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`(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0176902 A1
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`(54) METHOD OF PROCESSING A MULTIMEDIA
`MESSAGE, A STORAGE MEDIUM, AND AN
`ASSOCIATED PROCESSING SYSTEM
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`(75) Inventors: Philippe Bellordre, Paris (FR); Aline
`Potier, Antony (FR)
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`Correspondence Address:
`YOUNG & THOMPSON
`745 SOUTH 23RD STREET
`2ND FLOOR
`ARLINGTON, VA 22202 (US)
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`(73) Assignee: FRANCE TELECOM, PARIS (FR)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`11/050,707
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`(22) Filed:
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`Feb. 7, 2005
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`Feb. 5, 2005
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`Publication Classi?cation
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`(51) Int. Cl.
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`ABSTRACT
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`The invention relates to a method of processing a multime
`dia message sent by a telecommunications terminal of one
`party to a telecommunications terminal of a recipient, said
`message containing at least one identi?cation element for
`the terminal and at least one audio or video multimedia
`object. The method comprises the following steps: extract
`ing said multimedia message from said audio or video
`object; storing said object in multimedia object storage
`means; creating a location address of the storage location of
`said audio or video object in said multimedia object storage
`means; and inserting said location address in the multimedia
`message instead of said audio or video object to constitute
`a substitute multimedia message. The invention also relates
`to a multimedia message processing system.
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`METHOD OF PROCESSING A MULTIMEDIA
`MESSAGE, A STORAGE MEDIUM, AND AN
`ASSOCIATED PROCESSING SYSTEM
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`[0001] The invention relates to a method of processing a
`multimedia message and a corresponding processing sys
`tem.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] Streaming is a technology for transferring data in
`the form of a regular and continuous stream. It is used to
`broadcast audio or video multimedia objects over a ?xed
`cable or other netWork and/or over a mobile netWork in real
`time. To use this technology in a mobile network, a user in
`possession of a telecommunications terminal including a
`streaming client module may log onto a WAP site, choose a
`video stored in a streaming server, and request that the video
`concerned be sent to the terminal in a streaming mode.
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`[0003] HoWever, the above technology does not alloW a
`user to receiver contextual information such as a picture or
`text, for example, at the same time as the audio or video
`object.
`[0004] A multimedia messaging service (MMS) enables
`users to send and receive multimedia messages on a mobile
`telecommunications terminal incorporating an MMS client
`module. Multimedia messages contain text objects and/or
`picture objects and/or sound objects and/or video objects.
`The multimedia messaging service may be deployed on a
`mobile netWork, for example a GSM, GPRS or UMTS
`netWork, or on a ?xed cable or other netWork. Multimedia
`messages received by a telecommunications terminal are
`stored in its memory. They are then vieWed on a display
`player at the request of the user.
`[0005] HoWever, because telecommunications terminals
`have limited memory capacity, it is not possible to send large
`multimedia messages to them.
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`authoriZing processing of said message using the identi?
`cation element of the terminal receiving the message (ter
`minal of the recipient), said authoriZation information de?n
`ing if the terminal receiving the message subscribes to the
`processing method;
`[0014] the method further comprises the folloWing steps:
`[0015] extracting from said audio or video object a
`sequence representative of the audio or video object;
`and
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`[0016] inserting said sequence into the substitute mul
`timedia message that has been constructed;
`[0017] the step of storing the audio or video object is
`preceded by a step of processing the object comprising the
`folloWing steps:
`[0018] searching the information storage means for
`information de?ning the technical features of the ter
`minal receiving the message; and
`[0019] modifying said audio or video object to adapt it
`to the technical features of the terminal receiving the
`message;
`[0020]
`the method further comprises the folloWing steps:
`[0021] searching the multimedia message for each
`audio or video object; and
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`[0022] sending the multimedia message to the terminal
`receiving the message if there is no audio or video
`object in the multimedia message;
`the method comprises the folloWing steps:
`[0023]
`[0024] generating a code describing the content of the
`substitute multimedia message; and
`[0025] replacing the description code of the multimedia
`message by the description code of the substitute
`multimedia message.
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`OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE
`INVENTION
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`[0026] The invention also provides a system for process
`ing a multimedia message, the system comprising:
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`[0006] An object of the invention is to enable telecom
`munications terminals to facilitate the exchange of large
`multimedia messages.
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`[0007] To this end, the invention provides a method of
`processing a multimedia message, the method comprising
`the folloWing steps:
`[0008] extracting said multimedia message from said
`audio or video object;
`[0009] storing said object in multimedia object storage
`means;
`[0010] creating a location address of the storage location
`of said audio or video object in said multimedia object
`storage means; and
`[0011] inserting said location address in the multimedia
`message instead of said audio or video object to constitute
`a substitute multimedia message.
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`[0012] Particular embodiments of the method of the inven
`tion have one or more of the folloWing features:
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`[0027] add/ extraction means adapted to extract each audio
`or video object in said multimedia message;
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`[0028] means for substituting a location address of the
`storage location of each audio or video object, the substi
`tution means comprising:
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`[0029] means for storing multimedia objects adapted to
`store each audio or video object; and
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`[0030] means for creating a location address of the
`storage location of each audio or video object in the
`storage means;
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`[0031] said add/ extraction means inserting said location
`address in the multimedia message instead of said
`audio or video object to generate a substitute message.
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`[0032] Particular embodiments of the processing system
`comprise one or more of the folloWing features:
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`[0033] the substitution means are in a streaming server and
`the add/extraction means are in a processing application
`server; and
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`[0013] the method further comprises a preliminary step of
`searching the information storage means for information
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`[0034] the add/extraction means and the substitution
`means are in a processing application server.
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`[0035] The invention further provides a storage medium
`containing a computer program including instructions for
`executing steps of the method of processing a multimedia
`message When the program is executed on a computer.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0036] The invention Will be better understood on reading
`the following description, Which is given by Way of example
`only and With reference to the accompanying draWings, in
`Which:
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`[0037] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of one
`example of a system in accordance With the invention for
`processing a multimedia message;
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`[0038] FIG. 2 is a diagram of the steps ofa method of the
`invention of processing a multimedia message;
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`[0039] FIG. 3 is a block diagram ofone example ofa prior
`art multimedia message; and
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`[0040] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of processing by the
`method of the invention of the multimedia message repre
`sented in FIG. 3.
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`MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0041] FIG. 1 is a diagram of one example ofa system of
`the invention for processing a multimedia message. In this
`example, the party sending a multimedia message and the
`recipient of the message are subscribers of the same opera
`tor.
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`[0042] The message processing system comprises a tele
`communications terminal 2 of a party sending a multimedia
`message, a multimedia message server 4, an application
`server 6, a streaming server 8, and a telecommunications
`terminal 10 of the recipient of the multimedia message sent
`by the terminal 2.
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`[0043] The communications terminals 2 and 10 are knoWn
`in the art and are not described in detail. They include a
`multimedia client module 11, an SMIL editor 12, a memory
`13, a man/machine interface 14, operators 15 for processing
`multimedia objects, a streaming client module 16, an inter
`face 17 With the multimedia message server 4, for example
`an MMl interface, and an interface 18 for communicating
`With a packet-switched netWork usually called the Internet.
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`[0044] The multimedia message server 4 is knoWn in the
`art and is not described in detail. It includes an interface 19
`for communicating With the mobile terminals 2 and 10, for
`example an MMl interface, and an interface 20 for com
`municating With the application server 6, for example an
`MM7 interface.
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`[0045] According to the invention, the multimedia server
`4 sends multimedia messages from the terminals 2 of the
`calling parties to the application server 6 and sends substi
`tute multimedia messages from the application server 6 to
`the telecommunications terminals 10 of the recipients, sub
`ject to certain conditions.
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`[0046] FIG. 3 represents one example of a multimedia
`message 21, Which comprises an SMIL description code 22
`describing the content of the message 21, an identi?cation
`element 23 identifying the terminal 10 receiving the mes
`sage, such as its telephone number, an audio or video object
`24, a text object 25, and one or more picture objects.
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`[0047] FIG. 4 represents one example of a substitute
`multimedia message 26 generated by the message process
`ing system of the invention from the message 21 represented
`in FIG. 3. This substitute message 26 comprises the iden
`ti?cation element 23, the text object 25 and/or the picture
`objects, a sequence 27, and an SDP de?nition ?le 28
`replacing the audio or video object 24, as Well as a neW
`SMIL description code 30 describing the content of the
`substitute message.
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`[0048] The sequence 27 is an object comprising one or
`more representative extracts from the audio or video object.
`For example, it contains one or more pictures from a video
`(animated GIF) or a musical excerpt.
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`[0049] The SDP de?nition ?le 28 relates to the audio or
`video object and to its storage location. It includes a URL
`hyperlink address 29 of the storage location of the object.
`The de?nition ?le 28 appears in the substitute message 60
`only in the form of the hyperlink 29. The other information
`in the SDP ?le 28 is not visible to the recipient.
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`[0050] The application server 6 comprises an interface 31
`for communicating With the multimedia server 4, for
`example an MM7 interface, an interface 32 for communi
`cating With the streaming server 8 and using the SOAP and
`XML communications protocols, for example, a veri?cation
`front-end 34, data storage means 36, an add/extraction
`module 38, an audiovisual processing module 40, a tempo
`rary storage memory 41, and an SMIL editor 42.
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`[0051] The veri?cation front-end 34 receives the multi
`media message 21 sent by the server 4 and searches the
`message 21 for an audio or video multimedia object.
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`[0052] If the multimedia message 21 does not contain an
`audio or video object, the veri?cation front-end 34 sends the
`message to the server 4 via the interfaces 20 and 31.
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`[0053] If the message 21 contains an audio or video object
`24, the veri?cation front-end 34 searches the storage means
`36 for information 50 authorizing use of the method of the
`invention to process the multimedia message. Authorization
`is granted to any recipient Who has subscribed to a message
`processing service conforming to the invention.
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`[0054] If the user has subscribed to this service, the
`veri?cation front-end 34 communicates the multimedia mes
`sage 21 to the add/extraction module 38.
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`[0055] The data storage means 36 comprise a database 46
`in Which information ?les 44 are stored for each recipient
`Who has subscribed to the service provided by the multime
`dia server 4. Each ?le 44 contains information 48 identifying
`the terminal 10 of the recipient, for example its telephone
`number or its MSISDN, subscription information 50, and
`technical information 54 relating to the recipient’s terminal
`10.
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`[0056] The subscription information 50 indicates if pro
`cessing of the message by the method of the invention is
`authorized or not. Authorization is granted to any terminal
`user Who subscribes to the processing service of the inven
`tion.
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`[0057] The technical information 54 is used to adapt the
`format, sound and size of the audio and video objects to the
`technical features of the destination terminal.
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`[0058] The add/extraction module 38 or add/drop module
`extracts the audio or video object 24 contained in the
`message 21. It also sends the message minus audio or video
`objects to the temporary storage memory 41 and commu
`nicates each extracted audio or video object to the audiovi
`sual processing module 40.
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`[0059] The add/extraction module 38 constructs a substi
`tute message 26. It searches the memory 41 for the sequence
`27 and the message 21 using the element 23 identifying the
`recipient’s terminal and creates a substitute message 26 from
`the message 21 using the identi?cation element 23 and
`multimedia objects 25 of a type other than audio or video
`objects and substituting the de?nition ?le 28 sent by the
`server 8 for the audio or video object 24.
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`[0060] It also inserts the sequence 27 from the memory 41
`into the neW message created.
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`[0061] The audiovisual processing module 40 searches the
`storage means 36 for the technical features 54 of the terminal
`10 and modi?es audio and video objects contained in the
`message 21 to adapt them to the technical features of the
`terminal 10.
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`[0062] Processing a video object entails the format of its
`sequence, modifying its siZe (number of pixels) to adapt it
`to the siZe of the screen of the terminal 10, or reducing its
`siZe (number of bytes) to take account of the object reception
`characteristics, for example. The module 40 sends the pro
`cessed audio or video object to the streaming server 8.
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`[0063] The processing module 40 also analyses the video
`or audio object in order to extract from it a sequence 27
`representative of it. In the case of a video object, a repre
`sentative image might be the ?rst image of the video or the
`most meaningful image of the video. In Which case, the
`processing module analyses all of the video and deduces the
`most representative image, Which is coded in a picture
`format such as the JPEG format, for example.
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`[0064] The storage means 41 store the multimedia mes
`sage 21 minus the audio or video objects and the sequence
`27 generated by the module 40. These elements are stored in
`such a Way that the identi?cation element 23 of the terminal
`10 of the recipient of the message may be used as their
`address.
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`[0065] The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Lan
`guage (SMIL) editor 42 generates an SMIL descriptive ?le
`30 describing the content of the substitute multimedia mes
`sage and replaces the SMIL descriptive ?le 22 describing the
`content of the existing message before processing by the
`neW SMIL descriptive ?le 30.
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`[0066] The editor 42 generates an SMIL code for each
`multimedia object contained in a message in markup tag to
`synchroniZe the multimedia objects betWeen themselves. A
`description of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration
`Language is available at the folloWing address: “Synchro
`niZed Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) Boston
`speci?cation”, W3C, Working draft SMIL 2.0 07 August
`2001 URL: http://WWW.W3c.org/TR/smil20/.
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`[0067] HoWever, a different language could be used.
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`[0068] The streaming server 8 comprises a communica
`tions interface 56 using the SOAP or XML protocol, for
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`example, a memory 58 for storing audio and video objects,
`means 60 for generating an SDP de?nition ?le 38, and a
`decoder 62.
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`[0069] The storage means 58 store the audio or video
`objects 24 at a location address.
`
`[0070] The means 60 for generating an SDP de?nition ?le
`28 generate a de?nition ?le relating to the audio or video
`object 24 coded in accordance With an SDP protocol.
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`[0071] The ?le 28 contains at least one hyperlink address
`29 of the location in the memory 58 of the audio or video
`object 24 sent by the application server for example a rtps=//
`.
`.
`. type hyperlink address. The ?le 28 may also contain
`information on the audio or video object 24, for example its
`format, or information on connection to the streaming server
`8.
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`[0072] The connection information includes in particular
`the identi?cation of the session and its creator, the version of
`the protocol to use for the connection, the session name, a
`description of the hyperlink URI, an electronic address, the
`media name and transport address, bandWidth information,
`and line attributes.
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`[0073] The generation means 60 send the generated SDP
`de?nition ?le 28 to the application server 6.
`[0074] The decoder 62 decodes and decompresses audio
`and video objects stored in the memory 58 before they are
`streamed to the terminal 10.
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`[0075] The MMS client module 10, the communications
`interfaces 17, 18, 31, 32, 56, the veri?cation front-end 34,
`the add/extraction module 38, the audiovisual processing
`module 40, the SMIL editor 42, the generation means 60,
`and the decoder 62 may be implemented in the form of
`hardWare on a microcontroller or in the form of softWare on
`a softWare medium or a programmed component in non
`volatile memory executed by a microprocessor.
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`[0076] In an alternative embodiment of the invention the
`data storage means 36 may be in an independent storage
`server. In this case, the audiovisual processing module 40,
`the veri?cation front-end 34, and the generation means 60
`interrogate this server via the communications interface 32.
`[0077] Alternatively, the ?les 44 of each recipient contain
`only identi?cation information 48 and subscription informa
`tion 50. In this case, another server stores the technical
`information 54 concerning the recipients’ terminals in a
`database that is interrogated by the processing module 40.
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`[0078] In a variant of the invention, the application server
`6 comprises means 58 for storing audio and video objects
`24, means for generating an SDP de?nition ?le, and a
`decoder 62. In this case, the application server 6 stores the
`audio and video objects and generates only the SDP de?
`nition ?le 28, With no intervention by a streaming server 8.
`[0079] If the calling party and the recipient of the message
`are not subscribers to the same operator, the multimedia
`message 22 is sent to the multimedia server of the calling
`party, Which transfers it to the multimedia server 4 of the
`operator of the recipient of the message for processing by the
`method of the invention described hereinabove.
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`[0080] The multimedia messages 21 generated by a con
`tent server may be processed by the processing system of the
`invention.
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`[0081] FIG. 2 shows the method of the invention of
`processing a multimedia message.
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`[0082] During a step 70 of the processing method of the
`invention, the multimedia message server 4 sends the appli
`cation server 6 a multimedia message 21.
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`[0083] For example, the multimedia message 21 is sent to
`the electronic address: MSlDSN@streaming.com, in Which
`“MSIDSN” is the identi?cation element 23 and corresponds
`to the telephone number of the terminal 10 and “streaming
`.com” is the address of the application server 6.
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`[0084] During a step 72, the veri?cation front-end 34
`analyses the message 21 and looks in the message for an
`object to be sent in streaming mode, such as an audio or
`video object 24.
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`[0085] During a step 92, if the message does not contain
`any such object, the veri?cation front-end 34 sends the
`multimedia message 21 to the multimedia server 4.
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`[0086] On the other hand, if the message does contain an
`object of this kind, and if the terminal 10 receiving the
`message does subscribe to the processing service of the
`invention, the veri?cation front-end 34 looks in the database
`36 for the recipient during a step 74.
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`[0087] To this end, it searches the database 44 for an
`identi?cation element 48 corresponding to the identi?cation
`element 23 contained in the message 21 and then for
`information 50 on the subscription to the method according
`to the invention of processing the message 21.
`[0088] During the step 92, if the recipient using the
`terminal 10 does not subscribe to the service, the multimedia
`message 21 is sent to the multimedia server 4.
`[0089] On the other hand, if the recipient using the termi
`nal 10 is authorized to use the processing method of the
`invention, the front-end 34 sends the message 21 to the
`add/extraction module 38.
`[0090] During a step 76, the add/extraction module 38
`extracts each audio or video object 24 and sends each
`extracted audio or video object to the processing module 40.
`[0091] During a step 77, the add/extraction module 38
`stores the message 21 minus audio or video objects in the
`temporary storage means 41 so that it may be retrieved using
`the identi?cation element 23 of the terminal 10 receiving the
`message.
`[0092] During a step 78, the processing module 40
`searches the database 44 of the storage means 36 for the
`technical information 54 concerning the terminal receiving
`the message in order to adapt the audio or video object to the
`technical features of the terminal.
`[0093] During a step 80, the processing module 40 deter
`mines from the technical information 54 Whether the audio
`or video objects 24 must be adapted to the terminal 10
`receiving the message. It then modi?es them to adapt them
`to the terminal 10 if necessary.
`[0094] During a step 81, the processing module 40 analy
`ses each audio or video object 24 and extracts from it a
`sequence 27 representative of the audio or video object.
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`[0095] During a step 82, each sequence 27 is stored in the
`temporary storage means 41 at the same address as the
`message 21 minus the audio or video objects 24.
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`[0096] During a step 84, the processing module 40 sends
`the streaming server each audio or video object 24 processed
`during the step 80 via the communications interfaces 32 and
`56.
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`[0097] During a step 86, the generation means 60 store the
`audio or video object 24 in the memory 58 at an identi?able
`storage location.
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`[0098] During a step 87, the generation means 60 generate
`an SDP de?nition ?le 28 containing the address 29 of the
`storage location of the audio or video object 24 and Where
`applicable information concerning the object 24 and con
`nection information.
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`[0099] During a step 88, the SDP ?le 28 is sent to the
`add/extraction module 38 of the application server 6 via the
`interfaces 32 and 56.
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`[0100] During a step 90, the add/extraction module 38
`generates a neW substitute multimedia message 26.
`[0101] To this end, during the step 77, and using the
`identi?cation element 23, it searches the temporary storage
`means 41 for the message 21. It creates a neW substitute
`message 26 using the headers of the original message 21 and
`multimedia objects not processed by the method of the
`invention, for example text objects 25, Without changing
`their position in the message. It substitutes the SDP de?ni
`tion ?le 28 sent by the server 8 for the audio or video object
`24 of the original message.
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`[0102] It inserts the sequence 27 representative of the
`audio or video object extracted during the step 82 and stored
`in the temporary storage means 41.
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`[0103] The add/extraction module 38 then sends the sub
`stitute message to the SMIL editor 42.
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`[0104] During a step 91, the SMIL editor 42 generates a
`neW description code 30 of all the objects contained in the
`substitute message 26 and in particular a sequence object 27
`and an SDP de?nition ?le object 28. This SMIL description
`code replaces the description code 22 of the original mes
`sage 21.
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`[0105] During a step 92, the application server 6 sends the
`substitute message 26 to the multimedia server 4.
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`[0106] Finally, in the step 94, the multimedia server 4
`communicates the message to the terminal 10 receiving the
`message at the telephone number MISDN.
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`[0107] When that terminal receives the substitute message
`26, the recipient may, using the man-machine interface 14,
`connect to the packet-sWitched netWork and use the stream
`ing client module 16 to search the memory 58 of the
`streaming server 8 for the audio or video object 24.
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`[0108] To this end, the streaming client module 16 uses the
`SDP de?nition ?le inserted into the message by the process
`ing method of the invention.
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`[0109] On receiving the streaming request sent by the
`terminal 10 receiving the message, the server 8 sends the
`audio or video object 24 to the terminal 10 using a doWn
`loading mode 52 selected by the application server 6. The
`application server chooses the doWnloading mode appropri
`ate to the sampling of the audiovisual content. The conven
`tional progressive doWnloading mode or the streaming mode
`may be used, for example. Progressive doWnloading consists
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`in downloading the audio or video ?le or a portion of the
`audio or video ?le into a buffer memory of the terminal 10
`before reading it. Streaming consists in reading the ?le as it
`is doWnloaded Without storing it in a memory.
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`[0110] This method has the advantage that it avoids satu
`rating the memory of a telecommunications terminal.
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`1. A method of processing a multimedia message sent by
`a telecommunications terminal of one party to a telecom
`munications terminal of a recipient, said message containing
`at least one identi?cation element for the terminal and at
`least one audio or video multimedia object, the method
`comprising the folloWing steps:
`extracting said multimedia message from said audio or
`video object;
`storing said object in multimedia object storage means;
`creating a location address of the storage location of said
`audio or video object in said multimedia object storage
`means; and
`inserting said location address in the multimedia message
`instead of said audio or video object to constitute a
`substitute multimedia message.
`2. A method according to claim 1 of processing a multi
`media message, the method further comprising a prelimi
`nary step of searching the information storage means for
`information authorizing processing of said message using
`the identi?cation element of the terminal receiving the
`message, said authorization information de?ning if the ter
`minal receiving the message subscribes to the processing
`method.
`3. A method according to claim 1 of processing a multi
`media message, the method further comprising the folloW
`ing steps:
`extracting from said audio or video object a sequence
`representative of the audio or video object; and
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`inserting said sequence into the substitute multimedia
`message that has been constructed.
`4. A method according to claim 1 of processing a multi
`media message, Wherein the step of storing the audio or
`video object is preceded by a step of processing the object,
`said processing step comprising the folloWing steps:
`searching the information storage means for information
`de?ning the technical features of the terminal receiving
`the message; and
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`modifying said audio or video object to adapt it to the
`technical features of the terminal receiving the mes
`sage.
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`5. A method according to claim 1 of processing a multi
`media message, the method further comprising the folloW
`ing preliminary steps:
`searching the multimedia message for each audio or video
`object; and
`sending the multimedia message to the terminal receiving
`the message if there is no audio or video object in the
`multimedia message.
`6. A method according to claim 1 of processing a multi
`media message further comprising a code describing its
`content, the method comprising the folloWing steps:
`generating a code describing the content of the substitute
`multimedia message; and
`replacing the description code of the multimedia message
`by the description code of the substitute multimedia
`message.
`7. A system for processing a multimedia message to be
`sent by a telecommunications terminal of one party to a
`telecommunications terminal of a recipient and containing at
`least one identi?cation element of the terminal receiving the
`message and at least one audio or video object, the process
`ing system comprising:
`add/extraction means adapted to extract each audio or
`video object from said multimedia message;
`means for substituting a location address of the storage
`location of the audio or video object for each audio or
`video object, the substitution means comprising:
`means for storing multimedia objects adapted to store
`each audio or video object; and
`means for creating a location address of the storage
`location of each audio or video object in the storage
`means;
`said add/extraction means inserting said location
`address in the multimedia message instead of said
`audio or video object to generate a substitute mes
`sage.
`8. A system according to claim 7 of processing a multi
`media message, Wherein the substitution means are in a
`streaming server and the add/extraction means are in a
`processing application server.
`9. A system according to claim 7 of processing a multi
`media message, Wherein the add/extraction means and the
`substitution means are in a processing application server.
`10. A storage medium containing a computer program
`including instructions for executing steps of the method
`according to claim 1 of processing a multimedia message
`When the program is executed on a computer.
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`WHATSAPP INC.'S EXHIBIT NO. 1004
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