KR101357161B1 - Mobile messaging system and methods of operating such a mobile messaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

The mobile messaging system includes a communication device 22, a mobile messaging application 26, and a mobile phone 24. The communication device 22 sends a message intended for the owner of the mobile phone 24 to the mobile messaging application 26 which is an intranetwork instant messaging system 27 of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected. Instruct the instant messaging system to initiate a controlled communication connection with the mobile telephone and send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone. Upon receiving the message, the mobile phone owner responds to the mobile messaging application 26 by e-mail with the owner's phone number. The mobile messaging system then records the relationship between the mobile phone owner's e-mail address and the mobile phone number to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone 20 owner.

Description

MOBILE MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATING SUCH A MOBILE MESSAGING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a mobile messaging system and a method of operating the mobile messaging system. The mobile messaging system is particularly designed to facilitate the transmission of messages for mobile telephone networks where the main form of external messages is email.

The following description of the background of the present invention is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention. It is to be understood that this description is not an admission or acknowledgment that any disclosure intended to be based on priority date of the present application has been published in any jurisdiction, is known, or is part of general common sense.

Mobile messaging services are a common feature of most mobile telephone networks. Typically, such mobile messaging is provided through the Short Messaging Service (SMS). However, in some countries (eg, Japan), the mobile phone network cannot implement the SMS system through most of the currently available mobile phones, thus providing mobile messaging services through other means. For example, mobile messages may be sent primarily via e-mail, or may be sent via a "simple mail transfer protocol" process.

A problem with alternative systems as described above is that the unique identifier used to facilitate messaging between subscribers to the mobile phone network is the subscriber's email address. Recent modifications of this system have allowed a relationship to be created between the subscriber's email address and the subscriber's mobile phone number. In this way, the subscriber can identify the recipient of the mobile message by the recipient's mobile phone number, and the telecommunication carrier uses the created relationship to resend the mobile message to the recipient via the recipient's email address. .

The problem with this modified system is that the subscriber who sent the mobile message has no way of knowing whether the recipient has created the required relationship between the recipient's email address and the mobile phone number. If the receiver did not create the required relationship, the message could not be sent with one exception. In certain cases, telecommunications providers may allow intranetwork instant messaging using only mobile phone numbers as the identifier of the recipient. However, internetwork systems still require an email address as an identifier of the recipient.

Thus, it is important to ensure that the subscriber of this system creates a relationship between the subscriber's email address and mobile phone number by the modified system described above. Traditionally, this has been addressed through a campaign that allows each subscriber to send an email to the subscriber's telecommunications provider, including the subscriber's mobile phone number. However, these campaigns could not guarantee success.

It is therefore an object of the present invention, at least in part, to solve some or all of the foregoing problems.

Throughout this specification, the phrases including “comprising”, “consisting of” and the like should be interpreted to include, but not necessarily refer to, unless otherwise meant to the contrary.

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is a mobile messaging system comprising a communication device, a mobile messaging application, and a mobile phone wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail, the communication device sending a communication message intended for a mobile phone owner. Operable to send to a mobile messaging application, the means for identifying a recipient of the message via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone, wherein the mobile messaging application is an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected. Initiates a control communication connection with the mobile network, instructs the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone, and after receiving the predetermined registration message the mobile phone owner sends an e-mail with the mobile phone number. As Responsive to a mobile messaging application, the mobile messaging system then records the relationship between the mobile phone owner's e-mail address and the mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone to facilitate future internetwork message communications with the mobile phone owner, After recording the relationship it operates to send a communication message to the mobile phone owner via the mobile phone owner's e-mail address.

The mobile messaging application may include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, the transport module receiving a communication message and analyzing the communication message to identify the message component of the mobile phone number and communication message assigned to the mobile phone, and Send details to a registration module, the registration module receives an email response from the mobile phone owner and associates the mobile phone number specified in the email response with the details of the mobile phone number sent by the sending module, If a match is found, first the relationship between the e-mail address used to send the e-mail response and the mobile phone number specified in the e-mail response is stored in a database, and then the communication message is sent via the recorded e-mail address. The matching message component of this Transferred to the phone.

The registration message may include a unique code, and the mobile phone owner needs to include this code in the owner's e-mail response for security reasons.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to send a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone.

The mobile messaging application stores in the database the relationship between the email address used to send the email response and the mobile phone number specified in the email response, indicating that a matching message component of the communication message was sent to the mobile phone. And to indicate the message to the communication device.

The mobile messaging system can also operate in a manner that records the relationship between the sender's e-mail address and mobile phone number in a manner similar to that described above.

According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a mobile messaging system comprising a communication device, a mobile messaging application, a receiving mobile phone, wherein the internetwork messaging method is electronic mail, and at least one facilitator mobile phone. The apparatus is operable to send a communication message intended for the receiving mobile phone owner to the mobile messaging application, the means for identifying the recipient of the message via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone, wherein the mobile messaging system is At this time, by controlling at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the receiving mobile phone, and transmits a predetermined registration message to the receiving mobile phone using the intra-network instant messaging system of the telecommunication network, the predetermined registration Message After receiving, the mobile phone owner uses the email address to answer at least one facilitator mobile phone, and the mobile messaging system then records the relationship between the mobile phone owner's email address and the mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone. It facilitates future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone owner, and records the relationship and then operates to send a communication message to the mobile phone owner via an e-mail address.

The mobile messaging application can include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, whereby the transport module receives the communication message and analyzes the communication message to determine the message component of the mobile number and communication message assigned to the mobile phone. Confirm and send these details to a registration module, the registration module receiving intranetwork message responses made by the mobile phone owner as transmitted by at least one facilitator mobile phone and used to send intranetwork message responses. Is configured to associate the details of the mobile phone number sent by the sending module with the mobile phone number that is being sent, and is used to send an intranetwork message response with the e-mail address specified in the intranetwork message response, if it is matched. Save the relationship between mobile phone numbers in the database and sends the message component of the communication messages that match the e-mail address recorded on the following parameters to the mobile phone.

The registration message may include a unique code, and the mobile phone owner needs to include this code in the intranetwork message response for security reasons.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to send a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone.

The mobile messaging application stores a relationship between the mobile phone number used to send the intranetwork message response and the email address specified in the intranetwork message response in the database, indicating that the message component of the communication message was sent to the mobile phone. Can be operated to transmit the message to a communication device.

The at least one facilitator mobile phone may be one mobile phone operable to recognize a plurality of phone numbers via a short code and a unique identifier.

The mobile messaging system can also operate in a manner that records the relationship between the sender's e-mail address and mobile phone number in a manner similar to that described above.

According to a third aspect of the present invention there is a mobile messaging system comprising a mobile telephone, wherein the communications apparatus, the mobile messaging application, and the internetwork messaging method are electronic mail, the communications apparatus being intended for a mobile telephone owner. Operable to send a message to a mobile messaging application, the means for identifying a recipient of the message via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone, wherein the mobile messaging application is an intranetwork instance of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected. Initiates a control communication connection with the messaging system, instructs the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message containing a unique code to the mobile phone, and after receiving the predetermined registration message the mobile phone owner Unique identification Responding to the mobile messaging application by e-mail, wherein the mobile messaging system records the relationship between the mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone and the mobile phone owner's e-mail address as identified by a unique identifier. Facilitate future internetwork message communications with the telephone owner, and after recording the relationship, operate to send a communications message to the mobile telephone owner via the mobile phone owner's e-mail address.

The mobile messaging application can include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, whereby the transport module receives the communication message and analyzes the communication message to determine the message component of the mobile number and communication message assigned to the mobile phone. Confirm and generate a unique code and send these details and a unique code to the registration module, which receives an e-mail response from the mobile phone owner and sends the unique code specified in the e-mail response by the sending module. It is configured to associate with a unique code, and if it matches, it first stores the relationship between the mobile phone number specified in the email response and the email address used to send the email response to the database, and then the recorded email. Match of communication messages by address Sends a message to the mobile telephone components.

The mobile messaging system can also operate in a manner that records the relationship between the sender's e-mail address and mobile phone number in a manner similar to that described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is a method for sending a mobile message to a mobile telephone, wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail.

Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number,

Initiating a control communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile phone assigned a mobile phone number is connected;

Instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone,

Receiving an email response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile telephone number,

Recording a relationship between an e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and a mobile phone number included in the e-mail response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone; and

Operative to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded associated e-mail address.

Preferably, the method further comprises

Analyzing the communication message to identify the mobile phone number and message component assigned to the mobile phone;

Passing the message component and mobile phone number to the registration module,

Forwarding the email response to the registration module,

Associating details of the forwarded mobile phone number with the specified mobile phone number in the email response,

Identifying an affinity, storing a relationship in a database between the email address used to send the email response and the mobile phone number specified in the email response, and

Sending the associated message component to the mobile phone via the recorded e-mail address.

The method also includes

Sending a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone, and

And sending a message to the communication device indicating that the message component of the communication message has been sent to the mobile phone.

In a preferred embodiment, the method also

Generating a unique code to include in the registration message, and

Associating the unique code with a code included in an e-mail response.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a method for sending a mobile message to a mobile telephone in which the internetwork messaging method is electronic mail,

Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number,

Initiating a control communication connection with at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the mobile phone to which the mobile phone number is assigned;

Sending a predetermined registration message via at least one facilitator mobile phone using an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network for the mobile phone,

Receiving an intranetwork message response to a predetermined registration message including an e-mail address,

Recording a relationship between a mobile phone number used to transmit an intranetwork message response and an e-mail address included in the intranetwork message response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone; and

Operative to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded associated e-mail address.

This way,

Analyzing the communication message to identify the mobile phone number and message component assigned to the mobile phone;

Passing the message component and mobile phone number to the registration module,

Forwarding the intranetwork message response to the registration module,

Associating details of the forwarded mobile phone number with the mobile phone number used to send the intranetwork message response,

Identifying an association, storing a relationship in a database between the mobile phone number used to send the intranetwork message response and the e-mail address specified in the intranetwork message response, and

And sending the associated message component to the mobile phone via the recorded e-mail address.

This method also,

Sending a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone, and

And sending a message to the communication device indicating that the message component of the communication message has been sent to the mobile phone.

In a preferred embodiment, the method also

Generating a unique code to include in the registration message, and

Associating the unique code with a code included in an e-mail response.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is a method for sending a mobile message to a mobile telephone, wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail.

Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number,

Initiating a control communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile phone assigned a mobile phone number is connected;

Instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message that includes a unique identifier generated for the mobile phone,

Receiving an email response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number and a unique code,

If the unique code matches the generated unique identifier, between the e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and the mobile phone number included in the e-mail response, to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone. Recording the relationship, and

Operative to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded associated e-mail address.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, there is a mobile messaging application operable to receive a communication message from a communication device, the means for identifying a recipient of the communication message being via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone, The mobile messaging application initiates a controlled communication connection with the intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected and is operable to instruct the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone. The mobile messaging application also receives an e-mail response to a predetermined registration message that includes a mobile phone number and between the e-mail address used to send the e-mail response and the mobile phone number specified in the e-mail response. Record your relationships is operable to transmit a communication message to a mobile phone owners after the e-mail address of a mobile phone owner to record parameters.

The mobile messaging application can include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, whereby the transport module receives the communication message and analyzes the communication message to match a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone and a matching message component of the communication message. And send these details to the registration module, which receives an e-mail response from the mobile phone owner and sends the details of the mobile phone number specified in this e-mail response and the mobile phone number sent by the sending module. It is configured to associate, and if it confirms a match, it first stores the relationship between the email address used to send the email response and the mobile phone number specified in the email response, and then the recorded email address. Communication about mobile phones via It is configured to transmit the message components of the matching support.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to generate a unique code to include in the registration message.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to send a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone.

The mobile messaging application stores a relationship between the e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and the mobile phone number specified in the e-mail response in the database, and then sends a message indicating that the message component of the communication message was sent to the mobile phone. It may be operable to transmit to a communication device.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is a mobile messaging application operable to receive a communication message from a communication device, the means for identifying a recipient of the communication message being via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone; The mobile messaging application initiates control of at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is also connected and thus uses an intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected. Operable to command at least one facilitator mobile phone to send a registration message, wherein the mobile messaging application is also an intranetwork message for a predetermined registration message that includes the email address of the mobile phone owner. Moves later through the recorded mobile phone owner's email address by recording the relationship between the mobile phone number used to receive the reply and sending this intranetwork message response and the email address included in the intranetwork message response It is operable to send a communication message to the telephone owner.

The mobile messaging application can include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, whereby the transport module receives the communication message and analyzes the communication message to match a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone and a matching message component of the communication message. Confirm and send these details to a registration module, the registration module receiving an intranetwork message response made by the mobile phone owner as transmitted by at least one facilitator mobile phone and sending this intranetwork message response. Is configured to associate the details of the mobile phone number sent by the transport module with the mobile phone number used for transmission, and upon confirming a match, the mobile phone number and intranetwork message reply used to send the intranetwork message response first. Store the relationship between the specified e-mail addresses in the database and then send the matching message component of the communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded e-mail address.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to generate a unique code to include in the registration message.

The mobile messaging application may be operable to send a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone.

The mobile messaging application stores a relationship between the mobile phone number used to send the intranetwork message response and the email address specified in the intranetwork message response in the database, indicating that the message component of the communication message was sent to the mobile phone. To transmit to the communication device.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is a mobile messaging application operable to receive a communication message from a communication device, and means for identifying a recipient of the communication message is via the mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone; The messaging application initiates control of at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is also connected and is thus generated using an intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected. Operable to command the at least one facilitator mobile phone to send a registration message that includes a unique identifier that has been identified, wherein the mobile messaging application is further directed to a predetermined registration message that includes the mobile phone owner's email address. By recording the relationship between the mobile phone number used to receive intranetwork message responses and sending this intranetwork message response and the e-mail address included in the intranetwork message response, It is then operable to send a communication message to the mobile phone owner.

The mobile messaging application can include a transport module, a registration module, and a database, whereby the transport module receives the communication message and analyzes the communication message to select a message component of the mobile phone number and communication message assigned to the mobile phone. Confirm and generate a unique code and send these details and a unique code to the registration module, which receives an e-mail response from the mobile phone owner and sends the unique code specified by this e-mail response and sent by the sending module. It is configured to associate a unique code, and if it is matched, first stores the relationship between the email address used to send the email response and the mobile phone number specified in the email response to the database and then recorded About mobile phone via email address And to transmit a matching message component of the communication message.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is a predetermined computer readable medium, on which

Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number;

Means for initiating a controlled communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile telephone assigned a mobile telephone number is connected;

Means for instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile telephone,

Means for receiving an e-mail response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number,

Means for recording a relationship between an e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and a mobile phone number included in the e-mail response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone, and

Means for activating to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded relevant e-mail address are recorded.

Preferably, the computer-readable medium also includes:

Means for analyzing a communication message to identify a mobile phone number and message component assigned to the mobile phone;

Means for passing a message component and a mobile phone number to a registration module,

Means for forwarding an email response to a registration module,

Means for associating the details of the forwarded mobile phone number with the specified mobile phone number in the email response;

Identifying an association, means for storing in a database a relationship between an email address used to send an email response and a mobile phone number specified in the email response, and

Means for transmitting the associated message component to the mobile phone via the recorded e-mail address are recorded.

The computer-readable medium also includes

Means for sending a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone, and

One of the means for transmitting to the communication device a message indicating that a message component of the communication message has been sent to the mobile phone can be recorded.

Preferably, the computer-readable medium also includes:

Means for generating a unique code to include in the registration message, and

Means for associating the code included in the e-mail response with the unique code are recorded.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is a predetermined computer readable medium, on which

Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number;

Means for initiating a control communication connection with at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the mobile phone to which the mobile phone number is assigned;

Means for sending a predetermined registration message to the mobile telephone via at least one facilitator mobile telephone using an intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network,

Means for receiving an intranetwork message response to a predetermined registration message including an e-mail address,

Means for recording a relationship between a mobile phone number used for sending an intranetwork message response and an e-mail address included in the intranetwork message response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone;

Means for activating to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the recorded relevant e-mail address are recorded.

The computer-readable medium also includes

Means for analyzing a communication message to identify a mobile phone number and message component assigned to the mobile phone;

Means for passing a message component and a mobile phone number to a registration module,

Means for forwarding an intranetwork message response to a registration module,

Means for associating details of the forwarded mobile phone number with the mobile phone number used to send an intranetwork message response;

Identifying an association, means for storing in a database a relationship between a mobile phone number used to send an intranetwork message response and an e-mail address specified in the intranetwork message response, and

Means for transmitting the associated message component to the mobile phone via the recorded electronic mail address may be recorded.

The computer-readable medium also includes

Means for sending a message to the communication device indicating that the communication message was received but not sent to the mobile phone, and

One of the means for transmitting to the communication device a message indicating that a matching message portion of the communication message has been sent to the mobile phone can be recorded.

The computer-readable medium also includes

Means for generating a unique code to include in the registration message, and

Means for associating the code included in the e-mail response with the unique code can be recorded.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is a predetermined computer readable medium, on which

Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number;

Means for initiating a controlled communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile telephone assigned a mobile telephone number is connected;

Means for instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message that includes a unique identifier generated for the mobile phone,

Means for receiving an e-mail response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number and a unique code;

If the unique code matches the generated unique identifier, between the e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and the mobile phone number included in the e-mail response, to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone. Means for recording the relationship, and

Means for sending a communication message to the mobile telephone are recorded via the recorded relevant e-mail address.

The invention will now be described with reference to the following figures.

1 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a mobile messaging system according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a mobile messaging system according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a mobile messaging system according to the present invention;

According to a first embodiment of the invention there is a mobile messaging system 10. Mobile messaging system 10 includes the following.

Communication device 22

First telecommunications network 14

Mobile Phone (24)

Second telecommunications network 18

The communication device 22 is operable using the first telecommunications network 14. Mobile phone 24 is operable using second telecommunications network 18.

The first telecommunications network 14 further includes a mobile messaging application 26. Mobile messaging application 26 includes transport module 28, registration module 30, and database 32. The transmission module 28 may receive a message sent from the communication device 22 to the transmission module using the first telecommunications network 14. The transmission module 28 also communicates with the registration module 30 and the second telecommunications network 18 in data and instructions.

The registration module 30 is in data communication with the database 32.

The present invention will now be described in connection with this intended use.

Subscriber 12 (hereinafter referred to as "sender") of first telecommunications network 14 sends mobile message 16 to subscriber 20 (hereinafter referred to as "receiver") of second telecommunications network 18. Try to send. To do this, the caller 12 uses the first communication device 22 to connect to the mobile messaging application 26 of the first telecommunications network 14.

Upon accessing the mobile messaging application 26, the mobile messaging application 26 informs the caller 12 that it is possible to enter the mobile phone number of the recipient 20. In response, caller 12 enters the mobile telephone number of recipient 20. Once entered, the mobile messaging application 26 informs the sender 12 that the actual message can be entered. Again, in response, the sender 12 enters a message to be provided to the receiver 20.

The sender 12 then indicates that a message is ready for transmission by, for example, pressing the " send " operation button (not shown) on the first communication device 22.

When the "Send" action button is pressed, the mobile message 16 (which is a combination of the recipient's mobile phone number and the message) is then forwarded to the sending module 28.

The sending module 28 receives the mobile message 16 and analyzes the data representative of the mobile message 16 to distinguish the mobile message from the mobile phone number. The sending module 28 then checks with the registration module 30 to determine whether a record has been created in relation to the mobile phone number and email address in the database 32. If such a record is found to exist in the database 32, the mobile message 16 is then translated and the email address of the recipient 20 (as specified in the recorded relationship) rather than the recipient's mobile phone number. Will be sent to. The message is then sent using a normal email system for the recipient's mobile phone 24.

The following description applies when the above-described record does not exist in the database 32.

The mobile telephone number is then analyzed to identify the mobile telephone network 18 of which the receiver 20 is a subscriber.

Once the mobile phone network known to the transport module 28 is identified by analysis of the mobile phone number, the transport module 28 initiates the connection with the intranetwork instant messaging system of the associated mobile phone network (not shown). In this example, the transport module 28 thus initiates a connection with the intranetwork instant messaging system 27 of the second telecommunications network 18.

Upon connection, the sending module 28 commands the intranetwork messaging system 27 to send a registration message 34 to the recipient 20. In response to this command, intranetwork instant messaging system 27 generates the necessary registration message 34 and transmits this registration message to recipient 20 via the recipient's mobile phone number.

In this example, the registration message 34 informs the recipient 20 that the mobile message 16 has been received from the sender 12 (referenced to the sender's mobile phone number) and allows the recipient to match the recipient's email address. Requires registering a relationship between mobile numbers. The registration message 34 also has a unique code that is inserted into the registration message when generated by the transmission module 28.

The registration message 34 also includes instructions for the recipient 20 in relation to how to register the relationship between the recipient's email address and the mobile phone number, and the mobile message sent by the sender 12 at the time of registration. (16) includes information to ensure that the recipient can see it.

At the same time as the sending module 28 generates the unique code, the sending module forwards the unique code to the registration module 30 along with the recipient's mobile phone number and message.

To register the relationship between the recipient's email address and the mobile phone number, the recipient 20 sends an email response 36 along with the recipient's mobile phone number and unique code to the registration module 30 of the mobile messaging application 26. Send. Ideally, this email response 36 is sent using the recipient's mobile phone 24.

Upon receiving email response 36 from recipient 20, registration module 30 analyzes the message to identify the mobile phone number and unique code of recipient 20. The registration module 30 also analyzes the sender field of the email response 36 to identify the recipient's email address. If the combination of unique code and mobile phone number identified in this analysis matches the combination of mobile phone number and unique code received by the registration module from the sending module 28, the registration module 30 is now identified during the analysis process. The record of the relationship between the mobile phone number and the email address is formatted and stored in the database 32.

The sending module 28 now operates to convert the mobile message 16 so that the mobile message is sent to the recipient 20's email address (as specified in the newly recorded relationship) rather than the recipient's mobile phone number. Mobile message 16 is now sent by mobile messaging application 26 using a common email system for mobile phones.

In the description of the second embodiment 100 of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same parts and will be described later.

The sender 12 wishes to send the mobile message 16 to the receiver 20. To do this, the caller 12 uses the first communication device 22 to connect to the mobile messaging application 26 of the first telecommunications provider 14.

When connected to mobile messaging application 26, mobile messaging application 26 informs caller 12 that it is possible to enter a mobile phone number of recipient 20. In response, caller 12 enters the mobile telephone number of recipient 20. Once entered, the mobile messaging application 26 informs the sender 12 that the actual message can be entered. In response, the sender 12 also enters a message to be provided to the receiver 20.

The sender 12 then indicates that the message is ready for transmission, for example by pressing the "send" action button on the first communication device 22.

When the "Send" action button is pressed, the mobile message 16 (which is a combination of the recipient's mobile phone number and the message) is then forwarded to the transport module 28 of the mobile messaging application 26.

The sending module 28 receives the mobile message 16 and analyzes the data sample of the mobile message 16 to distinguish the mobile message from the mobile phone number. The sending module 28 then checks with the registration module 30 to determine whether a record has been created in relation to the mobile phone number and the email address. If this record is found to exist in the database 32, the mobile message 16 is then translated and sent to the recipient 20's email address (as specified in the recorded relationship) rather than the recipient's mobile phone number. The message is now sent using a normal email system for mobile phones.

The following description applies when the above-described recording does not exist.

At this time, the mobile telephone number is analyzed to identify the mobile telephone network 18 to which the receiver 20 is a subscriber.

If the mobile telephone network 18 known to the transmission module 28 is identified by analysis of the mobile telephone number, then the transmission module 28 is directly connected to the mobile telephone network (in this case, the second telecommunications network 18). Communication with one of a plurality of connected communication devices 102 is started. The transmission module 28 then sends a command 33 as necessary to operate one of the plurality of communication devices 102 to the receiver using the intranetwork messaging system 27 of the second telecommunications network 18. The registration message 34 is sent to the 20.

In this example, the registration message 34 informs the recipient that the message has been received from the sender 12 (referenced to the sender's mobile phone number) and, as a recipient, the relationship between the gold recipient's email address and the mobile phone number. Require registration. The registration message also has a unique code that is inserted into the registration message when generated by the sending module 28.

The registration message 34 also includes instructions for the recipient 20 in relation to how to register the relationship between the recipient's email address and the mobile phone number, and the mobile message sent by the sender 12 at the time of registration. Include content to ensure that the recipient can see it.

At the same time as the sending module 28 generates the unique code, the sending module delivers the unique code to the registration module 30 along with the mobile phone number and message of the recipient 20.

In order to register the relationship between the recipient's email address and the mobile phone number, the recipient 20 uses the intranetwork messaging system 27 to send a response 38 to the communication device 22 that sent the registration message 36. send. This response 38 includes the email address and unique code of the recipient 20 and must be sent via the recipient's mobile phone.

Upon receiving the response 38 from the recipient 20, the registration module 30 analyzes the message to identify the email address and unique code of the recipient 20. The registration module 30 also analyzes the phone number that sent the response 38 using standard caller identification techniques to verify the mobile phone number of the recipient 20. If the combination of the identified mobile phone number and the unique code analyzed is consistent with the mobile phone number and unique code combination received from the sending module 28, the registration module 30 is now between the analyzed email address and the identified mobile phone number. Format the record for its relationship and store it in the database 32.

The sending module 28 now operates to translate the message to send the message to the recipient 20's email address (as specified in the newly recorded relationship) rather than the recipient's mobile phone number. The message 16 is then sent using a normal email system for the mobile phone.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention denoted by the same reference numerals in the same part, there is a mobile messaging system 200. The mobile messaging system of this embodiment is the same as that presented in the first embodiment of the present invention with the following two exceptions.

a) The sender needs to enter his mobile phone number when sending the mobile message 16.

b) When checking whether the relationship between the mobile phone number of the recipient 18 and the e-mail address is recorded in the database 32, the relationship between the mobile phone number of the caller 12 and the e-mail address is recorded in the database 32. Similar checks are made for whether If the relationship between the mobile telephone number of the caller 12 and the e-mail address is not recorded, the following procedure is followed.

The transport module 28 initiates a connection with the intranetwork messaging system 27 of the first telecommunications network 18. When connected, the sending module 28 commands the intranetwork instant messaging system 27 to send the sender registration message 202 to the caller 12. In response to this command, intranetwork instant messaging system 27 generates the required caller registration message 202 and sends it to the caller 12 via the caller's mobile phone number. Caller registration message 202 tells caller 12 that the relationship between the caller's e-mail address and mobile phone number, which is a means of receiving a response and unique code from recipient 20, is not recorded.

Caller registration message 202 also includes instructions for caller 12 related to how to register the relationship between the sender's email address and the mobile phone number.

At the same time as the sending module 28 generates the unique code, the sending module delivers the unique code to the registration module 30 along with the recipient's mobile phone number and message.

To register the relationship between the sender's email address and the mobile phone number, the sender 12 sends an email response 204 along with the sender's mobile phone number and unique code to the registration module 30 of the mobile messaging application 26. Send to It is ideal to send this e-mail response 204 using the sender's 12 mobile phone.

Upon receiving the e-mail response 204 from the recipient 20, the registration module 30 analyzes this message to identify the sender 12's mobile phone number and unique code. The registration module 30 also analyzes the sender field of the email response 36 to identify the sender's email address. If the combination of unique code and mobile phone number identified in these analytical procedures matches the mobile phone number and unique code combination received from the transmitting module 28 to the registration module 30, then the registration module 30 will then perform the analysis process. A record of the relationship between the mobile phone number and the email address identified in < RTI ID = 0.0 >

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is not limited to the above described embodiments. Specifically, the following additional features may also be included to form additional embodiments.

Unique identifiers may be omitted if provided for security reasons only.

The sender 12 has informed the receiver 20 that the transmission system has received a message intended for the receiver 20 and that the message for the recipient is waiting to be sent and that the caller's mobile phone number and the e-mail address The transmission system 28 may be notified that a formal recording is in progress.

The sender 12 can also be notified in connection with the actual transmission of a message to the receiver 20 after registration.

In a variant of the first embodiment of the invention, the mobile phone number of the recipient can be omitted in the email response. In this variant, the unique identifier plays an important role in matching the recipient's mobile phone number with the recipient's email address (as shown in the email response).

In a variant of the second embodiment of the invention, a plurality of communication devices may each be associated with a sender's message. In this variant, the unique identifier may be omitted if the one-to-one relationship between the communication device and the sender's message provides the same level of security as the unique identifier. Also, in such a structure, an email response as shown in the first embodiment of the present invention can be used.

In another variant of the second embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of communication devices can be replaced with one communication device operating via a short code. At this time, the communication device adds a reference code to the short code to facilitate transmission of an appropriate message after registration by the receiver.

The method for entering the message and mobile phone number which will form the mobile message 16 can be changed. For example, in a modified device, the method for entering a message and telephone number can mimic a conventional system for sending Short Messaging System (SMS) messages.

In another modified device applicable to all the above embodiments, the registration message 36 may comprise a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of a website or a swap site. If this can be done by phone, the recipient 20 can simply click on the URL to access the website or the swap site (if appropriate) using any internet-connected device, such as a personal computer or smartphone. Alternatively, the recipient may be required to enter the URL itself into an internet browser to access the website / wap site. Upon access to the website / wap site, the recipient 20 enters his or her e-mail address. In response, the registration module 30 sends an additional message to the receiver 20 including the unique code, the short code, and instructions for the user. The user now dials the short code and enters a unique code to prove that he is the intended recipient 20. Once the unique code is verified, the mobile message is sent to the receiver 20 as described above.

Modifications to the third embodiment can be made as described above. In more detail, it can be changed so that the user can enter the user's e-mail address on the website rather than the user's mobile phone number. Alternatively, communication using the mobile telephone number of the caller 12 may be made through a plurality of communication devices as described above in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other embodiments of the invention may be formed by combining the foregoing features which are not mutually exclusive.

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Communication devices, Mobile messaging applications, and Mobile Phones Where Internetwork Messaging Is E-Mail A mobile messaging system comprising: the communication device is operable to send a communication message intended for a mobile phone owner to a mobile messaging application, the means for identifying a recipient of the message via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone. The mobile messaging application initiates a control communication connection with the intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected, instructs the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone. After receiving a predetermined registration message, the mobile phone owner responds to the mobile messaging application by e-mail with the mobile phone number, and the mobile messaging system then assigns the mobile phone owner's e-mail address and the name assigned to the mobile phone. Record the relationship between the phone numbers to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone owner, and after recording the relationship, operate to send a communication message to the mobile phone owner using the mobile phone owner's e-mail address. Mobile messaging system. Communication devices, Mobile messaging applications, The internetwork messaging method is a receiving mobile phone, wherein the mobile telephone is e-mail, and At least one facilitator mobile phone A mobile messaging system comprising: the communication device is operable to send a communication message intended for a receiving mobile phone owner to a mobile messaging application, the means for identifying a recipient of the message being a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone. Wherein the mobile messaging system controls at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the receiving mobile phone and is assigned to the receiving mobile phone using the intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network. Sends a registration message for the mobile phone owner, after receiving the predetermined registration message, the mobile phone owner answers the at least one facilitator mobile phone using the email address, and the mobile messaging system then moves with the mobile phone owner's email address. Record the relationship between the mobile phone numbers assigned to the phone to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone owner, and record the relationship and then communicate the message to the mobile phone owner via the mobile phone owner's e-mail address. Mobile messaging system that is operative to transmit information. Communication devices, Mobile messaging applications, and Mobile phone in which the internetwork messaging method is e-mail A mobile messaging system comprising: the communication device is operable to send a communication message intended for a mobile phone owner to a mobile messaging application, the means for identifying a recipient of the message via a mobile phone number assigned to the mobile phone. The mobile messaging application initiates a control communication connection with the intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network to which the mobile phone is connected, and sends the intranetwork instant messaging to a predetermined registration message containing a unique code for the mobile phone. After instructing the system and receiving a registration message, the mobile phone owner responds to the mobile messaging application by e-mail with a unique identifier, which is then identified by the unique identifier. Record the relationship between the mobile phone number assigned to the phone and the mobile phone owner's e-mail address to facilitate future internetwork message communications with the mobile phone owner, and after recording the relationship, the mobile phone owner's e-mail address. A mobile messaging system operable to send a communication message to the owner of the mobile phone. A method for sending a mobile message to a mobile phone wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail, Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number, Initiating a control communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile phone assigned a mobile phone number is connected; Instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile phone, Receiving an email response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile telephone number, Recording a relationship between an e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and a mobile phone number included in the e-mail response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone; and Operative to send a communication message to the mobile phone using the associated e-mail address recorded. Mobile message transmission method comprising a. A method for sending a mobile message to a mobile phone wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail, Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number, Initiating a control communication connection with at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the mobile phone to which the mobile phone number is assigned; Sending a predetermined registration message via at least one facilitator mobile phone using an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network for the mobile phone, Receiving an intranetwork message response to a predetermined registration message including an e-mail address, Recording a relationship between a mobile phone number used to transmit an intranetwork message response and an e-mail address included in the intranetwork message response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone; and Steps to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the associated e-mail address recorded. Mobile message transmission method comprising a. A method for sending a mobile message to a mobile phone wherein the internetwork messaging method is e-mail, Receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying an intended recipient via a mobile phone number, Initiating a control communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile phone assigned a mobile phone number is connected; Instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message that includes a unique identifier generated for the mobile phone, Receiving an email response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number and a unique code, If the unique code matches the generated unique identifier, between the e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and the mobile phone number included in the e-mail response, to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone. Recording the relationship, and Steps to send a communication message to the mobile phone via the associated e-mail address recorded. Mobile message transmission method comprising a. delete delete delete Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number; Means for initiating a controlled communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile telephone assigned a mobile telephone number is connected; Means for instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message to the mobile telephone, Means for receiving an e-mail response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number, Means for recording a relationship between an e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and a mobile phone number included in the e-mail response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone, and Means for activating to send a communication message to the mobile telephone via a recorded associated e-mail address Computer-readable medium in which the recording is performed. Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number; Means for initiating a control communication connection with at least one facilitator mobile phone connected to the same telecommunications network as the mobile phone to which the mobile phone number is assigned; Means for sending a predetermined registration message to the mobile telephone via at least one facilitator mobile telephone using an intranetwork instant messaging system of the telecommunications network, Means for receiving an intranetwork message response to a predetermined registration message including an e-mail address, Means for recording a relationship between a mobile phone number used for sending an intranetwork message response and an e-mail address included in the intranetwork message response to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone; Means for activating to send a communication message to the mobile telephone via a recorded associated e-mail address Computer-readable medium in which the recording is performed. Means for receiving a communication message sent via a communication device, the communication message identifying a intended recipient via a mobile telephone number; Means for initiating a controlled communication connection with an intranetwork instant messaging system of a telecommunications network to which a mobile telephone assigned a mobile telephone number is connected; Means for instructing the intranetwork instant messaging system to send a predetermined registration message that includes a unique identifier generated for the mobile phone, Means for receiving an e-mail response to a predetermined registration message including a mobile phone number and a unique code; If the unique code matches the generated unique identifier, between the e-mail address used to send an e-mail response and the mobile phone number included in the e-mail response, to facilitate future internetwork message communication with the mobile phone. Means for recording the relationship, and Means for sending a communication message to a mobile phone via a recorded associated e-mail address Computer-readable medium in which the recording is performed.

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