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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Kenny K Fok, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04W 88/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/581 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/5895 (2013.01); H04W 88/182 (2013.01); H04W 88/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless communications device logs on to an instant messaging service through a proxy server. Notification of an incoming instant message is provided to the wireless communications device by converting at least part of the instant message to Short Message Service (SMS) format or by transmitting a notice in SMS format that a message has been received.