Method and system for messaging across cellular networks and a public data network

摘要

A method, system and computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information associated with the mobile unit device's user, message content and message address. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message function, the associated instant message function is executed at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message name, an instant message is created according to the message content and is sent to the user with the associated instant message name. For instant messages sent or received by a mobile unit device with known buddies, the instant message is optimized by tagging the instant message with a routing phone number that is unique to the mobile unit device and buddy combination, whose identity is stored both in the mobile unit device address book and in the instant message routing server.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving an electronic message from a mobile device, the electronic message including a destination address, information associated with the mobile device's user, message content, and a message address; according to information previously stored for the mobile device's user at an instant message system, if the destination address is associated with an instant message function, executing the associated instant message function at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content; based on the destination address being associated with an instant message name, creating an instant message comprising the message content and sending the created instant message to the associated instant message name; associating, at the instant message system, the instant message name to the destination address; saving the association in memory of the instant message system according to the user of the mobile device; generating an executable address loading program according to the saved association; and sending the generated executable address loading program to the mobile device of the user, which causes the mobile device to enter the associated instant message name and address into memory of the mobile device of the user upon executing the sent executable address loading program.