Systems and methods for delivering a stored message to a subscriber
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method for delivering a plurality of stored messages to a satellite radio receiver associated with a subscriber, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a wireless pager associated with the subscriber to retrieve the plurality of stored messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of stored messages and a password associated with the subscriber; and
in response to receiving the request:
retrieving the plurality of stored messages from the message server, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises: an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;
encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission; and
transmitting the plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request from the wireless pager includes receiving the request via a wireless personal digital assistant.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request includes receiving identification information associated with the subscriber.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission includes converting a particular message to a voice message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein encoding the plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission includes digitizing a particular message.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver includes uplinking a particular message to a satellite.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the plurality of stored messages at the satellite radio receiver;
decoding the plurality of stored messages; and
presenting the plurality of stored messages in audio form.
8. A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive a request from a wireless pager associated with a subscriber to retrieve a plurality of messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of messages; and
in response to receiving the request:
retrieve the plurality of messages stored for the subscriber from a message server, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises: an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;
encode the plurality of messages for satellite transmission; and
transmit the plurality of messages for delivery to a satellite radio receiver associated with the subscriber.
9. The computer program of claim 8 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to convert a particular message to an audio format.
10. The computer program of claim 8 , further comprising instructions to digitize the plurality of messages.
11. A system for delivering a plurality of stored messages to a satellite radio receiver associated with a subscriber, the system comprising:
means for receiving a request from a wireless pager associated with the subscriber to retrieve the plurality of stored messages, the request comprising the location of a message server associated with the plurality of stored messages;
means for retrieving the plurality of stored messages from the message server, in response to receiving the request, wherein the plurality of stored messages comprises: an electronic fax message, an electronic mail message, a voice mail message, and a text message;
means for encoding the retrieved plurality of stored messages for satellite transmission; and
means for transmitting the encoded plurality of stored messages for delivery to the satellite radio receiver.