Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080261632 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device in a Wireless Data Network - A scheme for redirecting data to a mobile communication device from a messaging server. One embodiment comprises one or more of the following: setting a redirection flag configured for a user associated with the mobile communication device to enable continuous redirection of data items received at the messaging server to the mobile communication device until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the data items; upon automatically detecting that a data item is received at the messaging server, redirecting the data item to a store-and-forward server associated with a wireless packet data network with which the mobile communication device is registered; and upon determining that a valid IP address is associated with the mobile communication device, transmitting the data item from the store-and-forward server to the mobile communication device over the wireless packet data network. | 10-23-2008 |
20080261633 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for redirecting data items from a messaging system to a user's mobile communication device. One embodiment of a method comprises: configuring a plurality of redirection trigger events for a user, wherein upon occurrence of a redirection trigger event, a redirection flag configured for the user is set so as to enable uninterrupted redirection of data items to the user's mobile data communication device from the messaging system until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the data items; automatically detecting receipt of a new data item at the messaging system for the user, the new data item arriving subsequent to the setting of the redirection flag configured for the user; and processing at least a portion of the new data item for transmission thereof to the user's mobile communication device over a wireless network. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263224 | System and Method for Pushing Encrypted Information Between a Host System and a Mobile Data Communication Device - A redirector scheme operable to redirect messages from a plurality of messaging hosts disposed in a wide-area data network, wherein each messaging host is operable to receive messages for a set of users. In one embodiment, a redirector system comprises, inter alia: a plurality of receive agents and a corresponding plurality of send agents, wherein each pair of receive and send agents interacts together as a redirector agent with respect to a corresponding messaging host; means for automatically detecting arrival of a data item at the redirector agent from the corresponding messaging host for a particular user served by the corresponding messaging host; and means for processing at least a portion of an instance of the data item for transmission to a mobile data communication device associated with the particular user. | 10-23-2008 |
20080279133 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality of host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 11-13-2008 |
20080288604 | Notification System and Method for a Mobile Data Communication Device - A message notification scheme operable at a mobile data communication device, comprising one or more of the following: receiving data items redirected from a computer system; determining if the data items include characterization information based on a characterization scheme; and if so, extracting the characterization information and comparing the characterization information to a plurality of stored notification schemes at the mobile data communication device to provide an appropriate alert associated with a select notification scheme. | 11-20-2008 |
20080288605 | Notification System and Method for a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for replicating data items from a computer system to a mobile data communication device. In one embodiment, a method comprises one or more of the following: automatically detecting arrival of the data items at the computer system; characterizing the data items based on a characterization scheme; and redirecting the characterized data items from the computer system to the mobile data communication device, wherein the characterization scheme is adapted to correspond with a user-selectable notification scheme operable at the mobile data communication device. | 11-20-2008 |
20080292084 | APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A novel apparatus and method for changing the behavior of an electronic device is provided. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes the functionality of a cellular phone, a voice mail system and a calendar application. The device is configured to use the calendar application to determine whether to direct a phone call to the user or whether to instantly direct the call to voice mail. | 11-27-2008 |
20080313705 | Systems And Methods For Added Authentication In Distributed Network Delivered Half-Duplex Communications - In half-duplex communications over a wireless network, a user from a private organisation sends the request for half-duplex communication through a private server controlled by the private organisation. The private server sets up a private account with the wireless carrier and the user communicates via the private account. | 12-18-2008 |
20090106380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and then to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. The system includes information processing components for identifying one or more information processors in the vicinity of the mobile device and then routing an attachment or information from the host system, the device or an external information source to a selected information processor. | 04-23-2009 |
20090135765 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network message is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 05-28-2009 |
20090153371 | Handheld Electronic Device With Rotatable Keyboard - An improved handheld electronic device comprises a keypad having a first keypad portion and a second keypad portion. The second keypad portion is movable with respect to the first keypad portion between a first position and a second position such that the second keypad portion moves between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration, respectively. The second keypad portion is movable along a path of movement between the first and second positions, with the path of movement including an arcuate path within a plane that is parallel and/or coplanar with a plane in which the first keypad portion is disposed. The second keypad portion in the second position is disposed adjacent the first keypad portion at opposite sides thereof to form a single keyboard. | 06-18-2009 |
20090191864 | Seamless Call Switching In A Dual Mode Environment - Methods and apparatus for providing a seamless switching of voice calls between different wireless networks are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a mobile communication device has a processor and one or more wireless transceivers coupled to the processor. The one or more wireless transceivers include a first transceiver portion operative in accordance with a first wireless network (e.g. a GSM/GPRS cellular network) and a second transceiver portion operative in accordance with a second wireless network (e.g. an 802.11 wireless network). A voice call is maintained between the mobile device and a communication terminal through call control equipment. The processor of the mobile device is operative to maintain voice communications for the voice call over a traffic channel established between the mobile device and the first wireless network using the first transceiver portion; cause a connecting call to be established with the communication terminal through the call control equipment in response to a predetermined condition, where the connecting call involves a traffic channel established between the second wireless network and the mobile device using the second transceiver portion; and after the connecting call is established, maintain voice communications for the voice call over the traffic channel established between the second wireless network and the mobile device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090325540 | ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events. | 12-31-2009 |
20100003972 | Advanced System And Method For Dynamically Discovering, Provisioning And Accessing Host Services On Wireless Data Communication Devices - A system and method for pushing a service book to a mobile device is provided. A service book includes a plurality of fields relating to a host service. At least one mobile device is identified that is to receive the service book. Wireless propagation information is provided that identifies an address for the mobile device to receive the service book. The service book is transmitted over a wireless network using the address for the mobile device, and is received by the mobile device. | 01-07-2010 |
20100030887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TO MOBILE STATIONS - A system and method for distributing information from a host service in communication with, a computer network to a mobile station in communication with a wireless network is provided. A data item associated with the mobile station is received at the host service. The host service then determines whether a network resource of the wireless network is currently associated with the mobile station. If the network resource of the wireless network is not currently associated with the mobile station, then the host service transmits a resource request message to the mobile station to instruct the mobile station to acquire the network resource. Subsequently to acquiring the network resource, the host service is then able to transmit the data item to the mobile station using the network resource. | 02-04-2010 |
20100099385 | APPARATUS FOR CHANGING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A novel apparatus and method for changing the behavior of an electronic device is provided. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes the functionality of a cellular phone, a voice mail system and a calendar application. The device is configured to use the calendar application to determine whether to direct a phone call to the user or whether to instantly direct the call to voice mail. | 04-22-2010 |
20100121962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDING TO A RECEIVED COMMUNICATION - A device and a method of responding to a received interrupt event received by a communication device is provided. The method comprises: determining a current state of availability of a user associated with the device; determining whether a response action to the interrupt event is required based on a level of importance associated with the interrupt event and further based on the current state of availability; and providing notice of response actions which occurred during a previous state of unavailability, where the notice provides a link to initiate a response communication to the interrupt event. The current state of availability may be determined based on data associated with an operating application on the device. Also, providing the notice may occur upon a change of the current state of availability. | 05-13-2010 |
20100144379 | Advanced User Interface Operations in a Dual-Mode Wireless Device - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialing operation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100174756 | System And Method For Pushing Information To A Mobile Device - A system for pushing information to a mobile device includes a information source, a wireless network, and a proxy content server. The information source stores information. The wireless network sends and receives transmissions to and from the mobile device. The proxy content server is coupled to information source and the wireless network and receives information from the information source. In addition, the proxy content server stores information received from the information source to one of a plurality of channels based on pre-defined information categories, and automatically transmits information from a selected channel over the wireless network to the mobile device. | 07-08-2010 |
20110059726 | System And Methods For Wireless Messaging - Systems and methods for enabling data messaging in a wireless communications system is provided in one embodiment. Wireless messaging is enabled by having a host service send enable messages to a mobile communications device. Once an enable message has been received at the mobile communications device, the generation of an event causes the mobile communications device to send a fetch message to the host service to retrieve messages. | 03-10-2011 |
20110202597 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - A scheme for indicating via a network server a state of a message which has been redirected from a message server associated with the network server to a mobile communications device that is associated with a desktop system, wherein the desktop system is connected over a local area network to the network server and the message server. In one embodiment, the scheme comprises receiving at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, the plurality of action signals indicating that at least an action has been effectuated at the mobile communications device for a message redirected to the mobile communications device; and as a consequence of receiving the at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, causing a graphical change to a message status icon at the message server to indicate that the message has been acted upon at the mobile communications device. | 08-18-2011 |
20120008560 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality a host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network message is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 01-12-2012 |
20120015624 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING APPLICATION INDICATORS ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A device for and a method of refreshing presentation of icons for objects processed on an electronic device are provided. The method comprises: providing a first template for a layout of the icons having a first trigger condition based on a time for the device, the layout of the icons including a first icon layout where an icon of the icons is placed in a first location on the display and other icons are placed in ranked order in the display according to their respective activity levels; providing a second template for the layout of the icons having a second trigger condition based on a location condition for the device; refreshing the layout of the icons to highlight an icon associated with a more frequently used communication technology using one of the first or second templates when either of the first or second trigger conditions is detected by the device; and providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to list options for the first or second triggering conditions, the GUI including an interface to allow entry of a selection of a format for the layout of icons and to allow for entry for a parameter for a triggering event for the format. | 01-19-2012 |
20120047215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system is for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120058787 | Advanced User Interface Operations in a Dual-Mode Wireless Device - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialling operation. | 03-08-2012 |
20120072512 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - An embodiment of a mobile computer includes a component configured for generating a command, responsive to a user's input, to a host system to commence redirection of user data items from the host system to the mobile computer. Also included is a component for detecting an event trigger at the mobile computer as well as a redirector component, responsive to detecting the event trigger at the mobile computer, for pushing at least a portion of a user data item received from the host system to another device from the mobile computer. | 03-22-2012 |
20120083247 | System And Methods For Wireless Messaging - A mobile device receives via a wireless network an enable message which indicates that a data message has been received and is ready for retrieval. The mobile device then provides an indication which indicates that the data message has been received, and includes a subset of the data message. After providing the indication, the mobile device detects a user-initiated entry into a messaging application. In response to detecting the user-initiated entry, the mobile device examines a setting in a data store which is provided in response to the enable message. If the setting is provided in the data store, the mobile device requests the data message by sending via the wireless network a fetch message and subsequently receives the data message. If the setting is not provided in the data store, the mobile device refrains from sending the fetch message. | 04-05-2012 |
20120113933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TO MOBILE STATIONS - A system and method for distributing information from a host service in communication with a computer network to a mobile station in communication with a wireless network is provided. A data item associated with the mobile station is received at the host service. The host service then determines whether a network resource of the wireless network is currently associated with the mobile station. If the network resource of the wireless network is not currently associated with the mobile station, then the host service transmits a resource request message to the mobile station to instruct the mobile station to acquire the network resource. Subsequently to acquiring the network resource, the host service is then able to transmit the data item to the mobile station using the network resource. | 05-10-2012 |
20120131224 | System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device - An embodiment of a communication system includes an Internet-based network server having a redirector component executing thereon, wherein the network server is connected to a host computer system via a wide area network connection. The redirector component is configured for commencing redirection of user data items from the host computer system to a mobile computer via a wireless network. The mobile computer is configured for receiving user data items redirected from the host computer system for a user, wherein the mobile computer includes another redirector component that is adapted to push at least a portion of a user data item received from the host computer system to another device based on a trigger flag set at the mobile computer. | 05-24-2012 |
20120201125 | WIRELESS ROUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless router employing a technique to couple a plurality of host services or host systems and a plurality of wireless networks. A method to route data items between a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of host systems through a common wireless router. A point-to-point communication connection is preferably established between a first host system and a common wireless router, a mobile network message at a mobile device is generated, the mobile network is transmitted via a wireless network to the common wireless router which in turn routes a data item component of the mobile network message to the appropriate host service. | 08-09-2012 |
20120264410 | ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE MOBILE DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for integrating voice and data operations into a single mobile device capable of simultaneously performing data and voice actions. The mobile device working in a network capable of exchanging both cell phone calls and data items to the mobile device. By wearing an earphone or an ear-bud device the user is capable of dealing with voice conversations while working with data centric information related to the current caller. By providing a data-centric device with voice capabilities there is a new range of features that allow incoming data events to trigger outgoing voice events. | 10-18-2012 |
20120324031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION PROCESSOR SERVICES FROM A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system is for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect user-selected data items from the host system to the user's mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect particular user-defined events, and to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUSHING INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method for pushing information to a mobile device are disclosed herein. A triggering event is detected, and information relevant to the detected trigger event is determined. The information is located in one of a plurality of memory location channels, wherein the information is stored in the one of the plurality of memory location channels based on a category of the information matching a pre-defined category of the one of the plurality of memory location channels. When the information relevant to the detected triggering event comprises content information, a meta tag is inserted to the content information. The meta tag relates to display of specific one or more advertisements with the content information. The content information that includes the meta tag is transmitted to the mobile device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012196 | ADVANCED USER INTERFACE OPERATIONS IN A DUAL-MODE WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method are provided for mobile stations for enhancing the ease of use of a mobile station. Through the system and method, a user may more easily view the phone number of a caller identification card. The user may be alerted when the user tries to send messages while out of GPRS coverage, or the mobile station may recognize extension numbers in address book user interface applications to assist with a dialing operation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130107814 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS MESSAGING | 05-02-2013 |
20140207857 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION TO MOBILE STATIONS - A mobile station receives, from a server, a resource request relating to a pending delivery to the mobile station of a data item, the resource request including an instruction for the mobile station to acquire a network resource to enable delivery of the data item over a wireless network. The mobile station acquires, in response to the instruction, the network resource. In response to acquiring the network resource, the mobile station sends, to the server, a request to cause delivery of the data item from the server to the mobile station. | 07-24-2014 |