Method for transmitting multimedia messages and a multimedia message communication system
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting multimedia messages to a wireless terminal in a data transmission system which includes at least one mobile communication network and at least one multimedia message server, the method comprising:
- specifying for each wireless terminal coupled to the mobile communication network, an address identifying said wireless terminal;
activating at least one data transmission connection for the wireless terminal;
informing the at least one multimedia message server of the activation of the data transmission connection for said wireless terminal; and
upon informing the at least one multimedia message server of the activation of the data transmission connection, transmitting the multimedia messages to the wireless terminal using the activated data transmission connection;
wherein messages addressed to said wireless terminal are transmitted to the multimedia message server, and that before the multimedia messages received by the multimedia message server and addressed to the wireless terminal are transmitted to the wireless terminal,it is examined, whether there is an activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal,if a data transmission connection is activated for said terminal, the multimedia messages are transmitted to the wireless terminal by using said activated data transmission connection,if there is no activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, the next phase is to store the multimedia messages in the multimedia message server and wait until a data transmission connection is activated for said wireless terminal, to use it to transmit multimedia messages to said wireless terminal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for transmitting multimedia messages to a wireless terminal (MS1) in a data transmission system which comprises at least one mobile communication network (HPLMN) and at least one multimedia message server (MMSV). In the method, each wireless terminal (MS1) connected to the mobile communication network (HPLMN), is allocated an address specifying said wireless terminal (MS1), and at least one data transmission connection is activated for said wireless terminal (MS1). Information on the activation of the data transmission connection for said terminal (MS1) is transmitted to the multimedia message server (MMSV).
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12 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting multimedia messages to a wireless terminal in a data transmission system which includes at least one mobile communication network and at least one multimedia message server, the method comprising:
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specifying for each wireless terminal coupled to the mobile communication network, an address identifying said wireless terminal; activating at least one data transmission connection for the wireless terminal; informing the at least one multimedia message server of the activation of the data transmission connection for said wireless terminal; and upon informing the at least one multimedia message server of the activation of the data transmission connection, transmitting the multimedia messages to the wireless terminal using the activated data transmission connection; wherein messages addressed to said wireless terminal are transmitted to the multimedia message server, and that before the multimedia messages received by the multimedia message server and addressed to the wireless terminal are transmitted to the wireless terminal, it is examined, whether there is an activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, if a data transmission connection is activated for said terminal, the multimedia messages are transmitted to the wireless terminal by using said activated data transmission connection, if there is no activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, the next phase is to store the multimedia messages in the multimedia message server and wait until a data transmission connection is activated for said wireless terminal, to use it to transmit multimedia messages to said wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for transmitting multimedia messages to a wireless terminal comprising:
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at least one mobile communication network; at least one multimedia message server; means for specifying an identifying address for each wireless terminal connected to the mobile communication network; means for activating at least one data transmission connection for said wireless terminal; and means for transmitting a communication message to the multimedia message server informing the multimedia message server of the activation of a data transmission connection for said wireless terminal and for transmitting the multimedia messages to the wireless terminal over the data transmission connection in response to the communication message; wherein the messages addressed to said wireless terminal are transmitted to the multimedia message server, and that before the multimedia messages received by the multimedia message server and addressed to the wireless terminal are transmitted to the wireless terminal, it is examined, whether there is an activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, if a data transmission connection is activated for said terminal, the multimedia messages are transmitted to the wireless terminal by using said activated data transmission connection, if there is no activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, the next phase is to store the multimedia messages in the multimedia message server and wait until a data transmission connection is activated for said wireless terminal, to use it to transmit multimedia messages to said wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A multimedia message server, which is arranged to be connected to a multimedia message communication system having at least one wireless terminal, at least one mobile communication network, means for specifying an identifying address for each wireless terminal connected to the mobile communication network, means for activating at least one data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, the multimedia message server comprising:
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means for receiving a notification that the data transmission connection has been activated including activation data on the data transmission connection, means for examining the activation data, and means for transmitting packets further by using said data transmission connection activated for the wireless terminal, wherein packets embodying multimedia messages addressed to said wireless terminal are transmitted to the multimedia message server, and that before the multimedia messages received by the multimedia message server and addressed to the wireless terminal are transmitted to the wireless terminal, it is examined, whether there is an activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, if a data transmission connection is activated for said terminal, the multimedia messages are transmitted to the wireless terminal by using said activated data transmission connection, if there is no activated data transmission connection for said wireless terminal, the next phase is to store the multimedia messages in the multimedia message server and wait until a data transmission connection is activated for said wireless terminal, to use it to transmit multimedia messages to said wireless terminal.
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