Gateway application to support use of a single internet address domain for routing messages to multiple multimedia message service centers
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1. A Multimedia Messaging (MMS) gateway, comprising:
- MM3 (SMTP), MM4 (MMS Extended SMTP), and MM7 (SOAP) interfaces for connection to an Internet;
a plurality of MM3 (SMTP), MM4 (MMS Extended SMTP), and MM7 (SOAP) interfaces for connection to a plurality of Multimedia Messaging Service Centers (MMSCs);
a database associating subscribers with a particular MMSC servicing them; and
a routing module to forward incoming MMS messages to a particular one of a plurality of MMSCs based on information obtained from said database;
wherein MMS messages are sent to subscribers of a plurality of MMSCs using addresses to a single domain name associated with said MMS gateway.
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Abstract
Wireless carrier networks can utilize multiple MMSCs all accessed by a message sender with a message addressed to a single Internet domain, providing a single point of entry for messages into the network of MMSCs and maintaining routing information sufficient to route messages to all subscribers via the MMSC.
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9 Claims
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1. A Multimedia Messaging (MMS) gateway, comprising:
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MM3 (SMTP), MM4 (MMS Extended SMTP), and MM7 (SOAP) interfaces for connection to an Internet;
a plurality of MM3 (SMTP), MM4 (MMS Extended SMTP), and MM7 (SOAP) interfaces for connection to a plurality of Multimedia Messaging Service Centers (MMSCs);
a database associating subscribers with a particular MMSC servicing them; and
a routing module to forward incoming MMS messages to a particular one of a plurality of MMSCs based on information obtained from said database;
wherein MMS messages are sent to subscribers of a plurality of MMSCs using addresses to a single domain name associated with said MMS gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing a single domain name for Multimedia Messaging (MMS) messages addressed to multiple Multimedia Messaging Service Centers (MMSCs) in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving an MMS message through a connection to an Internet intended for a subscriber of one of a plurality of MMSCs;
associating a destination subscriber with a particular one of said plurality of MMSCs servicing them; and
forwarding said received MMS message to said particular one of said plurality of MMSCs based on an association of said destination subscriber with said particular one of said plurality of MMSCs;
wherein MMS messages are sent to subscribers of a plurality of MMSCs using addresses to a single domain name. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. Apparatus for providing a single domain name for Multimedia Messaging (MMS) messages addressed to multiple Multimedia Messaging Service Centers (MMSCs) in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for receiving an MMS message through a connection to an Internet intended for a subscriber of one of a plurality of MMSCs;
means for associating a destination subscriber with a particular one of said plurality of MMSCs servicing them; and
means for forwarding said received MMS message to said particular one of said plurality of MMSCs based on an association of said destination subscriber with said particular one of said plurality of MMSCs;
wherein MMS messages are sent to subscribers of a plurality of MMSCs using addresses to a single domain name. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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