Patent ID: 7340503

Claim:
A method for exchanging interactive messages with wireless devices, the method comprising the steps of: selecting an event brokering template from a group of brokering templates, wherein the group of templates include an event brokering template for negotiating an event based interactive workflow and collaboration between a sender of an interactive message and at least one recipient of the interactive message; composing the message by filling in the selected template and transmitting the message to an application server which manages the event based interactive workflow and collaboration, the message having at least one pre-assigned instant event key, the at least one pre-assigned instant event key defining actions of the workflow, and the sender assigning a response triggered event to correspond to the at least one pre-assigned instant event key; transmitting the message from the application server to at least one wireless device using any enabling push technology; receiving the message on at least one recipient's wireless device to notify the at least one recipient to take a particular action; displaying the message on the at least one recipient's wireless device for the at least one recipient to respond to; responding to the message by selecting a pre-assigned instant event key triggering the application server to initiate an event; and wherein the message includes asking the at least one recipient if the at least one recipient completed the particular action.