Message management
First Claim
1. A method of message management in a communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a messaging center generating, in response to reception of a first message transmitted from a first network unit and intended for a second network unit, transaction information associated with said first message;
storing said transaction information associatively with an identifier associated with said first network unit;
said messaging center generating temporary address information that comprises an identifier associated with said messaging center as a first portion and said transaction information as a second following portion; and
said messaging center transmitting a second message to said second network unit, said second message being associated with said temporary address information and comprising at least a portion of said first message, wherein said temporary address information enables said second network unit to respond to said first network unit through said messaging center.
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Abstract
The invention enables efficient management of messages in a communication system. A messaging center (100) generates, in response to reception of a request message from a first user (200) and intended to a second user (300), transaction information. This information is stored in a database (180) together with an identifier of the first user (200). A temporary address is generated based on the transaction information and an identifier of the center (100). A second request message including the temporary address is transmitted to the second user (300). Due to careful choice of the temporary address, the second user (300) may easily transmit a response message to the center (100). Upon reception, the center (100) extracts the temporary address from the response message and extracts the transaction information from the address. Then, the identifier is retrieved from the database (180) based on the transaction information and a second response message is transmitted to the first user (200) based on the retrieved identifier.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of message management in a communication system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a messaging center generating, in response to reception of a first message transmitted from a first network unit and intended for a second network unit, transaction information associated with said first message;
storing said transaction information associatively with an identifier associated with said first network unit;
said messaging center generating temporary address information that comprises an identifier associated with said messaging center as a first portion and said transaction information as a second following portion; and
said messaging center transmitting a second message to said second network unit, said second message being associated with said temporary address information and comprising at least a portion of said first message, wherein said temporary address information enables said second network unit to respond to said first network unit through said messaging center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A messaging center adapted for managing messaging in a communication system, said center comprising:
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means for receiving a first message transmitted from a first network unit and intended for a second network unit;
means for generating, in response to reception of said first message, transaction information associated with said first message;
means for providing said transaction information and an identifier associated with said first network unit for associatively storage in a messaging database associated with said messaging center;
means for generating temporary address information that comprises an identifier associated with said messaging center as a first portion and said transaction information as a second following portion; and
means for transmitting a second message to said second network unit, said second message being associated with said temporary address information and comprising at least a portion of said first message, wherein said temporary address information enables said second network unit to respond to said first network unit through said messaging center. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication system adapted for managing messaging, said system comprising:
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means for receiving a first message transmitted from a first network unit and intended for a second network unit;
means for generating, in response to reception of said first message, transaction information associated with a first message;
means for storing said transaction information associatively with an identifier associated with said first network unit in a messaging database associated with said system;
means for generating temporary address information that comprises an identifier associated with said system as a first portion and said transaction information as a second following portion; and
means for transmitting a second message to said second network unit, said second message being associated with said temporary address information and comprising at least a portion of said first message, wherein said temporary address information enables said second network unit to respond to said first network unit through said messaging center. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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