Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080298386 | Polling - A system for mobile device poll creation and conductance disclosed. A poll is created using poll creation software on a mobile device, personal computer or a web-based application. A polling server then validates the poll and publishes the poll to one or more mobile devices. The users of the one or mobile devices may then respond to the poll via their mobile device, a personal computer, or a web-based application. The results are sent to the polling server and are processed. The results of the poll are then published to the poll creator and the poll participants. | 12-04-2008 |
20090016526 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERCEPTING EVENTS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An intercept system provides more effective and more efficient compliance with legal intercept warrants. The intercept system can provide any combination of operations that include near-real-time intercept capture of intercepted data in structured authenticated form, clear text intercept for communications where there is access to encryption keys, cipher text intercept for communications where there is no access to encryption keys, provision of transactional logs to the authorized agency, interception without altering the operation of the target services, and encryption of stored intercepted information. | 01-15-2009 |
20090157792 | Content delivery to a mobile device from a content service - Systems and methods for delivering digital content to a mobile device from a digital content provider are disclosed. Digital content is selected using a selection interface on the mobile device. The selected content is then transferred to a computing device by the digital content provider and subsequently transferred to the mobile device by the computing device. In some embodiments, the digital content is reformatted before being transferred to the mobile device. The digital content may be streamed from the computer system to the mobile device. A service provider of a network through which the mobile device connects to the digital content provider may bill a user of the mobile device on behalf of the digital content provider. The digital content provider may bill the user of the mobile device using a Premium SMS service. | 06-18-2009 |
20090164560 | Policy based content service - Serving user selected content in accordance with a service policy is disclosed. The user may select content from a content source to be accessed at a mobile device. The desired content is modified as necessary such that transmission of the content complies with a policy. Alternatively, only content that complies with the policy may be made available for selection. The manner in which a policy is defined and the content provided may be determined by various factors including mobile device capabilities, user preferences, and network conditions. | 06-25-2009 |
20090191903 | Integrated Messaging - Methods and system for integrated messaging are disclosed. Interaction by a user of a mobile device with a graphic user interface of the mobile device is detected. A command is generated based on such interaction independent of further user interaction. An SMS message including the command is transmitted to server, which stores executable instructions associated with the command. Such instructions provide for generation of data in response to the command and may be executed by the server (or another server). The responsive data is then transmitted to the mobile device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193130 | Web-Based Access to Data Objects - Providing a mobile device with web-based access to data objects is disclosed. Authentication information is sent from a mobile device to a relay server. The relay server executes a connection application to establish a connection to a web access server. The authentication information is provided to the web access server associated with a data store hosting a data object. Upon authentication, the data object is provided to the relay server from the data store. The data object is then provided to the mobile device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193338 | Reducing network and battery consumption during content delivery and playback - Methods and systems for content delivery are provided. A user of a media device may select one or more media content files, which may be located locally or remotely. The content selected by the user is located. If selected content is located at a remote source, that file is downloaded to the media device using maximum available radio bandwidth and stored in local storage. That data is provided as a stream to a media player from the local storage. | 07-30-2009 |
20090241180 | System and Method for Data Transport - A data agnostic transport system that may be used for data objects such as email, calendar, notes, files, and multimedia. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248670 | Content search engine - Search constraint specific searching for content from a mobile device is disclosed. Following a mobile device generated request for content, a content server provides for the search of content on a network service or personal computer. The search for content may occur directly through the content server or via a connector application. An index engine parses and lists structured and unstructured content, which may be responsive to the search request. The content server or a proxy then provides a sub-set of the search results, that subset corresponding to both the mobile device generated request for content and a search constraint such as mobile device capabilities or network service provider limitations. | 10-01-2009 |
20100146107 | Bandwidth Measurement - Methods for testing network bandwidth availability in a non-intrusive manner. By implementing occasional, base-line bandwidth testing, a more accurate indication of actual transfer rate results. When an application dependent upon network bandwidth is first executed, a series of file transfers takes place utilizing a series of different sized pieces of content. | 06-10-2010 |
20100174735 | Predictive Content Delivery - A system and method for predictive retrieval of content is described. Prior to selection and delivery of content to a mobile device by a personal computer, content is predictively retrieved from storage at the computing device. By predictively retrieving content, the content is available for immediate computing device to mobile device transfer. | 07-08-2010 |
20110165889 | LOCATION-BASED OPERATIONS AND MESSAGING - Systems and methods for using location information to determine a medium to use for communications to a user of a mobile device are provided. The user's mobile device provides location information to in intermediate computing device. That location information is accessed and used to determine, from a plurality of media, which to use for communications with the user. In various embodiments of the present invention, the user's mobile device can receive location-based content and commands. | 07-07-2011 |
20110190014 | INTEGRATED MESSAGING - Methods and system for integrated messaging are disclosed. Interaction by a user of a mobile device with a graphic user interface of the mobile device is detected. A command is generated based on such interaction independent of further user interaction. An SMS message including the command is transmitted to server, which stores executable instructions associated with the command. Such instructions provide for generation of data in response to the command and may be executed by the server (or another server). The responsive data is then transmitted to the mobile device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A RELAY SERVER FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND APPLICATION SERVER - Providing a mobile device with web-based access to data objects is disclosed. Authentication information is sent from a mobile device to a relay server. The relay server executes a connection application to establish a connection to a web access server. The authentication information is provided to the web access server associated with a data store hosting a data object. Upon authentication, the data object is provided to the relay server from the data store. The data object is then provided to the mobile device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110238772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING MOBILE TRAFFIC IN A MOBILE NETWORK - A data agnostic transport system that may be used for data objects such as email, calendar, notes, files, and multimedia. | 09-29-2011 |
20110252088 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POLICY BASED CONTENT SERVICE IN A MOBILE NETWORK - Serving user selected content in accordance with a service policy is disclosed. The user may select content from a content source to be accessed at a mobile device. The desired content is modified as necessary such that transmission of the content complies with a policy. Alternatively, only content that complies with the policy may be made available for selection. The manner in which a policy is defined and the content provided may be determined by various factors including mobile device capabilities, user preferences, and network conditions. | 10-13-2011 |
20110294463 | MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR - Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device. | 12-01-2011 |
20110294464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device. | 12-01-2011 |
20120178414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provided by a third party. The mobile virtual network operator may provide content distribution services, data access services, or messaging services to a user of a mobile device. | 07-12-2012 |
20120246333 | REDUCING NETWORK AND BATTERY CONSUMPTION DURING CONTENT DELIVERY AND PLAYBACK - Methods and systems for content delivery are provided. A user of a media device may select one or more media content files, which may be located locally or remotely. The content selected by the user is located. If selected content is located at a remote source, that file is downloaded to the media device using maximum available radio bandwidth and stored in local storage. That data is provided as a stream to a media player from the local storage. | 09-27-2012 |
20140365560 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING POLICY BASED CONTENT SERVICE IN A MOBILE NETWORK - A policy based content delivery system is provided. The system includes a mobile device configured to select and receive content and a content source configured to provide content selected by the mobile device to a content server. The content source is further configured to modify content selected by the mobile device prior to the content server providing the selected content to the mobile device. A content server is configured to discover content at a content source and provide a list of detected content to the mobile device for selection. The content server is further configured to instruct the content source to provide the content in accordance with a policy. The content server includes a policy enforcement engine configured to implement a policy. | 12-11-2014 |
20140380437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A RELAY SERVER FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND APPLICATION SERVER - Providing a mobile device with web-based access to data objects is disclosed. Authentication information is sent from a mobile device to a relay server. The relay server executes a connection application to establish a connection to a web access server. The authentication information is provided to the web access server associated with a data store hosting a data object. Upon authentication, the data object is provided to the relay server from the data store. The data object is then provided to the mobile device. | 12-25-2014 |