System and method for the multicast distribution of multimedia messaging service messages
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1. A method for multicasting a multimedia messaging service message, comprising:
- receiving at a device a multimedia messaging service message directed towards a particular services address;
determining the multicast network address corresponding to said services address; and
multicasting said message to said multicast address.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that employ multicast delivery techniques in the distribution of MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages, and systems and methods for receiving such messages.
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1. A method for multicasting a multimedia messaging service message, comprising:
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receiving at a device a multimedia messaging service message directed towards a particular services address;
determining the multicast network address corresponding to said services address; and
multicasting said message to said multicast address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for receiving a multicasted multimedia messaging service message, comprising:
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determining, for each of one or more selected services addresses, a multicast address;
receiving a message directed to at least one of the determined multicast addresses;
ascertaining if said message is associated with at least one of the selected services addresses; and
in the case where said message is ascertained to be associated with at least one of the selected services addresses, allowing said message to be consumed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for multicasting a multimedia messaging service message, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
receiving a multimedia messaging service message directed towards a particular services address;
determining the multicast network address corresponding to said services address; and
multicasting said message to said multicast address. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for receiving a multicasted multimedia messaging service message, comprising:
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a memory having program code stored therein; and
a processor operatively connected to said memory for carrying out instructions in accordance with said stored program code;
wherein said program code, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform the steps of;
determining, for each of one or more selected services addresses, a multicast address;
receiving a message directed to at least one of the determined multicast addresses;
ascertaining if said message is associated with at least one of the selected services addresses; and
in the case where said message is ascertained to be associated with at least one of the selected services addresses, allowing said message to be consumed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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