Method and a system for submitting messages deposited in an inbox of a messaging service
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1. A method of submitting a message (MSG) to a telecommunications terminal (2) belonging to an addressee, which message has been deposited by a caller in an inbox (12) of a messaging server (1) of the addressee, the method comprising the following successive steps:
- a first step (36) of sending a request to search for an illustration (8) from the voice messaging server (1) to a directory device (3), a second step (40) of sending said illustration (8) from the directory device (3) to the messaging server (1), a third step (42) of sending the deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the messaging server (1) to a multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC), and a fourth step (46) of sending a multimedia message (MMS) containing at least said deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC) to the terminal (2) of said addressee for direct consultation thereof on the telecommunications terminal (2) of the addressee.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and to a method for submitting a message (MSG) to a telecommunications terminal (2) of an addressee, which message has been deposited by a caller in an inbox (12) of a messaging server (1) of the addressee. The method comprises the following successive steps:
- a step of sending a request to search for an illustration (8) from the voice messaging server (1) to a directory device (3),
- a step of sending said illustration (8) from the directory device (3) to the messaging server (1),
- a step of sending the deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the messaging server (1) to a multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC), and
- a step of sending a multimedia message (MMS) containing at least said deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC) to the terminal (2).
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1. A method of submitting a message (MSG) to a telecommunications terminal (2) belonging to an addressee, which message has been deposited by a caller in an inbox (12) of a messaging server (1) of the addressee, the method comprising the following successive steps:
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a first step (36) of sending a request to search for an illustration (8) from the voice messaging server (1) to a directory device (3), a second step (40) of sending said illustration (8) from the directory device (3) to the messaging server (1), a third step (42) of sending the deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the messaging server (1) to a multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC), and a fourth step (46) of sending a multimedia message (MMS) containing at least said deposited message (MSG) and said illustration (8) from the multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC) to the terminal (2) of said addressee for direct consultation thereof on the telecommunications terminal (2) of the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for submitting a message deposited by a sender in an inbox (12) of a messaging server (1) of an addressee equipped with a telecommunications terminal (2), the system comprising:
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in said messaging server (1);
a communications interface (14) to a multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC) for transmitting said deposited message (MSG) to said multimedia messaging server centre (MMSC), and in the telecommunications terminal (2) of the addressee;
a communications interface (27) with said multimedia messaging server (MMSC) for receiving said multimedia message (MMS) containing said deposited message (MSG), a multimedia message (MMS) multimedia client module (28) for reproducing said deposited message (MSG) directly on said telecommunications terminal (2). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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