Method for presenting information contained in messages in a multimedia terminal, a system for transmitting multimedia messages, and a multimedia terminal

• US 8,667,073 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Salmi, Matti, Cetin, Dogu, Hannuksela, Miska, Castagno, Roberto, Rantanen, Mika
• Primary Examiner(s): SERRAO, RANODHI N
• Application Number:
  US13/722,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20130117394A1
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/231, 370/487, 370/535
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/40 terminals with audio html browser
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A method for presenting information contained in messages in a terminal (MS). In the method, the message includes at least one component. The message is transmitted to a terminal (MS) in a system for transmitting multimedia messages. In the method, a presentation model (SMIL) is formed to contain information related to the presentation of each component attached in the message. The aforementioned presentation model (SMIL) is supplemented with a reference about the location of each component in the message, and the aforementioned presentation model (SMIL) is attached to the aforementioned message.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a multimedia message, the multimedia message comprising:

address data indicative of a transmitter and a recipient of the multimedia message;

at least one multimedia component within the multimedia message; and

a compilation file comprising;

presentation parameters for the at least one multimedia component, wherein the presentation parameters include information about a time of effect of the at least one multimedia component, and wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a display time of an image, a text, or a time of sound;

a reference to a location within the multimedia message of the at least one multimedia component; and

a format of the at least one multimedia component.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, comprising a header including the address data indicative of a transmitter and a recipient.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, comprising a data field including the at least one multimedia component.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises visual information, and the presentation parameters comprise information related to presenting the visual information.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises audio information, and the presentation parameters comprise information related to presenting the audio information.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a presentation time of the at least one multimedia component.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a time of repeating a presentation of the at least one multimedia component.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises a plurality of multimedia components and the presentation parameters include information about synchronization of the plurality of multimedia components.

9. A method comprising:

reserving, by a processor, a space in a memory for forming a multimedia message;

providing in the memory space a header including address data indicative of a transmitter and a recipient of the multimedia message;

supplying a data field comprising at least one multimedia component; and

supplementing the multimedia message with a compilation file comprising;

presentation parameters for the at least one multimedia component, wherein the presentation parameters include information about a time of effect of the at least one multimedia component, and wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a display time of an image, a text, or a time of sound;

a reference to a location within the multimedia message of the at least one multimedia component; and

a format of the at least one multimedia component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises visual information, and the presentation parameters comprise information related to presenting the visual information.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises audio information, and the presentation parameters comprise information related to presenting the audio information.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a presentation time of the at least one multimedia component.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a time of repeating a presentation of the at least one multimedia component.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one multimedia component comprises a plurality of multimedia components and the presentation parameters include information about synchronization of the plurality of multimedia components.

15. An apparatus comprising a receiver and a memory, wherein the receiver and memory are configured to:

receive a multimedia message addressed to a terminal;

store the multimedia message in the memory

transmit a notification message about the multimedia message to the terminal; and

transmit the multimedia message to the terminal, the multimedia message comprising;

address data indicative of a transmitter and address data of the terminal;

at least one multimedia component within the multimedia message; and

a compilation file comprising;

presentation parameters for the at least one multimedia component, wherein the presentation parameters include information about a time of effect of the at least one multimedia component, and wherein the information about the time of effect of the at least one multimedia component comprises a display time of an image, a text, or a time of sound;

a reference to a location within the multimedia message of the at least one multimedia component; and

a format of the at least one multimedia component.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, comprising a wireless application gateway for transmitting the multimedia message to the terminal.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, comprising a multimedia message service center for receiving the multimedia message and forming the notification message.