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Gateway application to support use of a single internet address domain for routing messages to multiple multimedia message service centers

  • US 8,284,784 B2
  • Filed: 10/12/2007
  • Issued: 10/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC), comprising:

  • providing a distribution MMS gateway (MMSG), assigned to a single unique distribution domain name address, to provide a single point of entry for messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs, to provide a single distribution source for forwarding incoming MMS messages to said plurality of MMSCs, and to provide a single point to block a particular message from said messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs based on a sender address; and

    hiding a status of said plurality of MMSCs from an MMS transmitting device.

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