EXTENDING A TEXT MESSAGE WITH CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for extending a text message with content, the text message being sent by a mobile terminal via a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) of a communications system to a recipient, the communications system further comprising a Content Service Center (CSC), the method comprising:
- receiving at the CSC the text message originating from the SMSC;
generating a content-extended text message by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message; and
sending, from the CSC, the content-extended text message depending on the size of the content-extended text message in one or more mobile terminated short messages (MT/SM) to the recipient.
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Abstract
A method is described for extending a text message with content wherein the text message is sent by a mobile terminal via a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) of a communications system to a recipient and wherein the communications system further comprises a Content Service Center (CSC). The method comprises the steps of receiving at the CSC the text message originating from the SMSC; generating a content-extended text message by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message; and, sending the content-extended text message depending on the size of the content-extended text message in one or more mobile terminated short messages (MT/SM) to the recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for extending a text message with content, the text message being sent by a mobile terminal via a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) of a communications system to a recipient, the communications system further comprising a Content Service Center (CSC), the method comprising:
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receiving at the CSC the text message originating from the SMSC; generating a content-extended text message by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message; and sending, from the CSC, the content-extended text message depending on the size of the content-extended text message in one or more mobile terminated short messages (MT/SM) to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications system for extending the payload of a text message sent by a subscriber from a mobile terminal to a recipient, the system comprising:
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a Short Message Service Center (SMSC); a mobile switching network element associated with the terminal of the recipient; and a Content Service Center (CSC) for extending a text message originating from the SMSC with content, wherein the SCS is configured to generate a content-extended text message by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message and wherein the CSC is configured to send the content-extended text message in one or more MT/SMs via the mobile switching network element to the terminal of the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A content service center for extending the a text message with content, the content service center comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a text message in one or more MT/SMs originating from the SMSC; a content server interface for retrieving content from a content server; a content module configured for extending the text message with content by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message; and a transmitter for sending the content-extended text message in one or more MT/SMs to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon an executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
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receiving at the CSC the text message originating from the SMSC; generating a content-extended text message by adding at least one piece of content to at least a part of the text message; and sending, from the CSC, the content-extended text message depending on the size of the content-extended text message in one or more mobile terminated short messages (MT/SM) to the recipient.
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