Apparatus and method for automatically running multimedia data received in mobile communication terminal

• US 20050105561A1
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Curitel Communications Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Curitel Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: Kim, Hyun Soo
• Application Number:
  US10/987,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20050105561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/503
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for automatically running multimedia data received in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus comprises: a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message generating unit for generating MMS message, setting up run time, at which multimedia data or application included in the MMS message is run; an MMS message transceiver unit for transmitting the MMS message to a first MMS client and receiving MMS message from a second MMS client; an MMS message analyzing unit for analyzing the MMS message and for setting up run time for the multimedia data or application according to the run time set up in the MMS message, if the run time for the multimedia data or application is set up in the MMS message; and a multimedia data/application running unit for automatically running the multimedia data or application when it comes the run time set up by the MMS message analyzing unit.

Claims

1. Apparatus for automatically running multimedia data received in a mobile communication terminal comprising:

a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message generating unit for generating MMS message, setting up run time, at which multimedia data or application included in the MMS message is run, in a header part of the MMS message; and

an MMS message transmitting unit for transmitting the MMS message generated in the MMS message generating unit to a first MMS client.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an MMS message receiving unit for receiving MMS message from a second MMS client;

an MMS message analyzing unit for making a multimedia data/application storage unit store the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message received through the MMS receiving unit, for analyzing the header part of the MMS message, and for setting up run time for the multimedia data or application according to the run time set up in the header part of the MMS message, if the run time for the multimedia data or application is set up in the header part of the MMS message; and

a multimedia data/application running unit for automatically running the multimedia data or application stored in the multimedia data/application storage unit when it comes the run time set up by the MMS message analyzing unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the MMS message comprises:

a data part for recording the multimedia data or application therein; and

a header part for setting up therein at least one of a message type, a message size, caller information, recipient information and a run time, at which the multimedia data or application recorded in the data part is run.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of a text, a music file and a moving picture image.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application is at least one of a group consisting of a call set-up application and a location track application.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the MMS message comprises:

a data part for recording the multimedia data or application therein; and

a header part for setting up therein at least one of a message type, a message size, caller information, recipient information and a run time, at which the multimedia data or application recorded in the data part is run.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of a text, a music file and a moving picture image.

8. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the application is at least one of a group consisting of a call set-up application and a location track application.

9. An apparatus for automatically running multimedia data received in a mobile communication terminal comprising:

a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message generating unit for generating MMS message, setting up run time, at which multimedia data or application included in the MMS message is run, in a header part of the MMS message;

an MMS message transceiver unit for transmitting the MMS message generated in the MMS message generating unit to a first MMS client and receiving MMS message from a second MMS client;

an MMS message analyzing unit for making a multimedia data/application storage unit store the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message received through the MMS transceiver unit, for analyzing the header part of the MMS message, and for setting up run time for the multimedia data or application according to the run time set up in the header part of the MMS message, if the run time for the multimedia data or application is set up in the header part of the MMS message; and

a multimedia data/application running unit for automatically running the multimedia data or application stored in the multimedia data/application storage unit when it comes the run time set up by the MMS message analyzing unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, the MMS message comprises:

a data part for recording the multimedia data or application therein; and

a header part for setting up therein at least one of a message type, a message size, caller information, recipient information and a run time, at which the multimedia data or application recorded in the data part is run.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of a text, a music file and a moving picture image.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the application is at least one of a group consisting of a call set-up application and a location track application.

13. A method for automatically running multimedia data received in a mobile communication terminal comprising acts of:

generating at transmitting side Multimedia Message Service (MMS) client an MMS message having information on a run time for multimedia data or application included in the MMS message and transmitting the MMS message to receiving side MMS client; and

analyzing the MMS message at the receiving side MMS client, and running the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message at the receiving side MMS client if the run time for the multimedia data or application is set up in the MMS message.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the act of generating and transmitting the MMS message comprises:

generating the MMS message, with setting up run time, at which the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message is run, in a header part of the MMS message; and

transmitting the MMS message to the receiving side MMS client.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the act of analyzing and running the MMS message comprises:

analyzing a header part of the MMS message at the receiving side MMS client and judging whether the run time is set up or not;

if the run time is set up, setting up a run time at which the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message is run, based on the run time originally set up in the header part of the MMS message; and

automatically running the multimedia data or application included in the MMS message when it comes the run time set up at the receiving side MMS client.