摘要 |
A system of communication between instant messaging clients and mobile cellular devices is disclosed. The system includes an application on a mobile cellular device that encodes an SMS/MMS message with information that is used to convert the SMS/MMS message to an IM message protocol. The converted SMS/MMS message is sent to a SMS/MMS gateway and forwarded to an IM gateway based on the encoded information. The IM gateway sends the user the converted SMS/MMS message as an instant message. An application on the personal computer of an IM user encodes an instant message with information that is used to convert the instant message to an SMS/MMS message protocol. The converted instant message is sent to the IM gateway and forwarded to the SMS/MMS gateway based on the encoded information. The SMS/MMS gateway transmits the converted instant message and the SMS/MMS user receives the instant message on his/her mobile cellular device. |