Method for delivering messages

• US 20020044634A1
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Rooke, Michael, Muhonen, Ahti, Sevanto, Jarkko
• Granted Patent: US 6,678,361 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• 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

The present invention proposes a method for delivering messages in a communication network consisting of at least one terminal and a messaging functionality, said method comprising the steps of receiving a message (MM) for said terminal (MS) by said messaging functionality (MMSC); sending a notification (MMSNotify) about the presence of said message (MM) from said messaging functionality (MMSC) to said terminal (MS); deciding by said terminal (MS) due to its capabilities (CAP) and current user profile (UP) how to handle said received message (MM); replying by said terminal (MS) to the notification sent by said messaging functionality (MMSC), therewith instructing according to the result of said decision step; and handling said message (MM) by said messaging functionality (MMSC) according to said instructions.

Claims

1. A method for delivering messages in a communication network consisting of at least one terminal and a messaging functionality, said method comprising the steps of

submitting information concerning the capabilities (CAP) of the terminal (MS) and a current user profile (UP) thereof from said terminal (MS) to said messaging functionality (MMSC) upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition;

deciding by said messaging functionality (MMSC) according to said information how to handle a message (MM) for said terminal (MS) received by said messaging functionality (MMSC); and

handling said message (MM) by said messaging functionality (MMSC) according to the result of said decision step.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of storing said information in said messaging functionality (MMSC).

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the result of said decision step can at least reside in that said message (MM) for said terminal (MS) is delivered completely, partly or modified to said terminal (MS), that said message (MM) is discarded, that said message (MM) is forwarded to another terminal, or that said message (MM) is stored in said messaging functionality (MMSC).

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined condition is at least one of the following events:

a login of said terminal (MS) into said network, a change of connection conditions of said terminal (MS), a context activation or the change of a context condition, a user profile (UP) creation or a user profile (UP) modification, a terminal originated traffic or a terminal terminated traffic, a request of said messaging functionality (MMSC), a notification of said messaging functionality (MMSC) concerning the presence of a new message (MM) to said terminal (MS), and a notification of said messaging functionality (MMSC) concerning the content, type and size of a new message (MM) to said terminal (MS).

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information concerning said capabilities (CAP) of said terminal (MS) comprises at least one of the following:

a display type of said terminal (MS), a keyboard type of said terminal (MS), codecs supported by said terminal (MS), a memory size of said terminal (MS), an electrical connection of said terminal (MS) to other devices, an external accessory attachment to said terminal (MS), or the current user profile (UP).

6. A method for delivering messages in a communication network consisting of at least one terminal and a messaging functionality, said method comprising the steps of

receiving a message (MM) for said terminal (MS) by said messaging functionality (MMSC);

sending a notification (MMSNotify) about the presence of said message (MM) from said messaging functionality (MMSC) to said terminal (MS);

deciding by said terminal (MS) due to its capabilities (CAP) and current user profile (UP) how to handle said received message (MM);

replying by said terminal (MS) to the notification sent by said messaging functionality (MMSC), therewith instructing according to the result of said decision step; and

handling said message (MM) by said messaging functionality (MMSC) according to said instructions.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the result of said decision step can at least reside in that said message (MM) for said terminal (MS) is delivered completely, partly or modified to said terminal (MS), that said message (MM) is discarded, that said message (MM) is forwarded to another terminal, or that said message (MM) is stored in said messaging functionality (MMSC).

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein said notification (MMSNotify) about the presence of said message (MM) from said messaging functionality (MMSC) to said terminal (MS) further notifies about at least contents, types and size of said message (MM).

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said terminal (MS) replies to said messaging functionality (MMSC) in the course of the signaling by sending a notification reply message which contains a control flag for each part of said message (MM), and the value of said control flag could be either deliver, modify, store, forward or discard.

10. A method according to claim 6, wherein said decision step comprises a request of said terminal (MS) to the user how to handle the message (MM) and an input by the user representing the result of said decision step.

11. A messaging functionality device comprising receiving means adapted to receive messages (MM) and information;

processing means adapted to process received information data and messages (MM);

storing means;

sending means adapted to send information and messages (MM), respectively, to said terminal (MS).

12. A terminal device comprising

receiving means adapted to receive messages (MM) and information;

processing means adapted to process received information data and messages (MM);

storing means;

sending means adapted to send information and messages (MM), respectively, to said terminal (S).