Informing recipient device of message content properties
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1. A method for providing a content class indication to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a multimedia message at a network element;
defining a first content class for the multimedia message at the network element, the first content class from a predetermined group of content classes defined for the system and the first content class classifying content of the multimedia message to a smallest content class of the predetermined group of content classes to which the multimedia message belongs;
forming a multimedia message notification comprising an indication of the first content class; and
,transmitting the multimedia message notification and the multimedia message to a mobile device, wherein the multimedia message notification indicates to the mobile device whether to adapt the processing of the content of the multimedia message according to the indication of the first content class compared to at least one second content class of the predetermined group of content classes supported at the mobile device.
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a content class of a data set for a message to be transmitted to the recipient device is defined. A network element transferring messages to the recipient device specifies at least one information element in a message to the recipient terminal such that the information element includes an indication of the content class. The message is transmitted to the recipient device.
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1. A method for providing a content class indication to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message at a network element; defining a first content class for the multimedia message at the network element, the first content class from a predetermined group of content classes defined for the system and the first content class classifying content of the multimedia message to a smallest content class of the predetermined group of content classes to which the multimedia message belongs; forming a multimedia message notification comprising an indication of the first content class; and
,transmitting the multimedia message notification and the multimedia message to a mobile device, wherein the multimedia message notification indicates to the mobile device whether to adapt the processing of the content of the multimedia message according to the indication of the first content class compared to at least one second content class of the predetermined group of content classes supported at the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of processing a content class of a multimedia message notification at a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a multimedia message notification at a mobile device; determining a first content class, the first content class included in the multimedia message notification, wherein the first content class classifies content of the multimedia message to a smallest content class to which the multimedia message belongs; adapting the processing of the content of the multimedia message at the mobile device according to a comparison of the first content class and a second content class that is based on properties of, and stored in a memory on, the mobile device; and
,receiving and processing the content of the multimedia message at the mobile device according to the adapted processing. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile device configured to receive a multimedia message notification and process a content class indication, the mobile device comprising:
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a transceiver; a processor for executing program instructions; and
,a memory, including program instructions, which when executed by the processor control the device to; receive a multimedia message notification at the transceiver; determine a content class of a multimedia message from a the multimedia message notification, wherein the content class classifies content of the multimedia message to a smallest content class to which the multimedia message belongs; adapt the processing of the content of the multimedia message according to a comparison of the first content class and a second content class that is based on properties of the mobile device and stored in the memory; and
,process the content of the multimedia message according to the adapted processing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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