Claims
- 1. In a chat server within a wireless communication system, a method for communicating a chat topic to a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
receiving a request for active chat topics from the wireless communication device, wherein the request is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via an inbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the request for chat topics comprises:
a chat server address for identifying the chat server, an address for identifying the wireless communication device, and a chat request; sending a chat response to the wireless communication device, wherein the chat response is sent from the chat server to the wireless communication device via an outbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat response comprises:
the address, and the active chat topics; receiving a request for subscription from the wireless communication device, wherein the request for subscription is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via the inbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the request for subscription comprises:
the chat server address, the address, and a subscription request including at least one of the active chat topics; and adding the address of the wireless communication device to the at least one of the active chat topics.
- 2. In a wireless communication device, a method for participating within a chat topic including:
sending a request for active chat topics to a chat server, wherein the request is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via an inbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the request for chat topics comprises:
a chat server address for identifying the chat server, an address for identifying the wireless communication device, and a chat request; receiving a chat response from the chat server, wherein the chat response is received from the chat server by the wireless communication device via an outbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat response comprises:
the address, and the active chat topics, wherein each of the active chat topics includes a chat address for identifying the chat topic; selecting at least one of the active chat topics; and storing the chat address for the selected at least one of the active chat topics.
- 3. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending an acknowledgment to the chat server, wherein the acknowledgement is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via the inbound radio frequency channel and further wherein the acknowledgement comprises:
the chat server address, the address, and the selected at least one of the active chat topics.
- 4. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending a chat message to the chat server wherein the chat message is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via the inbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat message comprises:
the address, the chat address for at least one of the active chat topics, and the chat message.
- 5. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending a chat message to a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the chat message is sent from the wireless communication device to the plurality of wireless communication devices via the outbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat message comprises:
the address, the chat address for at least one of the active chat topics, and the chat message.
- 6. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending a chat message to the chat server wherein the chat message is sent from the wireless communication device to the chat server via the inbound and outbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat message comprises:
the chat address. a topic code for identifying a chat topic of the chat message; and the chat message.
- 7. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending a chat message to a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the chat message is sent from the wireless communication device to the plurality of wireless communication devices via the inbound and outbound radio frequency channel, and further wherein the chat message comprises:
the chat address. a topic code for identifying a chat topic of the chat message; and the chat message.
- 8. The method for participating within a chat topic as recited in claim 2 further comprising:
sending a request for chat removal from the wireless communication device to the chat server; and deleting the address of the wireless communication device from the chat server.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional application of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/503,451 filed Feb. 14, 2000 and assigned to Motorola, Inc.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09503451 |
Feb 2000 |
US |
Child |
10025895 |
Dec 2001 |
US |