Patent ID: 9723512
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method implemented by an application server for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol (chat/VoIP) services to a mobile User Equipment (UE) in a mobile telecommunications network, wherein said mobile UE comprises a UE chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP communication environment, and wherein the method comprises: executing at the application server a privileged chat/VoIP service application to which the mobile telecommunications network guarantees quality of service; executing a plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server that are configured to access a plurality of different chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of different chat/VoIP service providers; and connecting said privileged chat/VoIP service application to said UE chat/VoIP client, and connecting said chat/VoIP service application to one or more of the plurality of application server chat/VoIP clients at the application server, to thereby enable the same UE chat/VoIP client to access different chat/VoIP communication environments with guaranteed quality of service over the mobile telecommunications network.