Message Transmission System and Message Transmission Method

• US 20080032717A1
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Sawada, Hisanori, Kobayashi, Kayo, Yamaguchi, Hiroki, Miyamoto, Hidenori, Nasu, Tooru, Eguchi, Ayumi
• Granted Patent: US 7,792,523 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4555 Directories for electronic mail or instant messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A message transmission system includes a registration accepting part for accepting a membership number, a subscriber telephone number, and a subscribed service ID; a subscriber information storage for storing membership numbers, subscriber telephone numbers, and subscribed service IDs in association with each other; a transmission request receiver for receiving a membership number of a message destination and a service ID of a Web server from the Web server or from communication terminal; a communication address converter for referring to the subscriber information storage on the basis of the received membership number and service ID to retrieve the subscriber telephone number corresponding to the membership number and service ID; and a message output part for outputting a predetermined message while designating the retrieved subscriber telephone number.

Claims

1. :

A message transmission system comprising;

a registration accepting unit for accepting first communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication terminal, second communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication address of the communication terminal, and subscribed service specifying information specifying a service to which the communication terminal subscribes;

a subscriber information storing unit for storing the first communication terminal specifying information, the second communication terminal specifying information and the subscribed service specifying information in association with each other;

a transmission request receiving a unit for receiving third communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication terminal of a message destination, and provided service specifying information specifying a service provided by a message sender from a message sender equipment;

a communication address converting unit for referring to the subscriber information storing unit on the basis of the third communication terminal specifying information and the provided service specifying information received by the transmission request receiving unit, to retrieve the second communication terminal specifying information corresponding to the first communication terminal specifying information agreeing with the third communication terminal specifying information, and the subscribed service specifying information agreeing with the provided service specifying information; and

a message outputting unit for outputting a predetermined message while designating the second communication terminal specifying information retrieved by the communication address converting means, as a communication address.

2. :

The message transmission system according to claim 1, further comprising

an authentication information storing unit for storing the provided service specifying information, and authentication information for authenticating the message sender equipment, in association with each other; and

a sender authenticating unit for authenticating the message sender equipment on the basis of the authentication information,

wherein the transmission request receiving unit additionally receives the authentication information from the message sender equipment,

wherein the sender authenticating unit refers to the authentication information storing unit on the basis of the provided service specifying information received by the transmission request receiving unit, to retrieve the authentication information corresponding to the provided service specifying information, hereafter determines whether the authentication information agrees with the authentication information received by the transmission request receiving unit, and thereby authenticates the message sender equipment, and

wherein the message outputting unit outputs the predetermined message when the sender authenticating unit authenticates the message sender equipment.

3. :

A message transmission method comprising;

a registration accepting step wherein a registration accepting unit accepts first communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication terminal, second communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication address of the communication terminal, and subscribed service specifying information specifying a service to which the communication terminal subscribes;

a subscriber information storing step wherein a subscriber information storing unit stores the first communication terminal specifying information, the second communication terminal specifying information, and the subscribed service specifying information in association with each other;

a transmission request receiving step wherein a transmission request receiving unit receives third communication terminal specifying information specifying a communication terminal of a message destination, and provided service specifying information specifying a service provided by a message sender, from a message sender equipment;

a communication address converting step wherein a communication address converting unit refers to the subscriber information storing unit on the basis of the third communication terminal specifying information and the provided service specifying information received by the transmission request receiving unit, to retrieve the second communication terminal specifying information corresponding to the first communication terminal specifying information agreeing with the third communication terminal specifying information, and the subscribed service specifying information agreeing with the provided service specifying information; and

a message outputting step wherein a message outputting unit outputs a predetermined message while designating the second communication terminal specifying information retrieved by the communication address converting unit, as a communication address.