Message gateways and methods and systems for message dispatching based on group communication

• US 20060168038A1
• Filed: 01/03/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Lin, Jyun-Naih
• Application Number:
  US11/028,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20060168038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/185 with management of multicast group membership
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4555 Directories for electronic mail or instant messaging

Abstract

A system for message dispatching based on group communication. The system comprises a message gateway, receiving a message from a message server, retrieving a header and contents of the message corresponding to a message address, determining whether first field information in the header contents is identical to a group name in the group address book. If so, the priority in a second field information in the header contents is verified, and the message is sent to each recipient in a group according to reception address information and presence states corresponding to the priority using different data reception methods.

Claims

1. A message gateway, comprising:

a data allocating module, creating a group address book, comprising at least one first group corresponding to a first message address and comprising at least one recipient, wherein the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method;

an email retrieving module, retrieving a header and contents of a message corresponding to the first message address;

a data processing module, coupled to the data allocating module and email retrieving module, determining whether first field information in the header contents is identical to the first group name in the group address book, if so, the message is sent according to a second field information in the header contents; and

a data forwarding module, coupled to the data processing module, retrieving the message from the data processing module and sending the message to the recipient according to a data reception method corresponding to the second field information and a presence state and reception address information corresponding to the data reception method.

2. The message gateway as claimed in claim 1, wherein contents of a recipient field in the message comprises the first group name and the first message address.

3. The message gateway as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient is assigned with at least one first, second, and third data reception methods, and at least one first, second, and third reception address information, the data forwarding module comprises at least one first, second, and third translating module, each corresponding to the first, second, and third data reception methods respectively, the data processing module sends the message to the first translating module according to the second field information, and the first translating module sends the message to the recipient according to the first data reception method and the first reception address information.

4. The message gateway as claimed in claim 1, wherein the group address book of another user further comprises a second group, a name thereof is identical to the name of the first group, the second group corresponds to a second message address and comprises at least one recipient, and the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method.

5. A system for message dispatching based on group communication, comprising:

a personal computer, sending a message and creating a group address book, comprising at least one first group corresponding to a first message address and comprising at least one recipient, wherein the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method;

a message server, coupled to the personal computer, receiving the message; and

a message gateway, coupled to the personal computer and the message server, retrieving a header and contents of the message corresponding to the first message address, determining whether first field information in the header contents is identical to the first group name in the group address book, and, if so, sending the message to the recipient according to a data reception method corresponding to the second field information and a presence state and reception address information corresponding to the data reception method.

6. The system for message dispatching as claimed in claim 5, wherein contents of a recipient field in the message comprises the first group name and the first message address.

7. The system for message dispatching as claimed in claim 5, wherein the recipient is assigned with at least one first, second, and third data reception methods, and at least one first, second, and third reception address information, the message gateway comprises at least one first, second, and third translating module, each corresponding to the first, second, and third data reception methods respectively, and sends the message to the first translating module according to the second field information, and the first translating module sends the message to the recipient according to the first data reception method and the first reception address information.

8. The system for message dispatching as claimed in claim 5, wherein the group address book further comprises a second group of another user, a name thereof is identical to the name of the first group, the second group corresponds to a second message address and comprises at least one recipient, and the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method.

9. A method for message dispatching based on group communication, comprising:

creating a group address book, comprising at least-one first group corresponding to a first message address and comprising at least one recipient, wherein the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method;

sending a message;

retrieving a header and contents of the message corresponding to the first message address;

determining whether first field information in the header contents is identical to the first group name in the group address book; and

if the first field information is identical to the first group name, sending the message to the recipient according to a data reception method corresponding to the second field information and a presence state and reception address information corresponding to the data reception method.

10. The method for message dispatching as claimed in claim 9, wherein contents of a recipient field in the message comprises the first group name and the first message address.

11. The method for message dispatching as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

assigning the recipient with at least one first, second, and third data reception methods, and at least one first, second, and third reception address information;

retrieving the message through a message gateway, comprises at least one first, second, and third translating module, each corresponding to the first, second, and third data reception methods respectively;

sending the message to the first translating module according to the second field information; and

the first translating module sending the message to the recipient according to the first data reception method and the first reception address information.

12. The method for message dispatching as claimed in claim 9, wherein the group address book further comprises a second group of another user, a name thereof is identical to the name of the first group, the second group corresponds to a second message address and comprises at least one recipient, and the recipient is assigned with a plurality of data reception methods and reception address information corresponding to each data reception method.