Patent ID: 7650157
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a user of a mobile device with notifications, the method comprising: receiving a user preference at a provider application; storing the user preference in an event database; at a mobile communication service provider system, receiving a communication having contents associated with a notification for the user from a source that is external to a mobile communication service provider, the contents comprising information about the use of a service by the user, wherein the service is not provided by the mobile communications service provider; obtaining the user preference from the event database; formatting at least a portion of the contents of the received communication into a form compatible with the mobile device of the user; sending the formatted contents to the mobile device of the user based, at least in part, on the user preference, wherein the formatted contents include multiple options for the user to respond to the notification using the mobile device, wherein a first option from among the multiple options is associated with initiating a voice call between the mobile device and a device associated with the source that is external to the mobile communication service provider; receiving a response from the mobile device of the user comprising an indication of a selection of the first option; and responsive to receiving the response, initiating the voice call between the mobile device and the device associated with the source that is external to the mobile communication service provider.