Multimedia message service method and system

• US 10,397,788 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2018
• Issued: 08/27/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kyung-Tak, Park, Joon-Goo, Sung, Sang-Kyung, Seshadri, Thirumalai Echampadi
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Phuoc H
• Application Number:
  US16/149,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20190037402A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• Field of Search: 4554121, 4554141, 455466, 709206, 709231, 707600, 7071041
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Disclosed is a server including a transceiver, and a controller configured to receive, via the transceiver from a terminal, a first message including first information for requesting to share multimedia content stored in the server with at least one specified user and second information related to expiration of time for sharing the multimedia content, and based on the received first message, establish a condition for sharing the multimedia content, and transmit, via the transceiver to the at least one specified user, a second message notifying that the at least one specified user is allowed to access the multimedia content.

Claims

1. A server for sharing multimedia content, the server comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive, via the transceiver from a terminal, first information indicating a request to establish one of a plurality of conditions with respect to multimedia content stored in the server, and second information related to expiration of time for sharing the multimedia content, the plurality of conditions including a first condition to share the multimedia content with at least one specified user and a second condition to share the multimedia content with at least one non-specified user,

establish a condition for sharing the multimedia content based on the first information and the second information, and

transmit, via the transceiver to the at least one specified user, notification information notifying that the at least one specified user is allowed to access the multimedia content in response to the first information indicating a request to share the multimedia content with the at least one specified user.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver from the terminal, third information for requesting condition information related to the condition established for sharing the multimedia content, and

transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal, the condition information based on the received third information.

3. The server of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver from the terminal, fourth information for requesting to revoke the condition established for sharing the multimedia content, and

revoke the condition established for sharing the multimedia content based on the received fourth information.

4. The server of claim 1, wherein the notification information includes location information related to the multimedia content.

5. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a request for changing the established condition, and

change the condition for sharing the multimedia content based on the received request.

6. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a request for the multimedia content from a terminal of one of the at least one specified user,

identify whether the received request for the multimedia content is allowed, and

transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, the multimedia content based on identifying that the received request for the multimedia content is allowed.

7. The server of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when transmitting the multimedia content to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, transmit, via the transceiver to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, information related to the first condition, information related to the at least one specified user, and the second information.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein the plurality of conditions further include a third condition in which only the terminal can access the multimedia content.

9. The server of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a request for the multimedia content from a terminal of one of the at least one non-specified user, and

identify whether the received request for the multimedia content is allowed, and

transmit, via the transceiver, the multimedia content to the terminal of the one of the at least one non-specified user based on identifying that the received request for the multimedia content is allowed.

10. A method for sharing multimedia content by a server, the method comprising:

receiving, via a transceiver from a terminal, first information indicating a request to establish one of a plurality of conditions with respect to multimedia content stored in the server, and second information related to expiration of time for sharing the multimedia content, the plurality of conditions including a first condition to share the multimedia content with at least one specified user and a second condition to share the multimedia content with at least one non-specified user;

establishing a condition for sharing the multimedia content based on the first information and the second information; and

transmitting, via the transceiver to the at least one specified user, notification information notifying that the at least one specified user is allowed to access the multimedia content in response to the first information indicating a request to share the multimedia content with the at least one specified user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver from the terminal, third information for requesting condition information related to the condition established for sharing the multimedia content; and

transmitting, via the transceiver to the terminal, the condition information based on the received third information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver from the terminal, fourth information for requesting to revoke the condition established for sharing the multimedia content; and

revoking the condition established for sharing the multimedia content based on the received fourth information.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the notification information includes location information related to the multimedia content.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver, a request for changing the established condition; and

changing the condition for sharing the multimedia content based on the received request.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver, a request for the multimedia content from a terminal of one of the at least one specified user;

identify whether the received request for the multimedia content is allowed; and

transmitting, via the transceiver to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, the multimedia content based on identifying that the received request for the multimedia content is allowed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

when transmitting the multimedia content to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, transmitting, via the transceiver to the terminal of the one of the at least one specified user, information related to the first condition, information related to the at least one specified user, and the second information.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of conditions further include a third condition in which only the terminal can access the multimedia content.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, via the transceiver, a request for the multimedia content from a terminal of one of the at least one non-specified user;

identifying whether the received request for the multimedia content is allowed or not; and

transmitting, via the transceiver, the multimedia content to the terminal of the one of the at least one non-specified user based on identifying that the received request for the multimedia content is allowed.

19. A terminal for sharing multimedia content, the terminal comprising:

an input unit;

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

obtain, via the input unit, inputs related to a request to establish one of a plurality of conditions with respect to multimedia content stored in a server, and expiration of time for sharing the multimedia content, the plurality of conditions including a first condition to share the multimedia content with at least one specified user and a second condition to share the multimedia content with at least one non-specified user,

transmit, via the transceiver to the server, information provided based on the obtained inputs, and

receive, via the transceiver from the server, notification information notifying that the at least one specified user is allowed to access the multimedia content in response to the first information indicating a request to share the multimedia content with the at least one specified user.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver to the server, third information for requesting condition information related to the condition established for sharing the multimedia content, and

receive, via the transceiver from the server, the condition information based on the received third information.

21. The terminal of claim 20, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver to the server, fourth information for requesting to revoke the condition established for sharing the multimedia content.

22. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

transmit, via the transceiver to the server, information for changing the established condition.

23. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the plurality of conditions further include a third condition in which only the terminal can access the multimedia content.

24. A method for sharing multimedia content by a terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining, via an input unit of the terminal, inputs related to a request to establish one of a plurality of conditions with respect to multimedia content stored in a server, and expiration of time for sharing the multimedia content, the plurality of conditions including a first condition to share the multimedia content with at least one specified user and a second condition to share the multimedia content with at least one non-specified user;

transmitting, via a transceiver of the terminal to the server, information provided based on the obtained inputs; and

receiving, via the transceiver from the server, notification information notifying that the at least one specified user is allowed to access the multimedia content in response to the first information indicating a request to share the multimedia content with the at least one specified user.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

transmitting, via the transceiver to the server, third information for requesting condition information related to the condition established for sharing the multimedia content; and

receiving, via the transceiver from the server, the condition information based on the received third information.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

transmitting, via the transceiver to the server, fourth information for requesting to revoke the condition established for sharing the multimedia content.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

transmitting, via the transceiver to the server, information for changing the established condition.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein the plurality of conditions further include a third condition in which only the terminal can access the multimedia content.