Messaging system and method

• US 9,055,416 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2014
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: T Play Holdings LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: TriPlay Incorporated
• Inventors: Rosen, Gil, Ziv, Yaacov
• Primary Examiner(s): MIRZA, ADNAN M
• Application Number:
  US14/483,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: 709/205, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• 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 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 : with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 : Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method of cross-platform messaging including receiving, by a messaging system, at least one initial message having a message format, an initial message layout and data indicative of at least one user associated with the at least one initial message, and before delivery to a destination communication device associated with the at least one user, converting, by the messaging system, an initial message into an adapted message, and facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device. The adapted message is characterized by, at least, an adapted message layout, and the adapted message layout differs from the initial message layout in a characteristic associated with respective message layout such as number of media objects, a graphical image of a media object, a size of a placeholder related to a media object, and a location of a media object within a respective message layout.

Claims

1. A method of communication via a communication system between an originating communication device associated with a sender and a destination communication device associated with a receiver, the method comprising:

receiving, by the communication system from the originating communication device, a communication that is addressed to the destination communication device and that includes a media item;

based on receipt of the communication, parsing, by the communication system, the media item from the communication;

based on parsing the media item from the communication, storing, in one or more electronic storage devices accessible by the communication system, the media item and metadata related to the media item;

replacing, in the communication by the communication system, the media item with a clickable media that is reduced for the destination communication device and that is clickable to access a version of the media item reduced for the destination communication device;

sending, by the communication system to the destination communication device, a notification of the communication that includes the clickable media;

after sending the notification of the communication, receiving, by the communication system from the destination communication device, a request for content of the media item resulting from selection of the clickable media; and

based on receipt of the request for content of the media item, facilitating, by the communication system, delivery of content of the media item by;

adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication based on at least one of;

i) criterion related to communication capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to communication capabilities of the originating communication device,

ii) criterion related to displaying capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to displaying capabilities of the originating communication device, and

iii) criterion related to communication media between the originating and destination communication devices, and

sending, by the communication system to the destination communication device, the adapted media item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, format of the media item.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, layout of the media item.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing, in the communication by the communication system, the media item with the clickable media comprises replacing, in the communication by the communication system, the media item with a clickable icon into an adapted version of the media item that represents the media item from the communication, the adapted version of the media item being adapted for displaying capabilities of the destination communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the clickable icon is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, the media item based on at least one criterion related to communication capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to communication capabilities of the originating communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, the media item based on at least one criterion related to displaying capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to displaying capabilities of the originating communication device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, the media item based on at least one criterion related to communication media between the originating and destination communication devices.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein adapting, by the communication system, the media item in the communication comprises adapting, by the communication system, the media item based on at least one criterion related to communication capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to communication capabilities of the originating communication device, at least one criterion related to displaying capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to displaying capabilities of the originating communication device, and at least one criterion related to communication media between the originating and destination communication devices.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media item is an image.

11. The method of claim 1:

wherein the media item is a video file; and

wherein replacing, in the communication by the communication system, the media item with the clickable media comprises replacing, in the communication by the communication system, the video file with a clickable icon into a version of the video file reduced for the destination communication device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to receipt of the communication:

registering, by the communication system, a first user that subscribes to one or more services offered by the communication system, the first user accessing the communication system using the originating communication device;

based on registration of the first user that subscribes to one or more services offered by the communication system, assigning, by the communication system, a first cellular telephone number of the originating communication device as a unique identification number associated with the first user on the communication system;

registering, by the communication system, a second user that subscribes to one or more services offered by the communication system, the second user accessing the communication system using the destination communication device, the second user being different than the first user; and

based on registration of the second user that subscribes to one or more services offered by the communication system, assigning, by the communication system, a second cellular telephone number of the destination communication device as a unique identification number associated with the second user on the communication system, the second cellular telephone number being different than the first cellular telephone number,

wherein receiving the communication comprises receiving a communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number.

13. A communication system capable of providing communication between an originating communication device associated with a sender and a destination communication device associated with a receiver, the system comprising:

an access block operatively coupled to a media block,

the access block is configured to;

receive from the originating communication device, a communication that is addressed to the destination communication device and that includes a media item;

based on receipt of the communication, parse the media item from the communication;

the media block is configured to;

based on parsing the media item from the communication, enable storing, in one or more electronic storage devices accessible by the communication system, the media item and metadata related to the media item;

enable replacing the media item with a clickable media that is reduced for the destination communication device and that is clickable to access a version of the media item reduced for the destination communication device;

based on receipt of a request for content of the media item, adapt the media item in the communication based on at least one of;

i) criterion related to communication capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to communication capabilities of the originating communication device,

ii) criterion related to displaying capabilities of the destination communication device with regard to displaying capabilities of the originating communication device, and

iii) criterion related to communication media between the originating and destination communication devices,

the access block is further configured to;

send to the destination communication device, a notification of the communication that includes the clickable media;

after sending the notification of the communication, receive from the destination communication device, a request for content of the media item resulting from selection of the clickable media; and

based on receipt of the request for content of the media item, facilitate delivery of media item adapted by the media block.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein replacing the media item with the clickable media comprises replacing the media item with a clickable icon into an adapted version of the media item that represents the media item from the communication, the adapted version of the media item and/or clickable icon being adapted for displaying capabilities of the destination communication device.

15. The system of claim 13:

wherein the media item is a video file; and

wherein replacing the media item with the clickable media comprises replacing the video file with a clickable icon into a version of the video file reduced for the destination communication device.