Method and system for combining text and voice messages in a communications dialogue

• US 8,576,993 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2012
• Issued: 11/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smartcom Labs OY
• Original Assignee: Bookit Oy
• Inventors: Salonen, Jukka
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US13/548,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20130184014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 480 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 379/88.13, 379/93.12, 379/88.11
• US Class Current: 379/88.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method for delivering messages in a telecommunications network includes delivery of a first text-form message of a session N to the user of the service, in such a way that the sender address is convened to correspond to the session number N and the session stage J, in stages 2-n of the session N. Thus, a text-form message is received, from the user of the message service, at the sender address defined in the message in the previous stage, and the session proceeds according to the contents of the message, in such a way that the sender address is converted to correspond to the session number N and the new session stage J, and the next text-form message of session N is sent to the user of the message service.

Claims

1. A method for sending messages in a session to a user of a service, in a telecommunications network, in which method;

delivering a first text-form message of the session N to the user of the service, in such a way that the sender address corresponds to the session number N and the session stage J of the session,

receiving a text-form message at the sender address defined in the message in a previous stage, and wherein the session proceeds according to the contents of the message,

wherein in some stage of the session N, a voice message is received, at the sender address of a message defined in the message in a stage, or at an address contained in the message, and the session proceeds according to the content of the voice message.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein if necessary, the next text-form message of the session N is sent to the user, in such a way that the sender address corresponds to the session number N and the new session stage J.

3. A system for sending messages in a session to a user of a service, in a telecommunications network, comprising;

a service operator configured to execute the steps of;

sending a first text-form message of the session N to the user of the service, in such a way that the sender address corresponds to the session number N and the session stage J of the session,

receiving a text-form message at the sender address defined in the message in a previous stage, and wherein the session proceeds according to the contents of the message,

wherein in some stage of the session N, a voice message is received, at the sender address of a message defined in the message in a stage, or at an address contained in the message, and the session proceeds according to the content of the voice message.