SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGING CONTENT DELIVERY

• US 20130275538A1
• Filed: 06/12/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,049,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4509 Unified messaging with single point of access to voicemail and other mail or messaging systems unified messaging in packet switching networks H04L51/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An integrated system for messaging content delivery for use in a wireless network that incorporates a messaging application broker that interfaces with messaging applications; management applications, a plurality of user devices, and external networks. The interfaces use the appropriate protocols to interact with the messaging applications, management applications, user devices and external networks.

Claims

1. system comprising:

an application subsystem in a converged messaging system comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

a management subsystem comprising;

an operations and management tool for monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance of a network;

a network estimation module for communicating information between multiple wireless nodes;

a system management application for;

gathering information from a plurality of network applications devices; and

;

providing network administrators with information to facilitate managing the network; and

a provisioning application for;

configuring systems; and

providing user with access to data and resources; and

a messaging application broker that;

provides an interface between the application subsystem and the management subsystem;

receives a message notification from the management subsystem that comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service wherein the management subsystem processes each type of message as a service;

interacts with a presence server to verify presence and may forward the message to a mobile content management system which may be used by a wireline user computer to retrieve messages depending on the verified presence;

provides a Gi interface between the messaging subsystem and user devices; and

provides a public interface between the messaging subsystem and public external networks.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a converged messaging system coupled to the messaging application broker wherein the messaging application broker sends instructions to the converged messaging system in at least one of a lightweight directory access protocol;

an Internet message access protocol;

or a simple mail transfer protocol.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the management subsystem comprises at least one of:

a network systems management component;

a provisioning component;

a network estimate component;

or

an operations administration and management component.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the public external network is the Internet.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the terminal interface comprises a Gi interface.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said public interface connects the gateway to a public Internet server that converts speech to text.

7. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

storing a message from a first device in a converged messaging system, wherein the message is associated with a message type and is processed as a service;

providing a message notification to a messaging application broker, wherein the message notification comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service, the messaging application broker having interfaces that interface;

between the messaging application broker and at least one messaging application, wherein the at least one messaging application resides in an application subsystem comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a message waiting indicator application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one management application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one user device; and

between the messaging application broker and a public external mobile network;

determining services available to a second device;

selecting a network element from a plurality of network elements to provide a message notification to the second device based on the type of message and the services available to the second device;

interacting with a presence server to verify presence of the second device and to forward the message to a mobile content management system which may be used by a wireline user computer to retrieve the message depending on the verified presence;

delivering the message notification to the second device through the selected network element; and

determining whether the message requires further processing.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of network elements comprises a message waiting indicator server, a Gateway GPRS node, and a short messaging service center.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, the operations further comprising:

receiving a message request from the second device through a second network element;

routing the message request to the messaging application broker; and

routing the message request from the messaging application broker to the converged messaging system.

10. The computer-readable storage medium claim 7, the operations further comprising:

transmitting the message from the converged messaging system to the messaging application broker;

transmitting the message from the messaging application broker to a second network element; and

transmitting the message from the second network element to the second device.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the first network element is an MWI server when the message is a visual voicemail or a voice to text message.

12. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

in a messaging application broker in a converged messaging system in the network having interfaces that interface;

between the messaging application broker and at least one messaging application, wherein the at least one messaging application resides in an application subsystem comprising;

an email application;

an SMS application;

a message waiting indicator application;

a voice mail application;

an MMS application;

a visual voice mail application; and

an instant messaging application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one management application;

between the messaging application broker and at least one user device; and

between the messaging application broker and a public external mobile network;

interfacing with at least one messaging application through the messaging application

broker;

interfacing with at least one mobile network management application through the messaging application broker;

interfacing with at least one user device through the messaging application broker;

interfacing with at least one external mobile network through the messaging application broker;

interacting with a presence server to verify presence and to forward a message to a mobile content management system usable by a wireline user computer to retrieve messages depending on the verified presence;

receiving a message notification by the messaging application broker, wherein the message notification comprises a class of service lookup application used to verify the class of service associated with the message; and

delivering the message notification to the at least one user device through the public external network.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one messaging application comprises a converged messaging system.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a network that converts voice to text.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a carrier portal.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein one of the plurality of external networks comprises a mobile content management system.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one mobile management application comprises a provisioning system.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one messaging application comprises an SMS application.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one messaging application comprises a voicemail application.