Method, system and communication terminal for utilising a multimedia messaging service format for applications

• US 20060154676A1
• Filed: 11/13/2002
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kraft, Christian, Meulengracht, Jesper
• Granted Patent: US 7,539,511 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/432 Arrangements for calling a subscriber at a specific time, e.g. morning call service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/08 between user and terminal device

Abstract

This invention relates to a method, system and communication terminal for utilising a MMS format for user interfaces for applications such as running animations or audio-recordings, or such as showing screen images guiding an operator through a specific menu sequence.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A communication terminal comprising:

a) a multimedia generating module for generating a recording in a multimedia format;

b) a calendar module for enabling a user of said communication terminal to generate a reminder in said multimedia format;

c) storage module for storing said reminder, and for storing said recording in a multimedia format;

d) a control module for executing said reminder comprising an executable program; and

e) a multimedia playing module for playing said recording, and wherein

said control module is adapted to associate said recording with said reminder and to control said multimedia playing module to play said recording in conjunction with said control module executing said reminder.

26. A communication terminal according to claim 25, comprising a mobile or cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer, or any combination thereof.

27. A communication terminal according to claim 25, being adapted to connect to a network such as wireless telecommunication network as well as a wired or wireless computer network such as a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), metropolitan area network (MAN), internetwork, or any combination thereof.

28. A communication terminal according to claim 25, being adapted to connect to an over the air (OTA), a cable or satellite television network, a power network, or any combination thereof.

29. A communication terminal according to claim 25, wherein said recording comprises a text, a series of texts, a picture, a series of pictures, a video sequence, a series of video sequences, an audio track, a series of audio tracks, or any combination thereof.

30. A communication terminal according to claim 25, wherein said multimedia format is a multimedia messaging service (MMS) format.

31. A communication terminal according to claim 25, wherein said reminder comprises an executable program such as a power up/down sequence, incoming and outgoing call sequence, call termination sequence, network operator service initiation, or any combination thereof.

32. A communication terminal according to claim 25, wherein said media recording module comprises an input device such as a camera, a microphone, a keyboard, a scanner, a card reader, a biometric reader, an action sensitive display, or any combination thereof.

33. A communication terminal according to claim 25, further comprises a memory communication device for connecting to an external memory module through an interface device, which external memory module is adapted to store said reminder and said recording in a multimedia format.

34. A communication terminal according to claim 33, wherein said external memory module comprises a memory card such as a secure digital card, a compact flash card, a smart media card, and a multimedia card, read only memory card such as a SIM card or credit card, a smart card or PC card, or a movable hard or floppy disk drives, or any combination thereof.

35. A communication terminal according to claim 33, wherein said interference device comprises a wired or wireless connection link.

36. A communication terminal according to claim 34, wherein said interface device is adapted to communicate in accordance with a communication protocol such as bluetooth protocol, a transmission control protocol, Internet protocol, user datagram protocol, or any combination thereof.

37. A communication terminal according to claim 27, wherein said communication terminal is adapted to connect to a server through said network.

38. A communication terminal according to claim 37, wherein said communication terminal is adapted to receive said recording and/or reminder from said server, which recording and/or reminder is to be stored in said storage module and played by said multimedia playing module and executed by said control module, respectively.

39. A method for utilising a recording in a multimedia format as a reminder for a calendar application executed on a communication terminal, and comprising:

(a) generating said recording in a multimedia format by means of a multimedia generating module;

(b) associating said recording with said reminder by means of a control module;

(c) storing said recording and said reminder by means of a storage module on said communication terminal; and

(d) executing said reminder and playing said recording by means of said control module controlling a multimedia playing module.

40. A method according to claim 39, wherein said generating a recording comprises receiving multimedia data from a server over a network and converting said multimedia data to said recording by means of said multimedia generating module.

41. A method according to claim 39, wherein said generating a recording further comprises receiving multimedia data from a multimedia recording module of said communication terminal and converting said multimedia data to said recording by means of said multimedia generating module.

42. A method according to claim 39, wherein said multimedia format reminder comprises a multimedia messaging service (MMS) format.

43. A method according to claim 39, wherein said multimedia data is transferred to said communication terminal or server utilising any type of wired or wireless connection.

44. A system for utilising a recording in a multimedia format as a reminder for a calendar application executed on a communication terminal, and comprising:

(a) a communication terminal comprising;

(i) a control module for executing a reminder comprising an executable program;

(ii) a multimedia generating module for generating a recording in a multimedia format;

(iii) storage module for storing said reminder and for storing said recording in a multimedia format; and

(iv) a multimedia playing module for playing said recording; and

wherein

said control module is adapted to associate said recording with said reminder and to control said multimedia playing module to play said recording in conjunction with said control module executing said reminder; and

(b) a server for generating and forwarding said reminder and/or said recording to said communication terminal over communication network.