USING MOBILE TERMINALS FOR TEXT ENTRY IN IPTV CHAT SESSIONS
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1. A method for setting up a chat session to an IPTV terminal comprising:
- establishing, by a chat server, a chat session between a first party using both a mobile device and an IPTV terminal and a second party; and
sending, by said chat server, text entries input by said first party via said mobile device and associated with said chat session toward said IPTV terminal for display thereon.
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments provide for chat session handling in IPTV systems. A chat server can be configured to forward text messages associated with a particular chat session toward an IPTV terminal for output thereon. Chat message entry can be performed by using a wireless text entry device, e.g., a mobile phone. An IPTV control server can be configured to recognize a request for a chat session which involves output of chat messages on an IPTV terminal, and to verify that the user has a linked mobile phone and IPTV subscriptions.
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1. A method for setting up a chat session to an IPTV terminal comprising:
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establishing, by a chat server, a chat session between a first party using both a mobile device and an IPTV terminal and a second party; and sending, by said chat server, text entries input by said first party via said mobile device and associated with said chat session toward said IPTV terminal for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for setting up a chat session to an IPTV terminal comprising:
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receiving, at a chat server, a request from an IPTV control server for setting up a chat session towards the IPTV terminal; obtaining, by said chat server, a contact point of the IPTV terminal; receiving, at said chat server, a text message associated with said chat session; and forwarding, by said chat server, the text message to the IPTV terminal using the contact point. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A chat server comprising:
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a processor configured to receive a request from an IPTV control server for setting up a chat session towards an IPTV terminal and further configured to obtain a contact point of the IPTV terminal, wherein, in response to receiving a text message associated with said chat session, said processor is further configured to forward said text message to said IPTV terminal using the contact point. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for setting up a chat session to an IPTV terminal comprising:
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receiving, at an IPTV control server, a chat session initiation request signal; verifying, by said IPTV control server, that a user associated with said chat session initiation request signal, has a subscription which will enable output of text messages associated with said chat session on said IPTV terminal; and forwarding, by said IPTV control server, said chat session initiation request signal toward a chat server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An IPTV control server comprising:
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a processor configured to receive a chat session initiation request signal and to verify that a user associated with said chat session initiation request signal has a subscription which will enable output of text messages associated with said chat session on an IPTV terminal, and wherein said processor is further configured to forward said chat session initiation request signal toward a chat server. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A chat server comprising:
a processor configured to establish a chat session between a first party using both a mobile device and an IPTV terminal and a second party, and further configured to send text entries, which are input by said first party via said mobile device and associated with said chat session, toward said IPTV terminal for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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