Intelligent delivery agent for short message distribution center
View Patent ↗A message distribution center (MDC) and Intelligent Delivery Agent in a wireless Internet gateway interposed between content providers and a wireless carrier to subjectively examine and direct messages via simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) based on desired rules using standard SMTP Gateway and other known protocols. The MDC includes an individual queue for each subscriber, and the provider is informed through conventional SMTP messages that the short message has been accepted. If the carrier has specifically disallowed service for a particular mobile identification number (MIN), then the content provider is informed that the recipient is invalid. An MDC provides a single mechanism for interacting with subscribers of multiple carriers, regardless of each carrier's underlying infrastructure. An MDC protects networks by intelligently throttling messages and configuring message delivery parameters. An MDC receives presence information. A content provider communicates with the MDC using SMTP messages, and the MDC communicates with wireless carriers.
1. A method of delivering content to a destination wireless device, comprising:
receiving, at a physical message distribution center (MDC) server, packetized content addressed to a given destination wireless device in a wireless network;
queuing said packetized content in an individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device;
sensing a trigger caused by power-up of said given destination wireless device; and
delivering said packetized content from said individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device when said trigger caused by said given destination wireless device is sensed, and foregoing delivery of said packetized content to said given destination wireless device after a predetermined amount of time since said trigger was last sensed.
2. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said trigger is generated by an SMPP delivery receipt mechanism.
3. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said trigger is generated by a change to a location register.
4. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sensing said trigger after a plurality of queued packetized content is delivered to said given destination wireless device.
5. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
resetting a delivery receipt cycle after said given destination wireless device.
6. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said given wireless device is not present in said wireless network when turned off.
7. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein said packetized content comprises:
a text message.
8. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 7 , wherein said text message comprises:
a short messaging system (SMS) text message.
9. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocols.
10. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocols.
11. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein:
said packetized content is transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
12. A method of delivering content to a destination wireless device, comprising:
receiving, at a physical message distribution center (MDC) server, a plurality of text messages addressed to a given destination wireless device in a wireless network;
queuing said plurality of text messages in an individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device;
sensing a trigger caused by power-up of said given destination wireless device; and
delivering a sub-plurality of said text messages from said individual subscriber queue associated with said given destination wireless device when said trigger caused by said given destination wireless device is sensed, and foregoing delivery of said sub-plurality of said text messages to said given destination wireless device after a predetermined amount of time since said trigger was last sensed.
13. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said trigger is generated by an SMPP delivery receipt mechanism.
14. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said trigger is generated by a change to a location register.
15. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
sensing said trigger after a plurality of queued packetized content is delivered to said given destination wireless device.
16. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
resetting a delivery receipt cycle after said given destination wireless device.
17. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said given wireless device is not present in said wireless network when turned off.
18. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said plurality of text messages each have an expiration time upon which deletion from said individual subscriber queue is performed.
19. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein said plurality of text messages each comprise:
a short messaging system (SMS) text message.
20. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocols.
21. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) protocols.
22. The method of delivering content to a destination wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein:
said sub-plurality of text messages are transmitted to a destination wireless carrier network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).