Providing a multimedia message with a multimedia messaging service message in a mobile environment
First Claim
1. A method for communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a multimedia message;
associating said multimedia message with said multimedia messaging service message; and
providing said multimedia messaging service message with the associated multimedia message for transmission to said target mobile device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device in a telecommunications network. The method comprises receiving a request for a multimedia message and associating the multimedia message to the multimedia messaging service message. The multimedia messaging service message along with the associated multimedia message may be provided for transmission to the target mobile device. For example, an advertisement from a gateway associated with a telecommunication company network may be appended to a multimedia messaging service message as an add-on multimedia messaging service message. An engine may determine content of the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message based on a profile for an end-user and a subscriber profile of an advertising service. A database may store a record of a call to provide information including billing data to one or more concerned parties. In this way, instead of short text messages, using eXtensible Markup Language and Internet protocol, additional multimedia messaging service messages, such as pictures, and/or audio, video streams may be appended with an existing multimedia messaging service message.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a multimedia message;
associating said multimedia message with said multimedia messaging service message; and
providing said multimedia messaging service message with the associated multimedia message for transmission to said target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processor-based system associated with a network, said processor-based system comprising:
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a controller;
an interface to enable a user to create a profile for an end-user of a messaging service and to create a subscriber profile of an advertising service; and
a storage coupled to said controller, said storage storing instructions that said controller executes to;
receive a request for an add-on multimedia messaging service message when communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device on said network;
append said add-on multimedia messaging service message to said multimedia messaging service message; and
provide said multimedia messaging service message with the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message for transmission to said target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communications system comprising:
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a telecommunication company network to enable a messaging service for an end-user that communicates a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device;
a gateway communicatively coupled to said telecommunication company network, said gateway to receive a request for an advertisement from a caller on said source mobile device and send said multimedia messaging service message to said target mobile device;
a server communicatively coupled to said gateway, said server including an engine to determine content of the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message based on a profile for an end-user and a subscriber profile of an advertising service; and
a database coupled to said engine to store a call detail record of a particular telephone call, wherein said call detail record to provide information including billing data to one or more concerned parties for the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An article comprising a computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed cause a system to:
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receive a request for an add-on multimedia messaging service message when communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device on a telecommunications network;
append said add-on multimedia messaging service message to said multimedia messaging service message; and
provide said multimedia messaging service message with the appended add-on multimedia messaging service message for transmission to said target mobile device.
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20. An apparatus for communicating a multimedia messaging service message from a source mobile device to a target mobile device in a telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request for a multimedia message;
means for associating said multimedia message with said multimedia messaging service message; and
means for providing said multimedia messaging service message with the associated multimedia message for transmission to said target mobile device.
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21. A mobile device coupled to a telecommunications network for receiving a multimedia messaging service message, the mobile device comprising:
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means for receiving a multimedia message associated with a multimedia messaging service message in a transmission from another mobile device over said telecommunications network; and
means for providing said multimedia messaging service message with the associated multimedia message at said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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