Peer-to-peer communication for instant messaging between different instant message application types

• US 7,543,030 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2004
• Issued: 06/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Chou, Shih-Chun, Hsieh, Wen-Tai, Yang, Yung-Fang, Chang, Lu-Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Van H
• Application Number:
  US10/945,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20060020708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,714 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-206, 709/227, 709/230, 455/417, 455/445, 719/310, 719/311, 719/312, 719/313
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression

Abstract

An instant message is received from a first daemon corresponding to a first instant messaging application type originating with a first client, and transmits the instant message to a second daemon corresponding to a second instant messaging application type originating with a second client. A third daemon receives the instant message using communication protocol corresponding to the first instant messaging application type. A message switching unit acquires the second instant messaging application type corresponding to the third daemon identity, and acquires a second daemon identity. A fourth daemon transmits the instant message to the second daemon corresponding to the second daemon identity using communication protocol corresponding to the second instant messaging application type.

Claims

1. A system for peer-to-peer (p2p) communication, comprising:

a first client, having a first daemon corresponding to a first instant messaging application type and sending an instant message corresponding to the first instant messaging application type using communication protocol corresponding to the first instant messaging application type;

a second client, having a second daemon corresponding to a second instant messaging application type and using communication protocol corresponding to the second instant messaging application type; and

a coordinator coupled between the first and second clients, comprising;

a third daemon receiving the instant message and a first daemon identity corresponding to the first daemon using communication protocol corresponding to the first instant messaging application type, and acquiring a third daemon identity corresponding to the third daemon;

a message switching unit receiving the instant message, the first daemon identity and the third daemon identity, acquiring the second instant messaging application type corresponding to the third daemon identity, and acquiring a second daemon identity corresponding to the second daemon according to the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type; and

a fourth daemon receiving the instant message and the second daemon identity, and transmitting the instant message to the second daemon corresponding to the second daemon identity using communication protocol corresponding to the second instant messaging application type.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the message switching unit acquires a fourth daemon identity corresponding to the fourth daemon and transmits the instant message to the fourth daemon corresponding to the fourth daemon identity.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the coordinator further comprises a storage device recording the first daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the fourth daemon identity.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3 wherein the message switching unit acquires the fourth daemon identity by querying the record of the first daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the fourth daemon identity.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coordinator further comprises a storage device recording the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type, and recording the third daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the second daemon identity.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the message switching unit acquires the second instant messaging application type by querying the record of the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type, and acquires the second daemon identity by querying the record of the third daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the second daemon identity.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coordinator further comprises a daemon generating unit receiving a first registration message from the first client, generating the fourth daemon for the second instant messaging application type, registering the fourth daemon, and activating the fourth daemon.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the coordinator further comprises a daemon generating unit receiving a second registration message from the second client, generating the third daemon for the first instant messaging application type, registering the third daemon, and activating the third daemon.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the instant message comprises text, graphics, audio or video files.

10. A method for peer-to-peer (p2p) communication, comprising:

Sending an instant message from a first daemon corresponding to a first instant messaging application type originating with a first client to a second daemon corresponding to a second instant messaging application type originating with a second client via a coordinator;

receiving the instant message, a first daemon identity corresponding to the first daemon, and a third daemon identity by the coordinator, the first daemon identity and the third daemon identity corresponding to the first instant messaging application type;

acquiring the second instant messaging application type corresponding to the third daemon identity by the coordinator;

acquiring a second daemon identity corresponding to the second daemon according to the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type by the coordinator; and

directing a fourth daemon to transmit the instant message to the second daemon corresponding to the second daemon identity using communication protocol corresponding to the second instant messaging application type by the coordinator.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

acquiring a fourth daemon identity according to the first daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type; and

directing the fourth daemon corresponding to the fourth daemon identity.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 wherein the acquisition of the fourth daemon identity comprising querying the record of the first daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the fourth daemon identity from a storage device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the acquisition of the second instant messaging application type comprising querying the record of the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type from a storage device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the acquisition of the second daemon identity comprising querying the record of the third daemon identity, the second instant messaging application type and the second daemon identity from a storage device.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a first registration message from the first client;

generating the fourth daemon for the second instant messaging application type;

registering the fourth daemon; and

activating the fourth daemon.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a second registration message from the second client;

generating the third daemon for the first instant messaging application type;

registering the third daemon; and

activating the third daemon.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the instant message comprises text, graphics, audio or video files.

18. A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed, performs a method for peer-to-peer (p2p) communication, the method comprising:

sending an instant message from a first daemon corresponding to a first instant messaging application type originating with a first client to a second daemon corresponding to a second instant messaging application type originating with a second client via a coordinator;

receiving the instant message, a first daemon identity corresponding to the first daemon, and a third daemon identity by the coordinator, the first daemon identity and the third daemon identity corresponding to the first instant messaging application type;

acquiring the second instant messaging application type corresponding to the third daemon identity by the coordinator;

acquiring a second daemon identity corresponding to the second daemon according to the third daemon identity and the second instant messaging application type by the coordinator; and

directing a fourth daemon to transmit the instant message to the second daemon corresponding to the second daemon identity using communication protocol corresponding to the second instant messaging application type by the coordinator.