Video messaging
View Patent ↗Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system by receiving, at an instant messaging host, a video file from a sender and intended for a recipient; authenticating the video file; and sending the video file to the intended recipient.
1. A communications method, comprising:
initiating an instant messaging session between a sender and a recipient;
transmitting an instant message to a server;
receiving an authentication report from the server indicating that the recipient is a valid recipient;
receiving a report from the server that contains capability information of the recipient;
transmitting a video messaging session initiation request to the server;
receiving a report from the server that a video messaging session has been established between the sender and the recipient;
generating a video message; and
transmitting the video message to the recipient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sender is associated with a first subscriber and the recipient is associated with a second subscriber.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein initiating an instant messaging session comprises:
transmitting, to the server, an access request from the sender, the request comprising first subscriber identity information.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication report is created based on matching identity information corresponding to the sender and the recipient with identity information corresponding to valid subscribers stored in a reverse look-up table.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capability information comprises an indication of the capability of the recipient to receive video instant messages.
6. A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is storing instructions for:
initiating an instant messaging session between a sender and a recipient;
transmitting an instant message to a server;
receiving an authentication report from the server indicating that the recipient is a valid recipient;
receiving a report from the server that contains capability information of the recipient;
transmitting a video messaging session initiation request to the server;
receiving a report from the server that a video messaging session has been established between the sender and the recipient;
generating a video message; and
transmitting the video message to the recipient.
7. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the sender is associated with a first subscriber and the recipient is associated with a second subscriber.
8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein initiating an instant messaging session comprises:
transmitting, to the server, an access request from the sender, the request comprising first subscriber identity information.
9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the authentication report is created based on matching identity information corresponding to the sender and the recipient with identity information corresponding to valid subscribers stored in a reverse look-up table.
10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the capability information comprises an indication of the capability of the recipient to receive video instant messages.
11. A communications method comprising:
receiving, at a server, an instant message that is addressed from a sender to a recipient;
transmitting, from the server, an authentication report indicating that the recipient is a valid recipient;
transmitting, from the server, a report that contains capability information of the recipient;
receiving, from at least one of the sender or the recipient, a video messaging session initiation request;
generating, by the server, a report that a video messaging session has been established between the sender and the recipient; and
enabling the transmission a of a video message from the sender to the recipient.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sender is associated with a first subscriber and the recipient is associated with a second subscriber.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising initiating an instant messaging session between the sender and the recipient, wherein initiating the instant messaging session comprises:
receiving, by the server, an access request from the sender, the request comprising first subscriber identity information;
receiving, by the server, an access request from the recipient, the request comprising second subscriber identity information;
verifying, by the server, the first subscriber identity information and the second identity information; and
authorizing access to the server by the sender and the recipient.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the authentication report is created by matching identity information corresponding to the sender and the recipient with identity information corresponding to valid subscribers stored in a reverse look-up table.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the capability information comprises an indication of the capability of the recipient to receive video instant messages.
16. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
receiving, at a server, an instant message that is addressed from a sender to a recipient;
transmitting, from the server, an authentication report indicating that the recipient is a valid recipient;
transmitting, from the server, a report that contains capability information of the recipient;
receiving, from at least one of the sender or the recipient, a video messaging session initiation request;
generating, by the server, a report that a video messaging session has been established between the sender and the recipient; and
enabling the transmission a of a video message from the sender to the recipient.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the sender is associated with a first subscriber and the recipient is associated with a second subscriber.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the method performed by the processor further comprises initiating an instant messaging session between the sender and the recipient, and wherein initiating the instant messaging session comprises:
receiving, by the server, an access request from the sender, the request comprising first subscriber identity information;
receiving, by the server, an access request from the recipient, the request comprising second subscriber identity information;
verifying, by the server, the first subscriber identity information and the second identity information; and
authorizing access to the server by the sender and the recipient.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the authentication report is created by matching identity information corresponding to the sender and the recipient with identity information corresponding to valid subscribers stored in a reverse look-up table.
20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the capability information comprises an indication of the capability of the recipient to receive video instant messages.