Patent ID: 7813720
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal, comprising: a display screen; an input system for receiving user input; a wireless communications subsystem; a processor; memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile terminal to perform a method for retrieving data from a server, comprising: (i) loading a first or second local client executable application for decoding a coded short text messaging system message; (ii) receiving the coded short text messaging system message from a content provider via the wireless communications subsystem, wherein the coded short text messaging system message comprises compressed data (iii) decoding, by the first or second local client executable application, the received short text messaging system message using a set of short codes that comprises short codes unique to the first or second application and instructing the first or second application to translate at least a portion of the received short text messaging system message into a human understandable format, and administrative short codes that are consistent liar the first and second applications and used to instruct the first or second application; (iv) displaying information based on said received and decoded unique short codes; and (v) instructing said first or second application based on said administrative short codes.