System and method for wireless multimedia communication
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting a multimedia file to a user of a wireless terminal device, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the multimedia file at a multimedia message service center via a wireless link;
initiating a transmission to the wireless terminal device in response to said step of receiving said multimedia file;
detecting a failed transmission in response to said step of initiating said transmission;
sending the multimedia file to a multimedia terminal gateway in response to said step of detecting said failed transmission; and
retrieving the multimedia file from said multimedia terminal gateway in response to a request by the user of the wireless terminal device.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for transmitting multimedia files to wireless terminal devices, where a multimedia message service center receives one or more multimedia files via a wireless link and initiates a corresponding transmittal of the multimedia files to a selected wireless terminal device. When transmission failure occurs, each multimedia file is stored in a multimedia gateway memory, and the selected wireless terminal device is notified as to a memory identifier for the stored multimedia file. The selected wireless terminal can retrieve the stored multimedia file by providing the memory identifier to the multimedia gateway via the Internet, or to a wireless application protocol server via a multimedia terminal device.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting a multimedia file to a user of a wireless terminal device, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the multimedia file at a multimedia message service center via a wireless link;
initiating a transmission to the wireless terminal device in response to said step of receiving said multimedia file;
detecting a failed transmission in response to said step of initiating said transmission;
sending the multimedia file to a multimedia terminal gateway in response to said step of detecting said failed transmission; and
retrieving the multimedia file from said multimedia terminal gateway in response to a request by the user of the wireless terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for transmitting an audio file to a wireless terminal device, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an audio message from a caller;
storing the audio file using a speech browser gateway; and
if said wireless terminal device is available, transmitting said audio file to the wireless terminal device or, if said wireless terminal device is not available, queueing said audio file for subsequent transmittal to the wireless terminal device.
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