Messaging system and method

• US 8,874,677 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2012
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: T Play Holdings LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Triplay Communications Ltd. (TriPlay Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rosen, Gil, Ziv, Yaacov
• Primary Examiner(s): MIRZA, ADNAN M
• Application Number:
  US13/679,378
• Publication Number:
  US 20130080553A1
• Time in Patent Office: 711 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4025 where none of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. downloading a file in a parallel FTP session, initiating an email or combinational services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 : with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 : Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method of cross-platform messaging including receiving, by a messaging system, at least one initial message having a message format, an initial message layout and data indicative of at least one user associated with the at least one initial message, and before delivery to a destination communication device associated with the at least one user, converting, by the messaging system, an initial message into an adapted message, and facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device. The adapted message is characterized by, at least, an adapted message layout, and the adapted message layout differs from the initial message layout in a characteristic associated with respective message layout such as number of media objects, a graphical image of a media object, a size of a placeholder related to a media object, and a location of a media object within a respective message layout.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a messaging system, an initial message sent by an originating communication device to a destination communication device, the initial message being characterized, at least, by message format, an initial message layout and data indicative of at least one receiver associated with the initial message, wherein the initial message includes a video;

obtaining, by the messaging system, data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device;

before delivery to the destination communication device associated with the at least one receiver, enabling, by the messaging system, conversion, in accordance with a criterion related to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, of the initial message into an adapted message, wherein the conversion comprises;

a) providing, by the messaging system, a clickable icon;

i) based on the video from the initial message and

ii) clickable into an adapted version of the video, wherein the adapted version of the video is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, and

b) determining, by the messaging system, an adapted message layout, comprising the clickable icon; and

facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adapted message is further characterized by adapted message format, the method further comprising providing the adapted format by trans-coding the initial message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial message is characterized by the initial message layout based on a template, the template being characterized by, at least, a unique template identifier;

and wherein the adapted message layout is provided in accordance with the unique template identifier.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising associating at least the unique template identifier with one or more predefined adapted message layouts, and selecting the adapted message layout from the predefined message layouts, the selecting being performed based, at least in part, on the unique template identifier and the criterion related to the destination communication device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the template comprises a set of items related to media objects, and wherein the items related to media objects are selected from the group consisting of media objects, thumbnails related to media objects, and controls related to media objects.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the enabling, by the messaging system, conversion of the initial message into the adapted message comprises converting, by the messaging system, the initial message into the adapted message, and

wherein the clickable icon is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination device.

6. A messaging system comprising an access block operatively coupled to a media block, wherein:

the access block is configured to receive an initial message sent by an originating communication device to a destination communication device, the initial message being characterized, at least, by message format, an initial message layout, and data indicative of at least one receiver associated with the initial message, wherein the initial message includes a video;

the media block is configured to obtain data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device and enable conversion, in accordance with a criterion related to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, of the initial message into an adapted message, wherein the conversion comprises;

a) providing, by the media block, a clickable icon;

i) based on the video from the initial message and

ii) clickable into an adapted version of the video, wherein the adapted version of the video is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, and

b) determining, by the media block, an adapted message layout, comprising the clickable icon; and

the access block is further configured to enable transmitting the adapted message to the destination communication device associated with the at least one receiver.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the adapted message is further characterized by adapted message format, and wherein the media block is further configured to provide the adapted format by trans-coding the initial message.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the initial message is characterized by the initial message layout based on a template, the template being characterized by, at least, a unique template identifier;

and wherein the media block is further configured to provide the adapted message layout in accordance with the unique template identifier.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising a data structure associating at least the unique template identifier with one or more predefined adapted message layouts, and wherein the media block is further configured to select the adapted message layout from among the predefined message layouts based, at least in part, on the unique template identifier and the criterion related to the destination communication device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the template comprises a set of items related to media objects, and wherein the items related to media objects are selected from the group consisting of media objects, thumbnails related to media objects, and controls related to media objects.

15. The system of claim 6, wherein the media block is configured to convert the initial message into the adapted message, and

wherein the clickable icon is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination device.

11. A computerized service center configured to facilitate:

receiving, by a messaging system, an initial message sent by an originating communication device to a destination communication device, the initial message being characterized, at least, by message format, an initial message layout, and data indicative of at least one receiver associated with the initial message, wherein the initial message includes a video;

obtaining, by the messaging system, data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device;

before delivery to the destination communication device associated with the at least one receiver, enabling, by the messaging system, conversion, in accordance with a criterion related to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, of the initial message into an adapted message, wherein the conversion comprises;

a) providing, by the messaging system, a clickable icon;

i) based on the video from the initial message and

ii) clickable into an adapted version of the video, wherein the adapted version of the video is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, and

b) determining, by the messaging system, an adapted message layout, comprising the clickable icon; and

facilitating, by the messaging system, delivery of the adapted message to the destination communication device.

12. The computerized service center of claim 11, wherein the initial message is characterized by the initial message layout based on a template, the template being characterized by, at least, a unique template identifier;

and wherein the adapted message layout is provided in accordance with the unique template identifier.

16. The computerized service center of claim 11, wherein the enabling, by the messaging system, conversion of the initial message into the adapted message comprises converting, by the messaging system, the initial message into the adapted message, and

wherein the clickable icon is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination device.

17. The computerized service center of claim 11, wherein the adapted message is further characterized by adapted message format, and wherein the computerized service center is further configured to facilitate providing the adapted format by trans-coding the initial message.

18. The computerized service center of claim 12, wherein the computerized service center is further configured to facilitate associating at least the unique template identifier with one or more predefined adapted message layouts, and selecting the adapted message layout from the predefined message layouts, the selecting being performed based, at least in part, on the unique template identifier and the criterion related to the destination communication device.

19. The computerized service center of claim 12, wherein the template comprises a set of items related to media objects, and wherein the items related to media objects are selected from the group consisting of media objects, thumbnails related to media objects, and controls related to media objects.

13. A computer program product, executable by a computer, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium embodying computer readable program code to perform message communication, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable program code for causing the computer to receive an initial message sent by an originating communication device to a destination communication device, the initial message being characterized, at least, by message format, an initial message layout, and data indicative of at least one receiver associated with the initial message, wherein the initial message includes a video;

computer readable program code for causing the computer to obtain data indicative of displaying capabilities of the destination communication device;

computer readable program code for causing the computer to, before delivery to the destination communication device associated with the at least one receiver, enable conversion, in accordance with a criterion related to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, of the initial message into an adapted message, wherein the conversion comprises;

a) providing a clickable icon;

i) based on the video from the initial message and

ii) clickable into an adapted version of the video, wherein the adapted version of the video is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination communication device, and

b) determining an adapted message layout, comprising the clickable icon; and

computer readable program code for causing the computer to facilitate delivering the adapted message to the destination communication device.

20. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code for causing the computer to enable conversion of the initial message into the adapted message, causes conversion of the initial message into the adapted message, and

wherein the clickable icon is adapted to the displaying capabilities of the destination device.

21. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the adapted message is further characterized by adapted message format, further comprising computer readable program code for causing the computer to provide the adapted format by trans-coding the initial message.