Social Network Telecom Messaging Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Social networking services primarily offer limited communication methods, such as instant messaging and email, and do not integrate telecom messaging, which restricts users' ability to view and manage telecom messages like voicemail, text messages, and call logs within the platform.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a telecom messaging system within social networking services that allows users to view, manage, and interact with telecom messages through a dedicated messaging page on the website, enabling functions like replying, forwarding, deleting, and composing new messages, and integrating with telecom networks to display messages and address books.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If social networking services use only web-based communication methods (IM, email), then the system complexity remains low, but the communication versatility is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication versatilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines telecom messaging capabilities with social networking service by integrating a telecom messaging system into the existing web-based platform. The control system receives telecom messages from telecom networks and the user interface displays them through the social networking website, merging two previously separate communication systems into one unified platform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The social networking website is enhanced to perform multiple communication functions beyond its original scope. The platform now supports both traditional web-based communication (IM, email) and telecom messaging (voicemail, text messages, call logs) through the same interface, making the system more universal and adaptable to different communication needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If telecom messaging is integrated into the social networking platform, then the communication capability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication capabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a control system as an intermediary component that bridges the telecom network and the social networking platform. The control system receives telecom messages from the telecom network, processes them, and forwards them to the user interface for display. This intermediary layer enables integration while managing the complexity of interfacing between different communication systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If users access telecom messages through the social networking website, then the ease of operation is improved, but the need for separate telecom devices is eliminated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice integration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges telecom message access with the social networking website by integrating a telecom messaging system into the existing web-based platform. The control system receives telecom messages from telecom networks and the user interface displays them through the social networking website, merging two previously separate communication systems into one unified platform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP2522110B1Telecommunication messaging through a social networking service
Publication Date: 2021.03.31 ALCATEL LUCENT SA
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AI summary

Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying telecommunication messages through a social networking service. One embodiment includes a telecommunication messaging system (116) that is implemented with a social networking service. The telecom messaging system (116) receives telecommunication messages from a telecommunication network (130) that are associated with a directory number assigned to a phone (124, 126). The phone (124, 126) is operated by a member (120) of a web-based social networking service. The telecom messaging system (116) provides a telecommunication messaging page (400) to display the telecommunication messages to the member (120) as part of a website (114) for the social networking service. Thus, the member (120) is able to view telecom messages, such as voicemail messages, text messages, call logs, etc., through the social networking service.