Avoiding redundant transmissions of data during multimedia mobile phone communications
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1. A method, performed by a multimedia mobile device involving an outgoing transmission including graphical/video data, comprising:
- sending, to a receiving mobile device, an identifier of the data;
determining, prior to initially sending the data to the receiving mobile device, that the receiving mobile phone does not contain a portion of the data identified by the identifier; and
sending, to the receiving mobile phone, only the portion of the data identified by the identifier not contained by the receiving mobile device, whereinthe portion is less than all of the data identified by the identifier.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer product for avoiding redundant data transmissions during communication via multimedia mobile phones. In operation, a sending party inquires whether intended for transmission data already resides in a mobile phone of a receiving party Depending on a content of the response from the receiving party, the sending party transmits the data or a request for displaying the already available data.
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1. A method, performed by a multimedia mobile device involving an outgoing transmission including graphical/video data, comprising:
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sending, to a receiving mobile device, an identifier of the data; determining, prior to initially sending the data to the receiving mobile device, that the receiving mobile phone does not contain a portion of the data identified by the identifier; and sending, to the receiving mobile phone, only the portion of the data identified by the identifier not contained by the receiving mobile device, wherein the portion is less than all of the data identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multimedia mobile device, comprising:
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at least one hardware processor, wherein the at least one hardware processor is configured to perform and/or initiate involving an outgoing transmission including graphical/video data; sending, to a receiving mobile device, an identifier of the data; determining, prior to initially sending the data to the receiving mobile device, that the receiving mobile phone does not contain a portion of the data identified by the identifier; and sending, to the receiving mobile phone, only the portion of the data not contained by the receiving mobile device, wherein the portion is less than all of the data identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer usable hardware storage device having stored therein computer usable program code, the computer usable program code, which when executed by a multimedia mobile device, causes the multimedia mobile device to perform the following involved in an outgoing transmission including graphical/video data; sending, to a receiving mobile device, an identifier of the data; determining, prior to initially sending the data to the receiving mobile device, that the receiving mobile phone does not contain a portion of the data identified by the identifier; and sending, to the receiving mobile phone, only the portion of the data not contained by the receiving mobile device, wherein the portion is less than all of the data identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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