a phone number of one of SMS messages is the same as the phone number of the contact entry, the mobile device saves an identifier number corresponding to the one of SMS messages to the memory. The mobile device loads the SMS messages corresponding to the identifier numbers saved in the memory into the mailbox. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108213 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING AN OVER-THE-AIR ACTIONABLE MESSAGE - Provided are exemplary apparatus and methods for transmitting an over-the-air actionable message. In an example, a mobile device includes a detector to identify an over-the-air actionable messaging command that has a destination device identifier corresponding to a second mobile device. The mobile device also includes a message converter to convert the over-the-air messaging command into the actionable message, which has a destination corresponding to the destination device identifier of the second mobile device. Further, the mobile device has a transmitter to transmit the actionable message over-the-air to the second mobile device. | 05-03-2012 |
20120108214 | MOBILE SOFTWARE SERVICES FOR TELECOM OPERATORS - A system for performing a telecommunication service, including a cellular network, a processor connected to a memory, a Service Delivery Platform (SDP), and the telecommunication service executed by the processor and configured to execute instructions for the SDP on the cellular network. | 05-03-2012 |
20120122425 | DISPLAY OF SECURE MESSAGES ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communications device for the display of an incrementally received message includes a message viewer application for scanning the received portions of the message. On determination that the received portion of the message includes a first displayable portion of the message content, the system signals to a message server to halt the message server from forwarding further portions of the message content. The system provides a mechanism for the user of the mobile communications device to cause the mobile communications device to further signal the message server to recommence the forwarding of further portions of the secure message content to permit the verification of the e-mail based on the further portions of the secure message content. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122426 | Separating Attachments Received From A Mobile Device - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a message from a mobile device over a wireless network, the message including several attachments, wherein the several attachments include one or more mobile device attachments corresponding to content captured using the mobile device, identifying the one or more mobile device attachments; and separating the one or more mobile device attachments from the plurality of attachments. | 05-17-2012 |
20120129501 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A call recording application can set up a loopback. Audio of the internal call can be captured and stored at the mobile phone. The internal call can be tagged with an identification. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage or stored locally for the end user to play back on the phone or transfer to an external device using USB, wireless, or similar data connection. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129502 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MESSAGE IN THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for transmitting a message in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting a message in a portable terminal comprises a message generation unit for generating a message including contents corresponding to at least two recipients and for selectively selecting an intended user for the respective content, and a controller for controlling to transmit the message to the at least two recipients. | 05-24-2012 |
20120135714 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An information system for a motor vehicle is provided. The information system can include an on-board information system operable to accept input information, conduct a search and provide output information to an individual within the motor vehicle. In addition, an on-board hands free phone system can be included and be operable to communicate with an off-board phone and record and/or stream an utterance communicated by a user of said off-board phone. The on-board hands fee phone system can record/stream the utterance using a recording and/or streaming function, e.g. through the use of a Record and/or Stream button and/or a voice activated Record and/or Stream command. The recorded and/or streamed utterance can be provided to a voice recognition system that can translate the utterance into input information for the on-board information system which can then conduct the search and provide output information for an occupant of the motor vehicle. | 05-31-2012 |
20120135715 | DUAL SIM MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a dual SIM terminal and an operating method thereof for supporting dual standby and single talk using a single baseband. The dual SIM mobile terminal may include a controller which is a single chipset, a dual SIM, and two radio frequency (RF) units, thereby having an effect capable of providing a service at the same level as a dual SIM using two mobile terminals even with one mobile terminal. Furthermore, dual SIM switching is performed according to a state of the network, a pricing system, and a user's setting, thereby providing the user's desired service. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142317 | USER-INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS DURING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A multimedia display process executing in a mobile device traps user input signals to allow switching from display of multimedia to another task without requiring manual termination of the multimedia display process by the user. | 06-07-2012 |
20120149339 | Archiving Text Messages - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method that includes receiving, by a device management system, data from a text message, the text message having been transmitted to or from a mobile device. The method also includes converting, by the device management system, the data from the text message into an electronic mail message. The method further includes transmitting, by the device management system, the electronic mail message to an archiving system. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149340 | MESSAGE INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mobile communication device including an application running in a first memory of the device, an application audio unit in the first memory, the application audio unit being communicatively coupled to the application operating, and a telephony unit in the first memory, the telephony unit being communicatively coupled to the application, a radio transmission unit including a radio interface unit operating in a second memory and communicatively coupled to the telephony unit, a radio audio unit operating in the second memory, the radio audio unit being communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, and a hardware driver unit communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, the hardware driver unit initiating a communication connection between the mobile communication device and another device, an audio switching unit communicatively coupled to the application unit and the radio transmission unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120149341 | Controlling Mobile Device Functions - This provides for controlling mobile device functions and features, along with systems incorporating these devices and methods. For example, it limits or disables the use of some of mobile device features which could cause distraction to the user, when the user is engaged in another activity. In an example, it enables other mobile device features based on occurrence of events related to the user or environment. Another example addresses controlling the mobile device features, such as SMS, while the user is in a vehicle or driving. Another example restricts the ability of the driver of a vehicle to text, while the vehicle is in motion, by automatically disabling the texting ability of mobile device within and around the perimeter of the driver's seat. Other variations, examples, improvements, detection mechanisms, models, techniques, calculations, verification mechanisms, and features are also described in details. | 06-14-2012 |
20120164986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPOINT CALL SERVICE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal participates in or originates a multipoint call with at least two other communication terminals connected to at least first and second call lines formed in the multipoint call. The voice data on each call line is separately recorded, or each party's voice data is separately recorded. A playback list is generated with playback selections, where each playback selection corresponds to one of the communication terminals. A user can thereby play back voice data from specific parties in the multipoint call without having to search an entire file to find the specific voice data. | 06-28-2012 |
20120172004 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS PHONE RECORDING - The present invention related to a method for recording a mobile phone call and mobile phone recording system for recording audio from mobile phone calls. An external call is established with the mobile phone. A connection is made between the wireless phone and an audio capture and broadcast device, such as a Bluetooth device. The call recorder application can instruct the Bluetooth device to forward copies of transmit and receive audio back to the call recording application. The internal call can be tagged with an identification. Thereafter, the audio, and data such as SMS and MMS, can be forwarded to a third party database for storage or stored locally for the end user to play back on the phone or transfer to an external device using USB, wireless, or similar data connection. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172005 | Community Interaction Using Mobile Communication Devices - Techniques are provided for delivering content to mobile communication devices related to interactions of members with a user community. The method involves detecting a communication session involving a mobile communication device; determining one or more context parameters associated with the communication session; and delivering content related to the context parameters to one or more mobile communication devices. Data is stored at a central computing entity that indicates association or membership of a plurality of mobile communication device users in a user community. The central computing entity detects when an action is taken by one mobile device user that is a member of the user community, and sends a notification to members of the social circle based on the detected action. These techniques allow individuals who are involved in a user community to maintain their interaction with the user community using their mobile communication devices. | 07-05-2012 |
20120196574 | EXTENDED CALL HANDLING FUNCTIONALITY USING MULTI-NETWORK SIMULCASTING - A method and apparatus supporting the handling of calls using simulcasting of multimedia information are disclosed. Multimedia information exchanged by an associated access device and a gateway. The access device may request for the multimedia information to be recorded during a call, request retrieval of the multimedia information, and playback the multimedia information. The gateway may store the received multimedia information locally or may communicate the multimedia information to storage. The gateway may cause a user of the access device to be notified of the availability of multimedia information for a recorded call, and may communicate the multimedia information to the access device for playback. A user may be notified if storage and bandwidth for the recording of a call is not available. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202465 | Key Responsive Record, Navigation and Marking Controls for Communications System - The key responsive record, navigate and marking method operates with a communications station networked with telecommunications enabled devices (cell phones with speakers and microphones). Controls are * and # symbol keys (mechanical or virtual). The station includes an IVR and record data stores. The # key controls RECORD ON/OFF and the * control is end-of-comm-session (EOS). The station activates functions based control key detection. Toggle ON/OFF/ON operations are activated. The EOS stops recording and activate post-recording sessional routines. Other keystroke functions are user-assigned or system defaults for numeric keys 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0. Navigation controls are thus activated. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202466 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF MESSAGES TO MOBILE DEVICES - It has been shown that drivers who handle messages delivered to their mobile devices, such as cellular phone, pay less attention to their driving and therefore are more likely to be involved in accidents. Accordingly the mobile device is configured to detect when the mobile device is in motion at a speed likely to be a vehicle speed and notify the system sending the messages to the mobile device to delay sending of such messages to the mobile device until it becomes essentially stationary once more. In one embodiment calls are also not directed to the mobile device while in motion. In another embodiment the status is made available to be checked by applications and/or users for the purpose of determination whether or not to send messages or otherwise contact the mobile device. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING USERS OF AN EVENT USING ALERTS - An alert engine module receives an alert for an event in a generic communications format and delivers an alert for the event to a target address in a communications format that is preferred by a user based on the alert content. The generic format can be an e-mail message, such as a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) message. The alert engine can be operative to transform the alert based on a header and/or format of a target address. | 08-09-2012 |
20120214446 | System for updating presentations on mobile devices and methods thereof - When a user interface is scrolled, data requests are made. If the data is not found in cache, the data is retrieved from a remote server by asynchronously placing data requests to a server starting with the last added data request. Through a relaxed loader, the mobile device does not bombard the remote server with requests. By removing older data requests, the mobile application fetches data more in line with the current display. After receiving the data from the remote server, the data is decoded and compressed. The data is placed within cache. When multiple entries exist, the data within cache is associated and processed. Instead of the interface decoding data from the cache for each entry, the processed data is provided to the interface removing processing and required memory for each entry. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214447 | OBSERVATION PLATFORM FOR USING STRUCTURED COMMUNICATIONS - Observation platform for using structured communications. A signal from a first communication device is received at a second communication device associated with a computer system, wherein a first characteristic of the signal corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic of the signal corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first communication device. A first user associated with the first communication device is recognized at the computer system. Context information for the signal is derived at the computer system associated with the second communication device. A copy of at least one characteristic of the signal is stored in a storage medium, wherein the copy of at least one characteristic of the signal is available for developing performance metrics. The signal is relayed to a destination derived from the context information. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214448 | SELECTIVELY BUFFERING VOICE DATA AT A SERVER DURING A VOICE COMMUNICATION SESSION - Systems and methods for selectively replaying voice data. Voice data received in a communication session is both buffered by the device and played by the device. When input is received from a recipient, the voice data currently being received is no longer played and buffered voice data is replayed to the recipient. While the buffered voice data is replayed, the device continues to buffer any voice data received by the device to ensure that the recipient can listen to all of the voice data in the communication session. By only storing voice data in the buffer, replaying the buffered voice data can catch the real-time voice data. At this point, the device reverts to playing voice data being received while continuing to buffer the voice data. | 08-23-2012 |
20120220270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A CALL REQUEST - A call request processing system includes a monitoring module, a call alert module and a keyboard. The monitoring module receives a call request from a calling party and generates a corresponding call alert message. The call alert module receives and processes the call alert message, and the keyboard receives different key inputs. The call alert module processes the call alert message to generate corresponding alert information to inform the called party to respond to the call request. The keyboard receives different key inputs to access and query corresponding operation instructions, and the called party replies and responds to the call request from the calling party according to the operation instructions. | 08-30-2012 |
20120264403 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A communication control system includes an electronic device and a communication apparatus paired with the electronic device. The electronic device includes an input unit, a first BLUETOOTH unit, and a dialing control module. The input unit generates commands in response to operations of a user. The dialing control module generates dial information when a dialing command is received, and controls the first BLUETOOTH unit to transmit the dial information to the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, a second BLUETOOTH unit, and a dialing module. The dialing module controls the wireless communication unit to dial according to the dial information. The dialing module also controls the second BLUETOOTH unit to transmit real-time dial information and voice signals of the user to the electronic device. A related method is also provided. | 10-18-2012 |
20120276876 | Multiple Network Wake-Up - A communication device may select a communication path to check for pending messages in a multiple network environment. The communication device may exit from a power-saving operating mode during which the communication device does not receive messages from a message server. After exiting the power-saving operating mode, the communication device may identify multiple different communication paths. The multiple communication paths may include different communication networks in the multiple network environment. The communication device may determine a selected communication path from among the multiple communication paths and communicate with a message server across the selected communication path to check for messages. | 11-01-2012 |
20120289202 | PSEUDO-INTERACTIVE INPUT PROCESSING IN WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - An electronic communication device includes a buffer and a controller. The buffer stores characters as they are being input by a user. The controller transmits the stored characters over a network when the number of characters stored exceeds a threshold. The controller also dynamically adjusts the threshold time period. | 11-15-2012 |
20120309358 | Decentralized Relaying Algorithm for Mobile Devices - A decentralized relaying algorithm for mobile devices is described. In an embodiment, a mobile device acts as a relay within a network of mobile devices and on contact with a source device downloads messages from the source according to a locally stored relaying probability for each channel of information within the network. These messages are subsequently downloaded to another device which is the end user of the message. Where the relay does not download the message from the source as a result of the decision made based on the relaying probability, a virtual message is downloaded which comprises metadata only and not the payload of the message. The relay updates the stored relaying probabilities for each channel based on locally observable information which includes feedback received from mobile devices to which the relay has downloaded messages. The feedback identifies unique paths for the payload of messages through the network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309359 | Method and System for Remotely Monitoring a User - A subscription system and corresponding method of operation for monitoring user's well being is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing, at a user monitor module, a first indicator for the user well being; providing, at a receiving module operably coupled to the user monitor module, a first threshold for the first indicator; receiving, at the receiving module, the first indication; comparing the first indication and the first threshold; generating a secondary indication when the comparison indicates that the first indication equals or exceeds the first threshold; receiving, at a supervisory module coupled to the receiver module, the secondary indication; and informing a supervisor that the first threshold has been reached. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309360 | AVOIDING REDUNDANT TRANSMISSIONS OF DATA DURING MULTIMEDIA MOBILE PHONE COMMUNICATIONS - A method, apparatus, and computer product for avoiding redundant data transmissions during communication via multimedia mobile phones. In operation, a sending party inquires whether intended for transmission data already resides in a mobile phone of a receiving party Depending on a content of the response from the receiving party, the sending party transmits the data or a request for displaying the already available data. | 12-06-2012 |
20120315879 | INTELLIGENT PRESENCE NOTIFICATION SERVICE - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a messaging server in a wireless network, the method including: establishing a messaging connection with an intelligent presence server; establishing a messaging connection with a user equipment; receiving a message from the intelligent presence server; and pushing the message to the user equipment. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315880 | DYNAMIC CONTEXT-BASED AUTO-RESPONSE GENERATION - A portable communication device holds an incoming call for a user when the user is temporarily unavailable to pick up the call. In response to an incoming call signal and an indication to hold the call, the portable communication device can answer the call and play back a pre-recorded message to the caller while holding the call. In some embodiments, the portable communication device can determine a set of attributes, e.g., based on the user, the phone, and/or the caller and automatically select a pre-recorded message from several based at least in part on the determined set of attributes. The phone can then answer the call and play the automatically selected pre-recorded message to the caller. Enabling automatic context-sensitive selection of a pre-recorded message by the portable communication device facilitates convenient while accurate user interaction with the caller. | 12-13-2012 |
20120322417 | Systems And Methods For Audio Reminder Messages - Systems and methods use mobile telephones as input devices for recording audio messages on a server. A user inputs a first feature code into the mobile telephone and the feature code is sent to a mobile switching center (MSC). The MSC maps the feature code to a server and forwards the feature code and a user identification to the server. Once the mobile telephone is connected to the server, the user can record his audio message. The user can later retrieve the recorded audio message by inputting a second feature code into the mobile telephone. The second feature code is also assigned to the server. The recorded message is played after the mobile telephone is connected to the server. | 12-20-2012 |
20130012170 | VOICE MESSAGING SERVICE FOR NETWORK-BASED INSTANT CONNECT SYSTEMS - Voice messaging services are used to provide messages for recipients associated with terminated network-based instant connect communication sessions. A first device engages in a communication session with a second device. The communication session between the two devices terminates and the first device records locally a voice message addressed to the second device. The message may be stored on the first device and transmitted to the second device after another communication session is established between the two devices. Alternately, the voice message may be transmitted to a message server and forwarded to the second device at a later time. | 01-10-2013 |
20130023242 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BACKING UP UNREAD SHORT MESSAGE - The present invention provides a method and a device for backing up an unread short message, both of which can store a new short message received by a mobile communication terminal in a terminal storage and back up the new short message to a subscriber identity card, and delete, when a user reads or deletes an unread short message stored in the terminal storage, a backup unread short message, which stored in the subscriber identity card, corresponding to the new short message. The method and the device of the present invention can synchronize the unread short message in the terminal storage and the subscriber identity card, so that the user will not lose the unread short message even when changing the mobile communication terminal. | 01-24-2013 |
20130029642 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MESSAGES AT A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for managing messages at a mobile electronic device is provided. The method comprises: receiving a message and storing the message in a memory of the mobile electronic device; determining, at a processor of the mobile electronic device, if the message passes at least one filter criterion maintained in the memory, the filter criterion for use in generating a primary message view; when the message does not pass the filter criterion, adding a device-side label to the message; generating the primary message view according to the filter criterion; detecting an interaction with the message; and in response to detecting the interaction, automatically removing the device-side label from the message. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029643 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The application discloses a communication device and method of processing a text message in the communication device. An aspect of the present application is a method of processing text message in a communication device, the method including receiving a text message from an external sender, receiving a request to transform the text message into voice data, transforming the received text message into voice data according to the request, and transmitting the voice data to an external sound reproduction device through a wireless communication module. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035073 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SERVICE PROCESSING THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a method for service processing thereof are provided in the present invention. The mobile terminal includes a determining module for determining whether the first service needs to be opened and obtaining a determining result; a register information collecting module for collecting the first register information used for opening the first service when said determining result indicates that the first service needs to be opened; a first transmission module for transmitting a first register request comprising first register information to the first server by using a communication module to request for opening the first service; a first receiving module for receiving the service setting information by using the communication module; and a setting module for setting the first service module according to the service setting information. | 02-07-2013 |
20130045717 | Multimedia Message Saving Method and Mobile Terminal - The disclosure provides a Multimedia Message (MM) saving method, which includes: extracting a destination MM page to a temporary folder of a mobile terminal; obtaining a saving category of the destination MM page; editing the destination MM page in the temporary folder of the mobile terminal as a MM in the saving category; and saving the edited MM. The disclosure further discloses a mobile terminal. By extracting the destination MM page, a mobile terminal user does not need to save all the MM pages of the MM, but can save the MM pages he/she likes by classification in the limited storage space of the mobile terminal, and recombine them into a new MM. | 02-21-2013 |
20130052997 | System and Apparatus to Support Clipped Video Tone on Televisions, Personal Computers, and Handheld Devices - Media content communication may be provided. First, an incoming communication may be received at a subscriber device. A determination whether multimedia content is associated with the incoming communication may then be made. The multimedia content may be associated with, for example, a caller, and may be played back as a video tone indicating a communication originating from the caller. The multimedia content may also be delivered with the incoming communication, retrieved by the subscriber device, and played back upon acceptance of the incoming communication or stored for later retrieval upon denial of the incoming communication. | 02-28-2013 |
20130052998 | System for Interactive Queuing Through Communication Networks - The invention pertains to a system and method of interactive queue management through public communication networks. Interactive queue management allows business or automated systems to easily and efficiently interact with waiting individuals in any queue through the individuals' preferred communication device, e.g., telephone, mobile phone, smart phone, wirelessly enabled PDA or handheld computer. In one embodiment this invention allows people to hold their place in a queue by proxy of their telephone or mobile phone number. An individual will provide their phone number to the interactive queuing system; the system will retain the phone number and other pertinent information about the individual, communicate via voice, wireless messaging, or other means with the individual, and collect the input from the individual. Key components of the system include a queue client system, a queue management and server system, an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system, and a wireless messaging infrastructure system. Interfaces between key components will be via the Internet or other networks using standardized protocols. | 02-28-2013 |
20130072162 | PHONE TO PHONE DATA EXCHANGE - An information management system for operation over a network includes a first mobile device having a first application module, the first mobile device operating over the network and in communication with a second mobile device having a second application module, a first operating system residing on the first mobile device configured to detect a communication event between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, and an address book module residing on the second mobile device. The first application module is configured to send information associated with the first mobile device to the second mobile device in association with a detection of the communication event. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072163 | EXTENDED MULTIMEDIA CALL HANDLING FUNCTIONALITY - A method and apparatus supporting the handling of calls using multimedia information are disclosed. Multimedia information exchanged by an associated access device and a gateway. The access device may request for the multimedia information to be recorded during a call. The gateway may store the received multimedia information locally or may communicate the multimedia information to storage. | 03-21-2013 |
20130078957 | System for Processing Recorded Messages - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network element operating in a communication system having a controller element to receive from an initiating party a message directed to a subscriber of the communication system, receive from the subscriber a request to present the message, identify the initiating party supplying the message, transmit the identity of the initiating party to a telephone number mapping (ENUM) system with a request for a communication ID of a presence system that monitors the initiating party, transmit to the presence system according to the communication ID a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) SUBSCRIBE message requesting presence information of the initiating party, and present the subscriber one or more options to communicate with the initiating party according to the presence information received in a SIP NOTIFY message supplied by the presence system. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130090095 | Operating a Directory Assistance Call Center Based Upon Directory Assistance Database and Caller ID Data - A system and method is provided to operate a directory assistance call center based upon data stored in a directory assistance database and a line information database (LIDB). A caller can access a directory assistance call center to request phone listing information about a particular party. The directory assistance call center can send a query to a directory assistance database for the requested information. Moreover, if the requested information is not found, then the directory assistance call center can send a query to a LIDB or CNAM database provider. The LIDB or CNAM database provider can forward the query to a local LIDB or CNAM database and to other remote LIDB or CNAM database providers to find the requested information. | 04-11-2013 |
20130109359 | COMBINED PUSHCAST AND LIVE CONFERENCE | 05-02-2013 |
20130115922 | MOBILE PHONE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR RESPONDING TO VOICE SYSTEM USING THE MOBILE PHONE - In a method for responding to a voice system using a mobile phone, a physical button of the mobile phone is predefined as a trigger button. When the mobile phone makes a phone call to a provider, voice messages of the provider are recorded and stored in a storage system of the mobile phone. Speech of a user of the mobile phone is recognized, a response message is acquired from the recognized speech of the user and the response message is input to the mobile phone while the trigger button keeps being pressed for a predetermined time. The voice messages stored in the storage system is recognized, a response message is acquired from the recognized voice messages, and the response message is input to the mobile phone when the trigger button is clicked. | 05-09-2013 |
20130130656 | MESSAGE INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A message injection apparatus including a memory, a processor, a connection unit communicatively coupled to a communication device, and an application operating in the memory that is configured to receive audio signals from the communication device and to transmit at least one audio signal to the communication unit based on an operational mode. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MESSAGES IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for processing a message in a mobile device are provided. In the method, when a message is received from a designated subscriber, a control unit of the apparatus stores the received message in a corresponding application buffer and also links the received message to a combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber. When there is a request for viewing messages received from the designated subscriber, the control unit lists received messages of all types linked to the combined message buffer corresponding to the designated subscriber. | 05-23-2013 |
20130143533 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING ALERT AND OFFER MESSAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system are presented for sorting alert and offer messages on a mobile device. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method including receiving alert messages at a mobile device where each alert message contains transaction data associated with a transaction conducted with a merchant. Upon receiving the alert messages, the mobile device receives alert message sorting criteria from a user associated with the mobile device, sorts the alert messages according to the received offer sorting criteria, and displays the sorted alert messages. | 06-06-2013 |
20130157624 | Proxied Outgoing Message Transmission - In particular embodiments, a mailbox server is operable to receive, from a client, a message to be delivered to an endpoint; store the message in a mailbox associated with the user; access a set of policies for the client or the endpoint; determine a delivery channel for the message based on the policies; and transmit the message to the endpoint through the delivery channel. In particular embodiments, the mailbox server may transmit SMS messages via a special bind with a recipients SMSC, or via a carrier short code. In particular embodiments, the mailbox server may transmit the message as an email or via an internal messaging system over a packet data connection. | 06-20-2013 |
20130171975 | Selectively Buffering Media In Response To A Session Disruption Within A Wireless Communications System - In an embodiment, a communication entity receives, during a communication session, media to be transmitted in association with the communication session at least between first and second user equipments (UEs). The communication entity detects a session disruption (e.g., a signal fade condition, backhaul congestion, etc.) during the communication session. In response to the detection of the session disruption, the communication entity records the received media. Upon detecting that the session disruption is no longer present, the communication entity transmits the recorded media. In an example, the communication entity can correspond to one of the UEs in the communication session such that the received media is received from a user of the respective UE, or alternatively to an application server that is arbitrating the session for the UEs such that the received media is received from one of the UEs in the communication session. | 07-04-2013 |
20130183940 | Method and Mobile Terminal for Processing Data in Message - The present invention relates to the field of data processing, and in particular, to a method for processing data in a message. The method includes: receiving a message sent by a network side or another equipment, wherein the message carries data; identifying a data type of the data; and storing the data into a function module corresponding to the data type according to a corresponding relationship list, wherein the corresponding relationship list is a list of correspondence between the data types and the function module. Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a mobile terminal for processing data in a message. With embodiments of the present invention, the intelligent interaction capability between a mobile terminal and a user is enhanced, and the transaction processing efficiency of the mobile terminal is also improved. | 07-18-2013 |
20130189957 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR MONITORING USAGE OF TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHOD OF USE - A computerized system for controlling the behavior of a telecommunications device includes a server computer in communication with the telecommunications device, the server computer configured to download a software application to the telecommunications device, the software application configured to capture messages and transactional data, and transmit the messages and transactional data to the server computer, the software application including a plurality of controller modules in communication with a plurality of subsystems on the telecommunications device, wherein each of the plurality of subsystems manage and execute at least one function of the telecommunications device; a configuration script in communication with the controller modules, the configuration script being configured to control the functionality of the software application and the telecommunication device; and a communications block configured to enable communication between the telecommunications device and the server computer. | 07-25-2013 |
20130196634 | NETWORK-BASED ARCHIVING FOR THREADED MOBILE TEXT MESSAGES - A network device, method, and mobile device are directed towards enabling a mobile device user to archive a text message threaded conversation with another conversation participant. text messages sent from the mobile device may be replicated by a server component, whether the text message is a reply message or an incoming message. The replicated text message may then be sent to an identified personal computing device's network-based messaging archive. In one embodiment, the messaging archive may be an outbox archive for text messages. As described, a text message being sent to the mobile device from the other conversation participant may also be replicated and archived in a network-based inbox archive for text messages on the identified personal computing device. In one embodiment, the archived text messages may be displayed to the user on the personal computing devices as threaded conversations. | 08-01-2013 |
20130210392 | AUTOMATED PROMPTING TECHNIQUES IMPLEMENTED VIA MOBILE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to different types of automated personal assistant techniques for facilitating call event notation, tagging, calendaring, etc., particularly those implemented on mobile communication devices. Users of mobile devices are provided with a relatively easy way to record and organize personal notes relating to one or more selected telephone conversations conducted by the user. Users can also manage notes, tasks, and schedule items related to the user's contacts and social network(s). In at least one embodiment, a Mobile Application running on a user's mobile device may be configured or designed to automatically detect an end of phone call event at the mobile device, and to automatically display a “pop-up” dialog GUI prompting the user to record a personalized note or other content (if desired), to be associated with the phone call which just ended. | 08-15-2013 |
20130225133 | SELECTIVE GENERATION OF CONVERSATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALLY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a communication at a mobile device, wherein the recorded communication is a user's portion of a conversation between the user and at least one other participant, transmitting the recorded communication to a network device, transmitting a request for the conversation to the network device, and receiving the conversation generated from the recorded communication and at least one other recorded communication from the other participant. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130252588 | Computerized System and Method of Recording Communications Between Parties Using Telecommunications Devices - A computerized system of recording communications between a first party and a second party automatically notifies the second party to the recording of the communication. A request is received at a first telecommunications device, utilized by the first party, to initiate the communications between the parties, either by receiving or placing a call or text message. A unique identifier identifying a second communications device, utilized by the second party, is received by the first telecommunications device. A warning message is then automatically sent to the second communications device that the communications are being recorded. The communications between the devices is then recorded. | 09-26-2013 |
20130260723 | Method and Apparatus for Recall Notification Handling - In a first illustrative embodiment, a computer implemented method includes receiving a recall message from a remote source. The method also includes comparing the recall to stored vehicle data to determine if a recall repair has already been completed. The method further includes delivering the recall message to at least one vehicle occupant through a vehicle system, contingent on the non-completion of the recall repair. | 10-03-2013 |
20130295885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-CALL MESSAGING FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for playing pre-call messages. User input is received to record a pre-call message for one or more intended recipients in anticipation of an incoming call from the one or more intended recipient. The pre-call message is associated with an identifier of the one or more intended recipients. The pre-call message is played to the one or more intended recipients during the ring back period in response to determining the incoming call is from the one or more intended recipients using the identifier. The pre-call message is deleted in response to determining the one or more intended recipients have received the entire pre-call message. | 11-07-2013 |
20130303130 | SEAMLESS IN-CALL VOICE NOTES - The disclosure relates to seamlessly generating an in-call voice note. An embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with a target wireless subscriber device, transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call. Another embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPOINT CALL SERVICE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal participates in or originates a multipoint call with at least two other communication terminals connected to at least first and second call lines formed in the multipoint call. The voice data on each call line is separately recorded, or each party's voice data is separately recorded. A playback list is generated with playback selections, where each playback selection corresponds to one of the communication terminals. A user can thereby play back voice data from specific parties in the multipoint call without having to search an entire file to find the specific voice data. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONCURRENT AUDIO MESSAGES - A system for receiving multiple conversations or messages and for playing the multiple conversations or messages with a mobile device and wireless earpieces. The system may determine various presentation parameters based on various characteristics of the received messages and may play the messages such that audio appears at distinguishing locations around the user. The system may change how messages and/or conversations are played in response to recognize a change in the focus of the user based on detected user inputs, such as body movement gestures. | 11-28-2013 |
20130331066 | Audio Content Distribution Control System and Method - A system for providing access to audio files at multiple locations via a telecommunications network is described. The system includes an interface by which an end user can access at least one audio file from an online database; a system for selecting at least one audio file from the online database for inclusion in a playlist; a plurality of playback devices located in multiple locations; and a system for transmitting the at least one audio file for playing on the plurality of playback devices in multiple locations. Messages may be locked into playlists by an administrator using a message locking tool. Settings may be duplicated among devices using a cloning tool. | 12-12-2013 |
20130337779 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING INSTANT VOICE MESSAGE, USER EQUIPMENT, AND SERVER - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a system for retrieving an instant voice message. The method includes; receiving a retrieval request message sent by a user equipment; acquiring, according to a user identifier, a first text content identifier list; sending a retrieval keyword and the first text content identifier list to a content retrieval device; receiving a retrieval result returned by the content retrieval device; searching, according to the retrieval result, for voice content corresponding to a second text content identifier list; and returning the voice content corresponding to the second text content identifier list to the user equipment. In the embodiments of the present invention, the method and the system for retrieving an instant voice message, the user equipment, and the server improve user experience and facilitate management and retrieval of content of a voice communication service. | 12-19-2013 |
20130344847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MEMO WHILE PERFORMING AUDIO COMMUNICATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method of processing a memo while performing communication in a terminal includes: performing the communication; activating a touch memo input mode in response to a predetermined event occurring; displaying a touch memo on a display device in a communication state and performing a communication service, in response to receiving an input of the touch memo; and transmitting the touch memo to a communicating subscriber and maintaining the communication state after a request for transmission of the touch memo is input. | 12-26-2013 |
20140018044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Each terminal wishing to access a communication service implemented in a communications network transmits an identifier of subscription to this service during a phase of registration ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140024346 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CALL CONNECTING METHOD THEREOF - A communication system determining a virtual number of a receiver's terminal included in a call connecting request signal when a caller's terminal makes a call connection request to the receiver's terminal and providing a ring back tone or a sound message corresponding to the virtual number, and a method thereof are disclosed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140045467 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING INFORMATION DURING A CALL - A method and apparatus for recording information during a call are described. The method includes receiving and recording information input through a text input window during the call and establishing an association relation between the information and an identifier of the call. In an implementation, receiving and recording the information input through the text input window during the call may include receiving a text input request message during the call, activating the text input window, receiving and recording the information input through the text input window, receiving a text input end message, and closing the text input window. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051399 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STORING RECOGNIZED PHRASES - Methods and electronic devices for storing recognized phrases during a voice call between an electronic device and a remote party. In one aspect, the present application discloses a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device for storing recognized phrases during a voice call between the electronic device and a remote party. In one aspect, a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device is described. The method includes: determining that a spoken phrase during the voice call is within a pre-determined category of information; converting the spoken phrase to text; storing the text in association with the voice call; and displaying in a graphical user interface a call history identifying previous voice calls, including an identifier of the voice call. The display includes displaying the text in association with the identifier of the voice call. | 02-20-2014 |
20140051400 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CAPTURING AUDIO OF A MOBILE PHONE - The present invention includes a method and system of gaining access to an audio stream of a mobile phone. An audio stream detour module is inserted in native libraries on the operating system of the mobile phone. The audio stream detour module creates a new route for audio streams of the mobile phone from the microphone or speaker to a point of access. In one embodiment, a call recording module accesses the audio stream from the point of access in order to record the audio stream during a call. | 02-20-2014 |
20140051401 | Multimedia Message Delivery in a Communication System - A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
20140057604 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND USER INSTRUCTIONS BELONGING TO A TECHNICAL DEVICE - A method for providing operating instructions and user instructions belonging to a technical device, in which a visualization takes place on a screen of a mobile phone, wherein the operating instructions and user instructions are stored in a remote storage device accessible via the telecommunications device and that the technical device has a character string that can be transmitted to the remote storage device via the telecommunications device, which character string, after the transmission, triggers a remote transmission of the operating instructions and user instructions to the display device of the telecommunications device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140057605 | SYNCHRONIZATION IN UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEMS - Techniques for synchronization of fax and/or voice messages in a client-server arrangement are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a synchronization method in a phone includes: initiating synchronization of a set of fax and/or voice messages on the phone with a set of fax and/or voice messages on a server; sending a request to the server to receive state of the set of messages on the server; identifying state of the set of messages on the phone; performing a discrepancy assessment between the state of the set of messages on the server and the state of the set of messages on the phone; based on results of the discrepancy assessment, creating a list of synchronization actions to perform for synchronizing the set of messages on the phone with the set of messages on the server; and performing the synchronization actions in the list. | 02-27-2014 |
20140066022 | SERVICE SERVER APPARATUS, SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND SERVICE PROVIDING PROGRAM - A service server apparatus is provided which can easily cope with a correction of an error of a task performed based on the content of verbal speeches of a speaker. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit that receives an instruction for performing a different task from a task performed by an application relating to a speech communication, a telephone/call control enabler that records verbal speeches of the speaker during a speech communication between a plurality of speech communication terminal device, a speech recognizing enabler which performs a task based on the recorded speeches and which generates task data including text data representing the result of the performance and speech data representing the result of the performance, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066023 | AUDIO FILE OR VOICE MESSAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING - Provide is an audio file delivery system and a method of delivering an audio file. The system and method include a recording device, a wireless device, a job creation process, a job execution process, a telecom gateway and email verification. The job creation process is operable to receive instructions from the wireless device and communicate with a server. The job creating process creates a new job, the new job being operable to receive the audio file. The job execution process executes instructions on the server from the new job. The telecom gateway that receives input from the server and sends the audio file to at least one recipient telephone number. The email verification is provided by the server and sent to a user indicating that the audio file was received by a recipient. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073297 | Method and System for Active Chip In a Battery - Methods and systems provide an active chip configured for connection to the battery or other component of a host mobile communication device, such as a cellular phone, to thereby add functionality to the host mobile communication device. The system may be installed and used for covert operations (i.e. military and/or law enforcement), adding features such as location tracking and voice recognition and recording to monitor the movement and use of the host mobile device covertly. The system may be used to communicate with other locally enabled systems on a local network instead of communicating through the cellular network, or operate as a radio transceiver or “push-to-talk” device such as a “walkie-talkie.” It may be used as a “kid tracker” location tracking device, to find a lost host mobile device, lost person carrying the host mobile device, or track locations where a host mobile device has been. | 03-13-2014 |
20140087697 | Mobile Device Communication System - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a system for communicating with a plurality of mobile devices from a single mobile device. Source information may be stored from an incoming message to one or more groups. An outgoing message may be associated to each of the groups, and may be automatically sent to one or more of the groups based on user-defined rules. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087698 | SELECTIVE GENERATION OF CONVERSATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALLY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a communication at a mobile device, wherein the recorded communication is a user's portion of a conversation between the user and at least one other participant, transmitting the recorded communication to a network device, transmitting a request for the conversation to the network device, and receiving the conversation generated from the recorded communication and at least one other recorded communication from the other participant. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
20140113596 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRIORITIZING MESSAGE THREADS - Certain embodiments of this disclosure include methods and devices for prioritizing message threads. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting a current location of an electronic device; determining contact location information describing one or more locations of one or more devices associated with one or more contacts; determining respective proximities between the electronic device and the one or more devices associated with the one or more contacts based at least in part on the current location of the electronic device and the contact location information to provide contact proximity information; identifying a plurality of message threads, wherein each message thread is associated with at least one of the one or more contacts; associating a respective priority value with each message thread based at least in part on the contact proximity information; and outputting, for display, formatting information based on the respective priority values. | 04-24-2014 |
20140128037 | System and Method for Electronic Communications Between Users in a Similar Geographic Location - A method and system are provided providing electronic communications between users in a similar geographic location. Mobile devices determine geographic location information based on signals received from external devices, such as GPS satellites or cell sites, and web browsers determine geographic location using external devices or third party software, such as Google Loader, or based on the IP address of the computer running the web browser. The system receives geographic location information from a mobile device or web browser in addition to a user-input message. The system distributes the message to users of the system with geographic locations within a predetermined distance from the geographic location that the message was input. | 05-08-2014 |
20140141752 | SELF-RECORDED OUTGOING MESSAGING - Self-recorded outgoing messaging systems are described. A messaging system may include a caller device and a server. The caller device may be configured to send a message prepared by a user to the server for storage. The server may be configured to receive and store the message from the caller device for later transmission to one or more callees. The caller device may be configured to request for the server to send the message stored on the server to one or more callees. Responsive to the request, the server may be configured to send the message to the one or more callees and to send a notification to the caller device that the message was sent to the one or more callees. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER AUDIO MESSAGES - An approach is presented for providing communication services over audio messages. A voice platform determines to act on a request to establish one or more calls among one or more devices and one or more services, the one or more calls including, at least in part, an audio message associated with the one or more services. Further, the voice platform causes, at least in part, actions that result in establishment of the one or more calls for transmission and storage of the audio message at the one or more devices, the one or more services, or a combination thereof. | 05-29-2014 |
20140155039 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AN INCOMING CALL - There is discussed according to an embodiment a method for receiving an incoming call with a mobile terminal includes steps of: receiving an incoming call signal; displaying a receiving delay button on a display unit; allowing a call receiver to select the receiving delay button; sending a predetermined comment to a caller; and converting the caller's voice into a text message and displaying a text message on the display unit, such that the call receiver may not run to answer the call and may delay the call for a preset time period when the call receiver receives the call received by the mobile terminal while moving. | 06-05-2014 |
20140187208 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND STORING ANNOTATIONS ASSOCIATED TO A VOICE AUDIO DATA - Present invention refers to a method for collecting, organizing and storing annotations associated to a voice audio data. The method comprises providing the voice audio data; transcribing said voice audio data into text data; then, identifying in the text data a piece of information according to a pattern previously set; generating automatically an annotation containing the piece of information identified; assigning automatically a level of relevance for the annotation; asking a user for confirming the automatically assigned level of relevance; if the user does not confirm the automatically assigned level of relevance, assigning a second level of relevance instead of the automatically assigned according to a user input; and storing the annotation associated to the level of relevance assigned. A user can access later to these annotations to recall a phone call conversation or a voice message. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MESSAGE HISTORY DATA FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for managing history data of messages received from and transmitted to other users by a user of a mobile communication device is provided. Message history data is extracted from received and transmitted messages and stored such that a user of the mobile communication device may easily input a conditional request to the device and view message history data associated with a specific other user or message history data identified by conditional data input to the device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140213222 | Automated call and SMS greetings. - Automated call and SMS greetings is disclosed. This integration of technology, combining online social software with phone, SMS, and the individual's voice, introduces a new combination of how technology and industries (greeting card and social media) integrates to provide a fun, positive consumer experience. This proprietary social media/technology integration process significantly expands the reach of social media by integrating additional technologies for the purpose of communicating in another dimension. The key distinction with this protocol is that it integrates with social networks to suggest sending a call or SMS based on various emotions in posts and status updates. If an individual puts a frown face or says they've had the worst day, the technology can pop up asking if they'd like to choose a greeting to send to them via call or SMS. | 07-31-2014 |
20140220940 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CALL MANAGEMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method for managing communication includes: assembling an established group using a control unit; provisioning a message option attributed to the established group; generating an announcement screen for displaying on a display device; and providing an outgoing message and response option, by ignoring the announcement screen, based on the message option attributed to the established group. | 08-07-2014 |
20140242953 | Resilience Operation of a Data Layered Architecture - Various techniques for routing a request message, which requests a service requiring a data operation on data which is stored in a data backend system, are discussed. The request message is received by a first application front end entity of an application layer. Based on the received request message, a data operation message is sent from the first application front end entity to a first data repository of the data backend system. The first data repository returns routing information to the first application front end entity, which enables the first application front end entity to route the request message to a second application front end entity of the application layer. The second application front end entity communicates with a given data repository which stores the data. | 08-28-2014 |
20140248855 | METHOD OF SENDING AND RECEIVING MAIL USING INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY - A method of providing an email service for any International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI). The method can be performed using mobile phones, tablets and personal computer systems. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION INQUIRIES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processor that can determine a standard inquiry message from an inquiry command captured at a first communication device of a first user. The standard inquiry message can have an importance rating based on an urgency of the inquiry command and based on behavior information associated with the first user. The processor can deliver the standard inquiry message and the importance rating to a communications management agent of a second communication device, where an inquiry indicator accompanies the delivery of the standard inquiry message at the second communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248857 | MMS message editing method and device - A Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message editing method is disclosed, which includes that: the content of an MMS message is edited in an MMS message preview state; the information of an operation on the content of the MMS message in the preview state is converted into an operation of modifying or adding content to an original MMS file of the MMS message corresponding to Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), and the modification made to the SMIL file is stored. The disclosure also relates to an MMS message editing device. By means of the technical solution of the disclosure, an editing function is added in the preview of an MMS message, so that a user can stretch a media file, shrink the media file or adjust the position of the media file on an interface, or can also add a tag or draw an image on the interface, thus greatly enriching functions of an MMS message slide and improving user experience. | 09-04-2014 |
20140256292 | METHOD OF PROCESSING MESSAGE AND APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - A method of processing a text message in a terminal includes receiving a text message, identifying position information of the terminal in response to the receiving of the text message, and configuring message data including the text message and the position information and storing the message data. | 09-11-2014 |
20140256293 | ADAPTABLE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual messages. | 09-11-2014 |
20140273974 | HANDLING MULTIPLE VOICE CALLS IN MULTIPLE SIM MOBILE PHONE - Systems and methods enable a user of a dual-SIM dual active (DSDA) wireless device to handle multiple simultaneous independent real time calls SIMs to prevent calls from being dropped on a multi-SIM wireless device. In the various embodiments, a DSDA device user on an active call may receive another incoming voice call and select to process the incoming voice call using a voice/text conversation mode. In the various embodiments, the parties on the multiple simultaneous calls may not be aware of the wireless device's simultaneous communications with one another that the wireless device user is communicating with another party simultaneously with the wireless device | 09-18-2014 |
20140295801 | IMAGE RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A mobile communication device has a memory and a processor, the processor executing a computer program configured to perform the steps of connecting to an external mobile communication device via a network, gathering information associated with an audio communication, transmitting the information associated with an audio communication to the external mobile communication device for display on the external mobile communication device, receiving a response from the external mobile communication device, and displaying the response from the external mobile communication device on the mobile communication device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295802 | REPUTATION BASED MESSAGE ANALYSIS - Described herein are devices and techniques for detecting an inbound message (e.g., text, voice, voicemail) directed from an identifiable message sender to one of a collection of message recipients (e.g., by telephone numbers). The message is selectively forwarded to the message recipient's communication devices in response to a reputation score of the identifiable message sender. The devices and techniques described herein are further adapted to automatically determine or otherwise update the reputation score of the identifiable message sender, for example, in response to previously detected incoming messages. User preferences can be provided to override one or more of forwarding and blocking of detected messages regardless of any automatically obtained reputation score. | 10-02-2014 |
20140315520 | RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK PORTIONS OF A TELEPHONE CALL - Approaches for recording and playing back a portion of a telephone call are provided. An approach includes establishing a subscriber of a recording and play back service. The approach includes recording, by a computing device, a portion of a conversation of the subscriber that occurs in a call between a first telephone and a second telephone. The approach additionally includes storing, by the computing device, the portion of the conversation when the call ends. The approach further includes analyzing, by the computing device, the stored portion of the conversation to detect predefined keywords. The approach also includes automatically providing the subscriber with an option to play back the stored portion of the conversation when at least one of the predefined keywords is detected during the analyzing. | 10-23-2014 |
20140315521 | Providing Compliance Enforcement For Manually Dialed Wireless Numbers In A Contact Center - Systems and methods are disclosed for originating a call to a wireless number by a contact center while enforcing various compliance requirements. In one embodiment, a compliance server and a PBX cooperate to originate the call to the wireless number. The agent logs into the compliance server and the compliance server provides the agent with a wireless number to dial. The agent manually enters the wireless number using a phone connected to the PBX. The PBX queries the compliance server regarding establishing the wireless call. Upon authorization, the PBX establishes a first call leg to the compliance server, and a second call leg to the called party that is joined with the call leg to the agent's phone. Upon completion of the call, the agent dispositions the call to the compliance server, which then releases the first call leg. In response, the PBX then releases the second call leg. | 10-23-2014 |
20140315522 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING UNCHECKED MESSAGES IN A TERMINAL - Provided is an apparatus and a method for displaying unchecked messages in a terminal, which can clearly and concisely display the unchecked messages. The apparatus includes: a display unit including a 1 | 10-23-2014 |
20140315523 | METHOD USING MOBILE-PHONE CLIENT SIDE TO PROVIDE VOICE OPTION AND TEXT PROMPT AND CORRESPONDING MOBILE-PHONE CLIENT SIDE - The present disclosure provides a method for providing a voice prompt and a text prompt using a mobile phone client and a corresponding mobile phone client. The method uses software locally installed in the mobile phone to answer an incoming call automatically, provide a voice prompt including a plurality of options to the caller, and according to a selection of the caller, provide a user of the mobile phone with a text prompt corresponding to the selection from the caller. The present disclosure may advantageously achieve voice prompts and quick text feedbacks by using local software functions in the mobile phone, so that the user of the mobile phone can quickly learn intention of the caller. | 10-23-2014 |
20140342704 | RESPONSES AND CONTROLS OF INCOMING INFORMATION - The present invention is related to a method of allowing a recipient to control responses from his or her communication device when the recipient is unavailable to receive incoming information. More specifically, the present invention is related to a method of delivering a corresponding message to a sender of the incoming information when the sender sends the incoming information to the recipient during a status of unavailability. Even more specifically, the present invention is related to a method that allow the sender to be notified with the status of unavailability of the recipient in real-time thus avoid sending the incoming information during said status. | 11-20-2014 |
20140357234 | Network audio distribution system and method - A network based system for distributing audio recordings of discrete transmissions from land mobile radio systems received by plural radio terminals having scanning receivers to plural client terminals, including methods of selecting the best available recordings and selectively storing content both locally in the radio terminals and at network based storage locations. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357235 | Method and System for Transferring Speech Information - It relates to computer communication technology. A method and system for transmitting voice messages are disclosed. The method includes: voice data collected by the first intercom terminal are received; whether the size of the voice data collected reaches a predefined threshold are circularly detected; and when the size of the voice data collected reaches the predefined threshold, or when the voice data collected doesn't reach the predefined size but contains a voice message terminator, the voice data collected are upload to the transit server via a predefined network, to realize asynchronization between voice data collection and uploading. Thus the problem of the prolongation of the intercom data transmission time associated with existing processes is solved by such an effective intercom data transmission method. In this method, the collection and uploading of the voice data can be done asynchronously, thus the delay of intercom can be reduced and the experience of the users of intercom terminal can be improved. | 12-04-2014 |
20140378102 | MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of cross-platform messaging including receiving, by a messaging system, at least one initial message having a message format, an initial message layout and data indicative of at least one user associated with the at least one initial message, and before delivery to a destination communication device associated with the at least one user, converting, by the messaging system, an initial message into an adapted message, and facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device. The adapted message is characterized by, at least, an adapted message layout, and the adapted message layout differs from the initial message layout in a characteristic associated with respective message layout such as number of media objects, a graphical image of a media object, a size of a placeholder related to a media object, and a location of a media object within a respective message layout. | 12-25-2014 |
20150017952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING MESSAGE FUNCTION IN CONNECTION WITH NOTE FUNCTION - Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for viewing messages. A message is displayed and a memo addition event is detected. Input memo data is associated with the message. | 01-15-2015 |
20150024715 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication function with an external device, information acquisition means, and a controller configured to generate a call reception request message when a call transmission request is received, send the generated call reception request message to a called device, generate a preliminary message based on information obtained through the information acquisition means before a call is connected to the called device after receiving the call transmission request, and send the generated preliminary message to the called device. | 01-22-2015 |
20150065094 | METHOD OF MEASURING CALL DELAY TIME - A method of measuring a call delay time by synchronizing times of a replaying part and a recording part in a call delay time measuring device using an interrupting hardware method. The method includes reading an original WAV file when a replaying CPU receives a command, waiting for writing to a DAC buffer of a replaying CODEC, transferring a signal of recording-ready to a recording CPU, generating a recording WAV file by the recording CPU, waiting for reading from an ADC buffer of a recording CODEC, transferring a signal of complete recording-ready to the replaying CPU, recording the original WAV file, replaying the original WAV file and simultaneously transferring a signal of recording-start to the recording CPU, and reading audio data from the ADC buffer of the recording part by the recording CPU and recording the audio data to the recording WAV file. | 03-05-2015 |
20150072656 | Computer, Internet and Telecommunications Based Network - A method and apparatus for a computer and telecommunication network which can receive, send and manage information from or to a subscriber of the network, based on the subscriber's configuration. The network is made up of at least one cluster containing voice servers which allow for telephony, speech recognition, text-to-speech and conferencing functions, and is accessible by the subscriber through standard telephone connections or through internet connections. The network also utilizes a database and file server allowing the subscriber to maintain and manage certain contact lists and administrative information. A web server is also connected to the cluster thereby allowing access to all functions through internet connections. | 03-12-2015 |
20150087273 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VOICE AUGMENTED CALLER ID / RING TONE ALIAS - A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory and an audible output device, where the one or more processors receive a call from a calling party that includes caller identification information and a voice or video message associated with the caller identification information, presenting the caller identification information, present the voice message or video message as an alias of or to a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone before the call from the calling party is answered or rejected. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
20150099489 | SENDING AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK MESSAGE USING A TEXTSITE APPLICATION VIA A TEXT MESSAGE - A method for delivering an online social network (OSN) message. The method includes obtaining delivery status and content of the OSN message, wherein the OSN message is sent by a first user using an OSN application to a second user, generating, by a computer processor, a text message comprising the content of the OSN message, and sending, by the computer processor and in response to the delivery status meeting a pre-determined criteria, the text message using a text messaging service (TMS) to the second user, wherein the OSN application is used by the first user to exchange social interaction messages with OSN friends of the first user, and wherein the second user is not able to view the OSN message using the OSN application. | 04-09-2015 |
20150105053 | FACILITY FOR BLOCKING UNWANTED COMMUNICATION SERVICE - An electronic device comprising a code comparer connected to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and operated with integrated chips with low power consumption in a server database of SMS,MMS etc., and also may be operated in a Mobile phone. The code comparer may be operated with Integrated Chips within low power consumption obtained from the battery and/or external power supply in the server database of SMS, MMS etc., and also from battery of the Mobile phone. The code comparer may be used in blocking the unwanted, receiving the wanted, or blocking the unwanted and receiving the wanted SMS, MMS, E-mail, phone calls, voice SMS, voice MMS, fax, voice mail and other modes of communication. This data may be processed by the code comparer by comparing the numbers and/or words of the incoming communication in the memory device of the server database of a communication service center or of a mobile phone. | 04-16-2015 |
20150126162 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes a telephone communicator, a detector, a data communicator, and a controller. The telephone communicator is configured to perform communication through a telephone network. The controller is configured to perform: a data receiving process of controlling the telephone communicator to receive data; a storing process of storing, in a storage device, the data received in the data receiving process; a determining process of determining whether a mobile terminal is detected by the detector; and a data transmitting process of, in response to determining that the mobile terminal is detected in the determining process, controlling the data communicator to transmit the data stored in the storage device to the mobile terminal. | 05-07-2015 |
20150312401 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONVERSATIONAL CONTENTS WITH CONTACTS IN A TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for managing conversational content associated with a contact in a terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store contact information including a name of each of contacts and a corresponding number, a management unit configured to preserve conversational information associated with one of the contacts, which includes the corresponding number of the one contact, the one contact, a time of occurrence and a detailed content associated with each of conversational messages, and to form a conversational content with the one contact to be displayed for a user based on the contact information and the conversational information, and a display unit configured to display the conversational content with the one contact formed by the management unit for the user. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319587 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE IN PROSE - Methods and systems are disclosed for delivering SMS messages while reducing the signaling overhead within a cellular CN. For example, an SMS originating WTRU may send an indication to a RAN entity, and the indication may indicate that an SMS recipient WTRU is in the same relative geographical area as the originating WTRU. The originating WTRU may send the SMS message to the RAN entity. The SMS message may indicate that the recipient WTRU is an intended destination of the SMS message. Methods and systems are disclosed for an SMS anchor node to deliver an SMS message. For example, the SMS anchor node may receive an indication that a WTRU is in the same general geographical area as a originating WTRU. The SMS anchor node may deliver the SMS message to the recipient WTRU without utilizing a SMS Service Center SC to route the SMS message. | 11-05-2015 |
20150334222 | TERMINAL AND SPECIFIED CONTENT DELETION METHOD - Provided are a terminal and a method for deletion of specified content. The terminal includes: a determination unit for determining whether a specified content meets a present condition when receiving an operation instruction to delete the specified content; and an execution unit for determining whether to execute a deletion operation on the specified content according to a determination result. By means of the technical solution of the present invention, the probability of accidental deletions can be reduced, thereby enabling a deletion operation to be safer. | 11-19-2015 |
20150334508 | Method and system for indicating valid time of trigger message - The disclosure provides a method and a system for indicating a valid time of a trigger message, to indicate the valid time of the trigger message through a validity period parameter in the trigger message. The validity period parameter includes: a validity period format and a validity period. The method further comprises: a server transmits the trigger message to a network side entity ( | 11-19-2015 |
20150341760 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AN INCOMING CALL - A method for receiving an incoming call using a mobile terminal, the method including receiving an incoming call at the mobile terminal; displaying a receiving delay button on a display unit of the mobile terminal responsive to receiving the incoming call; receiving a signal of a selection of the receiving delay button; and transmitting a predetermined comment to a source of the incoming call responsive to the selection of the receiving delay button. In addition, the transmitting the predetermined comment is performed after a voice signal from the source of the incoming call finishes when the voice signal from the source of the incoming call detected. | 11-26-2015 |
20150373182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SESSION OUTPUT INTEGRATION - A method and system for integrating telecommunication session output with one or more applications are provided herein. The method for integrating telecommunication session output with one or more applications includes communicating with one or more second devices in a telecommunication session using a first application disposed on a first device; tracking attributes associated with the telecommunication session; recording at least a portion of the telecommunication session on the first device to produce a session recording; and storing the attributes and at least one of the session recording, or a text transcription of the session recording in a second application on the first device. | 12-24-2015 |
20150381803 | Method and Apparatus For Augmenting Communication Sessions Using Contextual Information - Systems and methods for establishing and conducting communication sessions augmented by contextual information. A call originator initiates a request to establish a communication session. The endpoint furnishes information identifying the call originator and intended call recipient(s). The method receives the request from the call originator and retrieves contextual information relating the call originator to the intended call recipient. If no contextual information has yet been derived, the contextual information is generated from data attributes available from one or more social networking sites. In some embodiments, the method generates the contextual information according to a set of rules and, if applicable, user preferences. The method handles the call request based on at least one of a set of rules, user preferences, and scheduling input received from the intended recipient responsive to receipt of the contextual information. The contextual information is accessible to some or all participants before and during the communication session. | 12-31-2015 |
20160044164 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VOICE AUGMENTED CALLER ID / RING TONE ALIAS - A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory and an audible output device, where the one or more processors receive a call from a calling party that includes a voice or video message associated, presenting the voice message or video message as an alias of or to a ring tone or interleaved with the ring tone before the call from the calling party is answered or rejected. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044480 | System and Method for Sharing Message/Content Using Location Information - A system and method for sharing a message and/or content using location information. The system for sharing a message and/or content includes at least one upload terminal that generates and transmits post metadata including a message/content prepared for uploading, location of the upload terminal, and location for uploading the prepared message/content thereto; a download terminal that transmits a connection message including current location, and downloads message/content posted within a predetermined distance from the current location to display the posted message/content; and a server that verifies the post metadata by receiving the prepared message/content and the post metadata corresponding to the prepared message/content from the upload terminal, stores a result of verification, searches for the prepared message/content to be provided to the download terminal when the connection message including the location is received from the download terminal, and provides information on the searched message/content and post location to the download terminal. | 02-11-2016 |
20160050313 | Conversation Recording With Real-Time Notification for Users of Communication Terminals - A recording device provides conversation recording with real-time notification between users of communication terminals engaged in a conversation. The recording device provides a recording start notification to a second communication terminal in response to receiving an initiate recording request from a first communication terminal, and initiates recording of the conversation. The recording device terminates recording of the conversation in response to receiving a terminate recording request from the first communication terminal, provides a recording stop notification to the second communication terminal, and saves the recorded conversation to a file in a file storage medium. The recording start and recording stop notifications can be either audible or electronic notifications. The first communication terminal may be muted prior to providing a notification, and un-muted subsequent to the notification. The recording device may obtain permission from the second communication terminal to record the conversation. | 02-18-2016 |
20160065711 | An apparatus for answering a phone call when a recipient of the phone call decides that it is inappropriate to talk, and related method - An apparatus for answering a phone call when a recipient of the phone call decides that it is inappropriate to talk, the apparatus including control means for sending a dedicated command, opening a voice conversation with a caller, putting the apparatus in a message mode and so answering the phone call, and typing a text message; a microphone that is muted after sending the dedicated command for the whole period that the apparatus is in the message mode; an earphone device for listening to the caller; a text-to-speech injection apparatus including a text-to-speech translation apparatus and a database of words for synthesizing the text message into a speech message and transmitting the speech message to the caller during the voice conversation; and a voice-message injection module for sending an alert voice message to the caller saying that the recipient is not talking, but is substituted by the text-to-speech injection apparatus. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066165 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION AND TIME-BASED MESSAGING USING TEXT-BASED TAGS - A method, system and apparatus for location and time-based messaging using text-based tags is provided. A message and an address of a destination device is received at a processor of a device, the message comprising text for delivery to the destination device, the text comprising and a text-based tag in the text, the tag comprising one or more keywords associated with one or more of a location and a time to deliver the message to the destination device. The tag is processed, at the processor, to associate one or more of the location and the time with the message. The message is transmitted, using the communication interface, for delivery to the destination device using the address, at one or more of the location and the time. | 03-03-2016 |
20160072937 | Auto reminder, alarm and response system and method - A auto-response message (ARM) system is disclosed. In operation a sender generates an executable ARM and sends the executable ARM to one or more contacts, receivers or recipients. When one more contacts, receivers or recipients accepts the ARM, the ARM is executed to remind the or more contacts, receivers or recipients of an activity, event or some other time sensitive subject. In further embodiments, a user sets their smart device to send and ARM responses to incoming texts or phone calls based on the user's activity. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080538 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECALLING SECOND PARTY INTERACTIONS WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods are presented for identifying individuals through facial recognition, voice recognition, or the like, recalling past recorded conversations with the identified individuals, and recording and inventorying conversations with the individuals with mobile devices. In some embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include identifying, at a device, an individual through facial recognition, voice recognition, or a unique RFID. The method may also include recording a conversation with the identified individual, and recalling past relevant recorded conversations based on the identification of the individual, and transmitting the recording of the conversation to a display system configured to display the recording of the event. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080577 | Sound Localization for an Electronic Call - A method moves a sound localization point (SLP) of a voice of a computer program during a voice exchange between the computer program and a person. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088142 | VOICE-OPERATED INTERFACE FOR DTMF-CONTROLLED SYSTEMS - An arrangement for allowing “hands-free” access to DTMF-controlled systems, such as one's voice mail messaging systems, utilizes a speech-to-DTMF tone application that monitors the communication between the user and the DTMF-controlled system. A speech recognition unit is utilized to retrieve certain voice commands (e.g., “next”, “skip”, “repeat”, “forward”, etc.) when uttered by the user. The application then translates the received commands into the proper DTMF tone sequence used by the DTMF-controlled system and transmits the DTMF tones to the system. The application is particularly useful in the cell phone environment and avoids the necessity of the user to constantly switch between using the keypad and listening to messages/commands from the system. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088144 | FACEBACK - AUTOMATED RESPONSE CAPTURE USING TEXT MESSAGING - The FaceBack system incorporates an automated mechanism for remotely capturing the reaction of the receiver of a text message. This mechanism is started when the texter incorporates instructions into a text message to take a photo or record a video when the text is read by a receiver. The receiving device scans the incoming text message and takes a photo or records a video of the receiving user when the user reads the text message. Once the video is recorded or the picture is taken, the video or picture is returned to the texter through the SMS system. | 03-24-2016 |
20160142348 | UNIVERSAL MOBILE DEVICE MESSAGING - A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices. | 05-19-2016 |