METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING FEEDBACK FROM AT LEAST ONE RECIPIENT VIA A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

• US 20080219416A1
• Filed: 02/15/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Roujinsky
• Original Assignee: John Roujinsky
• Inventors: ROUJINSKY, John
• Application Number:
  US12/031,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20080219416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A system for obtaining feedback from at least one recipient via a telecommunication network, includes a communication device having a messaging client in bi-directional communication with a messaging serve for receiving one or more events relating to a recipient receiving or responding to a media message sent by a communication device. A Group Management Server stores definitions and properties of registered users and user groups of the system, and a templates server stores message templates for access by communication devices connected thereto.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A method for obtaining feedback from at least one recipient via a telecommunication network, the method comprising:

receiving from a sending device message data indicative of a recorded message that a sender device wishes to convey to a recipient device;

storing said message data together with a respective identity of each recipient device;

conveying data to each recipient device pertaining to said message data notification of awaiting message or could be message itself;

storing events relating to an activity performed by a recipient device on receiving or responding to said data;

analyzing said events so as to generate status data; and

storing the status data for access by the sender.

11. A computer program comprising computer program code means for performing the method of claim 10, when said program is run on a computer.

12. A computer program as claimed in claim 11 embodied on a computer readable medium.

13. A system for obtaining feedback from at least one recipient via a telecommunication network, the system including:

a communication device having a messaging client in bi-directional communication with a messaging server for receiving one or more events relating to a recipient receiving or responding to a media message sent by a communication device,

a Group Management Server storing definitions and properties of registered users and user groups of the system, and

a templates server for storing message templates for access by communication devices connected thereto.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a presence server coupled to the protocol handler, to the messaging server and to the Group Management Server, said presence server operating in conjunction with an AB presence unit in the messaging client for providing properties of potential recipient devices.

15. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a location client operating in conjunction with a location server for allowing the location server to compile a list showing the location of each device.

20. A communication device for use with the system according to claim 13, for allowing a sending device to obtain feedback from at least one recipient device, said device comprising:

a processor,

a transmitter/receiver coupled to the processor for allowing wireless transmission and reception,

a message inbox providing a view of a subscriber inbox for each recipient on the messaging sever,

a memory for storing an address book and optionally sender/recipient profiles, and

a user interface allowing selection of one or more recipient addresses.

21. The communication device according to claim 20, further comprising:

a microphone/speaker driver for converting speech to electrical signals, and

a voice recording unit coupled to the microphone/speaker driver for recording the electrical signals.

23. The communication device according to claim 20, further including a presence awareness module for allowing a user to determine at a glance whether a receiving device is on-line and available for receiving a message.

24. The communication device according to claim 20, further including a template browser for accessing templates from the templates server.

25. The communication device according to claim 20, further including a template browser for accessing templates from the templates server.

26. The communication device according to claim 20, further including a display.

27. The communication device according to claim 26, further comprising:

a camera/display driver for capturing a video image, and

a video codec coupled to the camera/display driver for converting the video image to a video stream.

28. A messaging server for use with the system according to claim 13, for allowing a sending device to obtain feedback from at least one recipient device, said messaging server comprising:

a processor,

first and second interfaces coupled to the processor for coupling to respective first and second communication devices,

a memory coupled to the processor for storing message data, and

a data analysis unit coupled to the processor and being adapted to process data received from recipient device in response to messages conveyed thereto by a sender device.

29. The messaging server according to claim 28, further including a GLMS interface for allowing groups to be defined so that an incoming call directed to one member of the group may be automatically sent to the other members of the group.

30. The messaging server according to claim 28, wherein the memory stores icons or other image data of registered users.

31. The messaging server according to claim 28 for use with the system according to claim 14, further including a presence server interface for connection to the presence server.

32. The messaging server according to claim 28, further including a templates server interface for connection to the templates server.

33. The messaging server according to claim 28, for use with the system according to claim 14, further including a location server interface for connection to the location server.

34. The messaging server according to claim 28, wherein said memory provides storage for a plurality of subscriber inboxes each in respect of a different registered subscriber.

16-19. -19. (canceled)

22. (canceled)