A system and method for controlling and accessing multimedia messages
First Claim
1. A multi media messaging system in a communications network, arranged for sending and receiving messages between at least one sender and at least one intended receiver, said system comprising:
- at least one storage facility, arranged for storing at least one message;
a controlling arrangement, adapted for controlling storage of a message and for controlling access to a stored message;
an accessing arrangement, arranged for providing access to a stored message, and an alerting arrangement, arranged for providing an intended receiver with an alert relating to the storage of a message, characterized in that, said controlling arrangement is arranged for storing and accessing a message under control of the sender of said message.
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Abstract
A system and method is described for storing, controlling and accessing multimedia messages, like voice mail, email, video mail and short messages in a communications network, including the Internet or Intranet (202) and any other data or telephony network (206, 207). The communications network (202, 206, 207) comprises one or more storage facilities (201a, 201b, and 201c) for storing messages destined to be received by an intended receiver (209). A sender (208) of a message is provided control over the storage and access of the messages in the one or more storage facilities (201a, 201b, and 201c). The storage facilities (201a, 201b, 201c) may be directly assigned to the sender (208). The storage facilities (201a, 201b, 201c) may be distributed over the communications network (202, 206, 207) and dedicated to or optimized for a particular type of message.
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50 Claims
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1. A multi media messaging system in a communications network, arranged for sending and receiving messages between at least one sender and at least one intended receiver, said system comprising:
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at least one storage facility, arranged for storing at least one message;
a controlling arrangement, adapted for controlling storage of a message and for controlling access to a stored message;
an accessing arrangement, arranged for providing access to a stored message, and an alerting arrangement, arranged for providing an intended receiver with an alert relating to the storage of a message, characterized in that, said controlling arrangement is arranged for storing and accessing a message under control of the sender of said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of sending and receiving multi media messages in a communications network, between at least one sender and at least one intended receiver of a message, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing by said sender of at least one message in at least one storage facility, arranged for storing at least one message, alerting at least one intended receiver by an alert relating to the storage of a message, and providing access to a stored message, characterized in that, said message is stored and accessed under control of the sender of said message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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