METHODS AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20010012302A1
• Filed: 10/21/1997
• Published: 08/09/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IDTP Holdings Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: GAFFNEY, KEVIN
• Granted Patent: US 6,333,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/486
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and an arrangement (100) for receiving, storing and originating multimedia messages.

An incoming message is transmitted to an in/out interface via a transport network (300). The message is stored in a message store (130), translated in a translation unit (150) into a format adapted to the presentation capabilities of receiver'"'"'s (u) current terminal (400) and delivered to the receiver (u) over a user access interface (120) and an access network (200) with guidance from a location database (140).

Earlier received messages, which are kept in the message store, can be accessed and edited via any standardized access network thanks to media translation in the translation unit (150).

A multimedia message is originated by a user (u) in the system (100) via any access network (200) and the user access interface (120). The message is then stored in the message store (130), translated in the translation unit (150) and delivered to the destination through the in/out interface (110) and an appropriate transport network (300).

Claims