Method of providing multimedia messaging service using unique message identifier
First Claim
1. A method of providing a multimedia messaging service using a mobile communication network, comprising the steps of:
- a) storing a multimedia message transmitted from an originating mobile station;
b) informing a receiving mobile station of arrival of the multimedia message;
c) transmitting the stored multimedia message to the receiving mobile station if a download request is received from the receiving mobile station; and
wherein the multimedia message stored at step a) includes a unique message identifier distinguished from file information of other multimedia messages stored to be retransmissible.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of providing a multimedia messaging service, which guarantees the uniqueness of a transmitted multimedia message. In the multimedia messaging method using a mobile communication network of the present invention, a multimedia message transmitted from an originating mobile station is stored. A receiving mobile station is informed of the arrival of the multimedia message. The stored multimedia message is transmitted to the receiving mobile station if a download request is received from the receiving mobile station. In this case, the stored multimedia message includes a unique message identifier distinguished from file information of other multimedia messages stored to be retransmissible.
-
Citations
9 Claims
-
1. A method of providing a multimedia messaging service using a mobile communication network, comprising the steps of:
-
a) storing a multimedia message transmitted from an originating mobile station;
b) informing a receiving mobile station of arrival of the multimedia message;
c) transmitting the stored multimedia message to the receiving mobile station if a download request is received from the receiving mobile station; and
wherein the multimedia message stored at step a) includes a unique message identifier distinguished from file information of other multimedia messages stored to be retransmissible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A method of providing a multimedia messaging service using an external Video-on-Demand (VOD) server, comprising the steps of:
-
a) allocating a user'"'"'s unique identifier to a requested moving picture multimedia message and storing the moving picture multimedia message with the unique identifier, if a request for transmission of the moving picture multimedia message is received from an originating mobile station;
b) informing a receiving mobile station of arrival of the moving picture multimedia message;
c) allowing the receiving mobile station to access the external VOD server, if a download request for the stored multimedia message is received from the receiving mobile station;
d) the external VOD server reading the moving picture multimedia message from a database with reference to unique identifier information of the requested multimedia message;
e) the external VOD server transmitting the read moving picture multimedia message in a streaming manner; and
f) the external VOD server informing a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) relay server of termination of the transmission using a message including the unique identifier of the multimedia message, if the transmission of the moving picture multimedia message has terminated. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
-
Specification