Mobile terminal and multimedia message processing method thereof

• US 8,285,260 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2008
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Koo, Yong Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US12/291,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20090124242A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,429 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A mobile terminal and multimedia message processing method thereof is provided for efficiently processing a multimedia message composed of multiple pages. A multimedia message processing method of the present invention includes receiving a message arrival alert containing a preview page selected among multiple pages constituting a multimedia message; displaying the preview page; determining whether an event allowing or rejecting download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message is received; and rejecting, when an event for rejecting download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message is received, download of the remaining pages of the multimedia message. The multimedia message processing method of the present invention allows a user to determine whether to download the entire multimedia message after viewing a preview page carried by a message arrival alert, thereby avoiding download of unwanted multimedia message, resulting in reduction of data service cost and improvement of memory utilization.

Claims

1. A multimedia message processing method for a mobile terminal, comprising:

receiving a message arrival alert for indicating an arrival of a multimedia message comprising at least one page, the message arrival alert comprising header information that comprises page information for structuring at least one blank page corresponding to the at least one page of the multimedia message; and

downloading the at least one page.

2. The multimedia processing method of claim 1, wherein the message arrival alert further comprises a caller'"'"'s phone number and a message identification (ID).

3. The multimedia processing method of claim 2, wherein the page information comprises at least one of a page number and a content type for the at least one blank page.

4. The multimedia processing method of claim 3, wherein downloading the at least one page comprises:

creating and displaying at least one blank page corresponding to the at least one page based on the page information;

determining whether at least one blank page is selected for download;

downloading the at leaset one page corresponding to the at least one selected blank page; and

displaying the at least one downloaded page in place of the corresponding at least one blank page.

5. The multimedia processing method of claim 4, wherein the at least one blank page is selected in one of sequential and random order.

6. The multimedia processing method of claim 5, further comprising:

downloading the at least one remaining page in response to a download confirmation command; and

rejecting download of the at least one remaining page in response to a download rejection command.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

a radio frequency unit configured to receive a radio signal carrying a message arrival alert for indicating an arrival of a multimedia message composed of at least one page, the message arrival alert comprising header information that comprises page information for structuring at least one blank page corresponding to the at least one page of the multimedia message;

a control unit configured to download at least one page according to a user input; and

a memory unit configured to store the at least one page downloaded by the control unit.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the message arrival alert further comprises a caller'"'"'s phone number and a message identification (ID).

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the page information comprises at least one of a page number and a content type for the at least one blank page.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display a user interface according to control by the control unit; and

an input unit configured to receive the user input,

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the display unit to display at least one blank page corresponding to the at least one page based on the page information, determine whether at least one of the at least one blank page is selected for download based on user input received by the input unit, download the at least one page corresponding to the at least one selected blank page, and display the at least one downloaded page in place of the corresponding at least one blank page on the display unit.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the at least one blank page is selected in one of sequential and random order.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to download the at least one remaining page in response to a download confirmation command, and reject a download of the at least one remaining page in response to a download rejection command.