Motorola Corporation

Jeffrey David Couts

Dwight Randall Smith

W Garland Phillips

Uday C Sagi

Alain Charles Briancon

Cristina Menendez Riveron

Eric Jon Wesley

The present invention is a data network system () and method for responding to a communication message with a canned reply by a target user of a target client device (one of-). The data network system comprises a messaging server () and a messaging proxy () coupled to the messaging server. Initially, the target client device or, more particularly, the target user, configures one or more canned replies for the system. The messaging proxy then receives () a communication message from an originating client device (another one of-) and retrieves () configuration data of the target client device. Next, the messaging proxy determines () whether the target client device is available for interactive communication with the originating client device based on the configuration data. If the target client device is available for interactive communication with the originating client device, then the messaging proxy routes () the communication message to the target client device. Otherwise, if the target client device is not available for interactive communication with the originating client device, then the system withholds () the communication message from the target client device and sends () the canned reply to the originating client device.

System and method for responding to a communication message with a canned reply

The invention is a data network system () and method for forwarding a communication message intended for one device to another device. A target user of a target device (one of-) configures configuration data of the target device for the system. The configuration information includes one or more forwarding lists in which each forwarding list identifies at least one next device (another one of-). The system then receives () a communication message from an originating device (yet another one of-) and retrieves () configuration data of the target device. Next, the system determines () whether the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device based on the configuration data. If the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device, then the system routes () the communication message to the target device. On the other hand, if the target device is unavailable for interactive communication with the originating device, then the system forwards () the communication message to a particular next device identified by the forwarding list.

System and method for automatically forwarding a communication message

An apparatus () and methods are provided for providing Instant Messaging (IM) in a wireless communication system. The apparatus () comprises an IM data storage device () configured to store first IM contact data associated with an IM client and an IM server () configured to access the IM data storage device () and retrieve the first IM contact data associated with the IM client. The apparatus () is further comprised of an IM access portal () in operable communication with the IM server () and configured to access second IM contact data associated with the IM client and transmitted to a wireless device () of the IM client during a prior wireless connection. The IM access portal () is further configured to perform a comparison of the first IM contact data and the second IM contact data and transmit difference IM contact data () to the wireless device () of the IM client that is produced with the comparison of the first IM contact data and the second IM contact data.

Method and apparatus for providing instant messaging in a wireless communication system

A processor (208) selects a candidate message (214) from a message queue (212), and tests (306) whether an available space (216) in the current frame of data is sufficient to accommodate the candidate message. The processor records (320, 420) a skip indicator (218, 220) into a predetermined memory location, in response to the candidate message being a numbered message and the available space in the current frame being insufficient. The processor skips (316) the candidate message during the current frame even though available space is sufficient, when the skip indicator is recorded in the predetermined memory location and is applicable to the candidate message. The processor adds (332) the candidate message to the current frame of data, when the available space in the current frame is sufficient and the candidate message is a message not affected by the skip indicator. The processor continues (330) to select, test, record, skip, and add, as above, to form the current frame of data.

Method and apparatus in a radio messaging system for forming a current

A messaging system implements a group call in a controller (110, 120) by receiving (306) first and second messages intended for first and second recipients and determining (416) that the first and second messages are identical to one another. In response to making that determination, the controller transmits (522) the first and second messages as a single group call message.

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Jeffrey David Couts