Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting data processing systems and/or computer networks that simulate virtual environments (1) by means of communication services (3), in particular mobile communication networks, especially mobile message services, in particular SMS, MMS, IM, e-mail or similar, to permit communication between users and/or services of virtual environments (1) and users and/or services of real, conventional communications services (3). According to said method, a connection and assignment between the source and/or target address of the virtual environment (1) and the source and/or target address of the communication services takes place by means of an interface (2) between the virtual environment (1) of the data processing system and/or the computer network and the communications service (3) and information is forwarded to a communications service (3) and vice versa.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for verifying the use authorization of an access to a communications service (1), particularly to media content, wherein the communications service (1) is usable by means of a terminal device (2) via wireless or fixed network, wherein a verification query is generated by the communications service (1) and transmitted to the terminal device (2) and a verification process is initiated on the terminal device (2) in which the use authorization is verified by means of a verification instance (3) and the verification instance (3) generates a corresponding notification after verification of use authorization and said notification is directly or indirectly transmitted to the communications service (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for service identification for convergent messaging systems, in which a convergent message is interchanged between a sender and at least one receiver (13) via a communication network (10). The invention provides for the message structure of the convergent message to have an information element added to it which contains information about the message type or relating to the handling of the message.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for exchanging messages in a mobile radio system by means of a convergent messaging system, which allows an exchange of messages between the terminals of two or more users. According to the invention, a message thread is detected by one of the terminals as soon as a terminal receives a response to a previously sent message, wherein the detection of a message thread by this terminal triggers a recording of the message exchange in the convergent messaging system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for networking a plurality of providers (KMS1, . . . , KMS n) of a convergent messaging service in a network system (1), wherein at least one central broker function unit (broker 1, . . . broker m) is provided, which is physically connected between the individual providers (KMS1, . . . , KMS n) and during the transport of a message to be executed between the providers (KMS1, KMS n) assumes a central routing function within the network system (1). The present invention also provides a suitable network system.