SIMPLIFIED ACCESS TO MESSAGING SERVICES

• US 20070237108A1
• Filed: 09/19/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Baard, Henrik
• Granted Patent: US 8,489,147 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method for enabling direct provision of a message handling area at a server of a messaging service provider is provided. The method includes associating, in the portable communication device, a first user input unit with a function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider, sending a request, in dependence of a user actuating the first user input unit, to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for the user, receiving an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user, as well as login data for logging into the area, and associating a second user input unit with a function of accessing the message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.

Claims

1. Method for enabling direct provision of a message handling area at a server of a messaging service provider, the method comprising:

associating, in the portable communication device, a first user input unit with a function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider,

sending a request, in dependence of a user actuating said first user input unit, to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for said user,

receiving an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user, as well as login data for logging into said area, and

associating a second user input unit with a function of accessing said message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said identifier that identifies a message handling area also identifies a server where the message handling areas is provided.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the associating a second user input unit with a function of accessing said message handling area comprises replacing the association to the function for connecting to the service provider with the association to the function of accessing said message handling area.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising directly accessing said message handling area in dependence of the user actuating the second user input unit that is associated to the function of accessing said message handling area.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising automatically storing the received login data and automatically using said login data.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the sending a request comprises sending an automatically generated user identifier.

7. Method according to claim 6, further comprising directly accessing said message handling area using the user identifier, in dependence of the user actuating the second user input unit that is associated to the function of accessing said message handling area.

8. Method according to claim 6, wherein the user identifier is based on an identifier of the portable communication device and an identifier associated with the user.

9. Method according to claim 8, wherein the user identifier is a hash of the identifier of the portable communication device of the identifier associated with the user.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein the function to be used for connecting and the function of accessing are provided via a network browser application provided in the portable communication device.

11. Method according to claim 10, wherein the function to be used for connecting and the function of accessing are provided via a first local information presentation page.

12. Portable communication device for enabling direct provision of a message handling area at a server of a messaging service provider, the portable communication device comprising:

a network browsing unit to;

associate a first user input unit to a first function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider,

send, in dependence of a user actuating said first user input unit, a request to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for said user,

receive an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user, as well as login data for logging into said area,

associate a second user input unit to a second function of accessing said message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.

13. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein said identifier that identifies a message handling area also identifies a server where the message handling area is provided.

14. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein the network browsing unit when being arranged to associate the second function of accessing said message handling area replaces the association to the first function for connecting to the service provider with the association to the second function of accessing said message handling area.

15. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein said network browsing unit is further arranged to directly access said message handling area in dependence of a user actuating the second user input unit that is associated with the second function of accessing said message handling area.

16. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein said network browsing unit is further arranged to automatically store the received login data and automatically use said login data.

17. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein the network browsing unit when being arranged to send a request is arranged to send an automatically generated user identifier.

18. Portable communication device according to claim 17, wherein said network browsing unit is further arranged to directly access said message handling area automatically using the user identifier in dependence of the user actuating the second user input unit that is associated to the second function of accessing said message handling area.

19. Portable communication device according to claim 17, wherein the user identifier is based on an identifier of the portable communication device and an identifier associated with the user.

20. Portable communication device according to claim 19, wherein the user identifier is a hash of the identifier of the portable communication device and the identifier associated with the user.

21. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein the first function and the second function are provided via a first local information presentation page provided by the network browsing unit.

22. Portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein the portable communication device includes a cellular phone.

23. Portable communication device for enabling direct provision of a message handling area at a server of a messaging service provider, the portable communication device comprising:

means for associating a first user input unit with a first function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider,

means for sending a request, in dependence of a user actuating said first user input unit, to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for said user,

means for receiving an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user and a server where the message handling area is provided, as well as login data for logging into said area, and

means for associating a second user input unit to a second function of accessing said message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.

24. A computer program product for enabling direct provision of a messaging account at a messaging service provider comprising:

computer program code, to make a portable communication device perform a method when said program code is executed by the portable communication device, the method comprising;

associating, in the portable communication device, a first user input unit with a first function to be used for connecting to the messaging service provider,

sending a request, in dependence of a user actuating said first user input unit, to the messaging service provider to set up a message handling area for said user,

receiving an identifier from the messaging service provider, which identifier identifies a message handling area created for the user and a server where the message handling area is provided, as well as login data for logging into said area, and

associating a second user input unit to a second function of accessing said message handling area, which when selected by the user, allows the user to directly access the message handling area.