Patent ID: 7313106

Claim:
A method of operating a virtual private wireless network, comprising the steps of: receiving identifying information regarding at least one wireless device; storing said identifying information in a database; receiving and storing delivery preference hierarchy information for delivering content to the at least one wireless device(s) including receiving a preference of a user relating to an order of content format types that is to be used to send messages to the at least one wireless device capable of receiving messages in a variety of content formats; receiving a voice message, an email message or a fax message at a signal access point of the network, said message having content in a first format and indicating specifying criteria directed to at least one selected wireless device; searching said database using said specifying criteria to determine at least one selected device ID; translating said first format of said content to a second format compatible with said selected wireless device(s) including performing one or more operations on said content selected from the group of clipping, transcoding, and decoding; and transmitting said content in said second format to said selected wireless device(s) corresponding to said selected device ID using said delivery preference hierarchy information.