Granted Patent B2

US 9,143,475 · App. 13/753,394 · Granted Sep 22, 2015

Abstract

Claims (57)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

a. the computing device maintaining a device list of at least two end user devices;

b. the computing device maintaining a service list of at least one service hosted by a messaging platform;

c. the computing device interfacing between the messaging platform and the at least two end user devices;

d. the computing device creating only one session for an account on the messaging platform, wherein the at least two end user devices are able to access the account;

e. the computing device preventing another session for the account from being opened;

f. the computing device storing a message thread for the one session associated with the account on the messaging platform; and

g. the computing device pushing to any of the at least two end user devices that do not have the entire message thread any missing messages.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein maintaining a device list includes automatically detecting all end user devices associated with the same local network, wherein the device list is based on the detection.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein maintaining a device list further includes adding a new end user device to the device list upon the new end user device associating with the local network.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein maintaining a device list further includes removing an existing end user device from the device list upon that end user device disassociating with the local network.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein maintaining a service list includes detecting all services accessed from any device in the device list.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein maintaining a service list further includes adding a new service to the service list upon access to the new service by any device in the device list.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein maintaining a service list further includes removing an existing service from the service list upon one of detecting that a messaging application on each devices from the device list is no longer active and detecting that the device list no longer includes any devices.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein pushing to any of the at least two end user devices includes:

a. detecting a new end device; and

b. sending the new end device the entire message thread.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:

a. intercepting a message from a first end user device; and

b. forwarding the message to other end user devices and to the messaging platform.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:

a. intercepting a message from the messaging platform; and

b. forwarding the message to each of the at least two end user devices.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining a user list of at least one user who uses any device in the device list.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

a. the computing device automatically detecting all end user devices when each of the end user device associates with the same local network that the computing device is associated with;

b. the computing device maintaining a device list of at least two end user devices, wherein the device list is based on the detection;

c. the computing device maintaining a service list of all services accessed by the devices listed in the device list, wherein the service list includes at least one service hosted by a messaging platform that is separate from the computing device, wherein the messaging platform includes a user account;

d. the computing device interfacing between the messaging platform and the at least two end user devices such that to the messaging platform, there is a single session associated with the user account that is simultaneously accessed by the at least two end user device;

e. the computing device storing a message thread for the session associated with the user account on the messaging platform; and

f. the computing device pushing to any of the at least two end user devices that do not have the entire message thread any missing messages.

13. A system comprising:

a. a plurality of end user devices associated with the same local network; and

b. a unified messaging proxy configured to:

i. maintain a device list of the plurality of end user devices;

ii. maintain a service list of at least one service hosted by a messaging platform;

iii. interface between the messaging platform and the plurality of end user devices;

iv. create only one session for an account on the messaging platform, wherein the plurality of end user devices are able to access the account;

v. prevent another session for the account from being opened;

vi. store a message thread for the one session associated with the account on the messaging platform; and

vii. push to any of the plurality of end user devices that do not have the entire message thread any missing messages.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein each end user device is a smart device.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified messaging proxy resides in an ADSL provider infrastructure.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified message proxy is configured to interface with a plurality of messaging platforms.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified messaging proxy configured to:

a. manage the session;

b. detect another end user device that has associated with the network; and

c. synching messages from the session on the another end user device.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified messaging proxy is configured to:

a. receive a message from one of the plurality of end user devices; and

b. push the message to others of the plurality of user devices and to the messaging platform.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified messaging proxy is configured to:

a. receive a message from the messaging platform; and

b. push the message to the plurality of end user devices.

20. The system of claim 13 , wherein a user is able to read messages on a first of the plurality of end user devices and send messages from a second of the plurality of end user devices.

21. The system of claim 13 , wherein the local network is a home network.

22. The system of claim 13 , wherein the unified messaging proxy co-resides with a ADSL router.

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