System and method for processing multimedia messages

• US 20070198731A1
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Tu, Guan-Hua, Li, Chiu-Wan
• Application Number:
  US11/358,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A method of processing a multimedia message is provided. The multimedia message comprises an original payload. The original payload is divided into at least two sub-messages. A sub-message header for each sub-message is then generated. The sub-message header may include an identification code of the multimedia message, a total number of the sub-messages, and a serial number of the sub-message. The method further appends the sub-message header to each sub-message. Therefore, the sub-messages can be assembled to reconstruct back to the multimedia message according to the sub-message headers.

Claims

1. A method of processing a multimedia message, wherein the multimedia message having an original payload, comprising:

dividing the multimedia message into sub-messages, each of the sub-messages includes at least one portion of the original payload;

generating a sub-message header for each sub-message, wherein the sub-message header includes an identification code of the multimedia message, a total number of the sub-messages, and a serial number of the sub-message; and

appending the sub-message header to each sub-message.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assembling the sub-messages to reconstruct the multimedia message according to the sub-message headers.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a total size of the original payload; and

dividing the original payload into sub-messages according to a predetermined size limit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the sub-messages comprises one or more entries, each entry contains an entry data which includes parts of the original payload divided into the sub-message, further comprising:

generating an entry header for each entry of the sub-message, each entry header indicating the size of the entry data and the type of the entry data; and

appending the entry header to each entry in the sub-message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the original payload comprises a plurality of slides, each of them includes at least a media object, the method further allocates the original payload by slides to each of the sub-message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the original payload further comprises an original SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file, and the method further comprising:

generating a sub-SMIL file for each of the sub-messages according to the original SMIL file.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

checking if all sub-messages generated from the multimedia message are received within a preset time period.

8. A system of processing a multimedia message, wherein the multimedia message having an original payload, comprising:

a processor dividing the multimedia message into sub-messages, each of the sub-messages includes at least one portion of the original payload, generating a sub-message header for each sub-message, wherein the sub-message header includes an identification code of the multimedia message, a total number of the sub-messages, and a serial number of the sub-message, and appending the sub-message header to each sub-message;

a storage storing the original multimedia message and the segment messages generated therefrom.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor further assembles the sub-messages to reconstruct the multimedia message according to the sub-message headers.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor further retrieves a total size of the original payload;

and divides the original payload into sub-messages according to a predetermined size limit.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein each of the sub-messages comprises one or more entries, each entry contains an entry data which includes parts of the original payload divided into the sub-message, wherein the processor further generates an entry header for each entry of the sub-message, each entry header indicating the size of the entry data and the type of the entry data, and appends the entry header to each entry in the sub-message.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the original payload comprises a plurality of slides, each of them includes at least a media object, the processor further allocates the original payload by slides to each of the sub-message.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the original payload further comprises an original SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file, and the processor further generates a sub-SMIL file for each of the sub-messages according to the original SMIL file.

14. The system of claim 8, the processor further checks if all sub-messages generated from the multimedia message are received within a preset time period.

15. A mobile phone, comprising:

a processor generating a multimedia message having an original payload, dividing the multimedia message into sub-messages, each of the sub-messages includes at least one portion of the original payload, generating a sub-message header for each sub-message, wherein the sub-message header includes an identification code of the multimedia message, a total number of the sub-messages, and a serial number of the sub-message, and appending the sub-message header to each sub-message;

a communication device transmitting the segment messages; and

a storage device storing the original multimedia message and the segment messages generated therefrom.

16. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein the processor further assembles the sub-messages to reconstruct the multimedia message according to the sub-message headers.

17. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein the processor further retrieves a total size of the original payload;

and divides the original payload into sub-messages according to a predetermined size limit.

18. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein each of the sub-messages comprises one or more entries, each entry contains an entry data which includes parts of the original payload divided into the sub-message, wherein the processor further generates an entry header for each entry of the sub-message, each entry header indicating the size of the entry data and the type of the entry data, and appends the entry header to each entry in the sub-message.

19. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein the original payload comprises a plurality of slides, each of them includes at least a media object, the processor further allocates the original payload by slides to each of the sub-message.

20. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein the original payload further comprises an original SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) file, and the processor further generates a sub-SMIL file for each of the sub-messages according to the original SMIL file.

21. The mobile phone of claim 15, wherein the processor further checks if all sub-messages generated from the multimedia message are received within a preset time period.