Method for delivering CPM message and server thereof

• US 8,516,051 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2012
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Hyeon-Soo, Le Thierry D'Ennequin, Christophe, Huh, Kang-Suk, Lee, Dong-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
• Application Number:
  US13/431,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20120254311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/204, 709/206, 455/412.2
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method that includes receiving a message generated by a source terminal of a requestor; if there are one or more target terminals capable of receiving the message, among plural target terminals of a recipient, transmitting the message to the one or more target terminals, respectively; and transmitting a response message to the source terminal. Also is a method that includes: receiving, from a server, a message generated by a target terminal of a requestor; transmitting, from the mobile terminal to the server, a response message in response to the received message; generating, by the mobile terminal, a reply message in response to the message received from target terminal; transmitting the generated replay message to the server; and synchronizing with the server to receive another message, the another message having been generated by another terminal owned by a same user and intended to be transmitted to the target terminal.

Claims

1. A method for delivering a message in a server, the method comprising:

determining whether to discard or store a message stored in a queue based on a user preference if a time value for the message is expired and thereby creating a determination result; and

performing a procedure for the message according to the determination result,

wherein the procedure includes;

when the determination result indicates that the message is to be stored;

requesting to store the message to a message storage server;

receiving a response message including information on the stored message from the message storage server; and

transmitting a notification message including the information on the stored message to a terminal of the recipient which is intended to receive the message, and

when the determination result indicates that the message is to be discarded;

discarding the message from the queue; and

transmitting a notification message indicating the discarding of the message to the terminal,

wherein the user preference comprises information on a way how to handle a first situation where the terminal of the recipient is not registered or is in an unreceivable state, and a second situation where the terminal is registered or is in a receivable state, and

wherein the way how to handle the first situation comprises at least one of rejecting, deferring, storing and interworking.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the stored message comprises identification information on the stored message within the message storage server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the stored message allows the message to be identified within the message storage server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the stored message is a unique identifier (UID) for the message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message further comprises information on the message storage server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification message is a SIP-based (session initiation protocol-based) message when the terminal of the recipient supports CPM (converged IP messaging), and is a non-SIP-based message when the terminal of the recipient supports non-CPM.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the server is located within a home network of the terminal of the recipient.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting by the server information on a deferred message to the terminal of the recipient.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user preference comprises,

a first user preference for determining a processing of the message;

and

a second user preference related to the storing of the message.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether to reject the message if the message is received from terminals of a sender; and

checking a user preference of the recipient if it is determined that the message is not to be rejected.

11. A server, comprising:

a processor configured to

determine whether to discard or store a message stored in a queue based on a user preference if a time value for the message is expired and thereby create a determination result; and

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive messages under a control of the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform a procedure for the message according to the determination result,

wherein the procedure includes;

when the determination result indicates that the message is to be stored;

request to store the message to a message storage server,

receive a response message including information on the stored message from the message storage server, and

transmit a notification message including the information on the stored message to a terminal of the recipient which is intended to receive the message, and

when the determination result indicates that the message is to be discarded;

discard the message from the queue, and

transmit a notification message indicating the discarding of the message to the terminal,

wherein the user preference comprises information on a way how to handle a first situation where the terminal of the recipient is not registered or is in an unreceivable state, and a second situation where the terminal is registered or is in a receivable state, and

wherein the way how to handle the first situation comprises at least one of rejecting, deferring, storing and interworking.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the information on the stored message comprises identification information on the stored message.

13. The server of claim 11, wherein the information on the stored message allows the message to be identified within the message storage server.

14. The server of claim 11, wherein the information on the stored message is a unique identifier (UID) for the message.

15. The server of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to

determine whether to reject the message if the message is received from terminals of a sender;

and

check a user preference of the recipient if it is determined that the message is not to be rejected.