Application message

• US 20070025340A1
• Filed: 02/10/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glenayre Electronics Incorporated (EDCI Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Glenayre Electronics Incorporated (EDCI Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Moraes, Ian, Bettis, Sonny, Yapho, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 8,040,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

A mailbox system that has a distributed architecture is disclosed. The system includes an application server, a media server, and message storage system having subscriber mailboxes. Application messages may be stored in a subscriber'"'"'s mailbox. When the subscriber accesses an application message, the application server uses the application message to create an application, which is then provided to the media server. The media server then executes the application for the subscriber.

Claims

1. A method of providing service to a user of a telecommunications platform, the method comprising the steps of:

retrieving a message from a message storage system;

using the message to generate an application, wherein the application includes a Voice eXtensible Markup Language;

providing content to a user by executing the application.

2. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of:

receiving the message;

storing the message in a mailbox in the message storage system, wherein the mailbox belongs to the user.

3. The method of claim 2, further including the step of:

receiving a request for the message from the user, wherein the user accesses the telecommunication platform to request the message, and wherein the steps of retrieving the message, using the message, and providing content are done in response to the user requesting the message.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the message is formatted according to an internet protocol.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the internet protocol includes MIME.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the message is stored in the message storage system as a binary object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message retrieved from the message storage system is a binary object, and further including the step of:

decoding the message using an internet protocol to produce message artifacts.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the message is MIME decoded.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the application server generates the second VXML page.

10. The method of claim 1, further including the step of:

generating a Voice extensible Markup Language page using at least one of the message artifacts.

11. The method of claim 1, further including:

validating the message.

12. The method of claim 1, further including the step of:

prior to the step of providing content to the user, determining whether the message is valid, wherein content is provided to the user only if the message is determined to be valid.

13. The method of claim 12, further including the steps of:

processing the message to render message artifacts;

modifying at least one message artifact; and

using the modified message artifact to generate the application.

14. Logic embodied in a computer readable medium for providing service to a user of a telecommunications platform, the logic comprising:

a module for retrieving a message from a message storage system;

a module for generating an application by using at least a portion of the message, wherein the application includes a Voice extensible Markup Langage page;

a module for providing content to a user by executing the application.

15. The logic of claim 14, further including:

a module for receiving the message;

a module for storing the message in a mailbox in the message storage system, wherein the mailbox belongs to the user.

16. The logic of claim 15, further including:

a module for receiving a request for the message from the user, wherein the user accesses the telecommunication platform to request the message, and wherein the modules for retrieving the message, using the message, and providing content are done in response to the user requesting the message.

17. The logic of claim 15, wherein the message is formatted according to an internet protocol.

18. The logic of claim 17, wherein the internet protocol includes MIME.

19. The logic of claim 17, wherein the message is stored in the message storage system as a binary object.

20. The logic of claim 14, wherein the message retrieved from the message storage system is a binary object, and further including:

a module for decoding the message using an internet protocol to produce message artifacts.

21. The logic of claim 20, wherein the message is MIME decoded.

22. The logic of claim 20, wherein the application server generates the second VXML page.

23. The logic of claim 14, further including:

a module for generating a Voice extensible Markup Language page using at least one of the message artifacts.

24. The logic of claim 14, further including:

a module for validating the message.

25. The logic of claim 14, further including:

a module for determining whether the message is valid, wherein content is provided to the user only if the message is determined to be valid.

26. The logic of claim 25, further including:

a module for processing the message to render message artifacts;

a module for modifying at least one message artifact; and

a module for using the modified message artifact to generate the application.