US2013231136A1PendingUtilityA1

End to end acknowledgment of messages on a cellular phone with location detection

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 18, 2008Filed: Apr 17, 2013Published: Sep 5, 2013
Est. expiryJul 18, 2028(~2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jeffrey C. KonicekJon E. Kappes
H04W 4/14H04W 4/029H04W 4/02H04W 4/12
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Abstract

End to end acknowledgment of SMS messages based on sending an acknowledgement back to the sender of the SMS that the message was received after successful delivery.

Claims

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         4 . A method that acknowledges a receiving cell phone's receipt of a message from a sending cell phone, comprising:
 (a) receiving the message at the receiving cell phone from the sending cell phone;   (b) detecting, using the receiving cell phone's geographic location detection hardware, the geographic location of the receiving cell phone;   (c) in response to receiving the message, without contemporaneous user input, the receiving cell phone sending acknowledgement data that is caused to be delivered to the sending cell phone to acknowledge the receiving cell phone's receipt of said message; and   (d) wherein the acknowledgement data includes information: (i) that indicates that the message has been received by the receiving cell phone, and (ii) that indicates the geographic location of the receiving cell phone.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the message is a short message service (SMS) message. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the acknowledgement data is sent based on the receiving cell phone being at a certain geographic location as detected by the receiving cell phone's geographic location detection hardware. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising the receiving cell phone determining from the received message whether the sending cell phone requires acknowledgement prior to sending acknowledgement data that is caused to be delivered to the sending cell phone. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the message is received at the receiving cell phone from an internet location. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 4  wherein the acknowledgement data is configured to be displayed on the sending cell phone in a human-readable format. 
     
     
         10 . A method that acknowledges a receiving cell phone's receipt of messages from a sending cell phone, comprising:
 (a) receiving a message at the receiving cell phone from the sending cell phone, the message including information that indicates the geographic location of the sending cell phone; and   (b) in response to receiving the message, without contemporaneous user input, the receiving cell phone sending acknowledgement data that is caused to be delivered to the sending cell phone to acknowledge the receiving cell phone's receipt of the message, wherein the acknowledgement data includes information indicating that the message has been received by the receiving cell phone.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the message is a short message service (SMS) message. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the acknowledgement data is sent based on the receiving cell phone being at a certain geographic location as detected by the receiving cell phone's geographic location detection hardware. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising the receiving cell phone determining, from the received message, whether the sending cell phone requires acknowledgement prior to sending acknowledgement data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the message is received at the receiving cell phone from an internet location. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the geographic location information is configured to be displayed on the receiving cell phone in a human-readable format. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the acknowledgement data indicates the message has been read. 
     
     
         17 . A method of sending a message from a sending cell phone and receiving acknowledgement of receipt of the message, comprising:
 (a) detecting, using the sending cell phone's geographic location detection hardware, the geographic location of the sending cell phone;   (b) the sending cell phone sending a message that is caused to be delivered to a receiving cell phone, the message including information indicating the geographic location of the sending cell phone; and   (c) the sending cell phone receiving acknowledgement data, originated at the receiving cell phone, indicating the receiving cell phone's receipt of the message.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the message is a short message service (SMS) message. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the message is sent based on the sending cell phone being at a certain geographic location as detected by the sending cell phone's geographic location detection hardware. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising the sending cell phone indicating in the message that it requires acknowledgement of receipt of the message from the receiving cell phone. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the information indicating the geographic location is configured to be displayed on the receiving cell phone. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising the sending cell phone displaying information indicating that the sending cell phone acknowledged receipt of the message. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the acknowledgement data indicates the message has been read.

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