Wireless communication method and system for establishing a multimedia message service over a WLAN
First Claim
1. In a wireless communication system including a third generation partnership program (3GPP) universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) including an internet protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW) having a short message service (SMS) proxy, a multimedia service (MMS) server and a wireless local area network (WLAN), a method for supporting MMS provided to a user of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which communicates with the wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- (a) registering the WTRU with the SMS proxy to establish SMS connectivity;
(b) registering the WTRU with the MMS server to establish MMS connectivity;
(c) notifying the WTRU when the MMS server receives a MMS message for the WTRU; and
(d) the WTRU retrieving the MMS message from the MMS server.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system for supporting multimedia services (MMS) provided to a user of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which communicates with the wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a third generation partnership program (3GPP) universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an MMS server. The MMS server stores at least one MMS message for the WTRU in a memory until the WTRU retrieves the message. The 3GPP UMTS includes an internet protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW) having a short message service (SMS) proxy. The WTRU is registered with the SMS proxy to establish SMS connectivity, and is also registered with the MMS server to establish MMS connectivity. The WTRU is notified when the MMS server receives an MMS message for the WTRU. The WTRU then retrieves the MMS message from the memory of the MMS server.
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12 Claims
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1. In a wireless communication system including a third generation partnership program (3GPP) universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) including an internet protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW) having a short message service (SMS) proxy, a multimedia service (MMS) server and a wireless local area network (WLAN), a method for supporting MMS provided to a user of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which communicates with the wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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(a) registering the WTRU with the SMS proxy to establish SMS connectivity;
(b) registering the WTRU with the MMS server to establish MMS connectivity;
(c) notifying the WTRU when the MMS server receives a MMS message for the WTRU; and
(d) the WTRU retrieving the MMS message from the MMS server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communication system for supporting multimedia services (MMS) provided to a user of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which communicates with the wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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(a) a third generation partnership program (3GPP) universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), the 3GPP UMTS having an internet protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW) including a short message service (SMS) proxy;
(b) a wireless local area network (WLAN);
(c) an MMS server in communication with the 3GPP UMTS and the WLAN;
(d) means for registering the WTRU with the SMS proxy to establish SMS connectivity; and
(e) means for registering the WTRU with the MMS server to establish MMS connectivity, wherein the MMS server notifies the WTRU when the MMS server receives a MMS message for the WTRU, and the WTRU retrieves the MMS message from the MMS server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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