FR2850231A1 - Multi-media message e.g. sound, exchanging method for use by mobile telephone users, involves storing transmitted message in database of server that transmits message to receiving user based on information for final destination - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves composing a message (5) by a transmitting user (3), and transmitting the message to a distant server (7) by the transmitting user. The message is stored in a data base (8) of the distant server. The anonymous origin of the message is rendered by the distant server. The message is transmitted by the distant server to a receiving user (9), according to information for final destination (6). An Independent claim is also included for a system for allowing mobile telephone users to exchange multi-media message e.g. sound, via a communication network.

Description

B10980 i

  The present invention relates to a method and a system enabling users of mobile telephones to exchange, via a communication network, in such a way that anonymous messages containing multimedia data, in particular 5 photos, images, video sequences, sounds, animated images.

  Mobile phone users would like to be able to exchange multimedia data, notably photos, images, video sequences, sounds, moving images within groups of users. To carry out these exchanges, users would like not to be forced to leave their personal details in order to remain anonymous with one another.

  Today, mobile telephone networks 15 make it possible to send and receive images and videos from or to a telephone address and / or an electronic mail address. By default, messages containing images and videos, sent from a user's phone, include the phone address of the sender of the message. By configuring certain telephones or networks, the user has the possibility of hiding his telephone address in messages containing images and videos that he emits, but in this case, he cannot receive return response messages from users to whom he has sent messages.

  The solution according to the invention has the advantage of allowing each user of a mobile telephone network to send and receive messages containing multimedia data via a database which can be consulted by all of the users. Users can choose to remain anonymous 10 or not.

  The solution relates to a method allowing users of mobile telephones to exchange, via a communication network, anonymously messages comprising multimedia data, in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, animated images. . the method according to the invention comprises the following steps: - step I, for a sender user having a first mobile phone, to compose a first message, by adding to it final destination information of the first message, in particular a name, a pseudonym, a telephone address, a forum destination or a name of group of users, - step II, for the sending user, to transmit the first message thus configured to a remote server 25 by means of the first mobile telephone, - step III of storing the first message in a database of the remote server, - step IV, for the remote server of making the origin of the first message anonymous, in particular by deleting all the telephone addresses of the sending user associated, by the first mobile telephone and / or the communication network, with the first message, - step V, for the remote server to transmit the first message to at least one user. destination ilizer, based on final destination information.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method further comprises the step, for the user and / or the remote server, of supplementing the first message with anonymous transmission information, in particular a pseudonym.

  Preferably according to the invention, the recipient user is: - a user having a second mobile phone, and / or - a forum whose messages are stored in a database associated with the server, and / or - a user group, each with a second mobile phone.

  Preferably according to the invention, the database further comprises a list of pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses of the second mobile telephone corresponding to the pseudonyms. to transmit the first message to at least one recipient user as a function of the final destination information, the remote server: - detects, in the final destination information associated with the first message, the presence of the recipient user's pseudonym, and - searches the database for the telephone address of the second mobile phone of the recipient user.

  It results from the combination of the technical features according to the invention that the recipient user receives the first message sent by the sending user without it disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the recipient user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method further comprises the step, for the recipient user, of responding to the sending user by sending him a second message, by means of the second mobile telephone, by implementing the information of anonymous broadcast.

  Preferably according to the invention, the database further comprises a list of pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses of the first mobile telephone corresponding to the pseudonyms of the sending user. the method further comprises the step, for the remote server, of detecting, in the second message, the pseudonym of the sending user and of searching, in the database, the telephone address of the first mobile telephone of the sending user.

  It results from the combination of the technical features 10 according to the invention that the sending user receives, in response to his first message, the second message sent by the recipient user without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the sending user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the second mobile telephone comprises a respond command, the actuation of which produces the transmission of the second message to the first mobile telephone via the remote server. the method is further characterized in that, in order to transmit the first message from the sending user to the receiving user, the remote server: - uses an output telephone address specific to the sending user, and - stores the 'specific output telephone address in a memory zone associated with the telephone address of the sending user.

  Thus, by actuating the command "reply" the recipient user causes the emission of the second message which he has produced to the specific output telephone address of the remote server associated with the telephone address of the sending user. The remote server can thus route the second message to the user sending the first message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended to allow a recipient user to respond to several sending users who have sent him one or more messages by sending them second messages. the method is such that the remote server stores the output telephone addresses specific to each sending user. Thus, by actuating the command "reply" the recipient user causes the emission of the 5 second messages which he has elaborated to the specific output telephone addresses of the remote server associated with each of the telephone addresses of the transmitting users.

  The remote server can thus route the second messages to each of the users sending the first messages.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended for managing the allocation of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, when the number of sending users becomes greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server. The method is characterized in that the remote server assigns the outgoing telephone address of the sending user who has the oldest priority to the sending user having sent the most recent first message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is characterized in that the remote server reassigns after a determined period of time the output telephone addresses assigned to the sending users to which the receiving user has not responded. It results from the combination of technical features that in the case where the number of messages sent to a recipient user by different sending users is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, the outgoing addresses of the users the transmitters that will be eliminated will be those whose anticipation exceeds a predetermined date.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is characterized in that the remote server reassigns the outgoing telephone address assigned to the oldest sending user to which the receiving user has not responded. It results from the combination of technical features than 35 in the case where the number of messages sent to a recipient user, by different sending users, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, the outgoing address of the sending user which will be eliminated will be that which has the oldest precedence.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is characterized in that the remote server reassigns the outgoing telephone address assigned to a sending user to which the receiving user has replied. It results from the combination of technical features that the remote server thus frees outgoing telephone addresses.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users, members of a forum, to exchange messages containing multimedia data, in particular photos, anonymously. , images, video sequences, sounds, moving images. the method is characterized in that the messages are exchanged via the remote server using a common output telephone address 20 of the remote server. Thus, all incoming or outgoing messages between the forum and the member concerned pass through a single telephone address and have as recipient users: - either the recipient user (member of the forum), if they come from the remote server, - or the forum, if they come from the recipient user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is such that the output telephone addresses of the remote server are in particular in the form of multiplexing channels.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users, members of a forum, to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages addressed to the forum. the plurality of multimedia messages includes text and / or images and / or video sequences. the method is characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the step, for the members of the forum, of addressing to the remote server a first request in order to obtain in response reduced images, and / or - the step, for the remote server, to anonymously transmit reduced images to members of the forum, * either in response to the request, * or automatically.

  The reduced images are created by the remote server, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user. the reduced images are in the form of thumbnails, corresponding to the texts and / or images and / or video sequences.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method further comprises the step, for the members of the forum, of addressing to the remote server a second request, appearing in the form of a said first message, in order to obtain all or part of the texts and / or images and / or video sequences by selecting all or part of the reduced images.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video footage. the method is characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: the step, for the remote server, of listing the images and / or the video sequences in the database, by assigning them keywords, the step for a sending user to send a request to the remote server comprises one or more keywords, the step for the remote server to extract the images and / or the images from the database. video sequences corresponding to the keywords of the request and to transmit them to the sending user in the form of a response message, and / or - the step, for the remote server, from the 5 texts and / or images and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords, to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user, reduced images, in the form of thumbnails, and to transmit them to the sending user in the form of a reply message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly suitable for the case of mobile telephones equipped to receive text and not equipped to receive images or video sequences. the method comprises the following stages: the stage, for the remote server, of extracting the images and / or video part of the first message, the stage, for the remote server, of memorizing the images and / or sequences part video in the database and associate it with a URL address and / or a teletext viewing channel and / or an interactive television viewing channel, - the step, for the remote server, to transmit to the user receiving the first message, anonymously, the URL address and / or the teletext viewing channel and / or the interactive television viewing channel and / or the text part extracted from the first message.

  It results from the combination of technical features that the recipient user can consult the images and / or video sequences of the first message by means of computer equipment connected to the remote server via a computer communication network, by identifying himself through to final destination information.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is more particularly intended to allow a sender user to quickly learn, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video sequences, in particular resumes , concerning users with whom the user is likely to communicate. The method is characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the step, for the remote server, of listing the images and / or the video sequences concerning the users in the database, by assigning them words keys, in particular user nicknames, - the step, for a sending user, to send a request to the remote server contains one or more keywords, - the step, for the remote server, to extract from the database data images and / or video sequences 15 corresponding to the keywords of the request and to transmit them to the sending user in the form of a response message, and / or - the step, for the remote server, from texts and / or images and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords, to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user, reduced images, in the form of thumbnails, and to transmit them to the user sender in the form of a response message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the method is such that the step, for the remote server, of transmitting the reduced images anonymously to the members of the forum and / or to the sending users and / or to the receiving users furthermore comprises the following steps: the step, for the remote server, to group the 30 reduced images in at least one single image file, - the step, for the remote server, to insert information into each of the single image files: * linked to the state of the users at the origin of the various reduced images, in particular information 35 linked to the capacity of a user to receive image messages, to the proximity of a user relative to another user, in the connected state of a user to the remote server, and / or * linked to the characteristics of the users, in particular the curriculum vitae of the users, - the step, for the remote server, of attaching to each of the files iers single image of additional information, in particular in the form of text, the step, for the remote server, of transmitting each single image file to the members of the forum.

  The invention also relates to a system allowing users of mobile telephones to exchange, anonymously via a communication network, messages comprising multimedia data, in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, animated images. the system comprises a first mobile telephone comprising - first control elements allowing a sending user to compose a first message, by adding to it final destination information for the first message, in particular a name, a pseudonym, a telephone address, a forum destination or a user group name, - first transmission means allowing the sending user to transmit the first message thus configured to a remote server.

  the remote server comprises - storage means for storing the first message in a database of the remote server, - computer processing means for anonymizing the origin of the first message, in particular by deleting all the telephone addresses of the sending user associated, by the first mobile telephone and / or the communication network, with the first message, - second transmission means for transmitting the first message to at least one recipient user, according to the final destination information.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is such that the control members of the first mobile telephone and / or the computer processing means of the remote server also allow the user and / or the remote server to complete the first message. by anonymous broadcast information, including a pseudonym.

  Preferably according to the invention, the recipient user is: - a user having a second mobile phone, and / or - a forum whose messages are stored in a database associated with the remote server, and / or - a user group, each with a second mobile phone.

  Preferably according to the invention, the database further comprises a list of pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses of the second mobile telephone corresponding to the pseudonyms. the system is such that the second transmission means comprise: detection means for detecting, in the final destination information associated with the first message, the presence of the pseudonym of the recipient user, and search means for searching, in the database, the telephone address of the second mobile telephone of the recipient user.

  It results from the combination of the technical features according to the invention that the recipient user receives the first message sent by the sending user without it disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the recipient user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is such that the second mobile telephone comprises second control members allowing the recipient user to send a second response message to the sending user by implementing the information of anonymous broadcast.

  Preferably according to the invention, the database 5 also comprises a list of pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses of the first mobile telephone corresponding to the pseudonyms of the sending user. the remote server detection means also make it possible to detect, in the second message, the pseudonym of the sending user. 10 the search means of the remote server also make it possible to search, in the database, the telephone address of the first mobile telephone of the sending user. It results from the combination of the technical features that the sending user receives, in response to his first message, the second message sent by the receiving user without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the sending user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the second mobile telephone comprises a reply command, the actuation of which produces the transmission of the second message to the first mobile telephone via the remote server. the remote server is such that it further comprises: - a specific output telephone address for transmitting to the sending user the first message 25 coming from the sending user, - storage means for storing the output telephone address specific in a memory zone associated with the telephone address of the sending user.

  Thus, by actuating the "reply" command, the recipient user causes the transmission of the second message which he has produced to the specific output telephone address of the remote server associated with the telephone address of the sending user. The remote server can thus route the second message to the user sending the first message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended to allow a recipient user to reply to several sending users who have sent him one or more messages by sending them 5 second messages. the system is such that the storage means of the remote server store the output telephone addresses specific to each sending user. Thus, by actuating the command to respond the recipient user causes the emission of the second 10 messages that he has developed to the specific output telephone addresses of the remote server associated with each of the telephone addresses of the sending users. The remote server can thus route the second messages to each of the users sending the first messages.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended for managing the allocation of the outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, when the number of sending users becomes greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server. the system is such that the remote server further comprises calculation means for assigning the outgoing telephone address of the sending user who has the oldest history to the sending user having sent the most recent first message .

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is characterized in that the remote server comprises calculation means for reassigning, after a determined period of time, the outgoing telephone addresses assigned to the sending users to whom the receiving user has not replied .

  It results from the combination of technical features that in the case where the number of messages addressed to a recipient user, by different sending users, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, the outgoing addresses of the users transmitters that will be eliminated will be those whose anticipation 35 exceeds a predetermined date.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is characterized in that the remote server comprises calculation means for reassigning the outgoing telephone address assigned to the oldest sending user to which the receiving user has not replied. . It results from the combination of technical features that in the case where the number of messages sent to a recipient user, by different sending users, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses of the remote server, the outgoing address 10 of the sending user that will be eliminated will be the one with the longest history.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is characterized in that the remote server comprises calculation means for reassigning the outgoing telephone address 15 assigned to a sending user to which the receiving user has replied. It results from the combination of technical features that the remote server thus frees outgoing telephone addresses.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users, members of a forum, to exchange messages containing multimedia data, in particular photos, anonymously. , images, video sequences, sounds, moving images. the system is characterized in that the remote server comprises an exit telephone address common to the members of the forum making it possible to exchange messages. Thus, all incoming or outgoing messages between the forum and the member concerned pass through a single telephone address and have 30 recipients for users: - either the recipient user (member of the forum), if they come from the remote server, - or the forum, if they come from the recipient user.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is such that the output telephone addresses of the remote server are in particular in the form of multiplexing channels.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users, members of a forum, to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages addressed to the forum. the plurality of multimedia messages includes text and / or images and / or video sequences and / or sounds and / or animated images. the system is characterized in that the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user, reduced images, in the form of thumbnails, corresponding texts and / or images and / or video sequences. the first control members also allow the members of the forum to send the remote server a first request for the purpose of obtaining the reduction images in response, and / or the second transmission means of the remote server make it possible to transmit anonymously the reduced images to the members of the forum, - either in response to the request, - or automatically.

  Preferably according to the invention, the first control members 25 also allow the members of the forum to send a remote request to the remote server, in the form of a said first message, in order to obtain all or part of the texts and / or images and / or video sequences by selecting all or part of the reduced images.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended to allow sending users and / or recipient users to quickly learn, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or sequences 35 video and / or sounds and / or moving pictures. the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to list the images and / or the video sequences and / or the sounds and / or the animated images in the database, by assigning them keywords, in particular the nicknames, the gender, age, zip code, user interests.

  the first control members also allow a sender user to send the remote server a request comprising one or more keywords. the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to extract from the database the images and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords of the request and the second transmission means make it possible to transmit the images and / or the video sequences to the sending user in the form of a response message, and / or the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user, reduction, in the form of thumbnails, and transmit them to the sending user in the form of a response message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly suitable for the case of mobile telephones equipped to receive text and not equipped to receive images or video sequences.

  the system is such that the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to extract the images and / or video sequences part of the first message. the storage means of the remote server also make it possible to store the images and / or video sequences part in the database and to associate it with a URL address and / or with a teletext display channel and / or with a viewing channel on interactive television. The second transmission means of the remote server also make it possible to transmit anonymously to the recipient user of the first message, the URL address and / or the viewing channel on teletext and / or the viewing channel on interactive television. and / or the text part extracted from the first message.

  It results from the combination of technical features that the recipient user can consult the images and / or video sequences of the first message by means of computer equipment connected to the remote server via a computer communication network, by identifying himself through to final destination information.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is more particularly intended to allow a sender user 10 to quickly take cognizance, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video sequences, in particular curriculum vitae , concerning users with whom the user is likely to communicate. the system is characterized in that the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to list the images and / or the video sequences relating to the users in the database, by assigning them keywords, in particular the user nicknames . the first control members also allow an emitting user to send a request to the remote server comprising one or more keywords. the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to extract from the database the images and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords of the request and the second transmission means of the remote server also make it possible to transmit them the images and / or video sequences to the sending user in the form of a response message, and / or the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sender user, 30 from texts and / or images and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords, reduced images in the form of thumbnails and the second transmission means of the remote server making it possible moreover to transmit the images in reduction to the sending user in the form of a response message.

  Preferably according to the invention, the system is such that the computer processing means of the remote server also make it possible to group the reduced images in a single image file. the computer processing means of the 5 remote server make it possible to insert into the single image file information linked to the state of the users at the origin of the various reduced images, in particular information linked to the capacity of a user to receive picture messages, in the proximity of a user relative to another user, in the connected state of a user to the remote server. The second transmission means of the remote server make it possible to anonymously transmit the single image file to the members of the forum.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the description of alternative embodiments of the invention given by way of non-limiting example, and from: - Figure 1 which shows schematically the system according to the invention, - Figure 2 which shows in detail a message containing multimedia data, - Figure 3 which shows in detail a single image file including reduced images in the form of thumbnails.

  FIG. 1 shows a system allowing users of mobile telephones to exchange, via a communication network 1, anonymously messages comprising multimedia data 2, in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, moving pictures. The system comprises a first mobile telephone 4 comprising first control members 24, in particular a keyboard, allowing a sending user 3 to compose a first message 5, by adding to it final destination information 6 of the first message 5, in particular a name, pseudonym, telephone address, forum destination 12 or user group name. The first mobile telephone 4 also comprises first transmission means 25 allowing the sending user 3 to transmit the first message 5 thus configured to a remote server 7. The remote server 7 5 comprises storage means 26 for storing the first message 5 in a database 8 of the remote server 7. The remote server 7 also comprises computer processing means 27 for anonymizing the origin of the first message 5, in particular by deleting all the telephone addresses 14 10 of the user transmitter 3 associated, by the first mobile telephone 4 and / or the communication network 1, with the first message 5. The remote server 7 also comprises second transmission means 28 for transmitting the first message 5 to at least one recipient user 9 , based on final destination information 6.

  The first control members 24 of the first mobile telephone 4 and / or the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also allow the user 3 and / or the remote server 7 to complete the first message 5 with information of anonymous transmission 10, in particular a pseudonym and / or any other information (text images or sounds) deposited by the user 3 on the database 8 of the remote server 7 or collected by the remote server 7 from data from the network of communication 1.

  The recipient user 9 is a user having a second mobile phone 11, and / or a forum 12 whose messages are stored in a database 8 associated with the remote server 7, and / or a group of users each having a second mobile phone 11.

  The database 8 also comprises a list 13 of the pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses 14 of the second mobile telephone 11 corresponding to the pseudonyms. The system is such that the second transmission means 28 comprise detection means 29 for detecting, in the final destination information 6 associated with the first message 5, the presence of the pseudonym of the recipient user 9. The second transmission means 28 further comprise search means 30 for searching, in the database 8, the telephone address of the second mobile phone 11 of the recipient user 9. Thus, the recipient user 9 receives the first message 5 sent by the sending user 3 without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the recipient user 9.

  The system is such that the second mobile telephone 11 includes second control members 31 allowing the recipient user 9 to send a second response message 15 to the sending user 3 by implementing the anonymous transmission information 10 .

  The database 8 furthermore includes a list 13 of the pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses 14 of the first mobile telephone 4 corresponding to the pseudonyms of the sending user 3. The detection means 29 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to detect, in the second message 15, the pseudonym of the sending user 3. The search means 30 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to search, in the database 8, the telephone address of the first mobile telephone 4 of the user transmitter 3.

  Thus, the sending user 3 receives, in response to his first message 5, the second message 15 sent by the receiving user 9 without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the user transmitter 3.

  The second mobile telephone 11 comprises a reply command 16, the actuation of which produces the emission of the second message 15 to the first mobile telephone 4 via the remote server 7. The remote server 7 is such that it further comprises a telephone address specific output 17 to transmit to the sending user 3 the first message 5 coming from the sending user 3. The remote server 7 35 further comprises storage means 32 for storing the specific output telephone address 17 in a zone memory 33 associated with the telephone address of the sending user 3. Thus, by actuating the command "reply" the receiving user 9 causes the transmission of the second message 5 which he has produced to the exit telephone address 17 specific to the remote server 7 associated with the telephone address of the sending user 3. The remote server 7 can thus route the second message 15 to the user é initiator 3 of the first message 5.

  Preferably, according to the invention, the output telephone addresses 17 of the remote server 7 are in particular in the form of multiplexing channels.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended to allow the recipient user 9 to reply to several sending users 3 who have sent him one or more messages by sending them second messages 15. The system is such that the means of storage 32 of the remote server 7 store the output telephone addresses 17 specific to each sending user 3. Thus, by actuating the reply command 16 the receiving user 9 causes the sending of the second messages 15 that he has produced to the addresses output telephone 17 specific to the remote server 7 associated with each of the telephone addresses 14 of the sending users 3. Thus, the remote server 7 can route the second messages 15 to each of the sending users 3 of the first messages 5.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended for managing the allocation of outgoing telephone addresses 17 of the remote server 7, when the number of sending users 30 becomes greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses 17 of the remote server 7 The system is such that the remote server 7 also comprises calculation means 34 for assigning the outgoing telephone address 17 of the sending user 3 which has the oldest history to the sending user 35 having sent the most recent first message (5).

  The system is characterized in that the remote server 7 comprises calculation means 34 for reassigning after a determined period of time the output telephone addresses 17 allocated to the sending users 3 to which the receiving user 9 has not responded. Thus, in the case where the number of messages sent to a recipient user 9, by different sending users, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses 17 of the remote server 7, the outgoing addresses of the sending users which will be eliminated will be those whose precedence exceeds a predetermined date.

  The system is characterized in that the remote server 7 comprises calculation means 34 for reassigning the outgoing telephone address 17 assigned to the oldest sending user 15 3 to which the receiving user 9 has not responded. Thus, in the case where the number of messages sent to a recipient user 9, by different sending users 3, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses 17 of the remote server 7, the outgoing address of the user transmitter 3 which will be eliminated will be the one with the longest standing.

  The system is characterized in that the remote server 7 comprises calculation means 34 for reassigning the output telephone address 17 assigned to a sending user 25 to which the receiving user 9 has replied. Thus, the remote server 7 frees outgoing telephone addresses 17.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended to allow sending users 3 and / or recipient users 9, members of a forum 12, to exchange messages containing multimedia data 2 anonymously, in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, moving images. The system is characterized in that the remote server 7 comprises an output telephone address 35 common to the members of the forum 12 for exchanging messages. Thus, all incoming or outgoing messages between the forum 12 and the member concerned pass through a single telephone address and have as recipient users either the recipient user 9 (member of the forum 5 12), if they come from the remote server 7, or the forum 12, if they come from the recipient user 9.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended to allow sending users 3 and / or recipient users 9, members of a forum 12, to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages addressed to said forum 12. The plurality of multimedia messages includes text and / or images and / or video sequences and / or sounds and / or animated images. The system is characterized in that the computer processing means 27 of said remote server 7 also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user 3, reduced images 19, in the form thumbnails, corresponding to texts and / or images and / or video sequences. The first control members 24 20 also allow the members of the forum 12, to send the remote server 7 a first request 18 in order to obtain in response the reduction images 19, and / or the second transmission means 28 of the remote server 7 allow anonymous transmission of the reduced images 19 to the members of the forum 12, either in response to the first request 18, or automatically.

  The first control members 24 also allow the members of the forum 12 to send the remote server 7 a second request 20, in the form of a first message 5, for the purpose of obtaining all or part of the texts and / or images and / or video sequences by selecting all or part of the reduced images 19.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended to allow sending users 3 and / or recipient users 9 to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or sequences video and / or sounds and / or moving pictures. The computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to list the 5 images and / or the video sequences and / or the sounds and / or the animated images in the database 8, by assigning them keywords. The first control members 24 also allow a sending user 3 to send a remote request 21 to the remote server 7 comprising one or more keywords. The computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to extract from the database 8 the images and / or the video sequences corresponding to the keywords of the third request 21 and the second transmission means 28 make it possible to transmit the images and / or the video sequences to the sending user 3 in the form of a response message, and / or the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, on the request from the sending user 3, reduction images 19, in the form of thumbnails, and to transmit them to the sending user 3 in the form of a response message. The first and / or the second and / or third request can be made in particular in the form of a text message or a multimedia message sent to the remote server 7.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly suitable in the case of mobile telephones equipped to receive text and not equipped to receive images or video sequences. The system is such that the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to extract the images and / or video sequences part of the first message (5). The storage means 32 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to store the images and / or video sequences part in the database 8 and to associate it with a URL address and / or with a viewing channel on teletext and / or to an interactive television viewing channel. The second transmission means 28 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to transmit anonymously the URL address and / or the teletext display channel and / or the transmission channel to the recipient user 9 of the first message 5. viewing on interactive television and / or the text part 5 extracted from the first message (5). Thus, the recipient user 9 can consult the images and / or video sequences part of the first message (5) by means of computer equipment connected to the remote server (7) via a computer communication network (1), in s' identifier using the 10 final destination information 6.

  The system according to the invention is more particularly intended to allow a sender user 3 to quickly learn, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video sequences, in particular resumes, relating to users with whom the user is likely to communicate. The system is characterized in that the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to list the images and / or video sequences 20 concerning the users in the database 8, by assigning them keywords, in particular the user nicknames. The first control members 24 also allow an emitting user 3 to send the remote server 7 a fourth request 22 comprising one or more keywords. The computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to extract from the database 8 the images and / or the video sequences corresponding to the keywords of the fourth request 22 and the second transmission means 28 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to transmit the 30 images and / or said video sequences to the sending user 3 in the form of a response message, and / or the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user 3, from the texts and / or images 35 and / or video sequences corresponding to the keywords, reduction images 19 in the form of thumbnails and the second transmission means 28 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to transmit the reduction images 19 to the sending user 3 in the form of a response message.

  The system is such that the computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 also make it possible to group the reduced images 19 in a single image file 23. The computer processing means 27 of the remote server 7 allow to insert into the image file unique 23 10 of information linked to the state of the users at the origin of the different reduction images 19, in particular information linked to the ability of a user to receive image messages, to the proximity of a user with respect to another user, in the connected state of a user to the remote server 15 7. The second transmission means 28 of the remote server 7 make it possible to anonymously transmit the single image file 23 to the members of the forum 12. Thus, even in if a user's mobile phone is programmed to automatically display each image file received in full screen, the user will be able to view in u n single screen (the single image file or files) all the thumbnails.

  FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c show in detail an example of a message 5 comprising multimedia data, in this case text 2a, an image 2b, sounds 2c.

  The message 5 represented in FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c, each time includes anonymous transmission information 10, in particular the pseudonym of the user sending the message 5 3 and / or any other information (text images or sounds) deposited by the user 3 on the database 8 of the remote server 7 or collected by the remote server 7 from the data of the communication network 1. The message 5 represented in FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c, further comprises each time, final destination information 6 in particular a name, a pseudonym, a telephone address, a forum destination 12 or a name of group of users. FIG. 2a represents the message 5 as the recipient user 9 receives it via the remote server 7. The display screen of the second mobile phone 11 of the recipient user 9 makes it possible to display the anonymous transmission information 10 , the final destination information 6 and the text 2a in its entirety. The presence of image 2b and sounds 2c in message 5 is signaled by two icons located after the text 2a. As shown respectively in FIGS. 2b and 2c, the recipient user 9 can, by selecting one or the other of these two icons by means of the second control members 31 of the second mobile phone 11 , order the display of image 2b or listen to the sounds 2c in their entirety. By means of the second control members 31 of the second mobile telephone 11, the recipient user 9 can therefore take cognizance in the order he wishes of the various multimedia data 2a, 2b, 2c.

  FIG. 3 shows in detail an example of a single image file 23 comprising reduced images 19a, 19b, 19c in the form of thumbnails briefly and synthetically representing the text, photo and video files. , sounds of messages 5, 15 recorded in the database 8 of the remote server 7. Image 19a represents the beginning of the text part of a first message 5. Image 19b 25 represents a photo corresponding to the first message 5 The image 19c represents a video corresponding to the first message 5.

  Image 19d represents the start of the text portion of a second message 15. Image 19e represents a photo corresponding to the second message 15. Image 19f represents a video 30 corresponding to the second message 15. The single image file 23 further includes a text area 35 located in the lower part of the single image file 23. This text area 35 contains information relating to access to the text, image, video, message sounds 5, 15 files. This information, 35 intended for users 3, 9, contain instructions of the type "To view the photo of the first message, dial? Pl" or even "To view the entire text of the second message, dial? T2". In this way, the users 3, 9 can, in a first step, acquaint themselves synthetically, by means of one or more single image files 23, with a large number of messages 5, 15. In a second step , following the instructions in text box 35, users 3, 9 can access multimedia data 2a, 2b, 2c, in their entirety, of a more limited number of 10 messages 5, 15 which arouse their particular interest .

NOMENCLATURE

  Nominal group Ref. Num. communication network 1 multimedia data 2 sending user 3 first mobile phone 4 first message 5 final destination information 6 remote server 7 database 8 receiving user 9 anonymous transmission information 10 second mobile phone il forum 12 list (of pseudonyms) 13 telephone addresses 14 second message 15 command reply 16 outgoing telephone address 17 first request 18 reduction images 19 second request 20 third request 21 fourth request 22 single image file 23 first control devices 24 first transmission means 25 storage means 26 means of storage computer processing 27 second transmission means 28 detection means 29 research means 30 second control elements 31 storage means 32 memory area 33 calculation means 34 text 2a image 2b sounds 2c image in reduction of the beginning of the part 19a text of a first picture message in reduction of a photo of a 19b first picture message in reduction of a video of a 19c first picture message in reduction of the start of part 19d text of a second picture message in reduction of a photo of a second 19th picture message in reduction of a video of a second 19f message text area 35

Claims (38)

  1. Method allowing users of mobile telephones to exchange, via a communication network (1), anonymously messages comprising multimedia data (2), in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, animated images; said method comprising the following steps - step I, for a sender user (3) having a first mobile telephone (4), to compose a first message (5), by adding to it final destination information (6 ) of said first message (5), in particular a name, a pseudonym, a telephone address, a forum destination or a name of group of users, - step II, for said sending user (3), to transmit said first message (5) thus configured to a remote server (7) by means of said first mobile telephone (4), - step III of storing said first message (5) in a database (8) of said remote server (7 ), step IV, for said remote server (7) to anonymize the origin of said first message (5), in particular by deleting all the telephone addresses of the associated sending user (3), by said first mobile telephone (4) and / or said communication network (1), to said first message (5), - Step V, for said remote server (7) to transmit said first message (5) to at least one recipient user (9), as a function of said final destination information (6).   2. Method according to claim 1; said method further comprising the step, for said sending user (3) 30 and / or said remote server (7), of supplementing said first message (5) with anonymous transmission information (10), in particular a pseudonym.   3. Method according to any one of claims 1 or 2; said recipient user (9) being: - a user having a second mobile telephone (11), and / or - a forum (12) whose messages are stored in a database (8) associated with said remote server (7 ), and / or - a group of users each having a second mobile telephone (11).   4. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3; said database (8) further comprising a list 10 (13) of said pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses (14) of said second mobile telephone (11) corresponding to said pseudonyms; to transmit said first message (5) to at least one recipient user (9) according to the final destination information (6), said remote server 15 (7): * detects, in said final destination information (6) associated with said first message (5), the presence of said pseudonym of said recipient user (9), and * searches, in said database (8), the telephone address (14) of said second mobile telephone (11) of said recipient user (9 ); so that the recipient user (9) receives the first message (5) sent by the sending user (3) without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the recipient user ( 9).   5. Method according to any one of claims 2 to 4; said method further comprising the step, for said recipient user (9), of responding to said sending user (3) by sending him a second message (15), by means of said second mobile telephone (11), by implementing said anonymous broadcast information (10).   6. Method according to claim 5; said database (8) further comprising a list (13) of said pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses (14) of said first mobile telephone (4) corresponding to said pseudonyms of said sending user (3); said method further comprising the step, for said remote server (7) of detecting, in said second message (15), said pseudonym of said sending user (3) and of searching, in said database (8), for 5 l telephone address of said first mobile phone (4) of said sending user (3); so that the sending user (3) receives, in response to his first message (5), the second message (15) sent by the receiving user (9) without the latter disclosing his identity and / or does not know the identity of the sending user (3).   7. Method according to any one of claims 5 or 6; said second mobile telephone (11) comprising a reply command (16), the actuation of which produces the transmission of said second message (15) to said first mobile telephone (4) via said remote server (7); said method being further characterized in that, in order to transmit to said recipient user (9) said first message (5) coming from said sending user (3), said remote server (7): - uses an outgoing telephone address (17) specific to said sending user (3), and - stores said specific output telephone address (17) in a memory area (33) associated with said telephone address of said sending user (3); so that by activating the command "reply" the recipient user (9) causes the emission of the second message (15) which he has drawn up to the specific outgoing telephone address (17) of the remote server (7) associated with the telephone address of the sending user (3), so that the remote server (7) can thus route the second message (15) to the sending user (3) of the first message (5).   8. The method of claim 7 more particularly intended to allow said recipient user (9) to respond to several sending users who have sent him one or more messages by sending them second messages; said method being such that said remote server (7) stores the output telephone addresses (17) specific to each sending user (3); so that by activating the command "reply" the recipient user (9) causes the emission of the second messages (15) that he has elaborated to the output telephone addresses (17) specific to the associated remote server (7) to 10 each of the telephone addresses (14) of the sending users, so that the remote server (7) can thus route the second messages (15) to each of the users sending the first messages (5).   9. Method according to any one of claims 7 or 8; said method being more particularly intended for managing the allocation of said outgoing telephone addresses (17) of said remote server (7), when the number of sending users becomes greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7); said method being characterized in that said remote server (7) assigns the outgoing telephone address (17) of the sending user (3) which has the oldest history to the sending user (3) having sent the first most recent message (5).   1O.Procédé according to any one of claims 7 to 9; said method being characterized in that said remote server (7) reassigns after a determined period of time the output telephone addresses (17) assigned to the sending users (3) to which the receiving user 30 (9) has not responded; so that in the case where the number of messages addressed to a recipient user (9), by different sending users (3), is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7), the 35 exit addresses of the sending users (3) which will be eliminated will be those whose precedence exceeds a predetermined date.   11. Process according to any one of claims 8 to 10; said method being characterized in that the remote server 5 (7) reassigns the outgoing telephone address (17) assigned to the oldest sending user (3) to which the receiving user (9) has not responded, so that in the case where the number of messages addressed to a recipient user (9), by users 10 different senders, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7), the address of exit of the sending user (3) which will be eliminated will be the one which has the oldest priority.   12. Process according to any one of claims 8 15 to 11; said method being characterized in that the remote server (7) reassigns the outgoing telephone address (17) assigned to a sending user (3) to which said receiving user (9) has replied; so that the remote server (7) thus frees outgoing telephone addresses (17).   13. Method according to claim 7; said method being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9), members of a forum (12), to exchange messages anonymously containing multimedia data (2 ), including photos, images, video sequences, sounds, moving images; said method being characterized in that said messages are exchanged via said remote server (7) using an output telephone address (17) common to said remote server (7); so that all incoming or outgoing messages between the forum (12) and the member concerned pass through a single telephone address and have 35 recipients for users: - either the recipient user (9), member of the forum (12), s 'they come from the remote server (7), - either the forum (12), if they come from the recipient user (9).   14. Method according to any one of claims 7 to 13; said method being such that the telephone addresses (14) of output from the remote server (7) are in particular in the form of multiplexing channels.   15. Method according to any one of claims 1 10 to 14; said method being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9), members of a forum (12), to quickly take cognizance, anonymously, of a plurality of messages multimedia addressed to said forum (12); Said plurality of multimedia messages comprising text and / or images and / or video sequences; said method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the step, for the members of said forum (12), of addressing to said remote server (7) a first request (18) 20 for the purpose of obtaining reduced images in response (19), and / or the step, for said remote server (7), of transmitting anonymous reduced images (19) to said members of said forum (12), * either in response on said first request (18), * either automatically.   said reduction images (19) being created by said remote server (7), in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user (3); said reduction images 30 (19) being in the form of thumbnails, corresponding to said texts and / or to said images and / or to said video sequences.   16. Method according to claim 15; said method further comprising the step, for the members of said forum (12), of sending a second request (20) to said remote server (7), in the form of a said first message (5), for the purpose of obtaining all or part of said texts and / or of said images and / or of said video sequences by selecting all or part of said images in reduction (19).   17. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 16; said method being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9) to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or sequences video; said method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the step, for said remote server (7), of listing said images and / or said video sequences in said database (8), assigning them keywords, - the step, for a sending user (3), to address to said remote server (7) a third request (21) comprising one or more keywords, - the step, for said remote server (7), 20 extracting from said database (8) said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords of said third request (21) and transmitting them to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message, and / or the step, for said remote server (7), from said texts and / or said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords, to create, in particular in real time, on demand of the sending user (3), reduced images (19), p resent in the form of 30 thumbnails, and transmitting them to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message.   18. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 17; said method being more particularly suitable in the case of mobile telephones equipped to receive text and not equipped to receive images or video sequences; said method comprising the following steps: the step, for said remote server (7), of extracting the images and / or video sequences part of said first message (5), - the step, for said remote server (7), to store said part of images and / or video sequences in said database (8) and to associate it with a URL address and / or with a viewing channel on teletext and / or with a viewing channel on interactive television, the step, for said remote server (7), of transmitting to said recipient user (9) of said first message (5), anonymously, said URL address and / or said teletext display channel and / or said 15 viewing on interactive television and / or the text part extracted from said first message (5); so that said recipient user (9) can consult said image and / or video part of said first message (5) by means of computer equipment 20 connected to the remote server (7) via a computer communication network (1), by identifying themselves using said final destination information (6).   19. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 18; said method being more particularly intended to allow an emitting user (3) to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video sequences, in particular resumes, concerning users with which said user is likely to communicate; said method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: - the step, for said remote server (7), of listing said images and / or said video sequences concerning said users in said database (8 ), by assigning them keywords, in particular the nicknames of said users, - the step, for a sending user (3), of addressing to said remote server (7) a fourth request (22) comprising one or more keywords, the step, for said remote server (7), of extracting from said database (8) said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords of said fourth request (22) and of transmitting them to said user 10 transmitter (3) in the form of a response message, and / or the step, for said remote server (7), from said texts and / or said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords, to create , especially in real time, at the request from the sending user (3) of the reduced images (19), presented in the form of thumbnails, and to transmit them to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message.   20. Process according to any one of claims to 19; said method being such that the step, for said remote server (7), of transmitting anonymously said reduction images (19) to said members of said forum (12) and / or said sending users (3) and / or said recipient users (9) further comprises the following steps: the step, for said remote server (7), of grouping said reduction images (19) in at least one single image file (23), - the step, for said remote server (7), to insert into each of said single image files (23) information: * linked to the state of the users at the origin of the various reduced images (19), in particular information linked to the ability of a user to receive picture messages, in the proximity of a user in relation to another user, in the connected state of a user to said remote server (7), and / or * related to the characteristics of said users, including resumes of those users ateurs, - the step, for said remote server (7), of attaching to each of said single image files (23) 5 additional information, in particular in the form of text, the step, for said remote server (7 ), to transmit each single image file (23) to said members of said forum (12).   21.A system allowing users of mobile telephones to exchange, via a communication network (1), anonymously messages comprising multimedia data (2), in particular photos, images, video sequences, sounds, animated images; said system comprising a first mobile telephone (4) comprising - first control members (24) allowing a sending user (3) to compose a first message (5), by adding to it final destination information (6) of said 20 first message (5), in particular a name, a pseudonym, a telephone address, a forum destination (12) or a name of group of users, - first transmission means (25) allowing said sending user (3) to transmitting said first message (5) thus configured to a remote server (7); said remote server (7) comprising: - storage means (26) for storing said first message (5) in a database (8) of said remote server (7), - computer processing means (27) for rendering anonymous the origin of said first message (5), in particular by deleting all the telephone addresses (14) of the associated sending user (3), by said first mobile telephone (4) and / or said communication network (1), 35 to said first message (5), - second transmission means (28) for transmitting said first message (5) to at least one recipient user (9), according to said final destination information (6).   22. System according to claim 21; said system being such that said first control members (24) of said first mobile telephone (4) and / or said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) further allow said user and / or said remote server (7 ) supplementing said first message (5) with anonymous transmission information (10), in particular a pseudonym.   23.A system according to any one of claims 21 or 22; said recipient user (9) being: - a user having a second mobile telephone (11), and / or - a forum (12) whose messages are stored in a database (8) associated with said remote server ( 7), and / or - a user group each having a second mobile telephone (11).   24.A system according to any one of claims 21 to 23; said database (8) further comprising a list (13) of said pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses (14) of said second mobile telephone (11) corresponding to said pseudonyms; said system being such that said second transmission means (28) comprise: - detection means (29) for detecting, in said final destination information (6) associated with said first message (5), the presence of said pseudonym of said user recipient (9), and - search means (30) for searching, in said database (8), the telephone address of said second mobile telephone (11) of said recipient user (9); so that the recipient user (9) receives the first message (5) sent by the sending user (3) without the latter disclosing his identity and / or knowing the identity of the recipient user ( 9).   25.A system according to any one of claims 22 to 24; said system being such that said second mobile phone (11) comprises second control members (31) allowing said recipient user (9) to send a second response message (15) to said sending user (3) by implementing said anonymous broadcast information (10).   26.A system according to claim 25; said database (8) further comprising a list (13) of said pseudonyms as well as the telephone addresses (14) of said first mobile telephone (4) corresponding to said pseudonyms of said sending user (3); said detection means (29) of said remote server (7) further making it possible to detect, in said second message (15), said pseudonym of said sending user (3); said search means (30) of said remote server (7) further making it possible to search, in said database (8), the telephone address of said first mobile telephone (4) of said sending user (3); so that the sending user (3) receives, in response to his first message (5), the second message (15) sent by the receiving user (9) without the latter disclosing his identity and / or not know the identity of the sending user (3).   27.A system according to any one of claims or 26; said second mobile telephone (11) comprising a reply command (16), the actuation of which produces the transmission of said second message (15) to said first mobile telephone (4) via said remote server (7); said remote server (7) being such that it further comprises: - a specific output telephone address (17) for transmitting to said sending user (3) said first message (5) coming from said sending user (3), - means storage (32) for storing said specific output telephone address (17) in a memory area (33) associated with said telephone address of said sending user (3); so that by activating the command "reply" the recipient user (9) causes the emission of the second message (15) which he has drawn up to the specific outgoing telephone address (17) of the remote server (7) associated with the telephone address of the sending user (3), so that the remote server (7) can thus route the second message (15) to the sending user (3) of the first message (5).   28. The system as claimed in claim 27, more particularly intended to allow said recipient user (9) to respond to several sending users (3) who have sent him one or more messages by sending them second messages (15); said system being such that said storage means (32) of said remote server (7) store the output telephone addresses (17) specific to each sending user (3); so that by activating the reply command (16) the recipient user (9) causes the transmission of second messages (15) that he has produced to the specific output telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7) associated with each of the telephone addresses (14) of the sending users (3), so that the remote server (7) can thus route the second messages (15) to each of the sending users (3) of the first messages (5).   29.A system according to any one of claims 27 or 28; said system being more particularly intended for managing the allocation of said outgoing telephone addresses (17) of said remote server (7), when the number of outgoing users (3) becomes greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17) the remote server (7); said system being such that said remote server (7) further comprises calculation means (34) for assigning the outgoing telephone address (17) of the sending user (3) which has the oldest priority to the sender user (3) having sent the most recent first message (5).   30.A system according to any one of claims 27 to 29; said system being characterized in that said remote server (7) comprises calculation means (34) for reassigning after a determined period of time the output telephone addresses (17) allocated to the sending users (3) to which the receiving user (9) did not respond; so that in the case where the number of messages addressed to a recipient user (9), by users 15 different senders, is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7), the addresses of exit of the sending users who will be eliminated will be those whose precedence exceeds a predetermined date.   31.A system according to any one of claims 28 to 30; said system being characterized in that said remote server (7) comprises calculation means (34) for reassigning the outgoing telephone address (17) assigned to the oldest sending user (3) to which the receiving user (9) did not reply, so that in the case where the number of messages addressed to a recipient user (9), by different sending users (3), is greater than the number of outgoing telephone addresses (17 ) from the remote server (7), the output address 30 of the sending user (3) which will be eliminated will be the one with the oldest priority.   32.A system according to any one of claims 28 to 31; said system being characterized in that said remote server (7) comprises calculation means (34) for reassigning the outgoing telephone address (17) assigned to a sending user (3) to which said receiving user (9) has replied ; so that the remote server (7) thus frees outgoing telephone addresses (17).   33.The system of claim 27; said system being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9), members of a forum (12), to exchange messages containing multimedia data anonymously 10 (2 ), including photos, images, video sequences, sounds, moving images; said system being characterized in that said remote server (7) comprises an exit telephone address (17) common to said members of said forum (12) allowing to exchange said messages; so that all incoming or outgoing messages between the forum (12) and the member concerned pass through a single telephone address and have as recipient users - either the recipient user (9), member of the forum (12), if they come from the remote server (7), or the forum (12), if they come from the recipient user (9).   34.A system according to any one of claims 25 27 to 33; said system being such that the output telephone addresses (17) of the remote server (7) are in particular in the form of multiplexing channels.   35.A system according to any one of claims 21 to 34; said system being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9), members of a forum (12), to quickly take cognizance, anonymous manner, of a plurality of messages multimedia addressed to said forum (12); said plurality of multimedia messages comprising texts and / or images and / or video sequences and / or sounds and / or animated images; said system being characterized in that said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also make it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user (3), reduced images (5 19), in the form of thumbnails, corresponding to said text and / or to said images and / or to said video sequences; said first control members (24) also allowing said members of said forum (12) to address to said remote server (7) a first request (18) in order to obtain in response said reduction images (19), and / or said second transmission means (28) of said remote server (7) making it possible to anonymously transmit said reduction images (19) to said members of said forum 15 (12), * either in response to said first request (18) , * either automatically.   36.The system of claim 35; said first control members (24) also allowing said 20 members of said forum (12) to address to said remote server (7) a second request (20), in the form of a said first message (5), for the purpose of obtaining all or part of said texts and / or of said images and / or of said video sequences by selecting all or part of said images in reduction (19). 37.A system according to any one of claims 21 to 36; said system being more particularly intended to allow sending users (3) and / or recipient users (9) to quickly learn, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or sequences video and / or sounds and / or animated images; said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to index said images and / or said video sequences and / or said sounds and / or said animated images in said database (8), by assigning keywords; said first control members (24) further allowing a sending user (3) to address to said remote server (7) a third request (21) comprising one or more keywords; said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to extract from said database (8) said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords of said third request (21) and said seconds transmission means (28) 10 making it possible to transmit said images and / or said video sequences to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message, and / or said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) further allowing the creation, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user (3), reduction images (19), in the form of thumbnails, and transmitting them to said sending user (3) in the form of a reply message.   38.A system according to any one of claims 20 21 to 37; said system being more particularly suitable in the case of mobile telephones equipped to receive text and not equipped to receive images or video sequences; said system being such that said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also make it possible to extract the image part and / or video sequences of said first message (5); said storage means (32) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to store said part of images and / or video sequences in said database (8) and to associate it with a URL address and / or with a communication channel. 30 viewing on teletext and / or on a viewing channel on interactive television, said second transmission means (28) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to transmit to said recipient user (9) said first message (5), from 35 anonymously, said URL address and / or said teletext viewing channel and / or said interactive television viewing channel and / or the text part extracted from said first message (5); so that said recipient user (9) can consult said image part and / or video sequences of said first message (5) by means of computer equipment connected to the remote server (7) via a computer communication network (1), by identifying themselves using said final destination information (6).   39.A system according to any one of claims 21 to 38; said system being more particularly intended to allow an emitting user (3) to quickly become aware, anonymously, of a plurality of multimedia messages containing images and / or video sequences, in particular resumes, concerning users with which said user is likely to communicate; said system being characterized in that said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also make it possible to index said images and / or said video sequences 20 concerning said users in said database (8), by assigning them keywords, including the nicknames of said users; said first control members (24) further allowing a sending user (3) to address to said remote server (7) a fourth request (22) comprising one or more keywords; said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to extract from said database (8) said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords of said fourth request (22) and said second transmission means (28) of said remote server (7) further enabling said images and / or said video sequences to be transmitted to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message, and / or said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to create, in particular in real time, at the request of the sending user (3), from said texts and / or said images and / or said video sequences corresponding to said keywords, reduction images (19) in the form of thumbnails and said second transmission means (28) of said remote server (7) also making it possible to transmit said reduction images (19) to said sending user (3) in the form of a response message.   40.A system according to any one of claims to 39; said system being such that said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) further making it possible to group said reduction images (19) in a single image file (23); said computer processing means (27) of said remote server (7) making it possible to insert into said single image file (23) information related to the state of the users at the origin of the various reduced images (19), in particular information related to the ability of a user to receive picture messages, to the proximity of a user relative to another user, to the connected state of a user to said remote server (7), said second means of transmission (28) of said remote server (7) make it possible to anonymously transmit said single image file (23) to said members of said forum (12).