Document access method

• US 20060293071A1
• Filed: 06/19/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Legat, Bruno, Skraba, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US11/455,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20060293071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention relates to methods of accessing a document linked to a message sent to a mobile terminal via an operator. This is a document access method comprising: a step of an operator sending a mobile first terminal a message linked to a document; a step of a user consulting the message and of displaying on the screen of the mobile first terminal a parameter representing the size of the document; a step of the user employing the man-machine interface of the mobile first terminal to command the operator to associate an address with the document; a step of the user entering the address associated with the document via a man-machine interface of a second terminal having a greater capacity than the mobile first terminal; a step of the operator sending the document to the second terminal; and a step of displaying the document on the screen of the second terminal.

Claims

1. A document access method comprising:

a step of an operator sending a mobile first terminal a message linked to a document;

a step of a user consulting the message on the screen of the mobile first terminal, showing a parameter representative of the size of the document;

a step of the user employing the man-machine interface of the mobile first terminal to command the operator to associate an address with the document;

a step of the user entering the address associated with the document via a man-machine interface of a second terminal having a greater capacity than the mobile first terminal;

a step of the operator sending at least the document to the second terminal; and

a step of displaying at least the document on the screen of the second terminal.

2. A document access method according to claim 1, including, between said command step and said step of entry by the user, a step of the operator sending the mobile first terminal the address associated with the document.

3. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile first terminal is a mobile telephone or a personal digital assistant and said second terminal is a computer connected to the Internet.

4. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said second terminal has a greater capacity than said mobile first terminal in terms of bandwidth and/or storage capacity and/or screen size.

5. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said document includes a photo and/or a video.

6. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said address is always the same for the same mobile first terminal and is accompanied by a password.

7. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said address is different for each message sent to the same mobile terminal and is not accompanied by a password.

8. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said command step is effected simply by pressing a button or by clicking on an icon.

9. A document access method according to claim 1, wherein said step of said operator sending said document to said second terminal is effected only after successful completion of a step of authentication of said mobile first terminal by said operator.

10. A document access method according to claim 9, wherein it is not possible for said operator to send said document to a third terminal after said step of said operator sending said document to said second terminal.

11. A document access method according to claim 9, wherein said document remains accessible on said second terminal for only a predetermined time after said step of said operator sending said document to said second terminal.

12. A mobile terminal comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive from an operator a message linked to a document;

a man-machine interface adapted to receive input from a user;

a screen adapted to display a parameter representative of the size of said document at the command of said man-machine interface and after entry by a user; and

a sender adapted to send an operator a command to associate an address with said document following entry by said user at said man-machine interface.

13. A telecommunication operator comprising:

a sender adapted to send a mobile terminal a message linked to a document;

a receiver adapted to receive from a mobile terminal a command to associate an address with said document; and

a processor adapted to associate an address with said document;

wherein;

said sender is adapted to send said address associated with said document to a mobile terminal;

said receiver is adapted to receive said address associated with said document from a terminal;

said sender is adapted to send at least said document to a terminal.