METHOD FOR EXCHANGING REQUESTS BETWEEN THE COMPUTER APPLICATION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL AND AN INSTANTANEOUS MESSAGING SERVER

• US 20090068989A1
• Filed: 02/01/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies France
• Original Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies France
• Inventors: Colon, Francois
• Granted Patent: US 8,386,559 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/23 Reliability checks, e.g. acknowledgments or fault reporting

Abstract

This invention relates to a method for exchanging requests between the computer application of a mobile terminal (A) and an instantaneous messaging server (1), wherein:

the computer application sends requests (2) to server (1) relative to the detection of an event (3),

requests (2) are sent according to a request frequency set to a first value, whereby:

when requests (2) are sent, if the event (3) is not detected by server (1), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to a second value that is lower than the first value,

as soon as server (1) detects the event (3), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value.

Claims

1. A method for exchanging requests between the computer application of a mobile terminal (A) and an instantaneous messaging server (1), wherein:

the computer application sends requests (2) to the server (1) relative to the detection of an event (3),

the requests (2) are sent according to a request frequency set to a first value,

whereby;

when requests (2) are sent, if the event (3) is not detected by the server (1), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends requests (2) according to a request frequency set to a second value that is lower than the first value,

as soon as server (1) detects the event (3), said server controls the computer application so that the latter sends the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) controls the computer application so that it continues to send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value, if a new event (3′

) is detected between a request sent according to a frequency set to the second value and the following request sent according to a frequency set to the first value.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) sends no new command and lets the computer application send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value, if a new event (3′

) is detected between a request sent according to a frequency set according to the second value and the following request sent at a frequency set according to the first value.

4. The method of any one of claims 1-3, wherein server (1) controls the computer application so that it continues to send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the second value, if no new event is detected between a request sent according to a frequency set to the first value and the following request sent according to a frequency set to the first value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) sends no new command and lets the computer application send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the second value, if no new event is detected between a request sent according to a frequency set to the first value and the following request sent according to a frequency set to the first value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) controls the computer application so that it continues to send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value, if a new event is detected between two successive requests sent according to the first value.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) sends no new command and lets the computer application send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the first value, if a new event is detected between two successive requests sent according to the first value.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) controls the computer application so that it continues to send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the second value, if no event is detected between two successive requests sent according to the second value.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein server (1) sends no new command and lets the computer application send the requests (2) according to a request frequency set to the second value, if no new event is detected between two successive requests sent according to the second value.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

server (1) controls the computer application by transmitting a modification parameter of the request frequency to the latter,

the request frequency is set to the first or to the second value according to the modification parameter received by the computer application.

11. A system for implementing the method of claim 1, including a mobile terminal (A) equipped with a computer application and an instantaneous messaging server (1), and wherein:

the computer application comprises;

means for controlling the periodic emission of requests according to a certain request frequency,

means to receive a modification parameter of the request frequency sent by the server,

means to modify the request frequency according to the modification parameter received,

server (1) comprises;

means to detect an event,

means to generate a modification parameter of the request frequency,

means to transmit the modification parameter of the request frequency to the computer application of mobile terminal (A).

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means to generate the modification parameter of the request frequency include a table of correspondence matching an event and a modification parameter of the request frequency.

13. The system of claim 11 or 12, wherein the means to transmit the modification parameter of the request frequency to the computer application, include a first portion of code which, when executed, is able to transmit said modification parameter.

14. A mobile terminal able to connect to an instantaneous messaging service, wherein said mobile terminal integrates a computer application including:

a first portion of code which, when executed, is able to code the periodic emission of requests according to a request frequency set to a certain value,

a second portion of code which, when executed, is able to receive a modification parameter of the request frequency,

wherein with the first portion of code, the request frequency depends on the modification parameter.