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Method and system for providing message services in a communication system
Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 2001-03-22
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Granted: 2005-07-19
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Expires: 2021-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A method for providing message services is provided that includes receiving a user notification message in an application. A user identifier for at least one recipient of the message is received in the application. The user identifier is operable to identify the recipient. The message and the user identifier are provided from the application to a private network. The private network is operable to transmit the message to a mobile station for the recipient. The mobile station has a corresponding mobile station identifier, and the user identifier is assigned to the mobile station identifier in the private network.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. Brooking
- 👤 William H. Wiliams, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/53366; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04M3/42229; H04M3/5322
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: receiving a user notification message in an application; receiving a user identifier for at least one recipient of the message in the application, the user identifier operable to identify the recipient; and providing the message and the user identifier from the application to a private network operable to transmit the message to a mobile station for the recipient, the mobile station having a corresponding mobile station identifier, the user identifier assigned to the mobile station identifier in the private network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: receiving a user notification message in an application; receiving a user identifier for at least one recipient of the message in the application, the user identifier operable to identify the recipient; and providing the message and the user identifier from the application to a private network operable to transmit the message to a mobile station for the recipient, the mobile station having a corresponding mobile station identifier, the user identifier assigned to the mobile station identifier in the private network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , the application comprising a Web-based interface operable to provide access to the private network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving authentication information from a sender of the message.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 , the authentication information comprising at least one of a user name and a password.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 3 , further comprising providing the authentication information to the private network for authentication of the sender.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining whether the sender has been authenticated by the private network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 6 , further comprising receiving a confirmation of the authentication from the private network when the sender is authenticated by the private network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 7 , receiving a user notification message comprising receiving the message when the sender has been authenticated by the private network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a message recipient list of user identifiers for selection, receiving a user identifier comprising receiving a selection of the user identifier from the message recipient list.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing a plurality of message recipient list identifiers for selection; receiving a selection of at least one message recipient list identifier; providing a message recipient list of user identifiers for selection based on the selected message recipient list identifier; and receiving a user identifier comprising receiving a selection of the user identifier from the provided message recipient list.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a “send message” command, providing the message and the user identifier from the application to the private network comprising providing the message and the user identifier when the “send message” command is received.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: receiving a user notification message in a private network; receiving in the private network a user identifier for at least one recipient of the message, the user identifier operable to identify the recipient; determining a mobile station identifier based on the user identifier; and transmitting the message to a mobile station for the recipient based on the mobile station identifier.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
67 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: receiving a user notification message in a private network; receiving in the private network a user identifier for at least one recipient of the message, the user identifier operable to identify the recipient; determining a mobile station identifier based on the user identifier; and transmitting the message to a mobile station for the recipient based on the mobile station identifier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 12 , further comprising: requesting authentication information for a sender; receiving the authentication information for the sender from an application; determining whether the sender is authenticated; and providing confirmation of the authentication to the application when the sender is determined to be authenticated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13 , the authentication information comprising at least one of a user name and a password.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13 , the application comprising a Web-based interface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 13 , determining whether the sender is authenticated comprising determining whether the sender is authenticated based on a stored service profile for the sender.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 12 , determining a mobile station identifier based on the user identifier comprising determining the mobile station identifier based on a stored assignment of the user identifier to the mobile station identifier.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
96 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: assigning a user identifier to a first mobile station identifier corresponding to a first mobile station in a private network; receiving in the private network a first message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the first message; determining a mobile station identifier for the first message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the first message comprising the first mobile station identifier; and transmitting the first message to the first mobile station based on the first mobile station identifier.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
96 words
A method for providing message services, comprising: assigning a user identifier to a first mobile station identifier corresponding to a first mobile station in a private network; receiving in the private network a first message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the first message; determining a mobile station identifier for the first message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the first message comprising the first mobile station identifier; and transmitting the first message to the first mobile station based on the first mobile station identifier.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 18 , the user identifier comprising at least one of a first name, a last name and a nickname for the recipient.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18 , the first mobile station comprising a mobile telephone.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 20 , the first mobile station identifier comprising a telephone number for the mobile telephone.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
110 words
The method of claim 18 , further comprising: assigning the user identifier to a second mobile station identifier corresponding to a second mobile station in the private network; receiving in the private network a second message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the second message, the recipient for the second message comprising the recipient for the first message; determining a mobile station identifier for the second message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the second message comprising the second mobile station identifier; and transmitting the second message to the second mobile station based on the second mobile station identifier.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 22 , the user identifier comprising at least one of a first name, a last name and a nickname for the recipient.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 22 , the first mobile station comprising a mobile telephone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 24 , the first mobile station identifier comprising a telephone number for the mobile telephone.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 22 , the first mobile station comprising the second mobile station.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
213 words
A system for providing message services, comprising: means for assigning a user identifier to a first mobile station identifier corresponding to a first mobile station in a private network; means for receiving in the private network a first message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the first message; means for determining a mobile station identifier for the first message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the first message comprising the first mobile station identifier; means for transmitting the first message to the first mobile station based on the first mobile station identifier; means for assigning the user identifier to a second mobile station identifier corresponding to a second mobile station in the private network; means for receiving in the private network a second message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the second message, the recipient for the second message comprising the recipient for the first message; means for determining a mobile station identifier for the second message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the second message comprising the second mobile station identifier; and means for transmitting the second message to the second mobile station based on the second mobile station identifier.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
213 words
A system for providing message services, comprising: means for assigning a user identifier to a first mobile station identifier corresponding to a first mobile station in a private network; means for receiving in the private network a first message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the first message; means for determining a mobile station identifier for the first message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the first message comprising the first mobile station identifier; means for transmitting the first message to the first mobile station based on the first mobile station identifier; means for assigning the user identifier to a second mobile station identifier corresponding to a second mobile station in the private network; means for receiving in the private network a second message and the user identifier, the user identifier operable to identify a recipient for the second message, the recipient for the second message comprising the recipient for the first message; means for determining a mobile station identifier for the second message based on the user identifier, the mobile station identifier for the second message comprising the second mobile station identifier; and means for transmitting the second message to the second mobile station based on the second mobile station identifier.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for providing message services for a private network, comprising: receiving a non-address identifier for a recipient of a user notification message, the non-address identifier being non-unique in the private network; determining an address identifier for the recipient based on a sender of the message and the non-address identifier; addressing the message with the address identifier for delivery to the recipient in the private network.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
66 words
A method for providing message services for a private network, comprising: receiving a non-address identifier for a recipient of a user notification message, the non-address identifier being non-unique in the private network; determining an address identifier for the recipient based on a sender of the message and the non-address identifier; addressing the message with the address identifier for delivery to the recipient in the private network.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 28 , further comprising: providing the sender of the message with non-address identifiers as choices for selection, the non-address identifiers associated with the sender; and receiving a selection of the non-address identifier.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 28 , further comprising: determining a plurality of address identifiers based on the sender of the message and the non-address identifier; and addressing the message with the address identifiers for multiple deliveries to the recipient in the private network.
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