Multimedia messaging service routing system and method
First Claim
1. A method of sending a multimedia message from a sender having an associated sender'"'"'s server to a mobile device having an associated server serving the mobile device, wherein said sender'"'"'s server is connected to the server serving the mobile device, said method comprising the steps of:
- sending a multimedia message from the sender to the sender'"'"'s server, said multimedia message including an identification number for the mobile device;
sending a notification from the sender'"'"'s server to the mobile device utilizing the mobile device identification number, wherein the notification includes a network address of the sender'"'"'s server and indicates that the multimedia message is available for retrieval from the sender'"'"'s server;
in response to receipt of the notification, sending from the mobile device to the server serving the mobile device, a request to retrieve the multimedia message from the sender'"'"'s server, wherein the request includes the network address of the sender'"'"'s server;
retrieving the multimedia message from the sender'"'"'s server, through the network, by the server serving the mobile device;
retrieving by the mobile device, the multimedia message from the server serving the mobile device; and
storing the multimedia message in the mobile device.
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Abstract
A multimedia messaging system for sending and receiving multimedia MMS messages. The MMS messages are sent to a MMS server and addressed to the recipient'"'"'s MSISDN number. MMS server sends a notification to a PAP server that sends the notification as a WAP Push to the recipient mobile device telling the mobile device to retrieve the message. If the recipient mobile device is engaged in an on going or dedicated session with the Internet, the notification is sent to the recipient mobile device during the session. The recipient mobile device then initiates a HTTP GET request to retrieve the multimedia message via the voice or data channel of a PLMN. If the recipient mobile device is not engaged in an on going or dedicated session with the Internet, the notification is sent to the recipient mobile device as a WAP Push using SMS as bearer via the signaling channel of the PLMN. The recipient mobile device then initiates a HTTP GET request to retrieve the multimedia message via the voice or data channel of the PLMN.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sending a multimedia message from a sender having an associated sender'"'"'s server to a mobile device having an associated server serving the mobile device, wherein said sender'"'"'s server is connected to the server serving the mobile device, said method comprising the steps of:
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sending a multimedia message from the sender to the sender'"'"'s server, said multimedia message including an identification number for the mobile device;
sending a notification from the sender'"'"'s server to the mobile device utilizing the mobile device identification number, wherein the notification includes a network address of the sender'"'"'s server and indicates that the multimedia message is available for retrieval from the sender'"'"'s server;
in response to receipt of the notification, sending from the mobile device to the server serving the mobile device, a request to retrieve the multimedia message from the sender'"'"'s server, wherein the request includes the network address of the sender'"'"'s server;
retrieving the multimedia message from the sender'"'"'s server, through the network, by the server serving the mobile device;
retrieving by the mobile device, the multimedia message from the server serving the mobile device; and
storing the multimedia message in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for sending a multimedia message from a sender having an associated senders server to a destination mobile device having an associated server serving the mobile device, wherein said senders server is connected to the server serving the mobile device, the system comprising:
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in the sender'"'"'s server, logic configured to;
initially receive the multimedia message from the sender, said multimedia message including an identification number for the destination mobile device; and
send a notification of the multimedia message to the mobile device utilizing the mobile device identification number, wherein the notification includes network address of the sender'"'"'s server and indicates that a multimedia message is available for retrieval from the sender'"'"'s server;
in the mobile device, logic configured to send a request to the server serving the mobile device in response to receipt of the notification, wherein the request includes the network address of the sender'"'"'s server;
in the server serving the mobile device, logic configured to retrieve the multimedia message from the sender'"'"'s server through the network; and
in the mobile device, logic configured to;
retrieve the multimedia message from the server serving the mobile device; and
store the multimedia message in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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