System Providing Methodology for the Restoration of Original Media Quality in Messaging Environments
First Claim
1. In a messaging system, a method for restoring media items to original quality, the method comprising:
- upon receipt of a message containing an original media item that is new, storing the original media item in a repository;
generating an identifier for identifying the original media item stored in the repository;
replacing the original media item in the message with a substitute copy that includes said identifier; and
upon future encounter of a particular media item having said identifier, restoring the particular media item to original quality using said identifier.
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Abstract
A system providing methodology for the restoration of original media quality in messaging environments is described. In one embodiment, for example, deployed in a messaging system, a method of the present invention is described for restoring media items to original quality, the method comprises steps of: upon receipt of a message containing an original media item that is new, storing the original media item in a repository; generating an identifier for identifying the original media item stored in the repository; replacing the original media item in the message with a substitute copy that includes the identifier; and upon future encounter of a particular media item having the identifier, restoring the particular media item to original quality using the identifier.
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1. In a messaging system, a method for restoring media items to original quality, the method comprising:
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upon receipt of a message containing an original media item that is new, storing the original media item in a repository;
generating an identifier for identifying the original media item stored in the repository;
replacing the original media item in the message with a substitute copy that includes said identifier; and
upon future encounter of a particular media item having said identifier, restoring the particular media item to original quality using said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for restoring media items to original quality, the system comprising:
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a messaging system capable of transmitting multimedia messages;
a repository for storing the original media item upon receipt of a message containing an original media item that is new;
a module for generating an identifier for identifying the original media item stored in the repository;
a module for replacing the original media item in the message with a substitute copy that includes said identifier; and
a module for restoring the particular media item to original quality using said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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