Intelligent delivery agent for short message distribution center

摘要

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.

主权项

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.