Multimedia message delivery optimisation
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1. A method of providing multimedia messages to a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
- receiving a multimedia message for delivery to a plurality of subscribers;
converting the multimedia message into a plurality of formats; and
providing said multimedia message to ones of said plurality of subscribers in a format corresponding to a terminal format of said plurality of subscribers.
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Abstract
A method provides multimedia messages to a plurality of subscribers. The method includes receiving a multimedia message for delivery to the plurality of subscribers. The method also includes converting the multimedia message into a plurality of formats. The method also includes providing multimedia message to ones of the plurality of subscribers in a format corresponding to a terminal format of the subscribers.
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1. A method of providing multimedia messages to a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message for delivery to a plurality of subscribers;
converting the multimedia message into a plurality of formats; and
providing said multimedia message to ones of said plurality of subscribers in a format corresponding to a terminal format of said plurality of subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network element for providing multimedia messages to a plurality of subscribers, the network element comprising:
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a first input interface for receiving a multimedia message for delivery to a plurality of subscribers;
a first output interface for forwarding the multimedia message to a content adaptation means;
a second input interface for receiving the multimedia message in a plurality of formats from the content adaptation means; and
a second output interface for forwarding said multimedia message to ones of said plurality of subscribers in one of said plurality of formats corresponding to a terminal format of said plurality of subscribers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A content adaptation engine comprising:
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an input interface configured for receiving a multimedia message;
a core engine for converting said multimedia message into a plurality of formats; and
an output interface configured to output said multimedia message in said plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A multimedia messaging system comprising:
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a multimedia messaging service centre (MMSC) for receiving multimedia messages for delivery to a plurality of subscribers; and
a content adaptation engine (CAE) converted to said MMSC, for converting multimedia messages into a plurality of formats wherein the MMSC is configured to provide the multimedia messages to said CAE, said CAE responsive to said MMSC to convert said multimedia messages into all of said plurality of formats and to provide said plurality of formats of each multimedia message to the MMSC. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing multimedia messages, the system comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a multimedia message for delivery to a plurality of subscribers;
converting means for converting the multimedia message into a plurality of formats; and
providing means for providing means for providing said multimedia message to ones of said plurality of subscribers in a format corresponding to a terminal format of said plurality of subscribers.
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