Method and system for optimizing sending and reception of message

• US 20050010679A1
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Date, Hiroshi, Asano, Tomohiko, Usami, Toru, Hirata, Mikito, Yamaga, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/845,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20050010679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/232
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A message sending and reception optimizing method using a sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a sender'"'"'s end of a message and a recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a recipient'"'"'s end of the message has a step of determining an optimum form of message sending and reception while considering convenience of a sender and/or a recipient by communicating predetermined information between the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus before performance of the message sending and reception.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing sending and reception of a message between a sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a sender'"'"'s end of the message and a recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a recipient'"'"'s end of the message, the method comprising the step of:

determining an optimum transmission form of message while considering convenience of a sender and/or a recipient by communicating predetermined information between the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus before performance of sending and reception of the message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining the optimum transmission form comprises the steps of:

analyzing contents of the message in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus before sending the message; and

sending an analyzed result of the message to the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus before sending the message.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of determining the optimum transmission form comprises the steps of:

managing, in the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, a recipient'"'"'s end presence information relating to a condition of the recipient, one or more recipient terminals used by the recipient, one or more messaging tools of each recipient terminal and a communication route of each recipient terminal;

selecting, in the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, a candidate for a destination of the message among each messaging tool of each recipient terminal according to the analyzed result sent from the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and the recipients end presence information managed by the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus; and

sending a list of the selected candidate for the destination from the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of selecting the candidate comprises the step of selecting the candidate for the destination of the message from one or more messaging tools already set in an on-state when the messaging tools already set in the on-state exist in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of selecting the candidate comprises the steps of:

predicting one or more messaging tools to be earliest set to an on-state at high possibility when no messaging tool already set in the on-state exists in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals; and

selecting the predicted messaging tool as the candidate for the destination.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of selecting the candidate for the destination comprises the step of selecting the candidate for the destination by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or by giving priority to convenience of the recipient or the sender.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the step of determining the optimum transmission form further comprises the steps of:

managing, in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, sender'"'"'s end presence information relating to a condition of the sender, one or more sender terminals, one or more messaging tools of each sender terminal and a communication route of each sender terminal; and

determining, in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, one or more optimums destinations from the list of the candidate for the destination sent from the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, according to the list of the candidate for the destination and the sender'"'"'s end presence information managed in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of selecting the candidate for the destination comprises the step of determining the optimum destination by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or by giving priority to convenience of the recipient or the sender.

9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of determining, in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, a communication route according to the optimum destination determined from the candidate for destination.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of determining, in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, a form of the message so as to correspond to the analyzed result and the optimum destination determined from the list of the candidate for the destination.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of converting the message into that of the determined form and then sending the message from the sender'"'"'s end Information processing apparatus to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication route.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of sending the message to the determined optimum destination comprises the steps of:

inquiring of the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus whether or not the recipient'"'"'s end presence information is changed; and

sending the message only when the recipient'"'"'s end presence information is not changed.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

analyzing, in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, contents of attached data in addition to the message when the attached data is attached to the message;

sending an analyzed result of the attached data with the analyzed result of the message to the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus;

sending an instruction to the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus in the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus according to the analyzed result of the attached data, said instruction indicating a data form of the attached data in the sending of the attached data, the analyzed result of the attached data being sent from the sender'"'"'s end Information processing apparatus; and

sending the attached data from the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication routes with the message after converting the attached data to that of the data form indicated by the instruction from the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

performing a follow-up operation based on a result of the message sending and reception by communicating predetermined information between the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus after performing the message sending and reception.

15. A system for optimizing sending and reception of a message, said system comprising:

a sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a sender'"'"'s end of a message; and

a recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a recipient'"'"'s end of the message and connected with the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus through a network,

wherein the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus comprises a sender'"'"'s end judgment system, the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus comprises a recipient'"'"'s end judgment system, and the sender'"'"'s end judgment system and the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system determine, before performing message sending and reception, an optimum transmission form of the message while considering convenience of a sender and/or a recipient by communicating predetermined information with each other.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein, before the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus sends the message, the sender'"'"'s end judgment system analyzes contents of the message in the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and sends an analyzed result of the message to the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus further comprises recipient'"'"'s end presence information storing means for storing recipient'"'"'s end presence information relating to a condition of the recipient, one or more recipient terminals used by the recipient, one or more messaging tools of each recipient terminal and a communication route of each recipient terminal, and

the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system selects one or more candidates for a destination of the message among the messaging tools of the recipient terminals according to the analyzed result sent from the sender'"'"'s end judgment system and the recipient'"'"'s end presence information stored in the recipients end presence information storing means and sends a list of the selected candidate for the destination to the sender'"'"'s end judgment system.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein, in selection of the candidate for the destination, the recipients end judgment system selects the candidate for the destination from one or more messaging tools already set in an on-state when the messaging tools already set in the on-state exist in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein, in selection of the candidates for the destination, the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system predicts one or more messaging tools to be earliest set to an on-state at high possibility when no messaging tool already set In the on-state exists in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals and selects the predicted messaging tool as the candidate for the destination.

20. The system according to claim 17, wherein, when the candidate for the destination is selected, the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system selects the candidate for the destination by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or selects the candidates for the destination by giving priority to the recipient or the sender.

21. The system according to claim 17, wherein the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus further comprises sender'"'"'s end presence information storing means for storing senders end presence information relating to a condition of the sender, one or more sender terminals used by the sender, one or more messaging tools of each sender terminal and a communication route of each sender terminal, and

the sender'"'"'s end judgment system determines one or more optimum destinations from the list of the candidates for destination sent from the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system, according to the list of the candidate for the destination and the sender'"'"'s end presence information stored in the sender'"'"'s end presence information storing means.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein, when the optimum destination is determined, the senders end judgment system determines the optimum destination by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or determines the optimum destination by giving priority to the recipient or the sender.

23. The system according to claim 21, wherein the sender'"'"'s end judgment system determines one or more communication routes according to the optimum destination determined from the candidate for the destination.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the sender'"'"'s end judgment system determines a form of the message so as to correspond to the analyzed result of the message and the optimum destination determined from the list of the candidate for the destination.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein the sender'"'"'s end judgment system converts the message into that of the determined form and then sends the message to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication route.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein, when the message is sent, the sender'"'"'s end judgment system inquires of the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system whether or not the recipient'"'"'s end presence information is changed and sends the message only when the recipient'"'"'s end presence information is not changed.

27. The system according to claim 25, wherein

when attached data is attached to the message, the sender'"'"'s end judgment system analyzes contents of the attached data in addition to the message and sends an analyzed result of the attached data to the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system with the analyzed result of the message,

the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system sends an instruction to the sender'"'"'s end judgment system according to the analyzed result of the attached data, said instruction indicating a data form of the attached data in sending of the attached data, the analyzed result of the attached data being sent from the sender'"'"'s end judgment system, and

the sender'"'"'s end judgment system converts the attached data into the data form indicated by the instruction from the recipient'"'"'s end judgment system and sends the attached data to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication route with the message.

28. The system according to claim 15, wherein the sender'"'"'s end judging system and the recipient'"'"'s end judging system perform a follow-up operation based on a result of the message sending and reception by communicating predetermined Information between the sender'"'"'s end judging system and the recipient'"'"'s end judging system after performing the message sending and reception.

29. An information processing apparatus disposed on a sender'"'"'s end of a message, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a judgment system for determining an optimum transmission form of message, before performing the message sending and reception, while considering convenience of a sender and/or a recipient by communicating predetermined Information with a recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus disposed on a recipient'"'"'s end of the message.

30. The information processing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein, before sending the message, the judgment system analyzes contents of the message, sends an analyzed result to the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and requires the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to select one or more candidates for a destination of message from one or more messaging tools of one or more recipient terminals used by the recipient according to the analyzed result.

31. The information processing apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising:

presence information storing means for storing sender'"'"'s end presence information relating to a condition of the sender, one or more sender terminals used by the sender, one or more messaging tools of each sender terminal and a communication route of each sender terminal,

wherein, when a list of the candidate for the destination is sent from the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to the judgment system, the judgment system determines one or more optimum destinations selected from the list of the candidate for the destination, according to the list of the candidate for the destination and the sender'"'"'s end presence information stored in the presence information storing means.

32. The information processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein, when the judgment system determines the optimum destination, the judgment system determines the optimum destination by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or determines the optimum destination by giving priority to the recipient or the sender.

33. The information processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the judgment system determines one or more communication routes according to the optimum destination determined from the candidate for the destination.

34. The information processing apparatus according to claim 33, wherein the judgment system determines a form of the message so as to correspond to the analyzed result and the optimum destination determined from the list of the candidate for the destination.

35. The information processing apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the judgment system converts the message into that of the determined form and then sends the message to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication route.

36. The information processing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein, when attached data is attached to the message, the judgment system analyzes contents of the attached data in addition to the message, sends an analyzed result of the attached data to the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus with the analyzed result of the message and requests the recipients end information processing apparatus to send an instruction indicating a data form of the attached data in sending of the attached data according to the analyzed result of the attached data, and the Judgment system converts the attached data into that of the instructed data form, when the judgment system receives the instruction from the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus, and sends the attached data to the determined optimum destination through the determined communication route with the message.

37. The information processing apparatus according to claim 29, wherein, after performing the message sending and reception, the judgment system performs a follow-up operation based on a result of the message sending and recption by communicating predetermined information with the recipient'"'"'s end information processing apparatus.

43. The Information processing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein, when the analyzed result of the attached data attached to the message is sent from the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to the judgment system, the judgment system notifies the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus of a data form in sending of the attached data.

38. An information processing apparatus disposed on a recipient'"'"'s end of a message, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a judgment system for determining an optimum transmission form of message, before performing the message sending and reception, while considering convenience of a sender and/or a recipient by communicating predetermined information with a senders end information processing apparatus disposed on a sender'"'"'s end of the message.

39. The information processing apparatus according to claim 38, further comprising:

presence information storing means for storing recipient'"'"'s end presence information relating to a condition of the recipient, one or more recipient terminals used by the recipient, one or more messaging tools of each recipient terminal and a communication route of each recipient terminal,

wherein, when an analyzed result of the message is sent from the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to the judgment system, the judgment system selects one or more candidates for a destination of message among the messaging tools of the recipient terminals according to the sent analyzed result and the recipient'"'"'s end presence Information stored in the presence information storing means, sends a list of the selected candidate for the destination to the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus and requests the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus to determine one or more optimum destination from the list of the selected candidate for the destination.

40. The information processing apparatus according to claim 39, wherein, in selection of the candidate for the destination, the judging system selects the candidate for the destination from one or more messaging tools already set in an on-state when the messaging tools already set in the on-state exist in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals.

41. The information processing apparatus according to claim 39, wherein, in selection of the candidate for the designation, the judging system predicts one or more messaging tools to be earliest set to an on-state at high possibility when no messaging tool already set in the on-state exists in the messaging tools of the recipient terminals and selects the predicted messaging tool as the candidate for the destination.

42. The information processing apparatus according to claim 39, wherein, in selection of the candidate for the designation, the judging system selects the candidate for the designation by considering convenience of both the recipient and the sender or selects the candidate for the designation place by giving priority to either the recipient or the sender.

44. The information processing apparatus according to claim 38, wherein, after performing the message sending and reception, the judgment system performs a follow-up operation based on a result of the message sending and reception by communicating predetermined information with the sender'"'"'s end information processing apparatus.