Method, apparatus and system for providing multimedia messages to incompatible terminals
First Claim
1. A method of providing a multimedia message to an incompatible terminal comprising the steps of:
- receiving a notification that the multimedia message is available for delivery to the incompatible terminal;
notifying the incompatible terminal that the multimedia message is available;
requesting that retrieval of the multimedia message be deferred;
receiving a request for delivery of the multimedia message from the incompatible terminal;
retrieving the multimedia message;
rendering the multimedia message into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal; and
sending the message to the incompatible terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for providing multimedia messages to incompatible terminals. The apparatus includes a notification module (216), a media converter (220) and a retrieval module (218). The notification module (216) notifies the incompatible terminal (210) that the multimedia message (222) is available. The media converter (220) transcodes one or more parts of the multimedia message (222). The retrieval module (218) is communicably coupled to the media converter (220) and retrieves the multimedia message (222) in response to a delivery request (232, 234) from the incompatible terminal (210), renders the multimedia message (222), using the media converter (220) as necessary, into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal (210) and sends the message to the incompatible terminal (210). This method can be implemented using a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium wherein each function is executed using a code segment.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of providing a multimedia message to an incompatible terminal comprising the steps of:
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receiving a notification that the multimedia message is available for delivery to the incompatible terminal;
notifying the incompatible terminal that the multimedia message is available;
requesting that retrieval of the multimedia message be deferred;
receiving a request for delivery of the multimedia message from the incompatible terminal;
retrieving the multimedia message;
rendering the multimedia message into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal; and
sending the message to the incompatible terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for providing a multimedia message to an incompatible terminal, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment adapted to receive a notification that the multimedia message is available for delivery to the incompatible terminal;
a code segment adapted to notifying the incompatible terminal that the multimedia message is available;
a code segment adapted to requesting that retrieval of the multimedia message be deferred;
a code segment adapted to receiving a request for delivery of the multimedia message from the incompatible terminal;
a code segment adapted to retrieving the multimedia message;
a code segment adapted to rendering the multimedia message into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal; and
a code segment adapted to sending the message to the incompatible terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing a multimedia message to an incompatible terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a notification module that notifies the incompatible terminal that the multimedia message is available;
a media converter that transcodes one or more parts of the multimedia message; and
a retrieval module communicably coupled to the media converter, wherein the retrieval module retrieves the multimedia message in response to a delivery request from the incompatible terminal, renders the multimedia message, using the media converter as necessary, into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal and sends the message to the incompatible terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing a multimedia message to an incompatible terminal, the system comprising:
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a multimedia service center;
a message gateway for communicating with the incompatible terminal; and
a multimedia client proxy communicably coupled to the multimedia service center and the message gateway, the multimedia client proxy notifying the incompatible terminal that the multimedia message is available via the message gateway, retrieving the multimedia message from the multimedia service center in response to a delivery request from the incompatible terminal via the message gateway, rendering the multimedia message into a message that is compatible with the incompatible terminal and delivering the message to the incompatible terminal via the message gateway. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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