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US6178331B1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

System and process for allowing wireless messaging

Assignee: MESSAGE4U Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1998-06-17
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Granted: 2001-01-23
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Expires: 2018-06-17
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides a bi-directional (and/or un-idirectional) multiplexing messaging gateway for wireless devices, such as for devices using the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) wireless digital standard, or any other suitable protocols. Electronic messages may be transmitted over a wireless connection to, or to and from, a mobile phone, and the present invention maintains and facilitates all necessary housekeeping functions. For example, electronic messages addressed to a mobile phone may be received by the gateway of the present invention from the Internet, a LAN, or any other source, and routed to the appropriate mobile phone. Such electronic messages may be originated manually or may be automatically generated by specific computer applications, such as a scheduling program operating on a LAN. Likewise, the user of the mobile phone may reply to the sender of the original electronic message, whereby the gateway of the present invention maintains the address of the sender and matches it with the reply so as to facilitate the forwarding of the reply to the correct address. Finally, the user of the mobile phone may cause an electronic message received from a sender to be remotely routed to, for example, a chosen facsimile machine, or any other suitable destination.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hudson Holmes
  • 👤 Rob Munro
  • 👤 Rich Hall
  • 👤 Jason Kerr

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 11:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04W4/14; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/48; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04L51/06; H04L51/066; H04L51/58; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04M2207/20; H04M3/42382; H04M3/5322; H04M3/533; H04M3/53333; H04M3/53341; H04M7/00; H04M7/12; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/184; H04W92/00; H04W92/02; H04W92/16; H04W92/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 97 words
An electronic message forwarding system comprising: (a) a wireless communication device; (b) means for storing a database of records, each record including an associated date and time; (c) means for periodically polling the records in the database, wherein the current date and time is compared with the date and time stored in the database for each record; (c) means for forwarding an electronic message corresponding to a selected record of the database to the wireless communication device, if the date and time associated with the selected record matches the current date and time, according to pre-selected criteria.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 97 words
An electronic message forwarding system comprising: (a) a wireless communication device; (b) means for storing a database of records, each record including an associated date and time; (c) means for periodically polling the records in the database, wherein the current date and time is compared with the date and time stored in the database for each record; (c) means for forwarding an electronic message corresponding to a selected record of the database to the wireless communication device, if the date and time associated with the selected record matches the current date and time, according to pre-selected criteria.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication device comprises a digital phone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein each record includes a task associated with a user of the storing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein each record includes an appointment associated with a user of the storing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the database of records is associated with an appointment and task scheduler.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 96 words
An electronic message forwarding process for use with a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of: (a) storing a database of records, each record including an associated date and time; (b) periodically polling the records in the database, wherein the current date and time is compared with the date and time stored in the database for each record; (c) forwarding an electronic message corresponding to a selected record of the database to the wireless communication device, if the date and time associated with the selected record matches the current date and time, according to pre-selected criteria.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 96 words
An electronic message forwarding process for use with a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of: (a) storing a database of records, each record including an associated date and time; (b) periodically polling the records in the database, wherein the current date and time is compared with the date and time stored in the database for each record; (c) forwarding an electronic message corresponding to a selected record of the database to the wireless communication device, if the date and time associated with the selected record matches the current date and time, according to pre-selected criteria.

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