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Fast delivery of multimedia messages in cellular networks

  • US 20050048980A1
  • Filed: 08/18/2004
  • Published: 03/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for delivering a multimedia message to a mobile station in a cellular wireless environment, said environment including a plurality of base stations whose cell coverage overlaps in determined overlapping regions and form a location area, and a base station control element in charge of transmitting said multimedia message from a core network switching element to said base stations, characterized in that upon reception of a location update message from the mobile station when entering said location area, the base station control element selects the base stations whose cells are likely to overlap the region where the mobile station is located and co-ordinates said base stations to simultaneously transmit the multimedia message to said mobile station.

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