A method to launch an application on a mobile device using short code

摘要

The Invention pertains to the field of enabling a quick application launch in various types of Portable Computing Devices (PCD). Use of specific/special or even mundane application is increasing among the current technology savvy populace. To cater to the ever-increasing demand, network providers and application makers are flooding the market with many more applications. Users need to search and find the application for launch in their PCD. This becomes time consuming and sometimes difficult when there are many applications involved. The Unique embodiment, namely the Quick Launch Module (QLM) solves this problem by intercepting and interpreting launch commands emanating from the novel Mobile Server Platform (MSP) to quickly launch the application. The Mobile Server Platform is the other Novel embodiment that makes note of PCD information from network message and prepares the launch message that is to be sent to the PCD. The whole process is very simple for the user, who may send either a Short Character Code (SCC) or a Short Numerical Code (SNC) to the network gateways. The SSC reaches the MSP through the USSD gateway, while the SNC reaches the MSP via the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) gateway to bring about the quick launch. The unique embodiments of the invention are programmed by a special proprietary software that allows the above mentioned operation and makes the system operable in a variety of PCD platforms and network providers. The advantage of the system over prior art is that it is able to bring about quick launch even in mobile stations that do not have call intercept facilities.