Patent ID: 8799383
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A Widget Message Service (WMS) transmission method for transmitting widgets via Multimedia Message Service (MMS), the method comprising: receiving at a server a widget message from a first device via a mobile communication network, the widget message being addressed to a second device and comprising an executable application, the widget message comprising a MMS message including the executable application encapsulated into an attachment of the MMS message; determining, by the server, whether the second device is equipped with a widget agent module comprising a run-time environment dedicated to executing executable applications that are receivable via widget messages including the widget message; sending, by the server, the widget message to the second device via the mobile communication network in response to determining that the second device is equipped with the widget agent module; and sending, by the server, a notification message indicating the widget message is available for download at a website to the second device via the mobile communication network in response to determining that the second device is not equipped with the widget agent module, the notification message comprising a Short Message Service (SMS) message, wherein the server comprises computer hardware, and wherein determining whether the second device is equipped with a widget agent module comprises: