Voice messaging method and system, and converged messaging server and client

• US 9,462,131 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2013
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Lu, Yan, Ding, Xin
• Primary Examiner(s): Addy, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): GENACK, MATTHEW W
• Application Number:
  US14/389,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20150072657A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 4554121-4122, 455/413, 455/466
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4509 Unified messaging with single point of access to voicemail and other mail or messaging systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53333 Message receiving aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0072 Speech codec negotiation H04L65/1069 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A voice messaging method, comprising: a sender converged messaging client initiates a session invitation and has a media negotiation with a converged messaging server, wherein the session invitation carries voice message recipient information and indicates this session for voice messaging; the sender converged messaging client transmits voice data to the converged messaging server on the basis of the media negotiation result; the converged messaging server encapsulates the received voice data as a voice message and stores the voice message in message storage server; the recipient converged messaging client retrieves the voice message from the message storage server. A voice messaging system, the converged messaging server and a client are products respectively corresponding to the above-described method or certain steps therein.

Claims

1. A voice messaging method, comprising:

initiating, by a converged messaging client at a sender side, a session invitation, and having a media negotiation with a converged messaging server;

sending, by the converged messaging client at the sender side, voice data to the converged messaging server according to a result of the media negotiation;

encapsulating, by the converged messaging server, the received voice data into a voice message, and storing the voice message in a message storage server; and

acquiring, by a converged messaging client at a receiver side, the voice message from the message storage server,

wherein the session invitation carries information on a voice message receiver and indicates this session is for voice messaging,

wherein the session invitation is initiated through a Session Invitation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request,

wherein a Request-Uniform Resource Identifier (Request-URI) of the SIP INVITE request is set to contain the information on the voice message receiver,

wherein a Feature Tag which indicates that this session is for voice messaging is added in an Accept-Contact Header Field of the SIP INVITE request,

wherein the converged messaging server encapsulates the received voice data through Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME),

wherein the converged messaging server stores the encapsulated voice message in the message storage server through an APPEND instruction of Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP); and

wherein the converged messaging client at the receiver side acquires the voice message from the message storage server by means of a FETCH instruction of the IMAP.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information on a voice message receiver carried in the session invitation is a user identifier, and

wherein the voice data is sent by the converged message client at the sender side to the converged messaging server to which a voice message receiver belongs through the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP).

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information on a voice message receiver carried in the session invitation is a group identifier or a user identifier of each user in a group, and

wherein the sending, by the converged message client at the sender side, voice data to the converged messaging server comprises:

sending, by the converged messaging client at the sender side, the voice data to a group control server through the RTP; and

sending, by the group control server, the voice data to each converged messaging server to which the voice message receiver belongs through the RTP.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the message storage server, a notification message to a user at the receiver side after storing the voice message.

10. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

sending, by the message storage server, a notification message to a user at the receiver side after storing the voice message.

11. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

sending, by the message storage server, a notification message to a user at the receiver side after storing the voice message.

5. A converged messaging server, comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors; and

a media negotiation unit, a voice data receiving unit and a voice message generation unit, these units are stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors,

wherein the media negotiation unit is configured to have a media negotiation with a converged messaging client at a sender side after a session invitation is initiated by the converged messaging client at the sender side, wherein the session invitation carries information on a voice receiver and indicates this session is for voice messaging,

wherein the voice data receiving unit is configured to receive voice data sent by the converged messaging client at the sender side, and

wherein the voice message generation unit is configured to encapsulate the voice data received by the voice data receiving unit into a voice message and store the voice message in a message storage server,

wherein the session invitation is initiated through a Session Invitation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request,

wherein a Request-Uniform Resource Identifier (Request-URI) of the SIP INVITE request is set to contain the information on the voice message receiver,

wherein a Feature Tag which indicates that this session is for voice messaging is added in an Accept-Contact Header Field of the SIP INVITE request,

wherein the voice message generation unit encapsulates the received voice data through Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME),

wherein the voice message generation unit stores the encapsulated voice message in the message storage server through an APPEND instruction of Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP); and

wherein the converged messaging client at the receiver side acquires the voice message from the message storage server by means of a FETCH instruction of the IMAP.

6. A converged messaging client, comprising:

a memory;

one or more processors; and

a session invitation initiation unit, a media negotiation unit and a voice data sending unit, these units are stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors,

wherein the session invitation initiation unit is configured to initiate a session invitation which carries information on a voice message receiver and indicates this session is for voice messaging,

wherein the media negotiation unit is configured to have a media negotiation with a converged messaging server after the session invitation is initiated by the session invitation initiation unit, and

wherein the voice data sending unit is configured to send voice data to the converged messaging server according to a negotiation result from the media negotiation unit,

wherein the session invitation is initiated through a Session Invitation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request,

wherein a Request-Uniform Resource Identifier (Request-URI) of the SIP INVITE request is set to contain the information on the voice message receiver,

wherein a Feature Tag which indicates that this session is for voice messaging is added in an Accept-Contact Header Field of the SIP INVITE request,

wherein the voice message generation unit encapsulates the received voice data through Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME),

wherein the voice message generation unit stores the encapsulated voice message in the message storage server through an APPEND instruction of Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP); and

wherein the converged messaging client at the receiver side acquires the voice message from the message storage server by means of a FETCH instruction of the IMAP.

7. A voice messaging system, comprising:

a converged messaging client at a sender side, a converged messaging server, a message storage server and a converged messaging client at a receiver side,

wherein the converged messaging client at the sender side comprises;

a first memory;

one or more first processors; and

a session invitation initiation unit, a media negotiation unit and a voice data sending unit, these units are stored in the first memory and executed by the one or more first processors,

wherein the session invitation initiation unit is configured to initiate a session invitation which carries information on a voice message receiver and indicates this session is for voice messaging,

wherein the media negotiation unit is configured to have a media negotiation with a converged messaging server after the session invitation is initiated by the session invitation initiation unit, and

wherein the voice data sending unit is configured to send voice data to the converged messaging server according to a negotiation result from the media negotiation unit,

wherein the converged messaging server comprises;

a second memory;

one or more second processors; and

a media negotiation unit, a voice data receiving unit and a voice message generation unit, these units are stored in the second memory and executed by the one or more second processors,

wherein the media negotiation unit is configured to have a media negotiation with a converged messaging client at a sender side after a session invitation is initiated by the converged messaging client at the sender side, wherein the session invitation carries information on a voice receiver and indicates this session is for voice messaging,

wherein the voice data receiving unit is configured to receive voice data sent by the converged messaging client at the sender side, and

wherein the voice message generation unit is configured to encapsulate the voice data received by the voice data receiving unit into a voice message and store the voice message in a message storage server,

wherein the message storage server is configured to store a voice message, and

wherein the converged messaging client at the receiver side is configured to acquire the voice message from the message storage server,

wherein the session invitation is initiated through a Session Invitation Protocol (SIP) INVITE request,

wherein a Request-Uniform Resource Identifier (Request-URI) of the SIP INVITE request is set to contain the information on the voice message receiver,

wherein a Feature Tag which indicates that this session is for voice messaging is added in an Accept-Contact Header Field of the SIP INVITE request,

wherein the voice message generation unit encapsulates the received voice data through Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME),

wherein the voice message generation unit stores the encapsulated voice message in the message storage server through an APPEND instruction of Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP); and

wherein the converged messaging client at the receiver side acquires the voice message from the message storage server by means of a FETCH instruction of the IMAP.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the converged messaging server is configured to receive voice data sent by the converged messaging client at the sender side, or to receive the voice data sent from the converged messaging client at the sender side via a group control server.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the message storage server is further configured to, after storing the voice message, send a notification message to a user at the receiver side.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the message storage server is further configured to, after storing the voice message, send a notification message to a user at the receiver side.