Method and apparatus for providing mobile-to-mobile video capability to a network
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1. A system to provide transmission of video data from a first mobile station to a second mobile station in a network, the system comprising:
- a mobile switching center, wherein the mobile switching center comprises;
a call recognition module operative to recognize a call from the first mobile station to the second mobile station as including the video data and, if the video data is present, validate the second mobile station as capable of receiving the video data and determine a delivery preference for the second mobile station based at least in part on information retrieved from at least one database, wherein a subscriber sets the delivery preference by selecting immediate delivery, delayed delivery, blocked delivery, or conditional delivery;
a storage module operative to have stored therein the video data;
an announcement module operative to selectively prompt, based on the delivery preference, the second mobile station if the second mobile station is validated, receive a response to the prompt from the second mobile station and selectively forward the response; and
,a control module operative to store the video data in the storage module upon recognition, receive the response from the announcement module and, based on at least one of the delivery preference and the response, perform at least one of maintaining the video data in the storage module, deleting the video data from the storage module, and forwarding the video data to the second mobile station.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing mobile-to-mobile video capability to a network. More particularly, this development is directed to a system that facilitates the transmission of video data from one mobile station (e.g. wireless phone) to another mobile station (e.g. another wireless phone). It also provides user control of the transmission to accommodate the preferences of the called party relative to receipt of the data.
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1. A system to provide transmission of video data from a first mobile station to a second mobile station in a network, the system comprising:
a mobile switching center, wherein the mobile switching center comprises; a call recognition module operative to recognize a call from the first mobile station to the second mobile station as including the video data and, if the video data is present, validate the second mobile station as capable of receiving the video data and determine a delivery preference for the second mobile station based at least in part on information retrieved from at least one database, wherein a subscriber sets the delivery preference by selecting immediate delivery, delayed delivery, blocked delivery, or conditional delivery; a storage module operative to have stored therein the video data; an announcement module operative to selectively prompt, based on the delivery preference, the second mobile station if the second mobile station is validated, receive a response to the prompt from the second mobile station and selectively forward the response; and
,a control module operative to store the video data in the storage module upon recognition, receive the response from the announcement module and, based on at least one of the delivery preference and the response, perform at least one of maintaining the video data in the storage module, deleting the video data from the storage module, and forwarding the video data to the second mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A method for transmitting video data from first mobile station to a second mobile station in a network, the method comprising:
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recognizing a call from the first mobile station to the second mobile station as including the video data, wherein the recognizing is executed within a mobile switching center; if the video data is present, validating the second mobile station as capable of receiving the video data and determining a delivery preference for the second mobile station based at least in part on information retrieved from at least one database, wherein a subscriber sets the delivery preference by selecting immediate delivery, delayed delivery, blocked delivery, or conditional delivery, wherein the validating and the determining are executed within the mobile switching center; storing the video data in a storage module, wherein the storing is executed within the mobile switching center; selectively prompting, based on the delivery preference, the second mobile station if the second mobile station is validated, wherein the prompting is executed within the mobile switching center; receiving a response to the prompt from the second mobile station, wherein the receiving is executed within the mobile switching center; and
,based on at least one of the delivery preference and the response, performing at least one of maintaining the video data in the storage module, deleting the video data from the storage module, and forwarding the video data to the second mobile station, wherein the maintaining, deleting, and forwarding is executed within the mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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