Selectively translating portions of electronic messages
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, an electronic message of a first type directed to a user account associated with a user;
determining, by the server, that at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type is to be reformatted into a second type of electronic message, wherein the determination is made based on one or more of metadata included with the electronic message of the first type or conditions of a communications network;
in response to the determination, reformatting, by the server, the at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type into an electronic message of the second type; and
sending, by the server, the electronic message of the second type including the reformatted at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type to the user account.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information associated with the mobile unit device'"'"'s user, message content and message address. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message function, the associated instant message function is executed at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device'"'"'s user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message name, an instant message is created according to the message content and is sent to the user with the associated instant message name. For instant messages sent or received by a mobile unit device with known buddies, the instant message is optimized by tagging the instant message with a routing phone number that is unique to the mobile unit device and buddy combination, whose identity is stored both in the mobile unit device address book and in the instant message routing server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, an electronic message of a first type directed to a user account associated with a user; determining, by the server, that at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type is to be reformatted into a second type of electronic message, wherein the determination is made based on one or more of metadata included with the electronic message of the first type or conditions of a communications network; in response to the determination, reformatting, by the server, the at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type into an electronic message of the second type; and sending, by the server, the electronic message of the second type including the reformatted at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type to the user account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; receive an electronic message of a first type directed to a user account associated with a user; determine that at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type is to be reformatted into a second type of electronic message, wherein the determination is made based on one or more metadata included with the electronic message or conditions of a communications network; in response to the determination, reformat the at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type into an electronic message of the second type; and send the electronic message of the second type including the reformatted at least a portion of the electronic message of the first type to the user account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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