Messaging system and method

• US 9,491,134 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• 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
• Application Number:
  US14/755,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304256A1
• Time in Patent Office: 497 Days
• Field of Search: 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 comprising:

obtaining, by a communication system, a communication sent by an originating communication device to a destination communication device, the communication characterized by an initial layout and including a video file;

determining, by the communication system, a type of the destination communication device;

based on the determined type of the destination communication device, adapting, by the communication system, the communication into an adapted communication characterized by an adapted layout that, in accordance with the determined type of the destination communication device, includes a clickable media that is reduced for the destination communication device and that is clickable into an adapted version of the video file, the adapted version of the video file being adapted for the determined type of the destination communication device; and

facilitating, by the communication system, delivery of the adapted communication to the destination communication device.

2. The method of claim 1:

wherein determining, by the communication system, a type of the destination communication device comprises obtaining, by the communication system, data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device; and

wherein adapting, by the communication system, the communication into an adapted communication characterized by an adapted layout comprises adapting, by the communication system, the communication into an adapted communication characterized by an adapted layout based on the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device.

3. The method of claim 1:

wherein determining, by the communication system, a type of the destination communication device comprises obtaining, by the communication system, data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device; and

wherein the clickable media is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to obtaining the communication sent by the originating communication device to the destination communication device:

registering, by the communication system, a first user of the communication system, the first user accessing the communication system using a first client remotely delivered to the originating communication device of the first user, the first client being matched to capabilities of the originating communication device and the originating communication device being a mobile communication device of a first type;

registering, by the communication system, a second user of the communication system, the second user accessing the communication system using a second client remotely delivered to the destination communication device of the second user, the second client being matched to capabilities of the destination communication device and the destination communication device being a mobile communication device of a second type, wherein;

the second user of the communication system is different than the first user of the communication system,

the second client remotely delivered to the destination communication device is different than the first client remotely delivered to the originating communication device,

the second type of the destination communication device is different than the first type of the originating communication device;

wherein obtaining the communication sent by the originating communication device to the destination communication device comprises obtaining the communication sent by the originating communication device through the first client remotely delivered to the originating communication device; and

wherein facilitating delivery of the adapted communication to the destination communication device comprises facilitating delivery of the adapted communication to the destination communication device through the second client remotely delivered to the destination communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to obtaining the communication sent by the originating communication device to the destination communication device:

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 obtaining the communication sent by the originating communication device to the destination communication device comprises obtaining a communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number, and

wherein determining the type of the destination communication device comprises determining the type of the destination communication device based on the second cellular telephone number.

6. The method of claim 5:

wherein obtaining the communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number comprises receiving, using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number; and

wherein facilitating delivery of the adapted communication to the destination communication device comprises transmitting, using HTTP, the adapted communication to the destination communication device.

7. The method of claim 6:

wherein the first user accesses the communication system using a first client remotely delivered to the originating communication device of the first user, the first client being matched to capabilities of the originating communication device and the originating communication device being a cellular telephone of a first type;

wherein the second user accesses the communication system using a second client remotely delivered to the destination communication device of the second user, the second client being matched to capabilities of the destination communication device and the destination communication device being a cellular telephone of a second type;

wherein receiving, using HTTP, the communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number comprises receiving, using HTTP, the communication addressed to the second cellular telephone number and sent through the first client remotely delivered to the originating communication device; and

wherein transmitting, using HTTP, the adapted communication to the destination communication device comprises transmitting, using HTTP, the adapted communication to the destination communication device through the second client remotely delivered to the destination communication device.

8. The method of claim 7:

wherein the first client is a first mobile client remotely delivered through a web-like browser; and

wherein the second client is a second mobile client remotely delivered through a web-like browser.