MESSAGING SYSTEM, A MESSENGER SERVER, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20090319628A1
• Filed: 06/12/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Geniem, Ceo Oy, Ktanton Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Geniem Oy (Brandwich Ltd.)
• Inventors: KUMPULA, Hannu, KUMPULA, Tuomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,002,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for a messaging system, a messaging system, a messenger server and a computer program product. The messaging system comprises a messenger server, a sending client and at least one receiving client, and a data transfer network formed therein between. A message comprising at least a link to web content is created and sent from the sending client to at least one receiving client. The messaging system is configured to determine whether the said at least one receiving client has already received the message, and if not, to deliver an identification referring to the message to said at least one receiving client, and said at least one receiving client is configured to retrieve the message on the basis of the identification from the messenger server, whereby the messaging system is configured to automatically display the content in the message.

Claims

1. A method for a messaging system comprising a messenger server, a sending client and at least one receiving client, and a data transfer network formed therein between, wherein a message comprising at least a link to a web content is created and sent from the sending client to at least one receiving client, wherein the method comprises

a. determining whether the said at least one receiving client has already received the message, and if not,

b. delivering an identification referring to the message to said at least one receiving client,

c. retrieving a message on the basis of the identification from the messenger server, and

d. automatically displaying the content pointed by the link in the message.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising allowing resending of the message in its original form to at least one receiving client whereby steps a-d are repeated.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a route of the message is tracked.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message is created to the messenger server and appointed with the identification.

5. A messenger server comprising a data transfer network to at least a sending client and to at least one receiving client, said messenger server being configured to deliver a message comprising at least a link to a web content from a sending client to at least one receiving client, wherein the messenger server is configured

a. to determine whether the said at least one receiving client has already received the message, and if not, to deliver an identification referring to the message to said at least one receiving client, and

b. to retrieve the message to said at least one receiving client on the basis of the identification received from said at least one receiving client, and

c. to automatically display the content pointed by the link in the message.

10. A computer program product for a messaging system comprising instructions being configured, when run on the computer, to create a message comprising at least a link to a web content and to send the message from the sending client to at least one receiving client, characterized in that the instructions are configured to perform:

a. determining whether the said at least one receiving client has already received the message, and if not,

b. delivering an identification referring to the message to said at least one receiving client,

c. retrieving a message on the basis of the identification from the messenger server, and

d. automatically displaying the content pointed by the link in the message.

12. The messenger server according to claim 18, wherein said sending client and said at least one receiving client are one of the following group:

a personal computer, a laptop, a cellular phone or a personal digital assistant

6. The messenger server according to claim 12 being further configured to resend the message in its original form to at least one receiving client and, as a result of which, to repeat steps a-c.

7. The messenger server according to claim 12, wherein the message is formed of text, image, audio, video or their combination.

8. The messenger server according to claim 12, further comprising a wrapper for displaying image or video or audio content instead of a link pointing to such content in the message.

9. The messenger server according to claim 12, further comprising a message tracker for tracking route of resent messages.

11. The messenger server according to claim 12, being configured to a messaging system further comprising a sending client and at least one receiving client.