Method and system providing a messaging service

• US 20080228892A1
• Filed: 05/22/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Koskelainen, Petri, Staack, Jens
• Granted Patent: US 8,176,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]

Abstract

The invention is directed to an instant messaging method and communication system comprising one or more network elements, wherein a connection from one to another network element as part of one or more protocol words. The protocol includes a protocol portion allowing a network element to specify whether or not the message is to be stored in case it cannot be promptly delivered to the another network element. The protocol portion preferably is part of the protocol header. The protocol may be a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and the message can be contained in an Invite request sent from the sending equipment to the receiving equipment.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing at least one parameter defining a treatment of at least one message for a terminal,

receiving from the terminal parameter setting information,

setting or updating the at least one parameter depending on the parameter setting information.

2. The method of claim 1, the parameter defines storing, non-storing, or store-and-forwarding of the at least one message for the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter setting information defines a setting of a store and forward field in the messaging server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter setting information indicates one or more types of acceptable messages.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the message by a session initiation protocol.

6. A method, comprising:

sending parameter setting information for setting or updating at least one parameter of a messaging server, the at least one parameter defining a treatment of at least one messaging message,

receiving at least one messaging message from the messaging server.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one parameter defines storing, non-storing, or store-and-forwarding of at least one message for the apparatus.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the parameter setting information indicates one or more types of acceptable messages.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is a terminal.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive at least one messaging message, and

a sender configured to send parameter setting information for setting or updating at least one parameter in a messaging server, the at least one parameter defining a treatment of messages for the apparatus.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive at least one messaging message for a terminal, the apparatus being configured to receive, from the terminal, parameter setting information for setting or updating at least one parameter in the apparatus, the at least one parameter defining the treatment of messages for the terminal.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one parameter defines storing, non-storing, or store-and-forwarding of messages for the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the parameter setting information indicates one or more types of acceptable messages.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is a messaging server.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is configured to send or receive at least one message using a session initiation protocol.

16. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer, perform a process, the process comprising:

storing at least one parameter defining a treatment of at least one message for a terminal,

receiving from the terminal parameter setting information,

setting or updating the at least one parameter depending on the parameter setting information.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, the parameter defines storing, non-storing, or store-and-forwarding of the at least one message for the terminal.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the parameter setting information defines a setting of a store and forward field in the messaging server.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the parameter setting information indicates one or more types of acceptable messages.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, the process further comprising:

sending the message by a session initiation protocol.

21. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer, perform a process, the process comprising:

sending parameter setting information for setting or updating at least one parameter of a messaging server, the at least one parameter defining a treatment of at least one messaging message,

receiving at least one messaging message from the messaging server.