Method and apparatus for sending messages from an MMS system
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1. A method for sending a MMS message from a first subscriber device in a MMS-enabled communication system to a second, non-MMS enabled subscriber device, comprising:
- specifying, at the first subscriber device or at an interface of the MMS-enabled communication system, a message transfer format for the second subscriber device;
specifying, at the first subscriber device or at an interface of the MMS-enabled communication system, a message transfer format that works in accordance with its recipient-side communication system for said MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device, wherein the message transfer format for said MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device is specified by at least one of one or more information elements in the header of the MMS message or by an extension to an address header field of said MMS message;
converting the content and at least some of the information elements of this MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device in accordance with said specified message transfer format by an interface device of the MMS-enabled system of the first subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is linked into a communication system that is not MMS-enabled or is not able to receive MMS messages, andforwarding said converted MMS message to the second subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is at least one of not linked into a MMS-enabled system or not able to receive MMS messages.
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Methods and apparatus for sending an MMS-message, such as an e-mail, a fax and/or an SMS, from a first subscriber device in an MMS-enabled system to a second subscriber device. The MMS-message is converted before being forwarded to the second subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is not connected to an MMS-enabled system or cannot received MMS-messages. Also, an interface device converts and forwards the MMS-message to a subscriber device for specifying the message format.
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1. A method for sending a MMS message from a first subscriber device in a MMS-enabled communication system to a second, non-MMS enabled subscriber device, comprising:
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specifying, at the first subscriber device or at an interface of the MMS-enabled communication system, a message transfer format for the second subscriber device; specifying, at the first subscriber device or at an interface of the MMS-enabled communication system, a message transfer format that works in accordance with its recipient-side communication system for said MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device, wherein the message transfer format for said MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device is specified by at least one of one or more information elements in the header of the MMS message or by an extension to an address header field of said MMS message; converting the content and at least some of the information elements of this MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device in accordance with said specified message transfer format by an interface device of the MMS-enabled system of the first subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is linked into a communication system that is not MMS-enabled or is not able to receive MMS messages, and forwarding said converted MMS message to the second subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is at least one of not linked into a MMS-enabled system or not able to receive MMS messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A subscriber device for an MMS-enabled communication system for sending a MMS message to at least one other subscriber device that is not linked to an MMS-enabled communication system or not able to receive MMS messages, comprising:
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an interface device for the MMS-enabled system of the subscriber device; a control device for specifying, at the subscriber device, a message transfer format for the other subscriber device, and for specifying a message transfer format that works in accordance with its recipient-side communication system for said MMS message which is to be sent to the other subscriber device, wherein the message transfer format for said MMS message is specified by at least one of one or more information elements in the header of the MMS message or by an extension to an address header field of said MMS message; wherein the control device converts the content and at least some of the information elements of the MMS message to be sent to the other subscriber device in accordance with said specified message transfer format by the interface device if the other subscriber device is linked into a communication system that is not MMS-enabled or is not able to receive MMS messages, and means for forwarding said converted MMS message to the other subscriber device, if the other subscriber device is at least one of not linked into a MMS-enabled system or not able to receive MMS messages.
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20. An interface device for use in a communication system for forwarding an MMS message from a first subscriber device operable in an MMS-enabled communication system to a second subscriber device that is not linked to an MMS-enabled communication system or not able to receive MMS messages, comprising:
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a control device for specifying, at the first subscriber device, a message transfer format for the second subscriber device, and for specifying a message transfer format that works in accordance with its recipient-side communication system for said MMS message which is to be sent to the second subscriber device, wherein the message transfer format for said MMS message is specified by at least one of one or more information elements in the header of the MMS message or by an extension to an address header field of said MMS message; wherein the control device converts the content and at least some of the information elements of the MIMS message to be sent to the second subscriber device in accordance with said specified message transfer format by the interface device if the second subscriber device is linked into a communication system that is not MMS-enabled or is not able to receive MMS messages, and means for forwarding said converted MMS message to the second subscriber device, if the second subscriber device is at least one of not linked into a MMS-enabled system or not able to receive MMS messages.
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