Filtering of electronic information to be transferred to a terminal
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- storing by a network element a specific filtering parameter in association with a multimedia message addressed to a recipient; and
transferring by the network element the specific filtering parameter to an apparatus of the recipient over a cellular telecommunication connection so as to enable filtering by the apparatus of the multimedia message before the multimedia message is transferred to the apparatus through the telecommunication connection,wherein the filtering parameter is configured to automatically allow the apparatus to either prevent or allow a transfer of the multimedia message to the apparatus over the telecommunication connection on the basis of said filtering parameter.
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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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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing by a network element a specific filtering parameter in association with a multimedia message addressed to a recipient; and transferring by the network element the specific filtering parameter to an apparatus of the recipient over a cellular telecommunication connection so as to enable filtering by the apparatus of the multimedia message before the multimedia message is transferred to the apparatus through the telecommunication connection, wherein the filtering parameter is configured to automatically allow the apparatus to either prevent or allow a transfer of the multimedia message to the apparatus over the telecommunication connection on the basis of said filtering parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a radio part configured to enable receiving electronic information through a cellular telecommunication connection; and a processor configured to receive a filtering parameter over the cellular telecommunication connection via the radio part, which filtering parameter is related to the electronic information, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically allow or prevent the receiving of the electronic information on the basis of said filtering parameter and the apparatus is arranged not to receive the electronic information through the cellular telecommunication connection when the filtering parameter denotes the electronic information being prevented. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving by an apparatus of a recipient to whom electronic information is addressed a filtering parameter associated with electronic information that is to be received through a cellular telecommunication connection; automatically allowing or preventing receiving of the electronic information on the basis of the filtering parameter; and preventing the receiving of the electronic information through the cellular telecommunication connection if the filtering parameter denotes the electronic information as information whose receipt is to be prevented. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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an output configured to transmit electronic information through a cellular telecommunication connection to a terminal; and a processor configured to store a specific filtering parameter in association with the electronic information for the purpose of filtering before the electronic information is transferred to the terminal through the cellular telecommunication connection, which filtering parameter is to be transferred to the terminal and allows the terminal either to prevent or allow the receiving of the electronic information over the cellular telecommunication connection on the basis of the filtering parameter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program stored in anon-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer, causes an apparatus to:
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receive, at an apparatus of a recipient to whom electronic information is addressed, a filtering parameter over a cellular telecommunication connection, which filtering parameter is related to the electronic information; allow or prevent receiving of the electronic information on the basis of the filtering parameter; receive the electronic information at the apparatus through the cellular telecommunication connection in response to allowing the receiving of the electronic information; and not receive the electronic information at the apparatus through the cellular telecommunication connection in response to preventing of the receiving of the electronic information. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A computer program stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
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store a specific filtering parameter in association with a multimedia message addressed to a recipient; and transfer the specific filtering parameter to an apparatus of the recipient over a cellular telecommunication connection, which filtering parameter enables filtering by the apparatus of the multimedia message before the multimedia message is transferred to the apparatus through the telecommunication connection, wherein the filtering parameter is configured to automatically allow the apparatus to either prevent or allow a transfer of the multimedia message to the apparatus over the telecommunication connection on the basis of said filtering parameter. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a radio part for receiving from a cellular telecommunication network a multimedia message that comprises the following fields;
message class, subject, to whom, and content information of the multimedia message; anda processor configured to cause receiving with the radio part a notification message from the cellular telecommunication network before receiving of the content information of the multimedia message, the notification message comprising the message class of the multimedia message, wherein the processor is further configured to use the message class as a filtering parameter to automatically allow or prevent the receiving of the content information of the multimedia message on the basis of said filtering parameter and the apparatus is configured not to receive the content information of the multimedia message from the cellular telecommunication network when the filtering parameter denotes the content information as information whose receipt is to be prevented. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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