Interactive two-way transfer multimedia messaging service method

• US 7,567,525 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2004
• Issued: 07/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Far Eastone Telecommunications Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Far Eastone Telecommunications Company Limited
• Inventors: Liao, Sheng-Hsuan, Tsai, Meng-Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz; Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US10/820,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20040218735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,936 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.12, 379/88.13, 455/435, 455/556, 455/412.1, 455/3.04, 455/466
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

The present invention provides an interactive two-way multimedia messaging service transfer method. A user sends a multimedia message to initiate the interactive 2-way transfer. A multimedia messaging service center sends the message to a multimedia messaging service dispatcher, so that the appropriate service provider is contacted according to the multimedia message. The digital multimedia content is obtained from the content service provider and a common service platform transforms the information into a multimedia message reply. Finally, the multimedia messaging service center sends the message to the user. The invention receives and transmits multimedia messages in order to provide the interactive two-way transmission system. In this way, mobile communication equipment users can access interactive content such as online games, anytime and anywhere.

Claims

1. An interactive 2-way transfer multimedia messaging service method comprising:

sending at least one multimedia message, by a user, using a mobile phone to send the at least one multimedia message, the at least one multimedia message sent by the user including a user'"'"'s address and a service code;

receiving the at least one multimedia message by a multimedia messaging service center and sending the at least one multimedia message to a multimedia messaging service dispatcher;

obtaining an address of a service provider, by the multimedia messaging service dispatcher, according to the at least one multimedia message, contacting the service provider, and obtaining multimedia content from the service provider;

wherein the step of contacting the service provider is performed using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and the step of obtaining the multimedia content from the service provider and sending the reply to the user is performed using XML;

transforming the multimedia content into at least one multimedia message reply, by a common service platform, and sending the reply to the user via the multimedia messaging service center; and

the steps are repeated continuously until the user stops sending the at least one multimedia message.

4. The interactive 2-way transfer multimedia messaging service method of claim 1, whereby the multimedia messaging service dispatcher uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to connect to the service provider.

2. An interactive 2-way transfer multimedia messaging service method comprising:

sending at least one multimedia message, by a user, using a mobile phone to send the at least one multimedia message, the at least one multimedia message sent by the user including a user'"'"'s address and a service code;

receiving the at least one multimedia message by a multimedia messaging service center and sending the at least one multimedia message to a multimedia messaging service dispatcher, the multimedia messaging service center obtaining at least one session and service datum according to the service code and the multimedia messaging service center including a database with a reference list corresponding to the at least one session and service datum;

obtaining an address of a service provider, by the multimedia messaging service dispatcher, according to the at least one multimedia message, contacting the service provider, and obtaining multimedia content from the service provider;

wherein the step of contacting the service provider is performed using eXtensible Markup Language (XML); and

transforming the multimedia content into at least one multimedia message reply, by a common service platform, and sending the reply to the user via the multimedia messaging service center;

wherein the step of obtaining the multimedia content from the service provider and sending the reply to the user is performed using XML.

3. The interactive 2-way transfer multimedia messaging service method of claim 2, whereby the multimedia messaging service dispatcher obtains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) corresponding to the at least one multimedia message, containing the at least one session and service datum sent by the multimedia messaging service center and then connects to the service provider corresponding to the URL.

5. An interactive 2-way transfer multimedia messaging service method comprising:

sending at least one multimedia message, by a user, using a mobile phone to send the at least one multimedia message, the at least one multimedia message sent by the user including a user'"'"'s address and a service code;

receiving the at least one multimedia message by a multimedia messaging service center and sending the at least one multimedia message to a multimedia messaging service dispatcher;

obtaining an address of a service provider, by the multimedia messaging service dispatcher, according to the at least one multimedia message, contacting the service provider, and obtaining multimedia content from the service provider;

wherein the step of contacting the service provider is performed using eXtensible Markup Language (XML); and

transforming the multimedia content into at least one multimedia message reply, by a common service platform, and sending the reply to the user via the multimedia messaging service center, the common service platform sending the at least one multimedia message reply comprising a user'"'"'s address and the multimedia content, to the user via the multimedia messaging service center;

wherein the step of obtaining the multimedia content from the service provider and sending the reply to the user is performed using XML and,

wherein the common service platform and the service provider use HTTP to transmit the multimedia content and the at least one multimedia message reply to the user.