WO2006136652A1 - Procede, programme et systeme de serveur pour communiquer au sein d'une collectivite - Google Patents

Procede, programme et systeme de serveur pour communiquer au sein d'une collectivite Download PDF

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WO2006136652A1
WO2006136652A1 PCT/FI2006/000225 FI2006000225W WO2006136652A1 WO 2006136652 A1 WO2006136652 A1 WO 2006136652A1 FI 2006000225 W FI2006000225 W FI 2006000225W WO 2006136652 A1 WO2006136652 A1 WO 2006136652A1
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Miika PÅFS
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G06Q10/10—Office automation; Time management
    • G06Q10/107—Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/45—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
    • H04L61/4547—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping for personal communications, i.e. using a personal identifier

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  • the invention relates to communication networks.
  • the invention relates to a novel and improved method, computer program and server sys- tem for communicating within a community in a communication network.
  • Mobile terminals e.g. mobile phones, Per- sonal Digital Assistants (PDA) , personal computers etc. can be used to browse the Internet and send and receive content, e.g. email messages.
  • An email address is a global address, which is unique. Due to the global nature of an email address, email addresses are very susceptible for misuse. For example, a significant problem nowadays is the amount of spam in the Internet. Spam refers to unwanted email messages that are received e.g. from unknown senders.
  • the service may refer to a community provided by a server.
  • a community may have predetermined messaging rules. For example, a user may block messages from another users etc.
  • a method for communicating within a community in a communication network a community comprising a plurality of members .
  • the method comprises storing in a database a contact list for each member of the community, the contact list comprising at least one member, whose visibility is either public or secret for friend members of the community, friend members being those who are able to send messages between each other; enabling a first friend member to send messages directly to a public member in the contact list of a second friend member; and preventing the first member for seeing a secret member in the contact list of the second friend member.
  • the method further comprises sending a message from the first friend member directly to the public member in the contact list of the second friend member; moving the public member in the contact list of the second friend member into the contact list of the first member; and assigning a public or secret visibility to the member.
  • the method further comprises changing the state of a member in a contact list from public to secret or from secret to public.
  • a computer program for communicating within a community in a communication network comprises code adapted, to perform the following steps when executed on a data-processing device: storing in a database a contact list for each member of the community, the contact list comprising at least one member, whose visibility is either public or secret for friend members of the community, friend members being those who are able to send messages between each other; enabling a first friend member to send messages directly to a public member in the con- tact list of a second friend member; and preventing the first member for seeing a secret' member in the contact list of the second friend member.
  • the computer program is further adapted to perform the fol- lowing step when executed on the data-processing device: sending a message from the first friend member directly to the public member in the contact list of the second friend member; moving the public member in the contact list of the second friend member into con- tact list of the first member; and assigning a public or secret visibility to the member.
  • the computer program is further adapted to perform the following step when executed on the data-processing de- vice: changing the state of a member in a contact list from public to secret or from secret to public.
  • a server system comprising a server comprising a messaging application configured to re- ceive messages from sender members and to send messages to receiving members, and a database configured to store information relating to at least one community a community comprising a plurality of members.
  • the database is configured to store a contact list for each member of the community, the contact list comprising at least one member, whose visibility is either public or secret for friend members of the commu- nity, friend members being those who are able to send messages between each other.
  • the messaging application is configured to enable a first friend member to send messages directly to a public member in the contact list of a second friend member and to prevent the first member for seeing a secret member in the contact list of the second friend member.
  • the messaging application is configured to send a message from the first friend member directly to the public member in the contact list of the second friend member, to move the public member in the contact list of the second friend member into contact list of the first member, and to assign a public or secret visi- bility to the member.
  • the messaging application is configured to change the state of a member in a contact list from public to secret or from secret to public.
  • the invention has several advantages over the prior-art solutions. A benefit of the invention is that it effectively reduces the amount of spam messages because of the indirect trust model of the invention. In other words, messaging is enabled between friend members and with friends' public contacts.
  • Another advantage of the invention is that the circle of acquaintances of a member automatically expands when also "friends' friends" of the member are able to directly communicate with the member and therefore they are able to add the member to their own contacts.
  • FIGS. Ia and Ib are block diagrams illustrating one embodiment of a method according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a server system according to the invention.
  • Figures Ia and Ib disclose one embodiment il- lustrating the present invention.
  • All members (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H) disclosed in Figure Ia belong to a community in a communication network.
  • the community refers to a group of members that are at least partly able to communicate with each other.
  • the community is preferably established in a database that can be accessed using an appropriate server.
  • the database comprises a contact list for each member of the community.
  • the contact list comprises at least one member, whose visibility is either public or secret for friend members in the community.
  • Friend members refer to those who are able to send messages between each other (i.e. are in each other's contact lists) and who are able to see the public contacts of the other.
  • this example is illus- trated as A's point of view.
  • the secret contacts 12 comprise three members (C, D, E) .
  • 'Secret' means that other friend members (e.g. A) are not able to see the secret con- tacts 12.
  • Public contacts 14 comprise also three members (F, G, H) .
  • 'Public' means that identities of the public contacts 14 are public for both the secret con- tacts 12 and other members of the public contacts 14.
  • An essential idea is of the invention is that only a direct friend member can see public contacts of another member with whom he has already been in contact with. In other words, the secret contacts 14 and the public contacts 14 are all 'friends' of B.
  • A also belongs to the public contacts 14 of B. It means that A is able to send content to F, G and H, i.e. A sees F, G and H.
  • the content itself refers e.g. to text, pictures, video and/or audio content.
  • F is moved into A's own public contacts 16 as illustrated in Figure Ib.
  • the secret contacts 12,18 of B remains unchanged in Figures Ia and Ib.
  • a member may configure his/her contact list, e.g. to change a state of a par- ticular member in the contact list from public to secret or vice versa.
  • Figure 2 discloses one embodiment of a server system in which the present invention is used.
  • Figure 2 is a simplified example showing only relevant parts needed in a solution according to the present invention.
  • a client 20 communicates with a server 22 via a communication network (not shown) .
  • the communication network may be a mobile communication network and/or a data communication network (e.g. the Internet) .
  • the form of the communication depends on the client 20.
  • the client 20 may be a mobile phone, a desktop com- puter, a laptop computer, a client program running in a terminal device and/or any other appropriate device or software that is able to communicate with the server 22.
  • Messaging between the client 20 and the server 22 may be e.g. MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) data or TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) data etc.
  • MMS Multimedia Messaging Service
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • TCP Transmission Control Protocol
  • a web server 24 in the server 22 hosts several different services: 1. J2ME receives HTTP requests from a J2ME
  • SYMB service is a Symbian counterpart to the J2ME part.
  • HTML service provides an HTML interface.
  • HTTP API is a service that receives messages from external services through e.g. simple HTML POSTs and sends them to their designated recipients .
  • the server 22 is connected to a user database
  • the web server 24 further comprises a messaging application 210, which controls the functions of the web server 24 and is configured to receive messages from sender members and to send messages to receiving members within a community.
  • Each community 28 includes a plurality of members (users) 200.
  • Each member 204, 208 has at least one contact 202, 206 whose visibility is either public or secret for other friend members of the community.
  • a friend member refers to a member that is able to directly send messages to another friend member. Functionality relating to the contact lists was already discussed with Figures Ia and Ib.
  • the messaging application 210 may be configured to send a message from a first friend member directly to public member in the contact list of a second friend member, to move the public member in the contact list of the second friend member into contact list of the first member, and to assign a public or secret visibility to the member.
  • the first member is able to decide whether the visibility is public or secret.
  • the messaging application 210 may also be configured to change the state of an existing member in a contact list from public to secret or from secret to public based on user (member) actions.
  • the server 22 disclosed in the invention may comprise a single memory or memory area or to a plurality memories or memory areas that may include e.g. random access memories (RAM), read-only memories (ROM) etc.
  • the memory or memories also in- elude other applications or software components that are not described in more detail and also may include the computer program (or portion thereof) , which when executed on a central processing unit performs at least some of the steps disclosed in the invention.
  • the central processing unit may also include memory or a memory may be associated therewith which may include the computer program (or portion thereof) which when executed on central processing unit performs at least some of the steps disclosed in the invention.

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L'invention concerne un procédé, un programme et un système de serveur qui permettent de communiquer au sein d'une collectivité dans un réseau de communication, cette collectivité étant composée de plusieurs membres. Ce procédé consiste à stocker, pour chaque membre (204,208) de la collectivité (28), une liste de contacts comprenant au moins un membre (202, 206) dans une base de données (26), la visibilité de cette liste étant soit publique soit secrète pour les membres amis de la collectivité lesquels peuvent s'échanger des messages. Ce procédé consiste ensuite à permettre à un premier membre ami d'envoyer directement des messages à un membre public figurant dans la liste de contacts d'un second membre ami, et à empêcher le premier membre ami de voir le membre secret de la liste de contacts du second membre ami.
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