DE10327212A1 - Communication terminal e.g. for communication of multi-media messages over standard telephone network, has device for converting multi-media messages into signals for transmission over standard telephone network - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication-terminal device (10) has an appliance (telephone connection socket) (80) for connecting to a standard telephone network (100) and with a device (60) for converting multi-media messages into signals, which can be transmitted over the standard telephone network. An independent claim is included for a method for communicating multi-media messages over a standard telephone network.

Description

The The invention relates generally to a method and a communication terminal for transmission of multimedia messages about a standard telephone network and receiving means for receiving of multimedia messages.

in the Mobile is the transmission Multimedia Messaging via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) already for a long time known. MMS is an extensive extension of the well-known short message service SMS (Short Messaging Service). A multimedia message can unlike a text message, support a variety of media types, for example Text, graphics, audio or video sequences.

When Terminal equipment for MMS find, for example, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) capable mobile terminal equipment Use that in an MMS-enabled Mobile network are involved.

To the Mobile MMS standards have been proposed, for example released in "3GPP TS 23.140 Version 6.1.0; Third Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Terminals; Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Functional description; Stage 2 ". These include the for mobile communication relevant transmission protocols, as well as supporting data formats established.

by virtue of the proliferation of digital recording devices in private households, such as For example, digital cameras, and thus in digital form for disposal standing multimedia data, is the need to send multimedia messages also given to people who do not have an MMS-enabled mobile terminal or none possibility feature, an MMS-enabled Mobile terminal to connect to the appropriate recording device.

It Already today gives the opportunity the usual Memory cards used in digital cameras via a properly equipped computer read out and send digital photos by e-mail. In the last Even photo services have developed, the paper photos create for customers and ship previously emailed by the customer. However have even today, not all households over a computer and internet access.

Out DE 101 42 270 A1 Furthermore, a method is known in which a multimedia message is sent from a first subscriber device from an MMS-capable system to a second subscriber device. This method provides for conversion of the multimedia message into another message type if the second subscriber device is not integrated in an MMS-capable system. The method does not provide for the transmission of a multimedia message from a subscriber device connected to the standard telephone network.

It but would be desirable, for example, the digital photos stored in a digital camera directly above Send a standard telephone network as a multimedia message to an MMS-enabled receiving device to be able to. However, there are currently no solutions for transmission of multimedia messages about a standard telephone network.

Of the Invention is therefore the object of a transmission of multimedia news too to enable the standard telephone network.

These The object is achieved by a communication terminal according to claim 1, a receiving device according to claim 12, as well as a method of transmission of multimedia messages about a standard telephone network according to claim 13 solved. Advantageous embodiments and further developments are described in the respective subclaims.

First, be Some terms are defined or clarified for the whole Description and the claims valid are. By the term "standard telephone network" is meant a common analog, digital (eg ISDN) telecommunications network, such as the fixed net of the German Telekom AG, or also a future one Telecommunications network understood; So a network that just no Mobile network is. The term communication terminal includes both wired as well as cordless facilities, which have a telecommunications connection unit be switched on the subscriber side to the standard telephone network can. In contrast, the term mobile terminal is added to it used to a terminal device such. B. a mobile phone, to designate that can be connected to the mobile network. The communication terminal according to the invention has means for connection to a standard telephone network, and a means for implementing, hereinafter also as a converter referred to by multimedia messages in signals over a Standard telephone network can, on.

The conversion takes place on the basis of a definable transfer protocol for the transfer multimedia messages over a standard telephone network. In this case, the data types proposed for the mobile radio area are preferably considered as data types of a multimedia message. The corresponding standard is the document "3GPP TS 26.140 Version 5.2.0; Technical Specification; Third Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Media formats and codecs ", or future versions of this standard.

Advantageous the communication terminal device has a control device for Controlling and / or monitoring the communication terminal on. By such a control device can be the functionality expand the communication terminal. A function of the control device can do the composing, selecting and / or Add parts to a multimedia message. Also, the converter be fully or partially integrated in the control device.

Around a direct connection via the standard telephone network with a corresponding receiving device The communication terminal preferably has one Device for automatically initiating at least one connection setup to a selectable Receiving device on. The required call number of the receiving device can be stored in the communication terminal or manually via a Keyboard can be entered.

Prefers the communication terminal has an interface for connecting a device on, the multimedia messages and / or parts of multimedia messages supplies. For example, this can be an interface to a computer with The possibility access to the memory or an interface contained therein to a digital camera, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), or be a microphone input. In this case, the communication terminal includes an A / D converter associated with the microphone input for conversion from analogue speech signals to digital data.

Especially Preferably, the communication terminal has a device for storing storage media, and a device for reading and / or storing data on storage media. The provision such devices, such as a multi-card reader, allows in particular reading and / or storing data on memory cards that are at least have a flash memory device. Such memory cards are usually used in digital cameras. The data provide multimedia messages or Parts of multimedia messages. The reader is also designed for selective reading of multimedia data.

to Display or for playback of multimedia messages and / or parts of multimedia messages, the communication terminal advantageously an output device, in particular a screen and / or a speaker and / or a printer. Of course you can the communication terminal too an interface for connecting an external output device. Through such an interface can external devices, such as a TV or external speakers to the communication terminal be connected. In this case, the communication terminal includes a television output or the speaker output assigned D / A converter for Transformation of digital data into corresponding analogue signals. This has the advantages of having the output device connected as needed can be used and that already existing devices can be used.

Especially Advantageously, the communication terminal has an input device, in particular a keyboard and / or a microphone and / or a camera, on. Input devices are used in particular to control the Communications terminal as well as to select of multimedia messages or to select files that make up a multimedia message is to be generated. Of course you can the input device but also serve to multimedia messages or provide data as part of a multimedia message, such as texts, voice or video sequences.

A advantageous development of the invention provides that the communication terminal a Interface for connection a computer over which the communication terminal is programmable.

It may also be advantageous if the communication terminal in a telecommunications system or integrated in a telephone. By this training is eliminated the requirement of using an additional separate device. Additionally let Existing telecommunications equipment or phones through the Integration of a communication terminal according to the invention upgrade.

Of course you can the communication terminal also in at least one of the standard telephone network associated communication server can be implemented.

Furthermore, a receiving device for Receiving multimedia messages over a standard telephone network having means for connection to a standard telephone network having means for obtaining multimedia messages from signals received over the standard telephone network.

• – Bereitstellen zumindest einer Multimedianachricht,
• – Umsetzen der zumindest einen Multimedianachricht in Signale, welche über ein Standardtelefonnetz übertragen werden können,
• – Senden der Signale über ein Standardtelefonnetz an eine anwählbare Empfangseinrichtung.

A method for transmitting multimedia messages over a standard telephone network, in particular using a communication terminal as described above, comprises the steps of:

• Providing at least one multimedia message,
• Converting the at least one multimedia message into signals that can be transmitted over a standard telephone network,
• - Sending the signals via a standard telephone network to a selectable receiving device.

Advantageous The method also includes the Steps of providing multimedia data, as well as generating at least one multimedia message. Multimedia data can be included all data that can be part of a multimedia message. hereby can different data from different sources to a multimedia message be summarized. For example, from a number of digital Photos that are stored in a memory, one or more selected, a text added and from this data a multimedia message is generated.

Around use the multimedia message on the receiver side to be able to a preferred embodiment of the method comprises the step the acquisition of at least one multimedia message from signals which have a Standard telephone network.

The Method advantageously comprises the step of evaluating the obtained multimedia message. By evaluating the individual Parts of the multimedia message are separated.

Prefers The method also includes the Step of storing the obtained multimedia message and / or storing the separated parts of the evaluated multimedia message. This allows a later one Editing or forwarding of multimedia messages.

to Display or for playback of multimedia messages In another embodiment, the method comprises the step of outputting of multimedia messages about an output device, in particular a screen, a loudspeaker or a printer.

Advantageous The method comprises the step of entering data by means of an input device, in particular a keyboard or a Microphone. In addition to providing, for example, voice sequences via a Microphone to integrate this into a multimedia message can For example, entering data also serves to make the recipient of the Multimedia message about the Phone number or e-mail address to define.

The Invention will be described below with reference to preferred embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings designate the same or similar Parts.

It demonstrate:

1 an embodiment of a communication terminal according to the invention,

2 a communication system with a communication server and a terminal, in each of which an embodiment of the communication terminal according to the invention is integrated.

1 shows a communication terminal 10 , which has a connection socket 80 to a standard telephone network 100 can be connected. For connection establishment, the communication terminal 10 a modem 70 on. The functions of the communication terminal are via a control unit 90 controlled, which may include a computing unit and a memory for this purpose.

The implementation of multimedia messages in signals over the standard telephone network 100 can be transmitted, in this embodiment, via a separate converter 60 , The converter 60 but also in the control unit 90 or in the modem 70 be integrated.

Integrated input and output devices include a screen 42 , or a display, a speaker 41 , as well as a keyboard 43 , The communication terminal 10 also has four interfaces for connecting external devices in this example. Via an interface 21 leaves a computer 31 connect. The computer 31 in this case serves both for programming the communication terminal 10 as well as for the provision and / or storage of multimedia messages or of multimedia data that may be part of a multimedia message.

About another interface 22 can also a digital camera 32 be connected to digital photos from that in the digital camera 32 integrated memory card to read or store on it. For direct reading of such memory cards, the communication terminal 10 a card reader 50 or multi-card reader on. This card reader 50 is suitable for recording memory cards, in particular memory cards with at least one flash memory module. Then, data stored on the memory card can be read and data stored thereon.

Another input device is an interface 24 a microphone 34 connect. There is also an interface 23 provided in addition to the integrated display 42 a TV 33 to join.

in the The following is an example of how this works.

The user of the communication terminal 10 For example, would like to have several with a digital camera 32 taken photos together with a text he attached to his computer 31 has written as a multimedia message to an MMS-enabled mobile terminal 220 to ship.

For this purpose, the user selects by an input via the in the communication terminal 10 integrated keyboard 43 the function of sending a multimedia message. Now the user has the opportunity to select the contents of the multimedia message via keyboard input. In this example, the user first selects the function of reading in data via the integrated card reader 50 , To do this, the user inserts the memory card of his digital camera into the card reader 50 one. The card reader 50 is designed as a multi-card reader and is suitable for recording different types of memory cards. Memory cards commonly used in digital cameras are, for example, Compact Flash Type I, Compact Flash Type II, Smart Media or Multimedia Card. The digital photos stored on the memory card, usually in the format of a Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file, then automatically become either graphic or text in the form of the file names on the communication terminal 10 integrated screen 42 displayed. The user now selects via corresponding keystrokes from the displayed digital photos those that should be part of the multimedia message to be sent. Alternatively to using the card reader 50 the user can use the digital camera 32 also via a corresponding interface 22 to the communication terminal 10 connect. The selection of digital photos to be sent in this case is analogous to that for the card reader 50 described selection.

Furthermore, the user can select via keyboard input that data should be added to the multimedia message, for example on the hard disk of an interface 21 to the communication terminal 10 connected computer 31 are stored. After selecting this option, the file names of the files stored on the hard disk are again displayed on the screen 42 displayed. For file content that is on the screen 42 can be displayed meaningful, such as JPEG files, can be provided, instead of the file names or in addition to the file names the file contents on the screen 42 display. It can also be provided via one on the computer 31 installed application to restrict access to a particular disk area.

From the on the screen 42 The user now selects files that are to be part of the multimedia message via keyboard input, in this embodiment a text file.

Now, after selecting the appropriate option, the user gives the addressee of the multimedia message via the keyboard 43 one. In this example, this is the phone number of an MMS-enabled mobile terminal 220 For example, a mobile phone. Finally, the user now activates the sending of the multimedia message via a keyboard input.

It then reads in the communication terminal 10 integrated control device 90 the files that were selected as part of the multimedia message by the user, and puts them together with the phone number entered by the user as an addressee to a multimedia message.

About that in the communication terminal 10 integrated modem 70 a receiving device is selected, in this example a standard telephone network 100 assigned communication server 150 , as 2 shows. The phone number for this dialing can be fixed in the communication terminal 10 be programmed, for example in the form that the phone number is stored in a memory in the controller 90 is integrated. This permanently stored telephone number of the communication server 150 can for example by means of the interface 21 to the communication terminal 10 connected computer 31 be programmed. Alternatively, the Telephone number of the communication server 150 also by the user before making the selection manually via the keyboard 43 be entered.

After successful connection with the communication server 150 the multimedia message is sent by the converter 60 translated into signals via the modem 70 , the telephone jack 80 and the standard telephone network 100 to the communication server 150 be sent. The communication server 150 then routes the multimedia message over a cellular network 200 to the addressed mobile terminal 220 further.

A corresponding communication system is in 2 representing the communication server 150 which is common to both the standard telephone network 100 as well as a mobile network 200 assigned. For connection to the standard telephone network 100 points the communication server 150 a communication terminal according to the invention 10 on. The connection to the mobile network 200 takes place by means of a suitable interface device 210 , To the mobile network 200 also can the mobile terminal 220 be turned on. To the standard telephone network 100 is at least one terminal 110 connected, which is an embodiment of a communication terminal according to the invention 10 having. This terminal device 110 may for example be a telecommunications system in which the in 1 explained in detail communication terminal 10 is integrated.

In the 1 illustrated communication terminal 10 can of course also be designed as a receiving device. In this case, the converter is used 60 also for obtaining at least one multimedia message from signals which are transmitted via the standard telephone network 100 be received. The evaluation of the multimedia message can in this case by the control unit 90 be executed.

received Of course, multimedia messages can as well on all integrated or connected output devices issued and in particular also stored.

It is also within the scope of the invention, a signaling in the case the reception of multimedia messages. This signaling could, for example be designed as a flashing LED.

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Communication according to the invention

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Standard telephone network

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interfaces to external devices

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external equipment

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One- and output devices

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Card Reader

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Telephone socket

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Communication server

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Claims (19)

Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) with a device ( 80 ) for connection to a standard telephone network ( 100 ), characterized by a means for implementing ( 60 ) of multimedia messages in signals transmitted over a standard telephone network ( 100 ) can be transmitted. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) a control device ( 90 ) for controlling and / or monitoring the communication terminal ( 10 ) having. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) An institution ( 70 ) for initiating at least one connection setup to a receiving device. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) an interface ( 21 . 22 . 24 ) for connecting a device ( 31 . 32 . 34 ) which provides multimedia messages and / or portions of multimedia messages. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) An institution ( 50 ) for the storage of storage media, and a device ( 50 ) for reading and / or storing data on storage media wherein the data represents multimedia messages and / or parts of multimedia messages. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) an output device, in particular a screen ( 42 ) and / or a loudspeaker ( 41 ) and / or a printer. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) an interface ( 23 ) for connecting an output device ( 33 ) having. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) an input device, in particular a keyboard ( 43 ) and / or a microphone and / or a camera. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) an interface ( 21 ) to connect a computer ( 31 ), via which the communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) is programmable. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) in a telecommunications system ( 110 ) or integrated in a telephone. Communication terminal equipment ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the communication terminal device ( 10 ) in a standard telephone network ( 100 ) associated communication server ( 150 ) is implemented. Receiving device for receiving multimedia messages over a standard telephone network ( 100 ) with a device for connection to a standard telephone network ( 100 ), characterized in that the receiving device comprises means for obtaining multimedia messages from signals transmitted over the standard telephone network ( 100 ). Method for transmitting multimedia messages over a standard telephone network ( 100 ) using a communication terminal ( 10 ) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the steps: - providing at least one multimedia message, - converting the at least one multimedia message into signals which are transmitted over a standard telephone network ( 100 ), - transmitting the signals over a standard telephone network ( 100 ) to a selectable receiving device. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the method comprises the steps of providing of multimedia data, as well as generating at least one multimedia message includes. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method comprises the step of obtaining at least one multimedia message from signals which are transmitted over a standard telephone network ( 100 ). Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the method comprises the step of evaluating a Multimedia message includes. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the method comprises the step of storing a Multimedia message and / or storing portions of a multimedia message includes. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method comprises the step of outputting multimedia messages via an output device, in particular a screen ( 42 ), a speaker ( 41 ) or a printer. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method comprises the step of inputting data by means of an input device, in particular a keyboard ( 43 ) or a microphone.