METHOD FOR IMPROVING A MESSAGING SERVICE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

• US 20150350122A1
• Filed: 05/28/2015
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonica SA
• Original Assignee: Telefonica SA
• Inventors: NEYSTADT, John Eugene, ROCH, Yotam
• Application Number:
  US14/724,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20150350122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Present invention refers to a method for improving a messaging service in a communications network. The method comprises the steps of: a group of users of the messaging service establishing a message conversation; including a unique message identifier to each message of the message conversation; a first user of the group of users, using a communication device, creating a first message to be sent to the group of users as a reply to a previously received message from the message conversation; and encoding the unique message identifier, referring to the previously received message, into the message of the first user.

Claims

1. Method for improving a messaging service in a communications network, the method is characterized by comprising the steps of:

a) a group of users of the messaging service establishing a message conversation;

b) including a unique message identifier to each message of the message conversation;

c) a first user of the group of users, using a communication device, creating a first message to be sent to the group of users as a reply to a previously received message from the message conversation;

d) encoding the unique message identifier, referring to the previously received message, into the message of the first user.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein a message including a unique message identifier of another message, further comprising displaying a visual indication in the communication devices of the group of users indicating to which message is replying.

3. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining which previous message is replying the first message, by the first user manually selecting one message of the message conversation.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining which previous message is replying the first user, by automatically selecting the last message received by the first user at the time said first user starts creating the first message.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining which previous message is replying the first user, by automatically selecting the last message received by the first user at the time said first user finishes creating the first message.

6. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of determining which previous message is replying the first user, by automatically selecting the last message received by the first user at the time said first user sends the first message.

7. Method according to claim 1 further comprising the user changing the unique message identifier included in the first message and referring to a previously received message by a second unique message identifier referring to a second previously received message.

8. Method according to claim 2 further comprising hiding the visual indication after a certain period of time.

9. Method according to claim 2 further comprising hiding the visual indication after sending and/or receiving a certain number of messages.

10. Method according to claim 8 further comprising displaying in the communication device of a user of a group of users, a hidden visual indication upon the user selecting a message from the message conversation.

15. A computer program product comprising computer program code adapted to perform all of the steps of the method according to claim 1 when said program code is executed on a computer, a digital signal processor, a field-programmable gate array, an application-specific integrated circuit, a micro-processor, a micro-controller, or any other form of programmable hardware.

11. System for improving a messaging service in a communications network, the system is characterized by comprising:

means for establishing a message conversation between two or more users;

means for including a unique message identifier to each message of the message conversation;

means for creating a first message to be sent to the group of users as a reply to a previously received message from the message conversation;

means for encoding the unique message identifier, referring to the previously received message, into the message of the first user.

12. System according to claim 11 further comprising means for displaying a visual indication, indicating to which message is replying a message which includes a unique message identifier of another message.

13. Mobile device for improving a messaging service in a communications network, the mobile device is configured for:

establishing a message conversation with other users of the messaging service;

including a unique message identifier to each message of the message conversation;

sending a first message to the group of users as a reply to a previously received message from the message conversation;

encoding the unique message identifier of the previously received message, into the first message.

14. Mobile device according to claim 13 wherein the mobile device is further configured for displaying a visual indication indicating to which previous message is replying the first message.