Electronic message control

Abstract

The invention relates to electronic message control. A technology for operating a computer system to structure a message according to at least one capability of a device, comprising receiving at leastone message; deriving a device identifier from the message; determining a device capability profile linked with the device capability profile; and invoking a message translation manager to interpretthe at least one message according to the linked device capability profile. Interpreting the at least one message may comprise adapting the at least one message or constructing the at least one message according to a format determined by the linked the device capability profile. The constructing may comprise, responsive to a trigger event, assembling the at least one message from message elementsaccording to the format determined by the linked device capability profile. The message may be, for example, a return message.

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technical field

[0001] The present technology relates to methods and apparatus for operating a computer system to construct electronic messages received via a network of electronic data processing devices. Background technique

[0002] In conventional systems, electronic devices attached to networks and the communication channels that make up such networks have been able to rely on a certain level of homogeneity in the connected devices and channels, often by installing implemented by dedicated hardware, firmware or software adapters under the control of a central entity such as a server.

[0003] In the years since the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, the use of computing power has expanded widely, and the interconnectivity of devices capable of storing and processing data has increased rapidly. Recently, the homogeneity of devices has been undermined by the proliferation of what is known as networked or at least network-attachable devices in the Internet of ...

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