Technical specification: H3O.CO.NZ
H3O.CO.NZ is a hub for the delivery of recreational information to mobile users. This is achieved by receiving reports and data from a range of content providers, formatting the data for use in the mobile environment, providing a web based interface so users can select the content they wish to receive, and then delivering the content from “on demand” or “on condition” through mobile networks. H3O.CO.NZ can support multiple carriers with either Mobile Phone and/or Paging services.
CONTENT PROVIDERS
Content comes into H3O.CO.NZ from the various providers through the internet, this can be FTP, Email, or HTTP. Each provider has specific data and formats that H3O.CO.NZ decodes and presents to the Web Interface for users to browse and also stores in a database waiting for requests to send to mobile users.
H3O.CO.NZ DATA BASE
The database has two parts:
1. User profiles, where a user logs into H3O.CO.NZ and creates a profile specific to their recreational pursuit, location and mobile delivery preference.
2. Data storage and presentation, where the data from each provider is stored and formatted for mobile and web delivery.
ON DEMAND INTERFACE
The “on demand” interface allows user to request the latest data or report for immediate delivery to their mobile. This involves the user calling a specific DDI number which maps to the information they are requesting. The DDI number does not answer the incoming call but instead decodes the users mobile number thus allowing a return SMS message with the requested information. The “on demand” interface communicates with the H3O.CO.NZ database using email.
MESSAGE DELIVERY
The H3O.CO.NZ database formats each message for delivery and sends to the individual users mobile using message gateways. H3O.CO.NZ has partnerships with various companies that provide message gateways for delivery to multiple carriers. The message gateways provide access for H3O.CO.NZ via the internet. Each message gateway has specific formats for delivery, namely PET/TAP interface (Industry standard Paging Entry Terminal Protocol) or email.