Method and communication network for routing a real-time communication message based on a subscriber profile

• US 6,865,384 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2001
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peddie, Peter C., Trine, Linda M., Sagi, Uday C., Trine, Steven E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Duc M.
• Application Number:
  US10/000,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20030087632A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,222 Days
• Field of Search: 455/432, 455/433, 455412-417, 455/461, 455/462, 455/466, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks

Abstract

In accordance with the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method and a communication network for routing a real-time communication message based on a subscriber profile in a communication system. The communication system provides real-time communication service to a plurality of subscribers such that a first subscriber is in communication with a second subscriber. The communication network (110) receives a real-time communication message from the first subscriber. The communication network (110) also retrieves a subscriber profile associated with the second subscriber. In particular, the subscriber profile includes operating information associated with a wireless device (220 and/or 230) operated by the second subscriber. Based on the subscriber profile, the communication network (110) arranges the message for transmission to the second subscriber. Accordingly, the communication network (110) transmits the arranged message to the second subscriber.

Claims

1. In a communication system, the communication system providing real-time communication service to a plurality of subscribers, wherein a first subscriber is in communication with a second subscriber, a method for routing a real-time communication message based on a subscriber profile comprising:

providing a network gateway having a memory adapted to store a plurality of user profiles;

receiving a real-time communication message from the first subscriber, the real-time communication comprising a header and a plurality of components;

retrieving a subscriber profile associated with the second subscriber, the subscriber profile including operating information associated with first and second wireless communication devices operated by the second subscriber;

arranging the real-time communication message for transmission to the second subscriber based on the subscriber profile, wherein a first component of the real-time communication message having a first file type is arranged for transmission to the first wireless device operated by the second subscriber and a second component of the real-time communication message having a second file type is arranged for transmission to the second wireless communication device operated by the second subscriber; and

transmitting the arranged real-time communication message to the second subscriber.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of components comprises one of a voice message, a textual message, an image file, a video file, an audio file and an alternate language message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a subscriber profile associated with the second subscriber comprises retrieving a subscriber profile including operating information associated with one of a cellular telephone, a pager, and an electronic planner operated by the second subscriber.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a subscriber profile associated with the second subscriber comprises retrieving a subscriber profile including one of resource information, preference information and time-stamp parameter associated with a wireless device operated by the second subscriber.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a subscriber profile associated with the second subscriber comprises retrieving a subscriber profile including one of an operating format and a preference format associated with a wireless device operated by the second subscriber, and wherein the operating format and the preference format comprise one of a voice message format, a textual message format, an image file format, a video file format, an audio file format and a language format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein arranging the real-time communication message based on the subscriber profile comprises converting the real-time communication message to a preference format for transmission to the second subscriber, and wherein the preference format is associated with one of the first and second wireless communication devices operated by the second subscriber.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein arranging the real-time communication message for transmission to the second subscriber based on the subscriber profile comprises converting the first component of the real-time communication message from the first file type to an other file type for transmission to the second subscriber.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein arranging the real-time communication message for transmission to the second subscriber based on the subscriber profile comprises converting the first component of the real-time communication message from the first file type to an other file type in response to a subscriber input, and wherein the subscriber input comprises an input via a numeric keypad, an alphanumeric keypad, a touch-sensitive display, and a microphone.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein arranging the real-time communication message for transmission to the second subscriber based on the subscriber profile comprises one of converting the real-time communication message from a voice message format to a textual message format for transmission to the second subscriber and converting the real-time communication message from a textual message format to a voice message format for transmission to the second subscriber.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein arranging the real-time communication message for transmission to the second subscriber based on the subscriber profile comprises converting the real-time communication message from a graphics interface file (GIF) format to a wireless bitmap (WBMP) format for transmission to the second subscriber.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein in the real time communication message comprises one of an instant message and group chat message.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

maintaining a timestamp associated with each of the first and second wireless communication devices; and

determining, based on the timestamp associated with each of the first and second wireless communication devices, which of the first and second wireless communication devices should receive the real-time communication message.