Communication service
First Claim
1. A communication method comprising the steps of:
- receiving by a communication server content and information describing the content from a first terminal;
sending a notification message from the communication server to a second terminal, the notification message notifying about availability of the content;
forming a streaming session between the communication server and the second terminal, using the information describing the content; and
transmitting the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server to the second terminal, during the streaming session.
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Abstract
A communication method, comprising the steps of a sender 21 sending a message comprising at least one streamable component and information describing it to a communication server MMSC and the communication server responsively sending to a receiver 24 a notification message to notify about the availability of the streamable component. The notification message is a multimedia message comprising the description for the streamable component. The communication server MMSC and the receiver form a streaming session for transferring the streamable component using the information describing the streamable component. The communication server MMSC then streams the streamable component to the receiver 24 in sequential sub-parts in the streaming session. Corresponding to the method, a communication system 20, a communication server MMSC, a communication device 21,24 and computer program products for them are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication method comprising the steps of:
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receiving by a communication server content and information describing the content from a first terminal;
sending a notification message from the communication server to a second terminal, the notification message notifying about availability of the content;
forming a streaming session between the communication server and the second terminal, using the information describing the content; and
transmitting the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server to the second terminal, during the streaming session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A communications system comprising:
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a plurality of terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal;
a communication server accessible to the plurality of terminals;
means for sending content and information describing the content from the first terminal to the communication server;
means for sending a notification message from the communication server to the second terminal, the notification message notifying the second terminal about availability of the content;
means for forming a streaming session between the communication server and the second terminal, using the information describing the content;
means for transmitting the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server to the second terminal, during the streaming session.
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17. A communication server for serving a plurality of terminals, the communication server comprising:
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means for receiving from a first terminal content and information describing the content;
means for sending a notification message to a second terminal, the notification message notifying the second terminal about availability of the content;
means for forming a streaming session with the second terminal, using the information describing the content; and
means for transmitting the content in sequential sub-parts to the second terminal during the streaming session.
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18. A computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for causing a communication server to receive content and information describing the content from a first terminal;
computer program code for causing the communication server to send a notification message from the communication server to a second terminal, the notification message notifying the second terminal about availability of the content;
computer program code for causing the communication server to form a streaming session between the communication server and the second terminal, using the information describing the content; and
computer program code for causing the communication server to transmit the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server to the second terminal, during the streaming session.
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19. A communication device comprising:
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means for receiving from a communication server information describing a message intended for the communication device;
the message comprising a streamable component;
the information describing the message comprising information describing the streamable component;
the communication device further comprising;
means for forming, using the information describing the streamable component, a streaming session with the communication server for receiving the streamable component; and
means for receiving the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server.
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20. A computer program product comprising:
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computer program code for causing a communication device to receive from a communication server information describing a message intended for the communication device;
the message comprising a streamable component;
the information describing the message comprising information describing the streamable component;
the computer program product further comprising;
computer program code for causing the communication device to form, using the information describing the streamable component, a streaming session with the communication server for receiving the streamable component; and
computer program code for causing the communication device to receive the content in sequential sub-parts from the communication server.
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