Filtering of electronic information to be transferred to a terminal
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating by a network element a specific filtering parameter to a multimedia message, the filtering parameter classifying a type of the multimedia messagetransferring by a network element the filtering parameter to a terminal in a first notification through a telecommunication connection, the first notification being transmitted separately from the multimedia message;
the terminal determining from the filtering parameter whether the multimedia message is to be transferred to the terminal;
in response to said terminal allowing a transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal, transferring by the network element the multimedia message to the terminal through the telecommunication connection;
in response to said terminal not allowing the transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal, preventing by the terminal the transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal through the telecommunication connection.
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Abstract
The object of the invention is a system, a device, a terminal and a method for filtering electronic information to be transferred to the terminal through a telecommunication connection. The invention comprises attaching a specific filtering parameter (30-32) by the device transferring the electronic information to the electronic information for the purpose of filtering before the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection, and informing the terminal of said filtering parameter (30-32) before the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection. In the terminal, the steps comprise checking said informed filtering parameter (30-32) and allowing or preventing the receiving of the electronic information on the basis of said filtering parameter (30-32). In response to said allowing of the receiving, the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection, and in response to said preventing of the receiving, the electronic information is not transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating by a network element a specific filtering parameter to a multimedia message, the filtering parameter classifying a type of the multimedia message transferring by a network element the filtering parameter to a terminal in a first notification through a telecommunication connection, the first notification being transmitted separately from the multimedia message; the terminal determining from the filtering parameter whether the multimedia message is to be transferred to the terminal; in response to said terminal allowing a transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal, transferring by the network element the multimedia message to the terminal through the telecommunication connection; in response to said terminal not allowing the transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal, preventing by the terminal the transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal through the telecommunication connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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associating by a network element a specific filtering parameter to a multimedia message addressed to a recipient; transferring by the network element the specific filtering parameter to a terminal of the recipient over a telecommunication connection so as to enable filtering by the terminal the multimedia message before the multimedia message is transferred to the terminal through the telecommunication connection; wherein the filtering parameter is configured to automatically allow the terminal to either prevent or allow a transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal over the telecommunication connection on the basis of said filtering parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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associating by a network element a specific filtering parameter to a multimedia message addressed to a recipient; transferring by the network element the specific filtering parameter to a terminal of the recipient over a telecommunication connection so as to enable filtering by the terminal the multimedia message before the multimedia message is transferred to a terminal through a telecommunication connection; wherein the filtering parameter is configured to allow the terminal to either prevent or allow a transfer of the multimedia message to the terminal over the telecommunication connection on the basis of the filtering parameter; and wherein the filtering parameter comprises information on at least one class of a number of predetermined classes, on the basis of which the multimedia message has been classified into the class, the class denoting whether the multimedia message is a personal message, a commercial advertisement or information relating to a specific subject. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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