Method for Linking Internet-Based Forums and Web Logs to a Push to Talk Platform

• US 20080299952A1
• Filed: 08/03/2006
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile International AG (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: T-Mobile International AG (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Blicker, Stephan
• Granted Patent: US 8,442,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for linking Internet-based forums and web logs to a push to talk platform, especially methods for adapting PoC to the environment of Internet forums by means of a novel PoC log storage platform and a novel interface from the PoC platform to the PoC log storage platform. Mobile clients have to support a new client functionality in order to request a log that is based on media messages.

Claims

1. A method for adapting a PoC platform (25) to the world of Internet forums, comprising transmitting data via a PoC log storage platform (26) and via an interface from a PoC platform (25) to the PoC log storage platform (26), and vice versa.

2. A method according to claim 1, comprising storing, via the PoC log storage platform (26), media data in the form of logs (10), which are transmitted from user equipment (20) via the PoC platform (25), and making said media data accessible for the Internet and for other mobile subscribers.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the media data is made accessible for the user equipment (20).

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein the media data is retrieved by the user equipment (20) via the PoC platform (25).

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein, for retrieving of the media data, implementing a lean http client (31) on the user equipment (20).

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising using the PoC system (25) as a transport system to link mobile user equipment to web forums and weblogs.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein both, text-based contributions as well as voice/video contributions are transmitted in the media data.

8. A system and configuration for adapting Push-to-Talk services to the world of Internet forums, comprising a PoC log storage platform (26) linked to an interface from a PoC platform (25) to the PoC log storage platform (26).

9. A system and configuration according to claim 8, wherein PoC logs (10) are stored in the PoC log storage platform.

10. A system and configuration according claim 9, wherein each PoC log (10) has a unique identifier.

11. A system and configuration according to claim 10, wherein the identifier is generated when the PoC log (10) is created.

12. A system and configuration according to claim 11, wherein the identifier contains log-specific and provider-specific information.

13. A system and configuration according to claim 12, wherein the PoC log (10) contains various contributions comprising different types of media, including voice, text, images.

14. A system and configuration according to claim 13, wherein each contribution (11, 12) to a PoC log (10) has a unique sub-identifier.

15. A system and configuration according to claim 14, wherein each contribution (10, 11) contains information about the supplier of the message.