Inbound roamer multimedia messaging systems
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a visited network coupled to a home network; and
a roaming system coupled to the visited network, wherein the roaming system monitors at least one roaming link, detects registration of a mobile station with the visited network, receives at the visited network identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service, intercepts a packet data protocol (PDP) session between the mobile station and the home network, identifies from information of the intercepted PDP session a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content, and provides the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second MMS contents via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station.
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Abstract
Inbound Roamer Multimedia Messaging Systems (“IRMMS”) are described that transfer Welcome Multimedia Messages (“MM”) (“WMM”) or Welcome Roaming Content (“WRC”) to devices of inbound roamers. The IRMMS transfers MMs to inbound roamers without involving components of the corresponding home network (HPMN). The MMs include text messages, music clips, voice clips, video clips, photographs, and drawings, but are not so limited. Use of the IRMMS eliminates payment by a VPMN with which a subscriber is roaming to the subscriber'"'"'s HPMN because components of the HPMN are not included in the transfer of the MMs. Thus, charges typically incurred by the VPMN for transmission of free WMM/WRC sent to the inbound roamer via the HPMN are avoided.
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42 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a visited network coupled to a home network; and a roaming system coupled to the visited network, wherein the roaming system monitors at least one roaming link, detects registration of a mobile station with the visited network, receives at the visited network identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service, intercepts a packet data protocol (PDP) session between the mobile station and the home network, identifies from information of the intercepted PDP session a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content, and provides the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second MMS contents via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a monitor that monitors at least one roaming link; a detector coupled to the monitor for detecting registration of the mobile station with a visited network; a receiver coupled to the visited network that receives identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service; and a node coupled to the visited network that intercepts a packet data protocol (PDP) session between the mobile station and the home network, identifies from information of the intercepted PDP session a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content, and provides the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second sets of MMS content via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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means for monitoring at least one roaming link; means for detecting through the monitoring registration of the mobile station with a visited network; means for receiving at the visited network identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service; means for intercepting a packet data protocol (PDP) session between the mobile station and the home network; means for identifying from information of the intercepted PDP session a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content; and means for providing the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second MMS contents via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station.
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26. A method comprising:
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monitoring at least one roaming link; detecting through the monitoring registration of a mobile station with a visited network; receiving at the visited network identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service; and intercepting a packet data protocol (PDP) session between the mobile station and the home network; identifying from information of the intercepted PDP session a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content; and providing the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second MMS contents via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method comprising:
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monitoring at least one roaming link; detecting through the monitoring registration of mobile station with a visited network; receiving at the visited network identification information of the mobile station, the identification information including a subscription status of at least one service; transferring at least one communication configuration to the mobile station from the visited network, the communication configuration corresponding to the visited network; defining a communication routing at a component of the visited network, the communication routing controlling routing through at least one component of the visited network of a request for access to at least one of a first set of multimedia messaging services (MMS) content and a second set of MMS content; and providing the mobile station with access to at least one of the first and second MMS contents via at least one component of the visited network, wherein the access is in accordance with the subscription status and exclusive of components of a home network of the mobile station, and wherein the first set of MMS content includes MMS content the visited network provides to the mobile station free of charge and the second set of MMS content includes MMS content the visited network provides to the mobile station free of charge, the MMS content further including at least one uniform resource locator (URL).
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