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  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIATING AND PROVISIONING SERVICES
    Publication number: 20130024493
    Abstract: Equipments and methods for a mediator server controlling communication between clients and service provider(s). Clients are associated with a client identifier address. The mediator uses multiple addresses for receiving communications from the clients regarding the provider(s). The mediator sends to the clients a set of inquiry messages pertaining to the service provider, in a first communication format and associated with a particular reply address. The mediator receives reply message(s) from the clients at the particular reply address, the reply message including the client identifier address and a reply generated at the client terminal device. The mediator sends the client terminal device(s) service continuation information by which the client(s) can continue service provisioning in a second communication format which is different from the first communication format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka SALONEN
  • USING SUCCESSIVE LEVELS OF AUTHENTICATION IN ONLINE COMMERCE
    Publication number: 20140164269
    Abstract: A method comprising performing following acts on a network server: receiving a communication from a client terminal operated by a client; performing a first authentication of the client terminal or client; in response to the first authentication, delivering a first service to the client; after delivering the first service, sending an offer for a second service to the client terminal; receiving an acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal; performing a second authentication of the client terminal and/or the client; in response to receiving the acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal and to the second authentication being successful, delivering a second service to the client; wherein the first authentication and the second authentication use different authentication techniques. Other aspects include a programmed data processing apparatus for carrying out the method and a tangible program carrier instructing the apparatus to perform the acts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka SALONEN
  • Method and System for Sending Messages
    Publication number: 20110173278
    Abstract: The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method, a first text-form message (54) is sent to a user (50, 51) of the service, a reply (55) to the first text-form message is received from the user (50, 51) of the service to an address defined in the previous message, if the reply is of the correct form and content, the desired service (56, 58, 61) is sent to the user of the service. According to the invention, the user (50, 51) of the message service is offered a second service by a message (62), the information (such as the sending number is text-message traffic) defining the reply address of which differs from that of the first message (54), and the second offer message (62) is sent with a sending delay, which depends of the content or type of the first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Method and system for combining text and voice messages in a communications dialogue
    Patent number: 8260330
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method and system for delivering messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method a voice-message call attempt is received (43), or a connection is formed to a potential user of a service, on the basis of a voice-message call attempt. According to the invention, as a response to the voice-message connection formed or to the call attempt, to the second part (41) of the connection is sent a text-form message, which initiates a long, logically continuous, temporally discontinuous session N, in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J at the time, and in the message there is at least one selection query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Bookit OY Ajanvarauspalvelu
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Method and system for mediating and provisioning services
    Patent number: 9288315
    Abstract: Equipments and methods for a mediator server controlling communication between clients and service provider(s). Clients are associated with a client identifier address. The mediator uses multiple addresses for receiving communications from the clients regarding the provider(s). The mediator sends to the clients a set of inquiry messages pertaining to the service provider, in a first communication format and associated with a particular reply address. The mediator receives reply message(s) from the clients at the particular reply address, the reply message including the client identifier address and a reply generated at the client terminal device. The mediator sends the client terminal device(s) service continuation information by which the client(s) can continue service provisioning in a second communication format which is different from the first communication format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Using successive levels of authentication in online commerce
    Patent number: 9171307
    Abstract: A method comprising performing following acts on a network server: receiving a communication from a client terminal operated by a client; performing a first authentication of the client terminal or client; in response to the first authentication, delivering a first service to the client; after delivering the first service, sending an offer for a second service to the client terminal; receiving an acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal; performing a second authentication of the client terminal and/or the client; in response to receiving the acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal and to the second authentication being successful, delivering a second service to the client; wherein the first authentication and the second authentication use different authentication techniques. Other aspects include a programmed data processing apparatus for carrying out the method and a tangible program carrier instructing the apparatus to perform the acts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Using successive levels of authentication in online commerce
    Patent number: 9807614
    Abstract: A method comprising performing following acts on a network server: receiving a communication from a client terminal operated by a client; performing a first authentication of the client terminal or client; in response to the first authentication, delivering a first service to the client; after delivering the first service, sending an offer for a second service to the client terminal; receiving an acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal; performing a second authentication of the client terminal and/or the client; in response to receiving the acceptance message for the second service from the client terminal and to the second authentication being successful, delivering a second service to the client; wherein the first authentication and the second authentication use different authentication techniques. Other aspects include a programmed data processing apparatus for carrying out the method and a tangible program carrier instructing the apparatus to perform the acts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Method and system for combining text and voice messages in a communications dialogue
    Patent number: 9167398
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method and system for delivering messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method a voice-message call attempt is received (43), or a connection is formed to a potential user of a service, on the basis of a voice-message call attempt. According to the invention, as a response to the voice-message connection formed or to the call attempt, to the second part (41) of the connection is sent a text-form message, which initiates a long, logically continuous, temporally discontinuous session N, in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J at the time, and in the message there is at least one selection query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Booking method and system
    Patent number: 10740698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for booking reservations in a booking system and synchronizing bookings among several booking systems. The system comprises at least one booking system; at least one service provider; a mediator service; a client, and at least one client terminal device that can be a mobile device and that includes a dialogue. The client uses the dialogue to enter information into the system and the mediator receives inquiries and answers from the at least one booking system, the at least one service provider, and the at least one client. The mediator transfers and adapts information between them. The method and system are particularly suited for use with mobile phone users by Small Message Service messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Booking method and system
    Patent number: 10748085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for booking reservations in a booking system and synchronizing bookings among several booking systems. The system comprises at least one booking system; at least one service provider; a mediator service; a client, and at least one client terminal device that can be a mobile device and that includes a dialogue. The client uses the dialogue to enter information into the system and the mediator receives inquiries and answers from the at least one booking system, the at least one service provider, and the at least one client. The mediator transfers and adapts information between them. The method and system are particularly suited for use with mobile phone users by Small Message Service messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bookit OY
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Method and system for mediating and provisioning services
    Patent number: 10469591
    Abstract: Equipments and methods for a mediator server controlling communication between clients and service provider(s). Clients are associated with a client identifier address. The mediator uses multiple addresses for receiving communications from the clients regarding the provider(s). The mediator sends to the clients a set of inquiry messages pertaining to the service provider, in a first communication format and associated with a particular reply address. The mediator receives reply message(s) from the clients at the particular reply address, the reply message including the client identifier address and a reply generated at the client terminal device. The mediator sends the client terminal device(s) service continuation information by which the client(s) can continue service provisioning in a second communication format which is different from the first communication format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bookit Oy
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • SMS inquiry and invitation distribution method and system
    Patent number: 8849323
    Abstract: The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service (7) provided by the telecommunications network by means of a software program (1) installed on a server (2). The problem in distributing inquiries with existing SMS services has been the limited possibility of replying to the sending telecommunications operator and separating replies to several inquiries from one another. In the method embodied by this invention, universally reachable mobile network numbers (11) are used as reply addresses for the inquiries, invitations and proposals, and replies are separated from one another by means of reply addresses consisting of public mobile communication network numbers and SMS service numbers and automatically generated reply symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Bookit oy Ajanvarauspalvelu
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Method and system for combining text and voice messages in a communications dialogue
    Publication number: 20130184014
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method for delivering messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method, the first text-form message (40) of the session N is delivered (43) to the user of the service, in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J, in stages 2-n (41) of the session N, a text-form message (40) is received, from the user of the message service, at the sender address defined in the message in the previous stage, and the session proceeds according to the contents of the message (40), in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the new session stage J, and the next text-form message of session N is sent to the user of the message service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: BOOKIT OY
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • Method and System for Combining Text and Voice Messages in a Commuciations Dialogue
    Publication number: 20090290691
    Abstract: This publication discloses a method for delivering messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method, the first text-form message (40) of the session N is delivered (43) to the user of the service, in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J, in stages 2-n (41) of the session N, a text-form message (40) is received, from the user of the message service, at the sender address defined in the message in the previous stage, and the session proceeds according to the contents of the message (40), in such a way that the sender address (e.g., the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the new session stage J, and the next text-form message of session N is sent to the user of the message service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Salonen
  • SMS inquiry and invitation distribution method and system
    Patent number: RE44073
    Abstract: The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service (7) provided by the telecommunications network by means of a software program (1) installed on a server (2). The problem in distributing inquiries with existing SMS services has been the limited possibility of replying to the sending telecommunications operator and separating replies to several inquiries from one another. In the method embodied by this invention, universally reachable mobile network numbers (11) are used as reply addresses for the inquiries, invitations and proposals, and replies are separated from one another by means of reply addresses consisting of public mobile communication network numbers and SMS service numbers and automatically generated reply symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Bookit Oy Ajanvarauspalvelu
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Method and system for combining text and voice messages in a communications dialogue
    Patent number: RE46395
    Abstract: A method for delivering messages in a telecommunications network where the first text-form message of the session N is delivered to the user of the service such that the sender address (the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J, in stages 2-n of the session N, a text-form message is received from the user of the message service at the sender address defined in the message in the previous stage, and the session proceeds according to the contents of the message such that the sender address (the A number) is converted to correspond to the session number N and the new session stage J, and the next text-form message of session N is sent to the user of the message service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BookIT Oy Ajanvarauspalvelu
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Method and system for sending messages
    Patent number: RE46653
    Abstract: The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network. In the method, a first text-form message is sent to a user of the service, a reply to the first text-form message is received from the user of the service to an address defined in the previous message, if the reply is of the correct form and content, the desired service is sent to the user of the service. According to the invention, the user of the message service is offered a second service by a message, the information (such as the sending number is text-message traffic) defining the reply address of which differs from that of the first message, and the second offer message is sent with a sending delay, which depends of the content or type of the first service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • SMS inquiry and invitation distribution method and system
    Patent number: RE46685
    Abstract: The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service (7) provided by the telecommunications network by means of a software program (1) installed on a server (2). The problem in distributing inquiries with existing SMS services has been the limited possibility of replying to the sending telecommunications operator and separating replies to several inquiries from one another. In the method embodied by this invention, universally reachable mobile network numbers (11) are used as reply addresses for the inquiries, invitations and proposals, and replies are separated from one another by means of reply addresses consisting of public mobile communication network numbers and SMS service numbers and automatically generated reply symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • Method and system for sending messages
    Patent number: RE47279
    Abstract: The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network. In the method, a first text-form message is sent to a user of the service, a reply to the first text-form message is received from the user of the service to an address defined in the previous message, if the reply is of the correct form and content, the desired service is sent to the user of the service. According to the invention, the user of the message service is offered a second service by a message, the information (such as the sending number is text-message traffic) defining the reply address of which differs from that of the first message, and the second offer message is sent with a sending delay, which depends of the content or type of the first service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY AJANVARAUSPALVELU
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
  • SMS inquiry and invitation distribution method and system
    Patent number: RE48385
    Abstract: The invention is an SMS distribution method for inquiries, invitations and proposals in which inquiries are sent to mobile telephone numbers included in a distribution list and their replies are collected as text messages via the SMS service (7) provided by the telecommunications network by means of a software program (1) installed on a server (2). The problem in distributing inquiries with existing SMS services has been the limited possibility of replying to the sending telecommunications operator and separating replies to several inquiries from one another. In the method embodied by this invention, universally reachable mobile network numbers (11) are used as reply addresses for the inquiries, invitations and proposals, and replies are separated from one another by means of reply addresses consisting of public mobile communication network numbers and SMS service numbers and automatically generated reply symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BOOKIT OY
    Inventor: Jukka Kalevi Salonen
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