MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20160192197A1
• Filed: 03/04/2016
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SESHADRI, Thirumalai Echampadi, LEE, Kyung-Tak, PARK, Joon-Goo, SUNG, Sang-Kyung
• Granted Patent: US 9,930,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of sharing multimedia contents, by a server, including storing the multimedia contents, receiving an establishment request configured to establish one of a plurality of access modes for the multimedia contents from a first terminal, establishing an access mode according to the establishment request for the multimedia contents, receiving an access request for the multimedia contents stored in the server from at least one second terminal, determining whether the at least one second terminal is allowed to access the multimedia message based on the access mode, and transmitting the multimedia contents, wherein the access mode includes at least one of a private mode for access by only the first terminal, a restricted mode for access by the at least one second terminal, and a public mode for access by all terminals.

Claims

1. A method for sharing multimedia contents, by a server, the method comprising:

receiving an establishment request for establishing one of a plurality of access modes for the multimedia contents from a first terminal;

establishing an access mode according to the establishment request for the multimedia contents;

receiving an access request for the multimedia contents stored in the server from at least one second terminal;

determining whether the at least one second terminal is allowed to access the multimedia contents based on the access mode; and

transmitting the multimedia contents,

wherein the access mode includes at least one of a private mode for access by the first terminal, a restricted mode for access by the at least one second terminal, and a public mode for access by terminals which access the multimedia contents.