Mobile Conferencing Method and System

1 . A method of initiating a data exchange session among mobile devices, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server, a request from an initiating mobile device to allocate a session identifier to use in a data exchange session with a participating mobile device, wherein the session identifier comprises a network port number of the server;

transmitting, from the server, the session identifier to the initiating mobile device, wherein the initiating mobile device uses a page-mode messaging service to assist in communicating the session identifier to the participating mobile device and wherein the page-mode messaging service utilizes a unique identifier to locate the participating mobile device;

establishing, at the server, connections with the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device based on the session identifier; and

facilitating, at the server, the data exchange session between the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the page-mode messaging service may be utilized to transmit page-mode messages to devices for purposes unrelated to participating in the data exchange session.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the page-mode messaging service transmits a page-mode message to the participating mobile device that is encoded to be recognized by software on the participating mobile device configured to participate in the data exchange session.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein additional devices are invited to participate in the data exchange session.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the server is a non-mobile device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier utilized by the page-mode messaging service is associated with a telephone number of the participating mobile device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the session identifier further comprises an IP address.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for initiating a data exchange session among mobile devices, which when executed cause a processor to perform the steps of:

receiving, at a server, a request from an initiating mobile device to allocate a session identifier to use in a data exchange session with a participating mobile device, wherein the session identifier comprises a network port number of the server;

transmitting, from the server, the session identifier to the initiating mobile device, wherein the initiating mobile device uses a page-mode messaging service to assist in communicating the session identifier to the participating mobile device and wherein the page-mode messaging service utilizes a unique identifier to locate the participating mobile device;

establishing, at the server, connections with the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device based on the session identifier; and

facilitating, at the server, the data exchange session between the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the page-mode messaging service may be utilized to transmit page-mode messages to devices for purposes unrelated to participating in the data exchange session.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the page-mode messaging service transmits a page-mode message to the participating mobile device that is encoded to be recognized by software on the participating mobile device configured to participate in the data exchange session.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein additional devices are invited to participate in the data exchange session.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the server is a non-mobile device.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the unique identifier utilized by the page-mode messaging service is associated with a telephone number of the participating mobile device.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the session identifier further comprises an IP address.

15 . A server configured to facilitate a data exchange session among mobile devices, the server comprising:

an input port to receive a request from an initiating mobile device to allocate a session identifier to use in a data exchange session with a participating mobile device, wherein the session identifier comprises a network port number of the server; and

an output port to transmit the session identifier to the initiating mobile device, wherein the initiating mobile device uses a page-mode messaging service to assist in communicating the session identifier to the participating mobile device and wherein the page-mode messaging service utilizes a unique identifier to locate the participating mobile device; and

a computer for:

establishing connections with the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device based on the session identifier; and

facilitating the data exchange session between the initiating mobile device and the participating mobile device.

16 . The server of claim 15 , wherein the page-mode messaging service may be utilized to transmit page-mode messages to devices for purposes unrelated to participating in the data exchange session.

17 . The server of claim 16 , wherein the page-mode messaging service transmits a page-mode message to the participating mobile device that is encoded to be recognized by software on the participating mobile device configured to participate in the data exchange session.

18 . The server of claim 15 , wherein additional devices are invited to participate in the data exchange session.

19 . The server of claim 15 , wherein the server is a non-mobile device.

20 . The server of claim 15 , wherein the unique identifier utilized by the page-mode messaging service is associated with a telephone number of the participating mobile device.