Patent ID: 7043240

Claim:
An interface device for a communications system comprising: a front-end proxy module operative as an agent for communicating with a plurality of wireless mobile communications devices using different operating protocols; a knowledge database operatively connected to said front-end proxy module and storing data relating to functional features of different wireless mobile communication devices, wherein said front-end proxy module is operative for querying the knowledge database to determine functional features of wireless mobile communications devices; a device information module operative with the front-end proxy module; a configuration file database for storing configuration files used for configuring the front-end proxy module based on functional features of the wireless mobile communications device, wherein said configuration file database is operatively connected to said device information module for allowing said device information module to query said configuration file database and selecting a configuration file for configuring the front-end proxy module to interface with the wireless mobile communications device and enable communications of any desired alerts that are notifications indicative of an event.