Message content management system

• US 9,589,013 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RCS IP LLC
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pascal, Kristin Marie, Klonsky, Andrew Evan, Bailey, Matthew James
• Primary Examiner(s): RECEK, JASON D
• Application Number:
  US14/032,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20140025663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/207, 455/412.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/183 Provision of network file services by network file servers, e.g. by using NFS, CIFS network file access protocols H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Multi-media content for inclusion into an SMS (Short Message Service), MMS (Multi-media Message Service), IM (Instant Message) or other message type can be searched, pre-searches, fetched and pre-fetched based upon predictive- and rules-based searching techniques. A system can predict or infer an in-process message, for example, based upon a portion of the inputted text message. Thereafter, in real- or near real-time, content related to the topic of conversation can be retrieved from a local store, remote stores (e.g., servers) or cloud-based sources. The retrieved content can be incorporated into the SMS, MMS, or IM message as appropriate or desired thereby enhancing the messaging experience.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising;

determining first keyword data from a communication message received from a first communication device,

determining second keyword data associated with the first keyword data, wherein the second keyword data comprises a first phrase that is selected in response to determining that the communication message is to be provided to a second communication device and a second phrase that is selected in response to determining that the communication message is to be provided to a third communication device and wherein the second keyword data is determined based on rule data that is utilized to control a granularity of the second keyword data; and

transmitting content with the communication message, wherein the content is retrievable based on the second keyword data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

based on the second keyword data, selecting search parameter data that is inserted within a query that is employable to retrieve the content.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the content comprises link data indicative of a hyperlink to a network location relevant to the search parameter data.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the search parameter data based on tone data that represents a tone associated with the text within the text message.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

directing, to a network-based device, the query data indicative of the query, and

in response to the directing, receiving the content from the network-based device.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise:

employing the search parameter data to retrieve the content from a data store of the first communication device.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the communication message comprises a text message.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first phrase is selected based on relationship data that represents a relationship between the first communication device and the second communication device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving input data that configures the rule data.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the content comprises multimedia content.

11. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, a keyword of a text message that is to be transmitted via a first communication device;

based on defined rule data that controls a granularity of content search, determining, by the system, search parameter data related to the keyword, wherein the determining the search parameter data comprises determining a first parameter that is mapped to the keyword in response to determining that the text message is to be communicated to a second communication device and determining a second parameter that is mapped to the keyword in response to determining that the text message is to be communicated to a third communication device; and

transmitting, by the system, content, which has been selected based on the search parameter data, with the text message.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining the search parameter data comprises determining the search parameter data based on identity data that represents an identity associated with the first communication device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining the first parameter comprises determining the first parameter based on relationship data that represents a relationship between the first communication device and the second communication device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting the content comprises transmitting link data indicative of a hyperlink to a network location relevant to the search parameter data.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting the content comprises transmitting multimedia content that has been received from a data store of the first communication device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmitting the content comprises transmitting multimedia content that has been received from a network device.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

selecting a keyword from a text message that is to be transmitted from a first communication device;

in response to determining that the text message is to be transferred to a second communication device, selecting first parameter data indicative of a first search parameter having a first level of granularity that has been mapped to the keyword, wherein the first parameter data is employable to receive first signal data representing first content that is to be transferred to the second communication device by inclusion of the first content in the text message resulting in a first modified text message to be transferred to the second communication device; and

in response to determining that the text message is to be transferred to a third communication device, selecting second parameter data indicative of a second search parameter having a second level of granularity that has been mapped to the keyword in accordance with the defined policy, wherein the second parameter data is employable to receive second signal data representing second content that is to be transferred to the third communication device by inclusion of the second content in the text message resulting in a second modified text message to be transferred to the third communication device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first parameter data is determined based on relationship data indicative of a relationship between the first communication device and the second communication device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first parameter data is determined based on identity data that is indicative of an identity associated with the first communication device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first parameter data is determined based on identity data that is indicative of an identity associated with the second communication device.