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US 2001/0012302 A1Published application
Methods and arrangement in a communication system
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorKEVIN GAFFNEY
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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorKEVIN GAFFNEY
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The present invention relates to methods and an arrangement (100) for receiving, storing and originating multimedia messages. An incoming message is transmitted to an in/out interface via a transport network (300). The message is stored in a message store (130), translated in a translation unit (150) into a format adapted to the presentation capabilities of receiver's (u) current terminal (400) and delivered to the receiver (u) over a user access interface (120) and an access network (200) with guidance from a location database (140). Earlier received messages, which are kept in the message store, can be accessed and edited via any standardized access network thanks to media translation in the translation unit (150). A multimedia message is originated by a user (u) in the system (100) via any access network (200) and the user access interface (120). The message is then stored in the message store (130), translated in the translation unit (150) and delivered to the destination through the in/out interface (110) and an appropriate transport network (300).
Method in a telecommunication system for receiving incoming multimedia messages, notifying a specific user (u) in a messaging system (100) that he/she is the recipient of a particular multimedia message (M) and delivering said multimedia message (M) to said user (u), comprising the following steps:
Method in a telecommunication system for acting upon a multimedia message (M) stored in a multimedia message store (130) within a messaging system (100), characterised in that the method comprises the following steps:
Method in a telecommunication system for originating multimedia messages, characterised in that the method comprises the following steps:
Method according to claim 9, characterised in that location data (LD(A1), LD(A3), LD(A5)) for a specific user (u) is kept in the location database (140) until the information is updated by a new entry of location data (LD(A1), LD(A3), LD(A5)) for said user (u) either upon a new location registration or upon de-registration from the system (100).
A messaging system (100) for receiving, storing and originating multimedia messages comprising a control unit (160) for controlling and coordinating all other units in said system (100), a multimedia message store (130) in which a copy of each multimedia message received in or sent from the system (100) is held and a message translation unit (150) for translating between different multimedia message formats, characterised in that said system (100) further comprises a database (140) for storing user location data and which contents are used for notifying a particular user (u) of an incoming multimedia message (M) and for setting up a connection between a particular user (u) and the system (100) via dynamic dialogue (D).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.