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  • H04L12/2807—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network
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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • H04L67/125—Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
  • H04L67/34—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications involving the movement of software or configuration parameters 

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a system and a method of communication by at least one control message for a predefined set of terminals.
• the invention finds a particularly advantageous application in the field of automatic and simplified control of at least one application from a communication device.
• T envelope which allows a simplified and automatic transmission of a pre-formatted card for a standard response with a different recipient of the mail receiver.
• the mechanism of the response is prepared and simplified.
• a technical problem to be solved by the object of the present invention is to propose a method of communication by at least one control message for at least one predefined set of terminals, which would make it possible to remedy the disadvantages of the existing systems and would allow a automatic and simplified control of an application on one of the terminals of said predefined set.
• said set of terminals is predefined by a manager entity of said set.
• the method according to the invention allows the reception of at least one control message.
• a script, included in said control message allows the control of at least one application executed from one of the terminals of the predefined set, said execution control having been transmitted by a control message to a device of communication given together.
• the terminals of the set are of any type (fixed or mobile phones, personal computers or PCs, laptops, personal digital assistants or PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), television sets, etc ..) predefined by a managing entity of all terminals.
• said manager entity of said set of terminals selects an execution of said application by one of said terminals of said set.
• a selection message is transmitted by said management device to select an execution of said application by one of said terminals of said set.
• a selection message can allow the managing entity a choice between several terminals of said set, for example, in the case of a particular use or when several terminals of said set can execute the commanded application from said script.
• the service platform detects the presence of said terminal to take account of a transmission to said terminal, for example from the transmission of instant messages (such as Instant Messaging ). In this way, the list of present and accessible terminals can be updated in real time and controlled before transmission of said selection message.
• the invention also relates to a communication system with at least one control message for at least one predefined set of terminals, characterized in that said system comprises at least one communication device, included in said set of terminals and corresponding to at least one a subscriber to at least one service platform, able to receive at least one command message " transmitted by said platform, for controlling an execution of at least one application from at least one script, included in said command message and executed by one of said terminals of said set via at least one management device associated with said set of terminals.
• a communication device allows the storage by a management device, associated with said set of terminals, identification of the terminals of said set and a list of applications accessible by each of said identified terminals.
• a management device To execute an application, from a script included in a received command message, the management device recognizes the application and the appropriate terminal for executing said application through the stored lists.
• FIG. 1 represents the general architecture of a communication system from at least one control message for at least one predefined set of terminals, in accordance with the invention.
• all of said terminals 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 of said communication system form a local area network 1 which may be, for example, a home network whose users are the members of a single home network. family, or an associative network, etc.
• This network or together, is associated with at least one management device 1 1, which is connected to at least one communication interface 107 of a service platform 100 allowing exchanges in transmission and reception through a telecommunications network.
• the communication between said service platform 100 and said set of terminals can be carried out on a high-speed cable, for example by an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) broadband transmission.
• the messages transmitted to the set of terminals are received on a particular terminal 10, said communication device, corresponding to at least one subscriber to said one service platform.
• terminals 21, 31 equipped with communication, transmission and reception interfaces 211, 311 fixed link or a short-distance radio link such as WiFi, WIMa ⁇ , Bluetooth, etc. If this concerns in particular television sets 21, 22 or personal computers 31, 32, possibly equipped with a microphone 212, 312 and a camera 213, 313.
• Terminals can also be laptops, personal digital assistants or PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), etc. equipped with a compatible application for communication with said communication device 10.
• Other terminals, landline or mobile phones can be used without interface, because directly in a fixed or mobile link with the communication device 10.
• the set of terminals is predefined by a manager entity, which may be the user / subscriber of the communication device (or other).
• the terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 are known and referenced to at least one management device 11 associated with said set of terminals.
• Said management device 1 1 transmits the references of each of the terminals of said set to at least one service platform 100.
• Said managing entity realizes the referencing of all the components said set.
• For each of the terminals is specified the type of terminal (fixed or mobile phones, television sets 21, 22, personal computers 31, 32, etc.).
• Each of the terminals of the set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 is authenticated by a different identification according to the type of terminal.
• the communication device 10 is identified by the fixed telephone number, corresponding to a subscriber to said service platform, to which it is connected by the telecommunications operator by means of the connection cable in copper or optical pairs.
• a mobile terminal is identified by the memory card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card or a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) card or a UICC (UMTS IC) card. Card) ..., which manages the security of said terminal by means of transparent operator signaling messages for the user, or by an MSiSDN number (Mobile Subscriber! SDN) of a termina! mobile.
• SIM Subscriber Identity Module
• USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module
• UICC UICC
• a smart card or a standardized UICC card can identify each of the referenced terminals of the set, such as a television set 21, 22, a personal computer 31, 32, etc. This memory card can be put in place in the
• a message for an e-mail or e-mail a message for an e-mail or e-mail, a video message, an audiovisual content, etc.
• the manager entity is the user himself, but the information can be stored by the telecommunications operator or, for example, by an external manager entity responsible for referencing the different sets of terminals. .
• the complete referencing of the various terminals associated with the communication device 10 is stored in at least one data base 104 by the service platform 100.
• Said data base 104 may or may not be physically included in the platform 100.
• the platform 100 detects the presence of said terminal for taking into account a transmission to said terminal, for example from the transmission of instant messages (such as Instant Messaging). .
• the management device 11 comprises at least one means for recognizing the presence of said terminals of said set. Said management device 11 can be physically separated or included in said communication device 10. As a result, certain functions can be activated either by the management device 11 or by the communication device 10.
• the messages transmitted by the management device 11 to the communication device 10 come from different transmitting entities, which are the terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 or different sets of terminals (via the platform 100 and at least one communication interface 107) or an issuing entity 109, 109 'outside the terminal sets via at least one access interface 108 of the platform 100.
• the manager entity of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 stores in said data base 104, by the management device 11, a list of existing or accessible applications for each of the terminals of said set "such that a video playback application, an application of not
• content streaming application such as a movie or audiovisual program, videophone application, etc.
• Said applications may be existing applications in the terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32, in the management device 11 or stored in the database 104 of the platform 100.
• the referencing of the terminals can for example be carried out by an operator as the managing entity, as well as a list of existing applications.
• the user, as another manager entity, can then define particular applications or others.
• the communication device 10 corresponding to at least one subscriber to at least one service platform 100, is able to receive at least one control message, transmitted by said platform 100, allowing the control of the execution of at least one application from at least one script, included in said control message.
• the control message allows the control of said application for processing or responding to the information contained in said control message.
• the communication device 10 comprises at least one module for the processing of the command messages and the recognition of the scripts.
• the control messages can be detected by a parsing module, such as a parser, allowing the recognition of said script, as well as identifiers that can be integrated in the command messages.
• All the communication devices 10 or applications compatible with said platform 100 allow access to the information stored by the platform 100, such as the referencing of the terminals, the list of applications, etc. corresponding to said communication device 10.
• At least one user interface makes it possible to store the information necessary for the execution of at least one application.
• Said creation can be made from a communication device, a terminal of a set, a terminal equipped with at least one application compatsbîe with a communication device 10 and / or a platform 100 service.
• the request for creating said control message is transmitted to the service platform 100 to at least one command module 106 and at least one scripting module 103.
• a scripting module 103 identifies the control message to be created by means of a number.
• predefined questions make it possible to identify a sender of the control message, at least one recipient of said control message, a creation date, a lifetime of said message, if existing, at least one application to be executed, at least one call number to establish a call, if existing, etc.
• a command module 106 receives the creation request and the transmitted information. Said command module 106 checks said information (identifier of a recipient, an application, etc.) existing in the database 104. In particular, if an application is not recognized, the command module 106 controls the transmission of said application or an address to which said application is accessible.
• the information is transmitted by the command module 106 to at least one script module 103, which comprises at least one means for creating at least one script from said information.
• Said script consists of a descriptive character string (by a predefined grammar) describing the succession of actions to be executed.
• the service platform 100 has created at least one script corresponding to said request to create a command message. Said script is included in a command message sent by the platform 100 to the destination terminal.
• At least one authentication module 105 allows the recognition of said set of terminals 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 concerned and said device 11 for managing said set.
• Said control message may be encoded by the platform 100 for secure transmission and interpretation only by the management device 11 associated with said set of terminals.
• a decoder is included in said device 11 i'ens ⁇ mbi ⁇ management terminals 10, 21, 22, 31, 32.
• the management device 11 Upon receipt of a control message, the management device 11 comprises at least one means for receiving and recognizing at least one script included in said control message.
• a script can be simple or complex, concerning a single application to run or several applications to run successively, scheduled for synchronous execution upon receipt of the command message and the script or provided for an asynchronous execution for example for which the execution is conditioned to the prior agreement of the recipient.
• the management device 11 comprises at least one means for recognizing and processing said string of descriptive characters (by a predefined grammar) describing the succession of actions to be executed.
• the managing entity must accept the execution of said command message with a simplified command and pre-formatted for said execution.
• the management device 11 transmits the control message to the communication device 10.
• at least one predefined command makes it possible to accept (or refuse) to participate in the debate or sharing synchronously.
• Said predefined command allows an automatic and simplified action for the user.
• asynchronously at the time of participation in the debate, a simplified order can allow to speak during the participation.
• the management device 11 comprises at least one means for controlling the execution of at least one application from the script included in the control message.
• a succession of actions may be provided: such as the invitation to complete a questionnaire; accept the invitation (or refuse) transmit the said questionnaire; complete the questionnaire; return the questionnaire.
• the running execution is controlled by the management device 11 to verify in particular that the application to be executed is recognized, that the terminal of said set 10, 21, 22 "31, 32 is present and accessible for execution " etc. ., In the case of a negative verification, at least one error message or report of said execution can be transmitted to the device 10 of communication of said set and / or to at least one execution control module 101 of the platform 100.
• the management device 1 1 and / or the service platform 100 controls the execution of said application, separately or in combination. If the platform 100 can perform a positive control by said execution control module 101, for example by transferring an unrecognized application to the management device 11, the execution is resumed to said set of terminals. If said verification performed by the execution control module 101 is again negative, the platform 100 can transmit an error message to the sender of said control message. To do this, in particular to recognize the number of the command message including said script and the entity issuing said command message, all the information on the command messages being processed is saved by at least one archiving module 102 The command message can be an invitation to a videophone meeting with a friend or a doctor or between several work colleagues.
• the communication will be directed to one of the terminals equipped with at least one microphone 212, 312 and a camera 213, 313 for a videophone transmission.
• the management device 1 having stored the list and existing equipment for each of the terminals of said set, established the communication to a terminal of said set compatible with a videophone link.
• Said command message includes a script, which allows the transmission of at least one identifier of the application to be executed.
• the device 1 1 comprises at least management means for recognizing said application from the application list setting memoi 're.
• Said management device 11 also comprises at least one means for subsequently recognizing at least one of said terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 from the list of referenced terminals, stored in memory, which can execute said application or else the selected terminal.
• the management device 11 comprises at least one means for controlling the execution of said application on said termina! recognized from said set, that is to say the control of the videophone application by one of the terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, ⁇
• the management device 11 will also control the establishment of a communication between the recognized terminal and the entity issuing the invitation to the videophone meeting or to the entity participating in said meeting if it is different. of the issuer.
• said script of the control message includes the call number to said transmitting entity or the participating entity, said management device 11 controlling the transmission of said call and the establishment of the communication via (or not) platform 100.
• the script of a control message includes all the information necessary for the implementation of at least one application corresponding to the action (or actions) provided by said message.
• the management device 11 can transmit to the communication device 10 a selection message for a choice between several terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 which have the possibility of executing said application. In this case, the presence and accessibility of said terminals are checked before transmission of said selection message.
• the management device 11 stores all the information concerning the communications in progress, as well as the information for the execution of said application for a follow-up of the service provided, until the end of the use of the application and the end of established communications.
• the management device 11 may comprise at least one memory, but said memory may be located in one of the terminals of said set, for example in a memory disk of one of the personal computers 31, 32 (or PC) of said set of terminals.
• Said information is also transmitted to the service platform 100 for an archiving module 102 and stored in said database 104.
• a storage is commanded as soon as a command message is created by the command module 106 " and then the creation of a script by the scripting module 103, included in said command message and until the end message in from the management device 11 concerned.
• the execution of the script is controlled by the device i 1 for managing said set of terminals 10, 21, 22, 31, 32, in the event of an error or an anomaly for the execution of said application, the management device 1 1 transmits a message to the execution control module 101 to the platform 100.
• the management device 1 1 transmits an end message to the platform 100 and the execution control module 101, as well as to the module 102 archiving , which can store the creation and the end of the command message so as to allow statistics for the services provided. If the script included in said control message so provides, an end message may be transmitted to the transmitting entity via at least one access interface 108, particularly when said transmitting entity is not a subscriber. terminals of said set that executed said application or when said issuing entity did not participate in the debate, sharing ...
• the command message can be an invitation to share around the broadcasting of audiovisual content such as a film.
• the management device 1 1 controls the broadcasting of the audiovisual content on one of the terminals of said set, for example one of the television sets 21, 22, equipped with a microphone 212 for the simultaneous establishment of a voice communication.
• the command message enables the identification of the application to be executed.
• the management device 11 1 recognizes said application from the list of applications stored in memory and at least one of said terminals of said set from the list of terminals referenced 10 " 21, 22, 31, 32, stored in memory, which can execute said application.
• the management device 11 controls the execution of said application on said termina! recognized said set.
• the script of the control message includes the call number or address on which said audiovisual content is accessible, as well as the call number for voice communication.
• Said order message may be an invitation to make an appointment with an issuing entity 103, 109 ', by a physician or an employment agency ANPE ...
• the management device 11 controls the establishment of a communication with a database of the issuing entity 109, 109 'whose address is included in said control message .
• the agenda of the transmitting entity can then be transmitted for example on the screen of a personal computer 31, 32 of said set of terminals.
• Said control message may also be a request for downloading data to an entity transmitting said control message, for example, a communication is established with a control center for sleeping sicknesses and measurements made and stored by a bracelet, worn during the previous night, are transmitted to an address included in said script of the command message.
• the service platform 100 is therefore in charge of the following functionalities, taken separately or in combination: comparison between at least one identifier of an application received by a control message and those stored in at least one a database 104,
• said service platform 100 also enables the functions, taken separately or in combination: organization and administration of the sets of terminals referenced by a management entity by means of a communication interface 107, identification of at least one communication device included in at least one set of terminals referenced 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 and corresponding to at least one subscriber to said service platform 100,
• a management device 11 associated with at least one set of terminals 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 and implementing the system and method of FIG. in combination, are:
• the communication device 10 is equipped with a user interface for viewing and at least one audio broadcast means for transmitting and receiving.
• the communication device 10 implementing the system and the method of FIG. 1, performs the following functionalities, taken separately or in combination: an interface for accessing at least one command and selection message; processing at least one command message and recognizing at least one script,
• Said communication device 10 also allows the reception of simultaneous communications in voice or text mode and the reception of commands by manual remote control 41 1.
• the command messages including scripts for accessing an application can be detected by a parser module, such as a parser, allowing the recognition of said script, as well as identifiers that can be integrated in the command messages.
• a parser module such as a parser
• a communication method implementing the system of FIG. 1 comprises the steps described below, taken separately or in combination: defining at least one communication device included in said set of terminals; 21, 22, 31, 32 and corresponding to at least one subscriber to at least one service platform 100,
• Control by said management device 11 the execution of said application for said recognized terminal of said set- Said control message received comprises, inter alia " a script that includes at least one identifier of at least one application.
• the device 11 management recognizes said script and identifies the identifier of the application.
• Said management device 11 searches whether said application is existing in the list stored in the memory of the management device 11 or in the database 104 by the platform 100.
• the management device 11 identifies a terminal of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32 allowing the implementation of said recognized application.
• the management device 11 processes said control message and includes at least one item mentioning the identifier of said application and at least one terminal of said recognized set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32.
• Said command message is then transmitted. to the communication device 10.
• Said command message processed allows the command of the recognized application through said script and the execution thereof by a terminal of said set. If several terminals are compatible with said application, for example several television sets 21, 22 or several personal computers 31, 32, the selection of one of the proposed terminals is possible. In this case, the presence and accessibility of said terminals is checked before transmission of said selection message.
• Said script, included in the control message allows the control of said application, which is executed on one of said terminals of said set 10, 21, 22, 31, 32, through the management device 11.
• a service platform 100 can centralize the control of the different management devices 11 via said telecommunications network to which said communication interface 107 is connected.
• Some functions of the management device 11 can also be carried out by the service platform 100, such as, for example, the detection of the presence and accessibility of the terminals of said set, or in particular a list of the existing applications for said terminals for transmit an unlisted application to be controlled by a command message.
• the management device 11 When the management device 11 does not recognize the identifier of the application in the list of applications stored in memory, said management device 11 establishes a communication to the service platform 100.
• the service platform 100 has stored the applications referenced by the different management entities, as well as the applications identified in the received command messages. By default, the platform 100 establishes a communication to the sending entity 109, 109 'of the received control message to access said application.
• the method then comprises a step of controlling said service platform 100 to transmit the applications to be executed to the management device 11.

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