Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080244023 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING SERVER-BASED MOBILE CHAT - A method of conserving client resources associated with a mobile device may include receiving a data message for an intended subscriber of a mobile solution provider, storing the data message in a computer readable storage medium, and, in response to receiving the data message, determining whether a TCP socket can be opened with a mobile device associated with the intended subscriber. If a TCP socket can be opened, the method may include opening a TCP socket with the mobile device and sending to the mobile device one or more instructions for activating the mobile device. A request for data transfer may be received from the mobile device, and the data message may be retrieved from the computer-readable storage medium. The data message may be sent to the mobile device over the TCP socket. | 10-02-2008 |
20080305782 | Telecommunication Call Support for Mobile Devices with Presence Features - A system and method for achieving or assisting dynamic transfer of call support information across a network including at least a wireless portion coupled to a wireless communication device. The call support information providing the wireless communication device with updated caller identification and status or presence information by way of a service or server provisioned product and method. | 12-11-2008 |
20090190738 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROPAGATING INFORMATION ACROSS A NETWORK - A method of propagating information across a network may include receiving, from a subscriber mobile device coupled to the network, information associated with a subscriber of a service provider. The information may be sent in response to a setting change associated with the information. The method may also include identifying, from a registry, one or more contacts associated with the subscriber to whom the information should be transmitted over the network, where the one or more contacts may be included in an address book associated with the subscriber. For each identified contact, a notice associated with the information may be sent to a server node associated with the contact for propagation over the network to a mobile device associated with the contact. | 07-30-2009 |
20090286524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for running an application on a mobile device may include a mobile device having an application associated with a service provider, a computing device in communication with the mobile device and a computer readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer readable storage medium may have one or more programming instructions for determining an inactive time associated with the mobile device, determining whether the inactive time is equal to or greater than a threshold value and in response to the inactive time being equal to or greater than the threshold value, sending a message to the mobile device. The inactive time may represent a length of a period of inactivity associated with the mobile device, and the message may include one or more instructions to activate the application. | 11-19-2009 |
20090307300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING AN APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for executing an application on a mobile device may include a mobile device and a server in communication with the mobile device. The mobile device may include one or more widgets, a widget framework configured to receive a query from at least one of the widgets, and an encapsulator application configured to encapsulate the query. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for performing one or more of the following: receiving the encapsulated query from the encapsulator application, extracting the query from the encapsulated query, and transmitting an update associated with the one or more widgets to the mobile device. | 12-10-2009 |
20100186061 | DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO - Processing interactive software supporting video, including a first computer configured to execute an interactive process and display a video stream response, where the interactive process responds to an external input by generating a control signal and sending the control signal, a remote console configured to receive the control signal and send the video stream response where the video stream response is computed by the remote console, and a hardware interface configured to convert the control signal from a first format to a second format and to convert the video stream response from the second format to the first format where the first computer sends the control signal and receives the video stream response in the first format and where the remote console receives the control signal and sends the video stream response in the second format. | 07-22-2010 |
20100216443 | Method and system for mobile call conferencing - A system and method for providing conference calls in a client-server environment is described. In some aspects, conference calling is made possible and efficient for mobile users, including mobile hosts of the conference call who may arrange and set up the conference call easily from a mobile device with the assistance of an application server and/or a call conference server. Also, other mobile users may easily participate in such conference calls from their mobile devices. | 08-26-2010 |
20110177796 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MESSAGING USING VOICEMAIL - Methods and apparatus for providing voicemail services to callers of wireless devices may include providing customized outgoing messages to callers based upon the caller's identification. A subscriber to the voicemail service may select one or more contacts associated with the subscriber to receive a customized outgoing message while the remaining callers receive a general outgoing message. The methods and apparatus may further include distributing voicemail messages from a subscriber's voicemail accounts to one or more social networking sites. The subscriber to the voicemail services may share one or more received voicemail messages via one or more social networking accounts associated with the subscriber. | 07-21-2011 |
20110182415 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CALL CONFERENCING SERVICES - Methods and apparatus for establishing a conference call may include receiving, a registration request for the conference call with one or more participants. The methods and apparatus may further include sending a notification to the participant with an invitation comprising conference call information to join the conference call. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include receiving a request from the participant to join the conference call by selecting the conference call information in the invitation. The methods and apparatus may further include establishing the conference call with the participant. | 07-28-2011 |
20110225576 | DATA STREAMING FOR INTERACTIVE DECISION-ORIENTED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - Providing data to a computer software application by intercepting a request made by a computer software application to retrieve a first data set from a first data storage location, accessing a record, defined in advance of the request, that includes a reference to the first data set and a reference to a second data set, retrieving the first data set from a data storage location other than the first data storage location, and retrieving the second data set from a data storage location other than the first data storage location in advance of a request by the computer software application to access the second data set at the first data storage location. | 09-15-2011 |
20110249621 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE-TO-COMPUTER COMMUNICATION - Apparatus and methods for establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC) are disclosed. A call initiation message can be received at a server including information for the PC from the wireless device. A conference can be setup, including establishing a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC. A message can be generated for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID. The message can be transmitted to the PC. A dial-in phone number can be transmitted to the wireless device to dial into the conference. | 10-13-2011 |
20130121215 | LOCAL ACCESS TO A MOBILE NETWORK - Methods and apparatuses for billing a user associated with a mobile service for a VoIP call made by the user using a wireless local area network are disclosed The VOIP call can be received by a local area network. At least a portion of the VoIP call is decoded to obtain session information related to the VoIP call including information identifying the user. The VoIP call is coupled to a public data network. At least a portion of the session information is sent to a provider of the mobile service, to bill the user, and not an owner of the wireless local area network, for the VoIP call. A credit is initiated to an account associated with said owner of the wireless local area network to prevent the owner from incurring charges associated with the VoIP call. | 05-16-2013 |
20130160055 | DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEO - Processing interactive software supporting video, including a first computer configured to execute an interactive process and display a video stream response, where the interactive process responds to an external input by generating a control signal and sending the control signal, a remote console configured to receive the control signal and send the video stream response where the video stream response is computed by the remote console, and a hardware interface configured to convert the control signal from a first format to a second format and to convert the video stream response from the second format to the first format where the first computer sends the control signal and receives the video stream response in the first format and where the remote console receives the control signal and sends the video stream response in the second format. | 06-20-2013 |