METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

• US 20070244968A1
• Filed: 08/22/2006
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ANDREASSON, Markus
• Application Number:
  US11/466,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20070244968A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06

Abstract

A first portable communication device may include a chat client; an activity application that is settable in a state; a chat start application; a first input device adapted to activate the activity application and set the activated activity application in a specific state; a second input device for activating the chat start application; and a keyword generating unit for creating, in response to the chat start application being activated; a specific keyword for the activated activity application set in a specific state. The chat client may send a chat request to the chat server in response to the chat start application being activated. The request may include the specific keyword.

Claims

1. Method in a first portable communication device, for managing a chat room, the first portable communication device comprising a chat client, an activity application, and a chat start application, the first portable communication device being adapted to connect to a chat server, the method comprising:

activating the activity application;

setting the activated activity application to a specific state;

activating the chat start application;

creating, in response to the activating of chart start application, a specific keyword associated with the activated activity application set in a specific state; and

sending, in response to the activating the chat start application, a chat request to the chat server, the chat request comprising the specific keyword.

2. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first notification from the chat server, the first notification comprising information about a specific chat room in the chat server, the specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application defined by the specific keyword.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said first notification further comprises information that the user of the first device has entered the specific chat room.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the specific chat room to the user of the first device.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second notification from the chat server, the second notification comprising information about another user of a second device being in the specific chat room, which other user has activated a same specific state of an activity application in the second device.

6. Method according to claim 5, further comprising:

displaying an identity of the other user being in the specific chat room.

7. Computer program product for managing a specific chat room, comprising computer program code for causing a processing means within the first portable communication device to control an execution of the method of claim 1.

8. A first portable communication device comprising:

a chat client;

an activity application that is settable in a state;

a chat start application;

a first input device adapted to activate the activity application and set the activated activity application in a specific state;

a second input device for activating the chat start application; and

a keyword generating unit for creating, in response to the chat start application being activated, a specific keyword for the activated activity application set in a specific state,

the chat client sending a chat request to the chat server in response to the chat start application being activated, the request comprising the specific keyword.

9. The first portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein the chat client is adapted to receive a first notification from the chat server, the first notification comprising information about a specific chat room in the chat server, the specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application defined by the specific keyword.

10. The first portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein said first notification further comprises information that the user of the first portable communication device has entered the specific chat room.

11. The first portable communication device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a display device adapted to display the specific chat room to the user of the first portable communication device.

12. The first portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein the chat client further is adapted to receive a second notification from the chat server, the second notification comprising information about another user of a second device being in the specific chat room, which other user has activated a same specific state of an activity application in the second device.

13. The first portable communication device according to claim 11, wherein the display device is further adapted to display an identity of the other user being in the specific chat room.

14. The first portable communication device according to claim 12, wherein the chat client further is adapted to set up a chat session between the first portable communication device and the second device in the specific chat room.

15. The first portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein the first portable communication device is a mobile phone.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, from a chat client of a first portable communication device, a chat request comprising a specific keyword, the specific keyword being associated with an activated activity application set in a specific state by a user of the first portable communication; and

creating a specific chat room associated with the specific state of the activity application according to the specific keyword, if no such chat room already exists.

17. Method according to claim 16, further comprising:

identifying the specific state of the activity application associated with the specific keyword.

18. Method according to claim 16, further comprising:

entering the user into the created specific chat room.

19. Method according to claim 16, further comprising:

sending a first notification to the chat client of the first portable communication device, the first notification comprising information about the created specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application and that the user of the first portable communication device has entered the created specific chat room.

20. Method according to claims 16, further comprising:

determining if any specific chat room associated with the activated activity application set in the specific state already exits within the chat server, which specific chat room, if it exists, comprises at least one other user of a second portable communication device, that has activated an activity application set in a same specific state as the user of the first portable communication device.

21. Method according to claim 20, further comprising:

if a specific chat room exists, entering the user of the first portable communication device into the existing specific chat room.

22. Method according to claim 21, further comprising:

sending a first notification to the chat client of the first portable communication device, the first notification comprising information about the existing specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application, that the user of the first portable communication device has entered the chat room and that the at least one other user of the second portable communication device also is in the specific chat room.

23. Method according to claim 21, wherein the chat server is adapted to communicate with a chat client in at least one second portable communications device via the infrastructure network, and the method further comprising:

sending a second notification to each of the chat clients of the at least one second portable communication device, the second notification comprising information that the user of the first portable communication device has entered the specific chat room.

24. Method according to claim 21, further comprising:

setting up a chat session between the user of the first portable communication device and the at least one other user of the second portable communication device.

25. Computer program product for managing a specific chat room, comprising computer program code for causing a processing means within the chat server to control an execution of the method of claim 16.

26. A chat server comprising:

a chat request receiving unit adapted to receive from a chat client of a first device, a chat request comprising a specific keyword, the specific keyword being associated with an activated activity application set in a specific state by a user of the first device; and

a chat room managing unit adapted to create a specific chat room associated with the specific state of the activity application according to the specific keyword.

27. The chat server according to claim 26, further comprising:

a keyword processing unit adapted to identify the specific state of the activity application associated with the specific keyword.

28. The chat server according to claim 26, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to enter the user into the created specific chat room.

29. The chat server according to claim 26, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to send a first notification to the chat client of the first device, the first notification comprising information about the created specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application and that the user of the first device has entered the created specific chat room.

30. The chat server according to claim 26, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to determine if any specific chat room associated with the activated activity application set in the specific state already exists within the chat server, which specific chat room, if it exists, comprises at least one other user of a second portable communication device, that has activated an activity application set in the same specific state as the user of the first device.

31. The chat server according to claim 30, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to enter the user of the first device into the existing specific chat room if a specific chat room exists.

32. The chat server according to claim 31, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to send a first notification to the chat client of the first device, the first notification comprising information about the existing specific chat room being associated with the specific state of the activity application, that the user of the first device has entered the chat room and that the at least one other user of the second device also is in the specific chat room.

33. The chat server according to claim 32, wherein the chat room managing unit is further adapted to send a second notification to each of the chat clients of the at least one second device, the second notification comprising information that the user of the first device has entered the specific chat room.

34. The chat server according to claim 32, further comprising:

a chat session unit adapted to set up a chat session between the user of the first device and the at least one other user of the second device.