System and method for sending multimedia attachments to text messages in radiocommunication systems
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1. A method for transmitting a text message including an attachment thereto in a radio-communication system comprising:
- associating, at a first terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, a text message with an attachment, the text message being addressed to a second terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, the addressing being based on the phone number of the second terminal;
sending the attachment to a server;
adding, at the first terminal, information to the text message that identifies the server;
transmitting the text message to the second terminal'"'"'s phone number based address;
transmitting, by the second terminal, a message to the server identified in the text message, the message requesting the attachment; and
receiving, at the second terminal, the attachment from the server.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for transmitting attachments to text messages without turning terminals into e-mail clients are described. When an attachment is to be transmitted, an address of an attachment server is appended to the text message. The text message is then forwarded to the intended recipient, e.g., via an SMS server, while the attachment is sent to the attachment server. Upon receipt of the text message, the recipient can then download the attachment from the attachment server using the address included in the text message.
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1. A method for transmitting a text message including an attachment thereto in a radio-communication system comprising:
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associating, at a first terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, a text message with an attachment, the text message being addressed to a second terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, the addressing being based on the phone number of the second terminal;
sending the attachment to a server;
adding, at the first terminal, information to the text message that identifies the server;
transmitting the text message to the second terminal'"'"'s phone number based address;
transmitting, by the second terminal, a message to the server identified in the text message, the message requesting the attachment; and
receiving, at the second terminal, the attachment from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radio-communication system for transmitting a text message including an attachment thereto, the radio-communication system comprising:
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means for associating, at a first terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, a text message with an attachment, the text message being addressed to a second terminal having a phone number associated with the radio-communication system, the addressing being based on the phone number of the second terminal;
means for sending the attachment to a server;
means for adding, at the first terminal, information to the text message that identifies the server;
means for transmitting the text message to the second terminal'"'"'s phone number based address;
means for transmitting, by the second terminal, a message to the server identified in the text message, the message requesting the attachment; and
means for receiving, at the second terminal, the attachment from the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile station comprising:
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a processor for associating a text message with an attachment, the text message being addressed to a receiving terminal having a phone number associated with it, the addressing being based on the phone number of the receiving terminal, and for adding information to the text message that identifies a server; and
a transceiver for sending the attachment to a server and for transmitting the text message to the receiving terminal'"'"'s phone number based address. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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