Relaying mobile communications

摘要

A system, method and apparatus for relaying mobile communications is provided. The system hosts a communication application operated by mobile communication devices. When a communication is received for a user of a destination device that is off-line, the system determines whether the destination device is capable of receiving an unsolicited message (e.g., a push message, a peer-to-peer message). The system then selects a different mobile device capable of sending a peer-to-peer relay message to the destination device. A relay request is transmitted to the selected device, which causes it to generate and transmit toward the destination device a relay message that will cause the destination device to connect to the system. Either or both of the relay device and the destination device may delete the messages it sends and/or receives during this process, before a user of the device opens the message(s).

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a computer system hosting a communication application, a communication addressed to a user of a destination mobile device; determining, at the computer system, whether the destination mobile device is off-line, the determining comprising evaluating whether the communication application is an active application on the destination mobile device by consulting a state server with which the destination mobile device registers when the communication application is active; selecting a relay mobile device, other than the destination mobile device, capable of sending a peer-to-peer message; and transmitting a relay request to the selected relay mobile device, in response to which the relay mobile device transmits a peer-to-peer relay message to the destination mobile device.