Prior art — US Patent 8918127

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To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 8918127, I will examine the citations listed within the patent document itself. The "Prior Art" keywords listed on the Google Patents page for US8918127 include "wireless device," "message," "sender," "service," and "destination address."

Here are the prior art references cited in US Patent 8918127, as listed in the "References" section of the full patent text, along with their potential relevance to the claims:

1. US8677377B2 - Method and apparatus for building an intelligent automated assistant

Publication Date: March 18, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: [Apple Inc.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Apple%20Inc.) [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes methods for building an intelligent automated assistant that can interpret natural language and perform tasks. While not directly about bearer selection, it highlights advanced mobile device capabilities and user interaction.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This reference is less likely to directly anticipate the core claims of US8918127, which focus on automatic bearer selection based on recipient subscriber status. However, elements related to a "message client running on the wireless device" (Claim 1, 11) and interpreting user input could be broadly related. The priority date of this patent (September 8, 2005) precedes US8918127's priority date of July 24, 2007.

2. US9318108B2 - Intelligent automated assistant

Publication Date: April 19, 2016 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent further details intelligent automated assistants.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to US8677377B2, this patent's relevance is more indirect. The priority date (January 18, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it would not be anticipatory prior art.

3. US8977255B2 - Method and system for operating a multi-function portable electronic device using voice-activation

Publication Date: March 10, 2015 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes voice-activated operation of multi-function portable devices.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (April 3, 2007) is before US8918127's priority date, making it potential prior art. However, its focus on voice activation differs significantly from the bearer selection mechanism of US8918127.

4. US9954996B2 - Portable electronic device with conversation management for incoming instant messages

Publication Date: April 24, 2018 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes managing conversations for incoming instant messages on a portable electronic device. It includes aspects of message display and interaction within a messaging client.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*"). The priority date (June 28, 2007) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art. However, its focus on instant messaging and conversation management on portable devices is relevant to the general field of US8918127. Specifically, claim elements regarding "displaying, by the wireless device of the sender, sent messages and received messages" (Claim 9, 19) could potentially be found in earlier prior art related to instant messaging, which this patent builds upon.

5. AU2008201643B1 - Messaging service in a wireless communications network

Publication Date: August 28, 2008 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Rambrandt Messaging Technologies, LP [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This is an Australian patent application from the same assignee as US8918127, with the same title and an earlier priority date (July 24, 2007) [cite: The full patent text, under "Priority claimed from AU2007903979A"]. This is the priority document for US8918127.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): As the priority document, this patent would generally not serve as anticipatory prior art against US8918127 for its own claims. Instead, it establishes the priority date for the invention disclosed in US8918127.

6. US8676904B2 - Electronic devices with voice command and contextual data processing capabilities

Publication Date: March 18, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent discusses electronic devices with voice command and contextual data processing.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (October 2, 2008) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

7. US8649808B2 - Universal mobile device messaging

Publication Date: February 11, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes universal mobile device messaging, which could involve various messaging protocols.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (October 13, 2008) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

8. US10706373B2 - Performing actions associated with task items that represent tasks to perform

Publication Date: July 7, 2020 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent relates to performing actions associated with task items.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (June 3, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

9. US9858925B2 - Using context information to facilitate processing of commands in a virtual assistant

Publication Date: January 2, 2018 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes using context information for processing virtual assistant commands. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (June 5, 2009) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

10. US10241752B2 - Interface for a virtual digital assistant

Publication Date: March 26, 2019 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes an interface for a virtual digital assistant.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (September 30, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

11. US8914463B2 - Network-based service access for wireless communication devices

Publication Date: December 16, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Sony Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes network-based service access for wireless communication devices, including determining a communication channel and capabilities. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (December 17, 2009) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art. However, its discussion of determining communication channels and capabilities for wireless devices is closely related to the subject matter of US8918127. This could be relevant for assessing the scope of claims in US8918127 against other existing technologies.

12. US10276170B2 - Intelligent automated assistant

Publication Date: April 30, 2019 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Apple Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent further details intelligent automated assistants.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (January 18, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

13. EP2363303A1 - Bimodal NdBR

Publication Date: September 7, 2011 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent concerns a chemical compound (Bimodal NdBR). It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): This patent is unrelated to messaging services and would not anticipate any claims of US8918127. Its citation of US8918127 is likely a clerical error or related to an obscure cross-referencing system unrelated to the technical subject matter. The priority date (February 19, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date.

14. US8903847B2 - Digital media voice tags in social networks

Publication Date: December 2, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes digital media voice tags in social networks.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 5, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

15. US9628831B2 - Multimedia transcoding method and system for mobile devices

Publication Date: April 18, 2017 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Whatsapp, Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent details multimedia transcoding for mobile devices, which is relevant to sending multimedia messages.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 25, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

16. US8995965B1 - Synthetic communication network method and system

Publication Date: March 31, 2015 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Whatsapp Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes a synthetic communication network method and system, potentially encompassing various messaging types. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 25, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art. However, its general subject matter relating to communication networks and messaging could be relevant for a broader understanding of the field.

17. US10904178B1 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a request for a resource in a communication

Publication Date: January 26, 2021 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Gummarus, Llc [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes processing requests for resources in a communication.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (July 9, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

18. KR101701151B1 - Integrated Message Transmitting and Receiving Method and Apparatus Using Portable Device

Publication Date: February 2, 2017 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: 삼성전자주식회사 ([[Samsung Electronics Co.](/litigations/by-defendant/Samsung%20Electronics%20Co.), Ltd.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Samsung%20Electronics%20Co.%2C%20Ltd.)) [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This Korean patent describes an integrated message transmitting and receiving method and apparatus for portable devices. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (September 20, 2010) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art. However, its subject of integrated messaging on portable devices is directly relevant to the general field of US8918127.

19. US20120246238A1 - Asynchronous messaging tags

Publication Date: September 27, 2012 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This application describes asynchronous messaging tags.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 21, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

20. US20120244842A1 - Data Session Synchronization With Phone Numbers

Publication Date: September 27, 2012 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This application describes data session synchronization with phone numbers.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 21, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

21. US8688090B2 - Data session preferences

Publication Date: April 1, 2014 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes data session preferences.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (March 21, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

22. US20120311038A1 - Proximity Session Mobility Extension

Publication Date: December 6, 2012 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Trinh Trung Tim [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This application describes proximity session mobility extension.
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (June 6, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

23. US10225354B2 - Proximity session mobility

Publication Date: March 5, 2019 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes proximity session mobility. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (June 6, 2011) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

24. US9166892B1 - Systems and methods for event stream management

Publication Date: October 20, 2015 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Google Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes systems and methods for event stream management. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (January 20, 2012) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

25. US9031586B1 - System and method for providing SMS message services from multiple originators using a shared shortcode

Publication Date: May 12, 2015 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: West Corporation [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes providing SMS message services from multiple originators using a shared shortcode. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (January 27, 2012) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art. However, the use of "shortcodes" for messaging is discussed in US8918127, and this patent could be relevant to the state of the art regarding SMS services and shortcodes.

26. US9491123B2 - Streamlined messaging client provisioning system

Publication Date: November 8, 2016 [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Assignee: Biscom Inc. [cite: The full patent text, under "Families Citing this family"]
Brief Description: This patent describes a streamlined messaging client provisioning system. It explicitly cites US8918127 (indicated by "*").
Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): The priority date (April 24, 2012) is after US8918127's priority date, so it is not anticipatory prior art.

Most Relevant Prior Art to US8918127:

Based on the cited references, the most relevant prior art (that precedes US8918127's priority date of July 24, 2007) that could potentially anticipate claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102 would be:

US8677377B2 (Apple Inc.): Priority Date September 8, 2005. While not directly about bearer selection, its discussion of an "intelligent automated assistant" and software running on a device to perform messaging functions could be considered for elements of claims 1 and 11 related to a "message client running on the wireless device" and its capabilities. However, its specific technical focus is distinct.
US8977255B2 (Apple Inc.): Priority Date April 3, 2007. This patent on voice-activated operation of portable devices precedes US8918127's priority date. While its focus is different, general concepts of message handling on multi-function devices could be broadly relevant to some claim elements if they describe generic mobile device messaging functionality.

It is important to note that the primary prior art for US8918127, AU2008201643B1, is its own priority document and therefore does not serve as anticipatory prior art against US8918127.

Many of the other cited patents are later in priority date than US8918127 and, in several cases, explicitly cite US8918127. These later patents would not be considered anticipatory prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102. However, they may be relevant for understanding the technological landscape and how the invention of US8918127 influenced subsequent developments in messaging and virtual assistant technologies.