Method, apparatus and software program for extending the flow of information when transmitting a message
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1. A method for transmitting a multimedia message via a network from a transmitting application to a receiving application, comprising:
- using an originator network unit and a recipient network unit for the transmission, the originator network unit and the recipient network unit being different than each other and situated in a domain of two service providers, the message containing information regarding readiness of the originator to accept costs for a reply message from the recipient; and
transmitting at least one information item from the originator network unit to the recipient network unit, the information item selected from the group consisting of readiness of the originator to accept the costs for the reply message from the recipient, a time limit for sending a free-of charge reply message, a maximum size of the reply message, and a message identification number of the original message when transmitting the reply message.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and software programs which are used to facilitate the flow of information in terms of functionalities in the domain of at least one service provider, in particular of a multimedia message in the UMTS, this functionality having been requested by a subscriber (for example, reply charging or recall of the message), wherein the present invention proposes transmitting information which reveals whether implicated network units in the domain of service providers support the requested functionality and proposes limiting the maximum size of the reply messages for reply charging.
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1. A method for transmitting a multimedia message via a network from a transmitting application to a receiving application, comprising:
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using an originator network unit and a recipient network unit for the transmission, the originator network unit and the recipient network unit being different than each other and situated in a domain of two service providers, the message containing information regarding readiness of the originator to accept costs for a reply message from the recipient; and transmitting at least one information item from the originator network unit to the recipient network unit, the information item selected from the group consisting of readiness of the originator to accept the costs for the reply message from the recipient, a time limit for sending a free-of charge reply message, a maximum size of the reply message, and a message identification number of the original message when transmitting the reply message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 13)
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3. A method for transmitting a multimedia message via a network from a transmitting application to a receiving application, comprising the:
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using an originator network unit and a recipient network unit being identical or different than one another and being situated in a domain of one or two service providers for the transmission, the multimedia message containing information regarding readiness of the originator to accept costs for a reply message from the recipient; and interchanging information about a maximum permissible size of the reply message via at least one of the transmitting application, the originator network unit, the recipient network unit and the receiving application. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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7. A network unit in a network in a domain of a service provider, the network unit associated with at least one of a transmitting application and a receiving application, comprising:
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a part for transmitting multimedia messages from the transmitting application to the receiving application, the message being used to request a particular functionality in the domain of a service provider, wherein the multimedia message contains information regarding readiness of the originator to accept costs for the reply message from the recipient, the network unit interchanging at least one information item selected from the group consisting of; transmission to the receiving application of the readiness of the originator to accept the costs for a reply message from the recipient if the originator and the recipient network units are different; interchanging a time limit for sending a free-of-charge reply message between the originator network unit and the recipient network unit if the originator and the recipient network units are different; interchanging with another unit involved in the data interchange a maximum size for a reply message; and interchanging with the network unit which is at the recipient end in respect of the reply message a message identification number of the original message when transmitting the reply message.
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8. A subscriber unit for communication in a network comprising at least one of a transmitting and receiving application for interchanging multimedia messages with the network unit in the domain of a service provider, the multimedia messages containing information regarding readiness of the originator to accept costs for a reply message from the recipient, wherein the subscriber unit may interchange at least one information item selected from the group consisting of:
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reception and evaluation of information regarding the readiness of the originator to accept the costs for a reply message from the recipient if the originator and recipient network units are different; and interchanging of information regarding a maximum permissible size of the reply message.
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