Method of and a network server and mobile user equipment for providing chat/VoIP services in a mobile telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method implemented by an application server for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol (chat/VoIP) services to a mobile User Equipment (UE) in a mobile telecommunications network, wherein said mobile UE comprises a UE chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP communication environment, and wherein the method comprises:
- executing at the application server a privileged chat/VoIP service application to which the mobile telecommunications network guarantees quality of service;
executing a plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server that are configured to access a plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of different chat/VoIP service providers; and
connecting said privileged chat/VoIP service application to said UE chat/VoIP client, and connecting said chat/VoIP service application to one or more of the plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server, to thereby enable the same UE chat/VoIP client to access different chat/VoIP communication environments with guaranteed quality of service over the mobile telecommunications network.
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Abstract
A method of and an application server and user equipment for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol, chat/VoIP, services to the mobile user equipment in a mobile telecommunications network. The mobile user equipment comprises a chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP service application interfacing the mobile telecommunications network. The chat/VoIP service application interfaces a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP clients for accessing a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of chat/VoIP service providers, for providing chat/VoIP services to the chat/VoIP client of the mobile user equipment. The chat/VoIP client and the chat/VoIP service application may be arranged such that privileged use of the mobile telecommunications network is enabled, providing a session between the user equipment and a communication environment with a predetermined or agreed Quality of Service.
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19 Claims
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1. A method implemented by an application server for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol (chat/VoIP) services to a mobile User Equipment (UE) in a mobile telecommunications network, wherein said mobile UE comprises a UE chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP communication environment, and wherein the method comprises:
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executing at the application server a privileged chat/VoIP service application to which the mobile telecommunications network guarantees quality of service; executing a plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server that are configured to access a plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of different chat/VoIP service providers; and connecting said privileged chat/VoIP service application to said UE chat/VoIP client, and connecting said chat/VoIP service application to one or more of the plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server, to thereby enable the same UE chat/VoIP client to access different chat/VoIP communication environments with guaranteed quality of service over the mobile telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An application server for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol (chat/VoIP) services to a mobile User Equipment (UE) in a mobile telecommunications network, wherein the application server comprises communications equipment and processing equipment, wherein the processing equipment is configured to:
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execute at the application server a privileged chat/VoIP service application to which the mobile telecommunications network guarantees quality of service; execute a plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server that are configured to access a plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of different chat/VoIP service providers; and connect said privileged chat/VoIP service application to said UE chat/VoIP client, and connecting said chat/VoIP service application to one or more of the plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server, to thereby enable the same UE chat/VoIP client to access different chat/VoIP communication environments with guaranteed quality of service over the mobile telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile User Equipment (UE) configured to operate in a mobile telecommunications network, said mobile UE comprising input and output equipment, communications equipment, and processing equipment, wherein said processing equipment is configured to execute a UE chat/VoIP client and is further configured, via said input and output equipment, said communications equipment, and said UE chat/VoIP client, to:
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access the chat/VoIP services of any given one of a plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments by connecting the UE chat/VoIP client, via privileged use of said mobile telecommunications network, to a privileged chat/VoIP service application at an application server, wherein the mobile telecommunications network guarantees quality of service to the privileged chat/VoIP service application; and represent Graphical User Interfaces of the plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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