Having Message Notification Patents (Class 455/412.2)
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Patent number: 8666038Abstract: There is described a method and telecommunication server for maintaining communication between at least two devices. A first incoming call for a first communication device is received at the communication server. The first incoming call for the first communication device is routed to a second communication device associated with the first communication device. A park data signal is received from the second communication device for placing a call to park. The call is placed to park and a park reminder message is sent to the first communication device.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Robert J. James, Jr., Shen-Yuan Yap
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Publication number: 20140057606Abstract: A customizable notification system permits a user of a mobile device to configure notification preferences for different accounts and services that the user subscribes to, such as notification from email, instant messaging, and social networks. A notification viewer on the mobile device provides an aggregated view of notifications coming from different sources, customized according to the user's preferences, such as filter preferences and delivery preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Anugeetha KUNJITHAPATHAM, Simon GIBBS
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Patent number: 8660617Abstract: Power consumption is managed in a subscriber station of a communication system. The subscriber station is engaged in a sleep mode, including reducing a frequency of a system clock of the subscriber station. When the subscriber station receives, while in the sleep mode, a message having downlink transmission parameters while, the frequency of the system clock of the subscriber station is increased to process the message. After processing the message, the frequency of the system clock is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Raja Banerjea, Robert B. Ganton, Timothy J. Donovan, Bhaskar Chowdhuri
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Patent number: 8660520Abstract: An emergency shepherd service includes at least one communications facility configured to provide communication services to at least one communication device in a service area and a notification subsystem including at least one processor and a computer readable medium with instructions. The instructions may be configured to cause the processor to receive information relevant to an affected area and identify at least one communication facility associated with the affected area based on a predetermined knowledge of a site of the communication facility. The instructions may be further configured to cause the processor to discover at least one communication device associated with the communication facility, determine that the communication device should be notified about the information, and send a message based on the information to the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Michelle Felt, Brian Roberts, Don Relyea, Heath Stallings
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Patent number: 8660537Abstract: A system for the centralized storage of messages on a telecommunications network includes a processor, memory, and a storage device. The storage device has a message store portion for storing message information, a transaction segment portion for storing segment information, and a message device status portion for storing device information. The message store portion is associated with the transaction segment portion and the device status portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2002Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: John Ervin Lewis, Danh Tan Lai, Justin McNamara, Karl J. Schlieber
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Patent number: 8655970Abstract: A method may include, in a computing device comprising at least one processor and a memory, detecting a future travel event associated with a user. The future travel event may be scheduled to take place within a determined time interval. A notification may be provided to the user device of the detected future travel event. The notification may include at least one user query displayed at the user device for downloading suggested content for consumption by the user during the future travel event. Upon receiving an indication from the user device indicating user consent to the at least one query, the suggested content may be downloaded to the user device. The detecting may be based on travel-related information contained within an email received by the user and/or travel-related search previously performed by the user. The future travel event may include air travel from a present location to a destination location.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Gabriel Cohen
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Patent number: 8655322Abstract: Disabling wireless access point notifications is described. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be disabled when movement of the mobile device is detected. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be re-enabled when the mobile device detects that the mobile device has been stationary for a specified period of time following movement of the mobile device. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications can be disabled on a per access point basis.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alexandre Naaman
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Patent number: 8655319Abstract: A communications system may include at least one wireless communications device and a plurality of electronic mail (email) servers for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device. The system may further include an email relay server for detecting a new email message on a given one of the email servers and, based thereon, sending a short message service (SMS) notification with a unique server identifier (ID) of the given email server to the at least one wireless communications device. The at least one wireless communications device may detect the SMS notification and send an email retrieval request to the email relay server instructing the email relay server to retrieve email messages from the given server based upon the unique server ID.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: David James Clarke, Harshad N. Kamat, David Jaray Hanson
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Patent number: 8655320Abstract: A voice messaging system includes a transceiver, an indicator, a microphone, and a speaker. The transceiver is operable to receive a message from the Internet, and the indicator is operable to announce that the message has been received. The microphone is operable to receive a verbal request to play the message, and the speaker is operable to play the recorded message in response to receiving the verbal request.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: CA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Stakutis, Thomas M. Boyle, Steven L. Greenspan
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Patent number: 8655327Abstract: A method and apparatus of accessing a data service in a wireless communications network is disclosed. An example may include receiving a call identifying an application accessed by a mobile station, and verifying whether the accessed application is installed on the mobile station. The example may further include transferring a notification message to the mobile station based on the accessed application.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Michael T Mateer, James K Boutcher
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Patent number: 8655324Abstract: Voicemail systems can include a memory and a processor. The memory can store data relating to users. An incoming communication can be handled by the voicemail system, forwarded to another voicemail system, provided with functionality based upon a user's preferences, and the like. The voicemail systems can include functionality to allow a user to consolidate voicemail messages and/or calls at one or more designated destinations, for example, a voicemail system and/or a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: William Joseph Sigmund, Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Keith Rainer
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Patent number: 8655317Abstract: The disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods for determining a position of a mobile communication device by communicating with the device via a Short Messaging System (SMS). A location query is submitted to an SMS center, which formats a first SMS message for delivery to the device. The first SMS message is delivered to a designated SMS port on the device. A location logic on the device receives the SMS via the SMS port, extracts the location query, and attempts to calculate a location from received satellite signals. The calculated location is submitted back to the SMS server, either to be forwarded to the location server, or to a network element or device that submitted the location query to the SMS center in the first place. Assistance data may additionally be delivered to the mobile communication device via the SMS port.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Justin Michael Anthony McNamara, John Potts Davis, III, Jay Daryl Rector
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Patent number: 8655331Abstract: A method of updating contact information stored in one or more phone book entries stored in a mobile communication terminal comprises receiving caller id information; comparing the received caller id information with contact information stored in the one or more phone book entries; and displaying the contact information in one of said phone book entries, if the contact information at least partially matches the caller id information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8655321Abstract: A simplified notification scheme that looks at past behavior of accepting or rejecting messages and modifies whether and/or how future similar notifications are displayed. For example, if a user consistently ignores or rejects a pop-up notification, the system can modify whether or not such a pop-up notification is displayed again. In one specific embodiment, a wireless network can be detected by a mobile phone. The phone can determine whether or not a pop-up notification related to the wireless-network detection should be displayed based on past behavior of the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Matthias Baer, Jesse Sage Schreiner
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Patent number: 8655323Abstract: A voicemail message system may process voicemail messages sent by mobile communication devices. A network interface may receive the voicemail messages over a network communication system. Each voicemail message may include metadata relating to the voicemail message containing location information indicative of the location of the mobile communication device at approximately the time the message is sent by the mobile communication device. A voicemail message processing system may cause each message which is received by the network interface to be stored in a message storage system, along with its location information. Related mobile communication devices, telephone switches, and recipient phone call devices are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Cellco PartnershipInventors: Amit Gupta, Shahid Ahmed
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Publication number: 20140045461Abstract: A system and method for facilitating communications between a mobile device and a network application are provided. A mobile device transmits a request for data change information that includes a time out interval. The network application receives the request and measures a time elapsed since the receipt of the data change request. The network application will only transmit a notification to the mobile device client if new data is received or the time out interval has elapsed. As notifications are received, the mobile client device tunes the time out interval based upon network and device parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: SAMI KHOURY, DAVID PAUL LIMONT, KARL S. JOHNSON
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Patent number: 8649772Abstract: A method for delivering a stored message to a satellite radio receiver is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to retrieve the message, receiving the message, encoding the message for satellite transmission, and transmitting the message for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: John Blake Slemmer, Ryan Schaub
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Patent number: 8649808Abstract: A unified messaging system allows the receipt and sending of different messages across devices is established by creating relationships that leverage the capabilities of different devices. A message server establishes a relationship with a mobile device. Through the relationship, the message server can use the mobile device to send different types of messages that the server computer cannot transmit. A relationship between a client and a server extends this capability to the client. Through these relationships, a client can retrieve mobile device messages as well as generate them. The generated mobile device messages are transmitted to the message server. The message server determines that the received messages are mobile device messages that the server cannot deliver and sends the mobile device messages to the user's mobile device. The mobile device receives the mobile device messages from the message server and transmits the mobile device message to recipient mobile devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Samuel J. Neely, John Allen Atwood, Harvinder S. Bhela, Selvaraj Nalliah, David P. Limont, Katy Chen, Omar Aftab, Juan Vicente Esteve Balducci
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Patent number: 8649810Abstract: A wireless telecommunication device conducts base station pages at large intervals, such as 30 seconds, rather than the more conventional 0.5 to 4 seconds. The network processes calls placed to that telecommunication device in accordance with an SMS (Short Messaging Service) type protocol rather than a conventional voice call protocol. Particularly, the network sends an SMS to the telephone indicating that a third party is calling (hereinafter termed a “pre-call SMS”). The pre-call SMS indicates the telephone number of the third party. The user of the telephone may call the third party back. In accordance with this protocol, the need to page at very short intervals so as to permit a telephone call to be established in “real-time” is eliminated. Therefore, the paging interval can be increased substantially, thereby substantially prolonging battery charge lifetime of the telephone.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Agere Systems LLCInventors: Stanley Reinhold, Xiao-An Wang
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Patent number: 8649804Abstract: A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether virtual location information is used when the location-based social network service is requested, obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used, and accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ji Yeon Yoo
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Patent number: 8648712Abstract: An electronic alert apparatus comprises a radio frequency receiver configured to receive and identify an emergency message preamble that indicates an impending transmission of an emergency message sent at a first data rate and an emergency message addressed to a shared device address sent at a second data rate. The electronic alert apparatus also includes a processor operatively connected to the radio frequency receiver and configured to decode the encoded emergency message. A memory is operatively connected to the processor and configured to store the decoded emergency message. A display is operatively connected to the controller and configured to present the decoded emergency message. A power source is configured to supply electrical power to the processor, and a housing is configured to at least partially enclose the processor, the memory, and the power source.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Inventors: J. Roy Pottle, John F. Nagel, Myron D. Anduri, Dave Anderson, Sangsoo Kim, Jaeyoun Shin, Jinkyu An, You Seung Soh
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Patent number: 8649773Abstract: Media content communication may be provided. First, an incoming communication may be received at a subscriber device. A determination whether multimedia content is associated with the incoming communication may then be made. The multimedia content may be associated with, for example, a caller, and may be played back as a video tone indicating a communication originating from the caller. The multimedia content may also be delivered with the incoming communication, retrieved by the subscriber device, and played back upon acceptance of the incoming communication or stored for later retrieval upon denial of the incoming communication.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Raynald Hammerton Killick, Vivek Shankar Srivastav, Aaron Lionel Lynch
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Patent number: 8649774Abstract: Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, with a first computing device, an incoming communication. The first computing device may determine that a user has not an taken action with the first computing device with respect to the incoming communication. The first computing device may further identify a second device determined to be physically proximate to the first computing device, and may send an outgoing communication, based at least on the received incoming communication, to the identified second device.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Lantian Zheng, Zhi Dennis Weng
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Patent number: 8644801Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamic treatment of callers are described. Optionally, a communication system may include an application installed on a user communication device. The communication system may be utilized to receive and screen calls, enable a user to specify which calling parties may bypass a low indication mode and/or a non-indication mode, challenge callers, and/or identify urgent calls.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Inventor: Shary Nassimi
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Patent number: 8644883Abstract: Disclosed is a display control apparatus and method in a mobile terminal capable of outputting video data to an external display device, which implements a function of using other services in the mobile terminal, separately from the service provided to the external display device connected with the mobile terminal. To accomplish the above function, the controller determines whether an event occurs or not during displaying video data sent by the mobile terminal on the external display device and upon occurrence of an event, displays a screen for processing the event on the mobile terminal. Thus, a user can enjoy concurrent service by using other services through the mobile terminal while continuing to watch video data currently being displayed on the external display device. In addition, irrespective of the screen of the external display device, information relative to the event is only displayed on the mobile terminal so that a user's privacy can be fully protected.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Hoon Jin, Han-Shil Choi
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Patent number: 8645140Abstract: A method of associating a voice font with a contact for text-to-speech conversion at an electronic device includes obtaining, at the electronic device, the voice font for the contact, and storing the voice font in association with a contact data record stored in a contacts database at the electronic device. The contact data record includes contact data for the contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Yuriy Lobzakov
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Publication number: 20140031014Abstract: Enhanced message notification is provided by an enhanced notification function element and a subscriber preference profile database. The enhanced notification function element queries the subscriber preference profile database to obtain subscriber communication terminal capabilities information, which it uses to select a message notification technology. The enhanced notification function element may then format an enhanced notification that is delivered to a communication terminal through a delivery system architecture appropriate for the selected message notification technology. The enhanced notification may contain: a message type indicator; an identifier of the party leaving the message; a date and time that the message was deposited; multimedia objects; and other enhanced information. The enhanced notification function element may also query a terminal roaming status database in order to determine if the enhanced message should be sent when the terminal is roaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: AT&T Mobility Il LLCInventors: Simon James Richardson, Mark Steven Wuthnow
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Publication number: 20140031008Abstract: A system and method for handling message indicator processing on a wireless mobile communications device. Message state data is stored in a cache for use in generating message indicators.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Michael S. BROWN, Neil P. ADAMS, Herbert A. LITTLE
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Publication number: 20140031015Abstract: Message notifications to an accessory from a mobile communication device are provided according to some embodiments of the invention. When a message such as a text message, email, and/or voicemail is received at a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device can notify an attached accessory that a message has been received. In response, the accessory can request the full message, media associated with the message, an attachment to the message, and/or an audio/video stream of the message for presentation to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lawrence G. Bolton, Shailesh Rathi
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Patent number: 8639222Abstract: A message transmission method includes storing message data whose message contents change depending on a value of a parameter in a storage unit, acquiring the value of the parameter based on an operation of a called party when a second terminal device receives a call from a first terminal device, determining the contents of the message based on the acquired parameter value and the message data, and transmitting the message whose contents are determined to the first terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Yuuji Nanba, Shuichi Enomoto, Tooru Natsumi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Yukio Kise, Hideo Shirai, Minao Tanaka, Naoto Matsuo, Takashi Nagata, Shigehiro Takeuchi
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Patent number: 8639234Abstract: A system and a method for improving wireless communications between a call center and a vehicle. The system and method can reduce the number of wireless connections needed between a call center and a vehicle by using multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages to convey information therebetween. This obviates the need for the call center to make an initial wireless connection simply to alert the vehicle that it wishes to communicate. Instead, the system and method can convey information or push down content to the vehicle on a very first connection, which can reduce wireless connections and improve reliability.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: General Motors LLCInventors: Anthony J. Sumcad, Navjot Sidhu, Kevin R. Krause
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Patent number: 8639269Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a mobile terminal and a wireless base station that transmits to the mobile terminal notification information that is used for establishing a call between the mobile terminal and the wireless base station. The mobile terminal transmits identification information of predetermined notification information to the wireless base station. The wireless base station compares the identification information that was transmitted in from the mobile terminal and the identification information of the notification information of the current transmission, and based on the result of the comparison, transmits to the mobile terminal information for acquiring the notification information of the current transmission.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Takahiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 8634878Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating telephony calls are presented. In one example, a user selection of a desired application item is received at a computing device and a dial number associated with the desired application item is transmitted from the computing device to a wireless headset. The dial number is received at the wireless headset and a call is responsively initiated by transmitting the dial number from the wireless headset to a mobile phone device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Frederick Sarkissian, Jeffrey Siegel
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Patent number: 8634809Abstract: Methods and apparatus for allowing a mobile device user to forward one or more messages which are received on the user's mobile device, to a television or a set top box are described. The user is able to view the forwarded messages on the television and can also reply to such received messages from the television. The methods and apparatus may be implemented using a message forwarding application installed on a user's cell phone and a server responsible for forwarding messages and replies between the user's Internet capable TV or set top box and mobile telephone. To the party sending a message, replies appear to have originated from the user's cell phone making the use of the service transparent to individuals other than the user to which the message is sent. Message received and sent logs are maintained in the user's phone so the message record is complete.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventor: Howard Pfeffer
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Patent number: 8634519Abstract: A message greeting system receives a notification that a party is unavailable in response to a communication initiated by a contacting party. In response to receiving the notification, the message greeting system acquires contextual data associated with the contacting party, determines a message greeting that is appropriate for the contacting party based upon the contextual data, acquires the appropriate message greeting, and sends the appropriate message greeting to a contacting party device associated with the contacting party. The appropriate message greeting includes a message greeting that is usable by the contacting party given a context in which the contacting party is involved as identified by the contextual data. In some embodiments, the message greeting system acquires the appropriate message greeting by adapting an inappropriate message greeting for the context in which the contacting party is involved, thereby creating the appropriate message greeting.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Jerry Crawford
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Patent number: 8634810Abstract: A method for pushing secure notifications includes a push service platform receiving a push notification message request from an entity registered with the push service platform, processing the push notification message request to generate a secure push notification message, and sending the secure push notification message to a target mobile computing device through a native third-party push service associated with the target mobile computing device. The secure push notification message includes a message ID (identifier) that corresponds to message content associated with the push notification message request. The method further includes the push service platform receiving a pull message request from the target mobile computing device, the pull message request requesting the message content associated with the push notification message corresponding to the message ID, and sending the requested message content associated with the push notification message to the mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric J. Barkie, Benjamin L. Fletcher, Carlos A. Fonseca, Leslie S. Liu, Colm V. Malone, Min Wei
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Patent number: 8630627Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for knowledge generation and deployment in a distributed network. In one embodiment, a method for processing messages in a social network includes receiving a new message from a first node in the network, the new message including a query, providing the first node with an answer to the query, if the answer is located in a repository, and initiating generation of the answer, if the answer is not located in the repository.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: Jeffrey Davitz, Sugato Basu, Jiye Yu, David Gutelius
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Patent number: 8630625Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to capture a voice recording, add the voice recording to a greeting to produce a personalized message, and deliver the personalized message upon scheduled delivery to at least one recipient based on a communication identifier of the at least one recipient, where the greeting includes at least one among audio, video, and image data, and where the communication device communicates with a notification server for creating the personalized message. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Xiaolian Bi, Jason Unrein
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Patent number: 8630626Abstract: A method for creating and managing a distribution list can include creating a distribution list at a voicemail system. The distribution list can include at least one recipient and at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients. The method can further include selecting the created distribution list and recording an audio message to be sent to the at least one recipient. Translating the audio message into the at least one language preference for one or more of the at least one recipients thereby creating at least one translated audio message and sending the at least one translated audio message to the at least one recipient.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: William Joseph Sigmund, Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Keith Rainer
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Patent number: 8626130Abstract: A system in which a user controls the log-in, transaction, and log-out process with respect to a merchant. The user's presence at the merchant's facility triggers the log-in process, such that the merchant's systems become aware of the user's presence. Once the user is registered with the merchant, information and services become available to the user without further action required by the user. Transactions are facilitated, specials are brought to the user's attention, personal shopping becomes available while the user remains in the facility. Upon leaving the facility, or after a certain elapsed time with a transaction being consummated, the user is logged-out of the system.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Modiv Media, Inc.Inventor: Robert J. Wesley
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Patent number: 8626207Abstract: A method of checking for modification of a message transmitted by a transmitting mobile terminal comprises transmitting an original message to a receiving mobile terminal, receiving a report message comprising information about any modification of the original message, and displaying information about the modification of the original message.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Ji Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 8626128Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enforcing device settings for mobile devices. Generally, a computer system enforces appropriate mobile device settings (e.g., policy and/or configuration settings) prior to permitting a mobile device to access maintained data. The computer system receives a request from a mobile device. The computer system determines that current mobile device settings are not appropriate for accessing the maintained data. The computer system sends device settings, representing a new mobile device configuration that is appropriate accessing the maintained data, to the mobile device. The computer system receives an indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings. The computer system permits the mobile device to access the maintained data in response to receiving the indication that the mobile device is configured in accordance with the device settings.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David P. Limont, John Allen Atwood, Massimiliano Ciccotosto, Omar Aftab, Patrick Tousignant, Selvaraj Nalliah, Zhidong Yang
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Patent number: 8626129Abstract: A wireless communication network that is in communication with a mobile device, perhaps a cell phone, includes a call message system and a configurable component. The configurable component is configured to include a first mode that puts a call to the mobile device in a hold state for a first time period when the first mode is activated a first time. The configurable component is configured to also include a second mode that puts the call in communication with the call message system when the second mode is activated. The configurable component may activate the second mode when signaled to do so from the call.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: DeWayne Allan Sennett, Brian Kevin Daly
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Patent number: 8626148Abstract: An originating communications device is configured to transmit a text message to a recipient mobile device when the originating device determines that the recipient device has failed to connect with a call that was initiated by the originating device. The text message is designed to indicate that the recipient device has failed to connect with the call; in addition or as an alternative, the text message includes a code that indicates to the recipient device that it is potentially in a poor RF coverage area. The recipient mobile device, upon receiving and displaying the text message, may determine that it is indeed in an area with poor coverage and will in response store its current geographic location as a poor coverage area. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jae Han Lee, Anand Sethuraman
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Patent number: 8626228Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for an access-provisioning node, which may help mobile stations utilize network resources more efficiently when accessing a radio access network. An exemplary method involves: (a) at an access-provisioning node installed in a coverage area of a radio access network, determining a verified transmit power for reverse-link communications from the system-information node to a base station in the radio access network, wherein the reverse link communications are carried out under a first wireless protocol; and (b) the access-provisioning node transmitting a transmit-power message under a second wireless protocol, wherein the second wireless protocol is a short-range wireless protocol, and wherein the transmit-power message comprises an indication of the verified transmit power for use by a mobile station to set an initial transmit power of the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventor: Srikanth Pulugurta
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Patent number: 8626127Abstract: A computing device implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product to generate dynamic voice response messages in a mobile computing device. In response to receiving an incoming call from a caller, the process displays a list of response messages in a set of response messages. In response to receiving a selection of a response message from the list of response messages, the process sends the selected response message to the caller.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Inventors: David P. Kuiken, David J. Patschke
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Patent number: 8626433Abstract: An information delivery system comprises a receiver component that receives information about the movement, velocity, acceleration, and/or locations over time of a user. A computation component using a predictive model generates a probability distribution relating to one or more of when the user will next be stopped, how long the user will be stopped, how long a pattern of motion, such as walking, driving in stop and go traffic, and smooth highway motion will last, based at least in part upon signals about motion over time. The system can further comprise an alerting component that determines when to provide the user with information based at least in part upon the probability distribution over some aspect of motion or cessation of motion, and optionally the content, or tagged or inferred urgency or importance, of a message or communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Eric J. Horvitz, Murugesan S. Subramani, Johnson T. Apacible
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Patent number: 8627092Abstract: A method for authenticating messages in a communication network includes forming a super message having a plurality of individual messages such that at least two of the individual messages are intended for separate receiving entities. The method further includes creating a message authentication code (MAC) using a private key, such that the MAC is configured to permit authentication of the super message using a public key.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Patrick Fischer, Vyacheslav Belenko
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Patent number: RE44731Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating notification of a user of a mobile station of a commercially-related transaction associated with the user. When a commercially-related transaction is effectuated, a report or other message indicative thereof, is generated and routed to a message generating center, such as a short message service center. Upon detection of the report, or other message, delivered thereto, a radio communication system message generator generates, and sends, a message to the mobile station. Apparatus at the mobile station detects delivery of the message thereto. And, a notifier notifies the user of the mobile station of indicia associated with the report of the occurrence of the commercially-related transaction.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Sheung-Yin Yum
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Patent number: RE44742Abstract: A device and method provide a user with a template for a message having fields that can be pre-filled with data to reduce the manual entry of data into the message. The method includes, but is not limited to, executing an application at a device, wherein context data including context data items is associated with the executing application, selecting a messaging technology to send a message from the device, selecting a template for the message, wherein the template comprises one or more dynamic fields, selecting a context data item from the context data associated with the executing application, and inserting the selected context data item in the dynamic field to facilitate the creation of a message.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sulvanuss Capital L.L.C.Inventor: Kaj Mäkelä