Unified message management method and system

Abstract

The proposed Advanced Messaging Solution (AMS) provides a non-intrusive cloud-based software application infrastructure through which MSOs and Service Providers can unify Web, mobile and set-top box device technologies with Enterprise and 3 rd party services, as well as Web/Internet Applications.

1 . A method operating in a messaging system, comprising:
 receiving at the messaging system one or more messages in multiple input formats from an enterprise network or the Internet, or from a MSO or SSO system;   processing the one or more messages with the messaging system to generate one or more output messages in the same or a different format, said output messages directed to a mobile device, STB or Browser enabled device;   transmitting the resulting output message using any of a unicast, multicast, or broadcast network to the mobile device, STB or Browser enabled device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising aunified method of message processing embodied by workflow engine with distinctive architecture. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the output format comprises at least one output format selected from CSV, CFG, INI, XML, BCFG, ZIP, GZIP, EBIF, JSON, GScript, Microsoft Silverlight, TCP datagram, UDP packet, and an opaque message type. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the input formats comprise standard or proprietary web services operations, JMS and/or TCP/IP/UDP messages. 
     
     
         5 . A messaging system, comprising
 a controller configured to receive one or more messages in multiple input formats from an enterprise network or the Internet, or from a MSO or SSO system; process the one or more messages with the messaging system to generate one or more output messages in the same or a different format, said output messages directed to a mobile device, STB or Browser enabled device; and transmit the resulting output message using any of a unicast, multicast, or broadcast network to the mobile device, STB or Browser enabled device.