Method for controlling a multimedia messaging service between a telecommunication device and a telecommunication network, respective smart card and telecommunication device

• US 7,076,273 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2003
• Issued: 07/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Schutte, Marcel, Schmidt, Andreas, Laumen, Josef, Niekerk, Sabine Van
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramos-Feliciano, Eliseo
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Michael T.
• Application Number:
  US10/702,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20040147284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/466, 455/558, 455/411, 455/556, 455/557, 709/221, 709/219, 709/206, 705/16, 725/98
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/08 between user and terminal device

Abstract

For controlling a multimedia messaging service (MMS) between a telecommunication device (ME) and a telecommunication network (NET), the transport commands (SM) and/or the data transfer (DO) of each multimedia message to and from the telecommunication device (ME) are controlled by a smart card (SC) being coupled with the telecommunication device (ME).

Claims

1. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service between a telecommunication device and a telecommunication network, the method comprising the steps of:

controlling commands and data transfer of each multimedia message to and from the telecommunication device via via a smart card coupled to the telecommunication device;

exchanging the commands between the telecommunication device and the smart card for handling

at least one of a complete multimedia message, at least a part of a multimedia message, a multimedia message and notification,

at least one reference to at least a part of a multimedia messaging notification, multimedia messaging related information, and

at least one reference to at least a part of multimedia messaging related information;

transmitting the commands from the telecommunication device to the smart card to effect transfer of multimedia messaging service related information from the smart card to the telecommunication device, wherein the commands include at least a download MM command for transmitting the multimedia message from the telecommunication device to the smart card for retrieving a multimedia message; and

generating the download MM command by the telecommunication device upon at least one of an identifier being present in the received multimedia message and receipt of a multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.

2. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of controlling is performed by one of a CAT, an SAT and a USAT residing on the smart card.

3. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting the commands from the smart card to the telecommunication device, wherein the smart card requests the telecommunication device to provide multimedia messaging service functionality.

4. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a composition and send request command from the smart card to the telecommunication device to initiate composition and submission of the multimedia message by the telecommunication device.

5. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 4, wherein the multimedia message is composed by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon reception of the composition and send request command and based on information included in the composition and send request command, and is thereafter submitted to the telecommunication network.

6. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 4, wherein the composition and send request command includes at least one of command details, device entities, connectivity parameters, MM content, header fields and a (U) SAT application server address.

7. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a get multimedia message command from the smart card to the telecommunication device for retrieving, by the smart card, the multimedia message from the telecommunication network.

8. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 7, wherein the multimedia message is retrieved by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the get multimedia message command and based on information included in the get multimedia message command.

9. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 7, wherein the get multimedia message command includes at least one of command details and device entities.

10. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a get multimedia message attachment command from the smart card to the telecommunication device for retrieving, by the smart card, an attachment of the multimedia message from the telecommunication network.

11. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 10, wherein the multimedia message attachment is retrieved by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the get multimedia message attachment command and based on information included in the get multimedia message attachment command.

12. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 10, wherein the get multimedia message attachment command includes at least one of command details, device entities and an MM content ID.

13. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a multimedia message terminal storage request command from the smart card to the telecommunication device for initiating storage of the multimedia message on a terminal by the telecommunication device.

14. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 13, wherein the storage of the multimedia message on the telecommunication device is controlled by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the multimedia message terminal storage request command and based on information included in the multimedia message terminal storage request command.

15. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 13, wherein the multimedia message terminal storage request command includes at least one of command details, device entities, an MM attachment on storage and a link to MM attachment request.

16. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a display multimedia message request command from the smart card to the telecommunication device for initiating display of the multimedia message on a display of the telecommunication device by the telecommunication device.

17. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 16, wherein the display of the multimedia message on the display of the telecommunication device is controlled by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the display multimedia message request command and based on information included in the display multimedia message request command.

18. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 16, wherein the display multimedia message request command includes at least one of command details, device entities and an MM.

19. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 16, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a general display multimedia message service information from the smart card to the telecommunication device for initiating display of various multimedia message service information on the display of the telecommunication device by the telecommunication device.

20. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 19, wherein the display of the various multimedia message service information on the display of the telecommunication device is controlled by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the display multimedia message service information and based on information included in the display multimedia message service information.

21. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 19, wherein the display multimedia message service information includes at least one of command details, device entities, an MMS display identifier, an MM, MM content types and an MMS attachment.

22. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a display multimedia message attachment request command from the smart card to the telecommunication device for initiating display of the multimedia message attachment on a display of the telecommunication device by the telecommunication device.

23. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 22, wherein display of the multimedia message attachment on the display of the telecommunication device is controlled by a user agent on the telecommunication device upon receiving the display multimedia message attachment request command and based on information included in the display multimedia message attachment request command.

24. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 22, wherein the display multimedia message attachment request command includes at least one of command details, device entities, MM content types and an MMS attachment.

25. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the download MM command includes at least one of command details, device entities, connectivity parameters, MM content, header fields and a (U) SAT application server address.

26. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a download MMS notification command from the telecommunication device to the smart card for downloading a multimedia message notification from the telecommunication device to the smart card upon receiving the multimedia message notification in the telecommunication device from the telecommunication network; and

evaluating information contained in the download MMS notification command by the smart card.

27. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 26, the method further comprising the step of generating the download MMS notification command by the telecommunication device if an identifier is present in the received multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.

28. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 26, wherein the download MMS notification command includes at least one of command details, device entities and an MMS notification.

29. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the commands include a download MMS attachment command which is transmitted by the telecommunication device to the smart card for transmitting an attachment of the multimedia message from the telecommunication device to the smart card.

30. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 29, the method further comprising the step of generating the download MM attachment command by the telecommunication device upon at least one of an identifier being present in the received multimedia message and receipt of a multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.

31. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 29, wherein the download MM attachment command includes at least one of command details, device entities, an MM content ID, MM content types, a link to attachment and an MMS attachment.

32. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 29, the method further comprising the step of storing the attachment of the multimedia message on at least one of the telecommunication device and the smart card.

33. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the commands include at least a download MMS link command for transmitting a reference to at least one of a complete multimedia message, a part of a multimedia message and at least one attachment of a multimedia message from the telecommunication device to the smart card.

34. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 33, the method further comprising the step of generating the download MMS link command by the telecommunication device upon at least one of an identifier being present in the received multimedia message and receipt of a multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.

35. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 33, wherein the download MMS link command includes at least one of command details, device entities and a link to attachment.

36. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a general download multimedia message service information from the telecommunication device to the smart card for downloading at least one of multimedia messages, multimedia messaging notifications, multimedia message attachments and multimedia messaging links.

37. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 36, the method further comprising the step of downloading the download multimedia message service information by the telecommunication device upon receiving a display multimedia message service information and based on information included in the display multimedia message service information.

38. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 1, the method further comprising the step of transmitting at least a UICC MM notification command from the telecommunication device to the smart card for informing the smart card that a new multimedia message has been received at the telecommunication device.

39. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 38, the method further comprising the step of generating the UICC MM notification command by the telecommunication device upon at least one of an identifier being present in the received multimedia message and receipt of a multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.

40. A method for controlling a multimedia messaging service as claimed in claim 38, wherein the UICC MM notification command includes at least one of command details, device entities, an MM content ID, MM content types and an MM content size.

41. A telecommunication device for controlling a multimedia messaging service between the telecommunication device and a telecommunication network, comprising:

an interface for coupling the telecommunication device with a smart card; and

parts for controlling commands and data transfer of each multimedia message to and from the telecommunication device via the coupled telecommunication device and smart card;

means for exchanging the commands between the telecommunication device and the smart card for handling

at least one of a complete multimedia message, at least a part of a multimedia message, a multimedia message and notification,

at least one reference to at least a part of a multimedia messaging notification, multimedia messaging related information, and

at least one reference to at least a part of multimedia messaging related information;

means for transmitting the commands from the telecommunication device to the smart card to effect transfer of multimedia messaging service related information from the smart card to the telecommunication device, wherein the commands include at least a download MM command for transmitting the multimedia message from the telecommunication device to the smart card for retrieving a multimedia message; and

means for generating the download MM command by the telecommunication device upon at least one of an identifier being present in the received multimedia message and receipt of a multimedia message notification for indicating smart card controlled MMS interaction between the smart card and the telecommunication device.