Telecommunication method and system offering a plurality of mutually consistent means for access to a message base

• US 9,451,093 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2007
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Rouviere, Cline, Calviac, Julien
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MINH CHAU
• Application Number:
  US12/515,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20100017473A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,239 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/22 Synchronisation circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

A telecommunication method is provided, which includes storing at least one message in a message base and defining a set of communication devices. The method further includes sending each device in the set, a notification of at least one event relating to the message. The method offers a plurality of mutually consistent methods of access to a message base using only targeted transmission of signaling messages of content that is directly linked to messages having content or status that has been modified, thereby considerably limiting transmission of superfluous data needlessly consuming bandwidth.

Claims

1. A telecommunication method comprising:

managing user readable messages stored in a message base of a messaging server for a set of at least two terminals belonging to a same user, said terminals accessing said message base, said method being processed by the messaging server and comprising;

a step of receiving a request to register each of said terminals in said set as an addressee to receive event notifications from the messaging server relating to events occurring at the message base;

a step of sending to each of said terminals in said set a request to register the message base as an addressee to receive event notifications from the terminals in the set relating to events occurring at the terminals in the set;

a step of sending to at least one of said terminals in said set an event notification after arrival and storage of a message in an individual base of the message base, said individual base being specific to the user and being accessible to the at least two registered terminals of the set;

a step of receiving a first event notification signaling at least one event instigated by a first terminal in said set and relating to the message stored in said individual base; and

a step of sending a second event notification signaling said at least one event, instigated by said first terminal, to at least each terminal in said set other than said first terminal.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the method further includes storing in the messaging server that manages the message base a list including at least one identifier of each terminal in the set, and said messaging server sending each terminal in said list an invitation to send back said request to register said terminal as an addressee of event notifications.

3. A method comprising:

sending to a messaging server, which manages user readable messages stored in a message base, a request from a first terminal, which belongs to a set of at least two terminals belonging to a same user and accessing the message base managed by the messaging server, a request to register the first terminal as an addressee to receive event notifications from the messaging server relating to events occurring at the message base;

receiving from the messaging server by the first terminal a request to register the message base as an addressee to receive event notifications relating to events occurring at the first terminal;

receiving from the messaging server an event notification by the first terminal after arrival and storage of a message in an individual base of the message base, said individual base being specific to the user and being accessible to the at least two registered terminals of the set;

sending to the messaging server a first event notification signaling at least one event instigated by said first terminal and relating to the message stored in said individual base; and

receiving a second event notification signaling an event relating to a message stored in said message base and instigated by another terminal of said set.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of sending a second notification comprises the first terminal signaling at least one event relating to a message stored simultaneously in said first terminal and in the message base.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the method further comprises selecting at least one of the terminals that belong to the user and sending the request to register the selected terminal to the messaging server, which manages the message base to register each selected terminal as an addressee of the event notifications.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program recorded thereon and installed in a computation device, the program including at least one series of program code instructions for executing a telecommunication method by a messaging server, which manages user readable messages stored in a message base, when said program is executed on the computation device, wherein the method comprises the following steps processed by the messaging server:

a step of receiving a request to register each of a set of at least two terminals belonging to a same user and accessing said message base, as an addressee to receive event notifications from the messaging server relating to events occurring at the message base;

a step of sending to each of said terminals in said set a request to register the message base as an addressee to receive event notifications relating to events occurring at the terminals in the set;

a step of sending to at least one of said terminals in said set an event notification after arrival and storage of a message in an individual base of the message base, said individual base being specific to the user and being accessible to the at least two registered terminals of the set;

a step of receiving a first event notification signaling at least one event instigated by a first terminal in said set and relating to the user readable message stored in said individual base; and

a step of sending a second event notification signaling said at least one event, instigated by said first terminal, to at least each terminal in said set other than said first terminal.

7. A telecommunication system for managing user readable messages stored in a message base, said telecommunication system comprising a messaging server, which manages the message base and comprises:

means for receiving a request to register each of a set of at least two terminals belonging to a same user and accessing the message base, as an addressee to receive event notifications from the messaging server relating to events occurring at the message base;

means for sending to each of said terminals in said set a request to register the message base as an addressee to receive event notifications from the terminals in the set relating to events occurring at the terminals in the set;

means for sending to each of said terminal in said set an event notification after arrival and storage of a message in an individual base of the message base, said individual base being specific to the user and being accessible to the at least two registered terminals of the set;

means for receiving a first event notification signaling at least one event instigated by a first terminal in said set and relating to the user readable message stored in said individual base; and

means for sending a second event notification signaling said at least one event, instigated by said first terminal, to at least each terminal in said set other than said first terminal.

8. A first terminal belonging to a set of at least two terminals belonging to a same user and accessing a message base storing user readable messages and managed by a messaging server, said terminal comprising:

means for sending to the messaging server a request to register said first terminal as an addressee to receive event notifications from the messaging server relating to events occurring at the message base;

means for receiving from the messaging server a request to register the message base as an addressee to receive event notifications from the terminal relating to events occurring at the terminal;

means for receiving from the messaging server an event notification after arrival and storage of a message in an individual base of the message base, said individual base being specific to the user and being accessible to the at least two registered terminals of the set;

means for sending to the messaging server a first event notification signaling at least one event instigated by said first terminal and relating to the user readable message stored in said individual base; and

means for receiving a second event notification signaling one event relating to a user readable message stored in said message base and instigated by another terminal from said set.