Systems and methods for initiating communication between IM clients and mobile clients

摘要

In some embodiments, methods comprise: receiving a communication request from the IM client using a first server; delivering the received communication request to the mobile phone using the first server; recording information regarding the communication request; receiving a communication response from the mobile phone; associating the received response from the mobile phone with the communication request from the IM client based on the recorded information; and sending the received communication response to the IM client. In some embodiments, methods comprise: receiving a call from a mobile phone at a first server, wherein the call is made by dialing a number from the mobile phone, the number indicating that an IM client is an intended recipient of the call and identifying the IM client; sending a communication request to the IM client based on the received call using the first server.

主权项

1. A method for initiating communication between an Instant Messaging (IM) client and a mobile phone, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first server, a communication request from a non-mobile IM client to initiate an IM conversation with the mobile phone, wherein the communication request provides information for setting up the IM conversation between the first server and a second server; sending a first message based on the communication request from the first server to a second server, said second server being connected to a mobile network, wherein said message comprises one of a non-proprietary message, a proprietary message and a message identical to said communication request; generating and delivering, by the second server, a second message that is based at least in part on the first message sent by the first server to the second server to the mobile phone prior to receiving a registration request from the mobile phone, wherein the second message comprises an identification that identifies the IM conversation, wherein the second message requests that the mobile phone call the non-mobile IM client; and wherein delivering the received communication request to the mobile phone comprises transforming the received communication request to a (Short Message Service) SMS message comprising the identification number and delivering the SMS message to the mobile phone;
receiving, at the second server, a communication response from the mobile phone, wherein the communication response initiates a call between the non-mobile IM client and the mobile phone by placing a call to the identification number that identifies the IM conversation, and wherein receiving a communication response from the mobile phone comprises receiving a call placed to a first number; and wherein associating the received communication response from the mobile phone with the communication request from the IM client comprises comparing the first number with the delivered identification number; andsending the received communication response to the IM client to initiate the IM conversation.