METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DELIVERING ELECTRONIC STATE MESSAGE INFORMATION

• US 20100146062A1
• Filed: 11/15/2007
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Eriksson, Anders
• Granted Patent: US 8,583,826 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A method, executed in a messaging server handles electronic messages for a user, handles electronic state messages for at least one terminal, and delivers electronic state messages to at least one terminal. A state change is identified in or at the messaging server, the state change relating to at least one electronic message associated with the user, the at least one electronic message containing a destination identity associated with the user. A terminal address associated with the at least one terminal used by the user is retrieved based on the destination identity associated with the user. An electronic state message is delivered to the at least one terminal using the terminal address as destination address.

Claims

1. A method, executed in a messaging server for handling electronic messages for a user, handling electronic state messages for at least one terminal, and delivering electronic state messages to at least one terminal, said method comprising the following steps:

identifying a state change in or at said messaging server, said state change relating to at least one electronic message associated with said user, said at least one electronic message containing a destination identity associated with said user,

retrieving a terminal address associated with said at least one terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, and

delivering an electronic state message to said at least one terminal using said terminal address as destination address.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said terminal address is an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to said at least one terminal.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said terminal address is a telephone number currently assigned to said at least one terminal.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein:

the step of retrieving a terminal address is preceded by the step of registering the Internet Protocol address of said at least one terminal in a Domain Name System Server connected to said messaging server.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein:

registering the Internet Protocol address of said at least one terminal in said Domain Name System server is done by issuing a Dynamic Domain Name System update to said Domain Name System server.

6. A method according to claim 2, wherein said step of retrieving an Internet Protocol address includes:

looking up said destination identity associated with said user, in a directory connected to said messaging server, to retrieve the terminal identity of said at least one terminal used by said user, and

looking up said terminal identity of said at least one terminal, used by said user, in a Domain Name System server, to retrieve the Internet Protocol address currently assigned to said at least one terminal.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

one of the protocols SMTP, LMTP, HTTP, SIP, MMS or SMS or any method within OMA Push is used during said step of delivering said electronic state message to said at least one terminal.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

said electronic state message is delivered to said at least one terminal via at least one NAT node whereby a second messaging server is connected to said NAT node.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein:

said electronic state message is delivered to said at least one terminal via said second messaging server.

10. A method according to claim 1 wherein said at least one terminal is a mobile terminal.

11. A messaging server for handling electronic messages for a user, handling electronic state messages for at least one terminal, and delivering electronic state messages to at least one terminal, comprising:

an identifying element for identifying a state change in or at said messaging server, said state change relating to at least one electronic message associated with said user, said at least one electronic message containing a destination identity associated with said user, and

a retrieving element for retrieving a terminal address associated with said at least one terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, and

a delivering element for delivering an electronic state message to said at least one terminal using said terminal address as destination address.

12. The messaging server of claim 11, comprising:

a registering element for registering an Internet Protocol address of said at least one terminal in a Domain Name System server, connected to said messaging server, said Internet Protocol address at least partly constituting said terminal address.

13. The messaging server of claim 11, comprising:

a registering element for registering a telephone number of said at least one terminal in a directory 210, 310 connected to said messaging server, said telephone number at least partly constituting said terminal address.

14. The messaging server of claim 12, wherein:

the registering element is adapted to register said Internet Protocol address of said at least one terminal in said Domain Name System server by issuing a Dynamic Domain Name System update to said Domain Name System server.

15. The messaging server of claim 11, wherein the retrieving element is adapted to:

look up said destination identity associated with said user in a directory connected to said messaging server to retrieve the terminal identity of said at least one terminal used by said user, and to

look up said terminal identity of said at least one terminal used by said user in said Domain Name System server to retrieve the Internet Protocol address currently assigned to said at least one terminal used by said user.

16. The messaging server of claim 11, wherein said delivering element is adapted to:

use one of the protocols SMTP, LMTP, HTTP, SIP, MMS or SMS or any method within OMA Push during said step of delivering said electronic state message to said at least one terminal.

17. The messaging server of claim 11, wherein said delivering element is adapted to:

deliver said electronic state message to said at least one terminal via at least one NAT node whereby a second messaging server is connected to said NAT node.

18. The messaging server of claim 17, wherein said delivering element is adapted to:

deliver said electronic state message to said at least one terminal via said second messaging server.

19. The messaging server of claim 11, wherein said at least one terminal is a mobile terminal.

20. A method of delivering electronic messages directed to a user, comprising the following steps:

receiving an electronic message at a mail server, said message containing a mail address associated with said user,

retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said mail address associated with said user, and

delivering the electronic message to said terminal using the retrieved IP address of the terminal.

21. A mail server for delivering electronic messages directed to a user, comprising:

means for receiving an electronic message at a mail server, said message containing a mail address associated with said user,

means for retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said mail address associated with said user, and

means for delivering the electronic message to said terminal using the retrieved Internet Protocol address of the terminal.