System and method for transmitting system messages insession initiation protocol

• US 9,043,394 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Raghavendran, Radhika, Pattan, Basavaraj J
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tammy
• Application Number:
  US11/503,279
• Publication Number:
  US 20070043872A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,210 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/227, 709/203, 379/202.01, 379/201.01
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

Provided is a system and method to accomplish system messaging in SIP by introducing a new content in the form of MIME body and a new feature tag to the existing SIP framework, for transmitting service specific information and receiving the user response. System Messages may contain a list of possible options and require a response from the user.

Claims

1. A method for transferring system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) of a client terminal in a system for providing communication service using the SIP, comprising the steps of:

receiving a system message request from a server;

making up a system message response corresponding to the received system message request by introducing a feature tag distinguishing the system messages from general SIP messages and a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) content type indicative of a format of a message included in a message body of an SIP message into a message header of the SIP message, and introducing a system message response document describing content for responding to the system message request in the message body of the SIP message; and

transmitting the system message response to the server.

2. A client terminal for transferring system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in a system for providing communication service using the SIP, the client terminal comprising:

a transmitter; and

a client for receiving a system message request from a server through the transmitter, making up a system message response corresponding to the received system message request by introducing a feature tag distinguishing the system messages from general SIP messages and a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) content type indicative of a format of a message included in a message body of an SIP message into a message header of the SIP message, and introducing a system message response document describing content for responding to the system message request in the message body of the SIP message, and transmitting the system message response to the server through the transmitter.

3. A method for exchanging system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) by a client device in a system for providing a communication service using the SIP, comprising:

receiving, at the client device, a request message from a server, wherein the request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of the client device, and text to be displayed at the client device for reception of the confirmation;

displaying the text on the client device;

receiving, at the client device, the confirmation from the user;

generating, at the client device, a response message in accordance with the confirmation, wherein the response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is for responding to the request message; and

transmitting the response message from the client device to the server.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request message and the response message further include a feature tag identifying that the response message is transmitted to or from the client device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the text comprises displaying a user interface with at least one button, and the confirmation is inputted on the at least one button.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the text comprises system message request information of the request message, the text comprises first text to be displayed on a body or title of the user interface and second text to be displayed on the at least one button, and the response message further includes system message response information comprising the confirmation.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the first content type and the second content type distinguish the system messages from general SIP messages.

8. A client device for exchanging system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in a system for providing a communication service using the SIP, comprising:

a transceiver for receiving a request message from a server, wherein the request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of the client device, and text to be displayed at the client device for reception of the confirmation;

a display unit for displaying the text on the client device;

an interface unit for receiving the confirmation from the user; and

a controller for generating a response message in accordance with the confirmation, and controlling the transceiver to transmit the response message to the server, wherein the response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is for responding to the request message.

9. The client device of claim 8, wherein the request message and the response message further include a feature tag identifying that the response message is transmitted to or from the client device.

10. The client device of claim 8, wherein the display unit displays a user interface comprising at least one button corresponding to the confirmation, and the confirmation is inputted on the at least one button.

11. The client device of claim 10, wherein the text comprises system message request information of the request message, the text comprises first text to be displayed on a body or title of the user interface and second text to be displayed on the at least one button, and the response message further includes system message response information comprising the confirmation.

12. The client device of claim 8, wherein the first content type and the second content type distinguish the system messages from general SIP messages.

13. A method for exchanging system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) by a server in a system for providing a communication service using the SIP, comprising:

generating a request message at the server, wherein the request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of a client device, and text to be displayed at the client device for reception of the confirmation;

transmitting the request message from the server to the client device; and

receiving, at the server, from the client device, a response message in accordance with the confirmation received at the client device, wherein the response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is for responding to the request message.

14. A server for exchanging system messages using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in a system for providing a communication service using the SIP, comprising:

a controller for generating a request message, wherein the request message includes a first content type indicating that the request message is for requesting a confirmation from a user of a client device, and text to be displayed at the client device for reception of the confirmation; and

a transceiver for transmitting the request message to the client device and receiving, from the client device, a response message in accordance with the confirmation received at the client device, wherein the response message includes a second content type indicating that the response message is for responding to the request message.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the request message and the response message further include a feature tag identifying that the response message is transmitted to or from the client device.

16. The server of claim 14, wherein the text comprises system message request information of the request message, the text comprises first text to be displayed on a body or title of a user interface in the client device and second text to be displayed on at least one button of the user interface, and the response message further includes system message response information comprising the confirmation.

17. The server of claim 14, wherein the first content type and the second content type distinguish the system messages from general SIP messages.