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 an original quality, the method comprising:
- upon receipt of a message containing a media item having original resolution quality by a switching center, storing the media item having original resolution quality in a repository by a server;
generating an identifier for identifying the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the server;
embedding the identifier in the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the server;
replacing the media item in the received message with a copy of the identifier- embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the switching center; and
upon future encounter by the switching center of a message sent by a source node to a destination node, wherein the source node is different from the destination node, the message containing an identifier-embedded media item no longer having original resolution quality, substituting, by the switching center, the identifier-embedded media item no longer having original resolution quality in the encountered message with a copy of the identifier-embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository 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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54 Claims
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1. In a messaging system, a method for restoring media items to an original quality, the method comprising:
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upon receipt of a message containing a media item having original resolution quality by a switching center, storing the media item having original resolution quality in a repository by a server; generating an identifier for identifying the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the server; embedding the identifier in the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the server; replacing the media item in the received message with a copy of the identifier- embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository by the switching center; and upon future encounter by the switching center of a message sent by a source node to a destination node, wherein the source node is different from the destination node, the message containing an identifier-embedded media item no longer having original resolution quality, substituting, by the switching center, the identifier-embedded media item no longer having original resolution quality in the encountered message with a copy of the identifier-embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository 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)
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29. A system for restoring media items to original quality, the system comprising:
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a messaging system in a network capable of transmitting multimedia messages; a repository for storing media items having original resolution quality upon receipt of a message containing a media item having original resolution quality; a module for generating an identifier for identifying the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository and for embedding the identifier in the media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository; a module for replacing the media item having original resolution quality in the message with a copy of the identifier-embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository; and a module for substituting an identifier-embedded media item no longer having original resolution quality in a message sent by a source node to a destination node, wherein the source node is different from the destination node, with a copy of the identifier-embedded media item having original resolution quality stored in the repository using said identifier. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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