Patent ID: 7715825
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use by a relay network which serves a plurality of host servers in communication networks outside of the relay network for pushing messages to mobile communication devices, the method comprising the acts of: receiving, at the relay network, a message from one of the host servers of a communication network outside of the relay network, the message containing user information and being intended for delivery to a mobile communication device through one of a plurality of wireless communication networks which are communicatively coupled to the relay network; in response to receiving the message at the relay network when the mobile communication device is unavailable to receive the message through the wireless communication network: causing a status message which indicates that the mobile communication device is available to be sent from the relay network to the host server based on identifying that the mobile communication device is available to receive the message through the wireless communication network; and receiving again, at the relay network from the host server, the message corresponding to the message identifier in response to the status message being sent to the host server, for delivering the message to the mobile communication device through the wireless communication network.