Method of distributing messages

• US 20040219936A1
• Filed: 06/03/2003
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kontiainen, Ari
• Application Number:
  US10/433,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20040219936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• 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

Abstract

A method of distributing messages in a communications system, in which method a message is sent (4-2) from a message originator (MS1 . . . MS5, WS1 . . . WS5) to a message delivery node (S1) including information that identifies a first predefined recipient list (LIST A . . . LISTX) stored in association with the message delivery node (S1). The method further comprises steps in which at least one logical operator is sent with the message; the first recipient list (LIST A . . . LISTX) is processed in the message delivery node (S1) according to at least one logical operator so as to provide a temporary second recipient list for delivery of the respective message; and the message is forwarded to the recipients of the temporary second recipient list.

Claims

1. A method of distributing messages in a communications system, which method comprises:

sending a message from a message originator to a message delivery node including information that identifies a first predefined recipient list stored in association with the message delivery node;

sending at least one logical operator with the message;

processing the first recipient list in the message delivery node according to at least one logical operator so as to provide a temporary second recipient list for delivery of the respective message; and

forwarding the message to the recipients of the temporary second recipient list.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first recipient list is narrowed by sorting out some members of the first recipient list according to the at least one logical operator and at least one criterion received in the message.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the logical operation indicated by the logical operator in the message combines two predefined reception lists for delivery of the respective message.

6. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the logical operation indicated by the logical operator in the message combines two predefined reception lists for delivery of the respective message.

4. A communications system for distributing messages, in which system a message is sent from a message originator to a message delivery node including information that identifies a first predefined recipient list stored in association with the message delivery node, wherein the communications system further includes:

at least one logical operator which is sent with the message;

the first recipient list, which is processed in the message delivery node according to at least one logical operator so as to provide a temporary second recipient list for delivery of the respective message; and

the message which is forwarded to the recipients of the temporary second recipient list.

5. A delivery node for distributing messages in a communications system, in which system a message delivery node is adapted to receive a message sent from a message originator, which message includes information identifying a first predefined recipient list stored in association with the message delivery node, wherein the delivery node is further adapted to process the first predefined recipient list according to at least one logical operator, which operator is sent with the message, so as to provide a temporary second recipient list for delivery of the respective message, and wherein the message is adapted to forward to the recipients of the temporary second recipient list.