All-HTTP multimedia messaging
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1. A method of sending a multimedia message, comprising:
- inserting a multimedia message into an HTTP POST command;
addressing said HTTP POST command to a multimedia message database; and
transmitting said HTTP POST command including said multimedia message.
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Abstract
A WAP-free, IETF-Specification Compliant Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC)-Multimedia Message Service (MMS) User Agent Interface based on the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is provided, as well as an all-HTTP multimedia messaging technique in general, using HTTP POST and GET techniques, between mobile stations and multimedia messaging service centers (MMSCs) for multimedia message (MM) submission and delivery.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of sending a multimedia message, comprising:
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inserting a multimedia message into an HTTP POST command;
addressing said HTTP POST command to a multimedia message database; and
transmitting said HTTP POST command including said multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of receiving a multimedia message, comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message Notification message;
transmitting an HTTP GET command to retrieve a multimedia message from a multimedia message database; and
receiving a response to said HTTP GET command including said retrieved multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of servicing multimedia message transmission and delivery, comprising:
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receiving from a first wireless device an HTTP POST command including a multimedia message intended for a second wireless device;
notifying said second wireless device of the availability of a multimedia message; and
transmitting a response to an HTTP GET command including said multimedia message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. Apparatus for sending a multimedia message, comprising:
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means for inserting a multimedia message into an HTTP POST command;
means for addressing said HTTP POST command to a multimedia message database; and
means for transmitting said HTTP POST command including said multimedia message via a wireless network.
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23. Apparatus for receiving a multimedia message, comprising:
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means for receiving a multimedia message Notification message;
means for transmitting an HTTP GET command to retrieve a multimedia message from a multimedia message database; and
means for receiving a response to said HTTP GET command including said retrieved multimedia message.
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24. Apparatus for servicing multimedia message transmission and delivery, comprising:
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means for receiving from a first wireless device an HTTP POST command including a multimedia message intended for a second wireless device;
means for notifying said second wireless device of the availability of a multimedia message; and
means for transmitting a response to an HTTP GET command including said multimedia message.
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