Patent ID: 6741853
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for providing information to at least one device of a plurality of wireless and wireline devices of varying configurations and types, wherein the device types comprise a wireline device, a voice-only phone, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) device, a PDA, or a laptop computer, the steps comprising:receiving an information request from the at least one device of the plurality of wireless and wireline devices of varying configurations and types through a single wireless middleware portal, wherein the varying configuration and types comprise display capabilities, amount of memory, and/or bandwidth, wherein the middleware portal further comprises: at least one servlet; a plurality of service managers at least coupled to the at least one servlet; at least one wireless gateway at least coupled to at the at least one servlet; and at least one transfer protocol server at least coupled to the at least one servlet; detecting a device type through the single wireless middleware portal from which an information request was received; retrieving the requested information for the device; adapting the content for the device type; and delivering the message to the device through the single wireless middleware portal.