Method and apparatus for organizing and accessing electronic messages in a telecommunications system
First Claim
1. A method for organizing incoming electronic messages to a user having at least two different types of access environments, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an electronic message having a plurality of components having different format types, wherein at least one of the plurality of components has an original data format type;
storing the electronic message in accordance with a first structure;
processing the electronic message into at least one processed electronic message having a data format type which is adapted to an alternative access environment as the original data format type, wherein the processing includes;
identifying one or more message components in the electronic message and replacing at least one message component with corresponding identification data;
thinning the at least one message component in accordance with a predefined rule to transform the at least one message component into a format type different from the original data format type;
determining the format of the message component from data associated with the message component;
storing the processed electronic message in accordance with a second structure which is a mapping of the first structure; and
accessing, by said user, the electronic message or one of the at least one processed electronic messages depending on the type of access environment currently at the disposal of said user.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the organization of electronic messages (101) coming in to a user who can access his/her messages via at least two different types of access environments (130-165). A first storage area (100) receives the electronic messages (101), which each has an original data format. The electronic messages (101) are then stored according to a first structure (102). An agent (110) processes the electronic messages (101) into at least one set of processed electronic messages (113a-113c) having data formats, which are at least as adapted to an alternative access environment as the data formats of the corresponding original electronic messages. The processed electronic messages (113a-113c) are then stored according to at least one second structure (121a-121c) that is a mapping of the first structure (102). The user may either access an original electronic message (101) in the first structure (102) or one of the processed electronic messages (113a-113c) in the at least one second structure (121a-121c). The choice of message version is based on the type of access environment (130-165) that the user currently has at his/her disposal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for organizing incoming electronic messages to a user having at least two different types of access environments, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic message having a plurality of components having different format types, wherein at least one of the plurality of components has an original data format type;
storing the electronic message in accordance with a first structure;
processing the electronic message into at least one processed electronic message having a data format type which is adapted to an alternative access environment as the original data format type, wherein the processing includes;
identifying one or more message components in the electronic message and replacing at least one message component with corresponding identification data;
thinning the at least one message component in accordance with a predefined rule to transform the at least one message component into a format type different from the original data format type;
determining the format of the message component from data associated with the message component;
storing the processed electronic message in accordance with a second structure which is a mapping of the first structure; and
accessing, by said user, the electronic message or one of the at least one processed electronic messages depending on the type of access environment currently at the disposal of said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for accessing and sending electronic messages, said apparatus comprising:
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a first storage area for storing electronic messages, the electronic messages being arranged according to a first structure and each of the electronic messages having an original data format type;
an agent for processing the electronic messages into at least one set of processed electronic messages, each processed electronic message having a data format type which is adapted to an alternative access environment as the original data format type, wherein the agent comprises instructions for;
identifying one or more message components in the electronic message and replacing at least one message component with corresponding identification data;
thinning the at least one message component in accordance with a predefined rule to transform the at least one message component into a type of format type different from the original data format type; and
a second storage area for storing the processed electronic messages according to a second structure, said second structure being a mapping of the first structure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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