Patent ID: 8112410
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04L,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for searching across instant message systems, which is applied to searching across a WV-IMPS instant message system and a SIP/SIMPLE instant message system, comprising: an IMPS user terminal initiating a search request message carrying key words for searching to an IMPS server; the IMPS server receiving the search request message, and judging according to the key words for searching so that when the search is desired within a SIMPLE instant message server, forwarding the search request message to an interconnecting server through a SSP message; the interconnecting server converting the SSP search request message to a SIMPLE instant message search request message, and forwarding it to the SIMPLE instant message server; the SIMPLE instant message server finding a search result matching the key words for searching and returning a SIMPLE instant message search response message to the interconnecting server; the interconnecting server converting the SIMPLE IM search response message to a SSP search response message, and forwarding it to the IMPS server; and the IMPS server processing the SSP search response message, and returning the search result to the IMPS user terminal.