Convergent Messaging Protocol Target Application Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging services operate as independent silos, lacking a mechanism to identify and direct messages to the appropriate application on a terminal device within convergent messaging systems, which hinders unified communication across different messaging platforms.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a 'Target_Application' information element into the convergent messaging protocol to uniquely identify the target application on the receiving terminal device, allowing the message to be routed and processed by the appropriate client application, such as SMS, MMS, or IM.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If messaging services operate as independent silos with separate protocols and devices, then each service can be implemented and managed independently, but the system lacks the ability to identify and route messages to the appropriate application across different messaging platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The protocol message structure is segmented into distinct fields, including a specific 'target application identification' field. This segmentation allows the system to independently identify and route messages to different applications (SMS, MMS, IM, email, PTT) without affecting the overall protocol structure or other messaging services.
Solution Approach 2:
A universal convergent messaging protocol is implemented that can handle multiple messaging service types (SMS, MMS, IM, email, PTT) through a single unified message structure. The protocol includes a generic target application identification field that can accommodate different application types, making the system multi-functional without requiring separate protocols for each service.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a unified convergent messaging protocol is implemented to combine multiple messaging services, then message routing across different applications becomes possible, but the protocol structure becomes more complex requiring additional information elements
Solution Approach 1:
The target application identification information is extracted as a separate, dedicated field within the convergent messaging protocol. This extraction allows the protocol to carry application-specific routing information independently, enabling service convergence while maintaining a structured and manageable protocol format with clearly defined information elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The target application identification field acts as an intermediary element within the protocol structure. It mediates between the unified convergent messaging system and the specific application layers (SMS, MMS, IM, etc.), enabling proper message routing without requiring complex integration logic across all messaging services.
3Loss of information
If messaging services are implemented as independent silos, then the system structure remains simple and manageable, but information regarding target applications cannot be exchanged within convergent messages
Solution Approach 1:
The target application identification information is included preliminarily within the convergent message structure before message transmission. This preliminary inclusion ensures that the receiving end has all necessary information to correctly route and process the message for the intended application, preventing information loss without requiring complex post-processing or additional communication rounds.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for service identification for convergent messaging systems, in which a convergent message is interchanged between a sender and at least one receiver (13) via a communication network (10). The invention provides for the message structure of the convergent message to have an information element added to it which contains information about the message type or relating to the handling of the message.