Method for communicating messages to an electronic communication equipment
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1. A method for relaying a data message from sending electronic communication equipment to addressed electronic communication equipment through a communication network, comprising:
- receiving the message in a message center connected to said communication network;
storing the data message at a content location having a content location address;
incorporating into a notification the content location address and a message center identifier, said message center identifier identifying the message center and being potentially known by said addressed electronic communication apparatus; and
transmitting the notification to said addressed electronic communication equipment.
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Abstract
Communicating data messages, such as MMS (multimedia messaging service) messages, to addressed electronic communication equipment involves downloading to the communication equipment only messages known and identified by a MMSC
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1. A method for relaying a data message from sending electronic communication equipment to addressed electronic communication equipment through a communication network, comprising:
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receiving the message in a message center connected to said communication network;
storing the data message at a content location having a content location address;
incorporating into a notification the content location address and a message center identifier, said message center identifier identifying the message center and being potentially known by said addressed electronic communication apparatus; and
transmitting the notification to said addressed electronic communication equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for receiving data messages at electronic communication equipment through a communication network, comprising:
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receiving a message notification comprising a message center identifier for identifying a message center that transmitted the notification;
comparing the received message center identifier with at least one known message center identifier stored in the electronic communication equipment;
canceling said notification if said received message center identifier does not match any stored message center identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic communication apparatus comprising:
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a receiver and a transmitter for communicating messages through a communication network, the receiver being configured to receive a message notification;
a memory;
a processing means, the processing means being configured to compare a message center identifier for identifying a message center that transmitted the notification with at least one known message center identifier stored in the memory and to cancel said notification if said received message center identifier does not match any stored known message center identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A message center for relaying data messages through a communication network to an addressed electronic communication equipment from a sending electronic communication equipment, said message center comprising:
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a message relay; and
a message server;
wherein the message relay is configured to receive an incoming data message and to store the incoming data message at a content location having a content location address;
wherein the message server is configured to incorporate said content location address, and a message center identifier for identifying said message center into a notification; and
wherein the message relay is further configured to transmit the notification to said addressed electronic communication equipment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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