Gateway application to support use of a single Internet address domain for routing messages to multiple multimedia message service centers
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Abstract
Wireless carrier networks can utilize multiple MMSCs all accessed by a message sender with a message addressed to a single Internet domain, providing a single point of entry for messages into the network of MMSCs and maintaining routing information sufficient to route messages to all subscribers via the MMSC.
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20 Claims
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10. A method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC), comprising:
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providing an MMS gateway (MMSG);
providing said MMSG with a single domain name, said single domain name providing a single point of entry for messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs; and
store-and-forwarding messages to said plurality of MMSCs to prevent message loss in an event that an MMSC from said plurality of MMSCs is out of service. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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17. Apparatus for communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC), comprising:
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means for providing an MMS gateway (MMSG);
means for providing said MMSG with a single domain name, said single domain name providing a single point of entry for messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs; and
means for store-and-forwarding messages to said plurality of MMSCs to prevent message loss in an event that an MMSC from said plurality of MMSCs is out of service. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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