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Transmission of multimedia messages between mobile station terminals
Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
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Filing: 2002-04-30
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Granted: 2004-04-06
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Expires: 2022-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and a system for transmitting messages containing multimedia information or content that enables transmission and communication of multimedia messages between subscribers connected to telecommunication systems of different system operators. The inventive system includes a first mobile station terminal from which a multimedia message is sent, a second mobile station terminal that is the intended recipient of the multimedia message, a digital mobile network, a first multimedia message server for receiving a multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal, a first address database associated with the first multimedia message server, a second multimedia message server for receiving the multimedia message from the first multimedia message server, an IP network for carrying communications between the first and second multimedia message servers, and a second address database associated with the second multimedia message server.
Inventors
- 👤 Sami Ala-Luukko
- 👤 Jussi Koski
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-24 16:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/184; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/14; H04L12/1453; H04L12/146; H04L51/00; H04L51/07; H04L51/10; H04L51/58; H04L61/00; H04L61/09; H04L61/10; H04L61/45; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04L51/06; H04L51/066; H04L51/21; H04L51/224; H04L51/48; H04L69/16; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4536; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04M3/5322; H04M3/537
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A method of transmitting a multimedia message from a first mobile station terminal of a sender to a second mobile station terminal of an intended recipient of the multimedia message, comprising the steps of: transmitting the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal to a first multimedia message server that receives the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal via a mobile telecommunication network; saving the received multimedia message on the first multimedia message server in a mailbox of the sender; identifying, from the received multimedia message, address information of a second multimedia message server, optionally by utilizing a first database associated with the first multimedia message server; creating, at the first multimedia message server, an e-mail message based on the received multimedia message; transmitting the created e-mail message from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server for receipt by the second multimedia message server; creating a new multimedia message based on the e-mail message received by the second multimedia message server; saving the created new multimedia message on the second multimedia message server in a mailbox of the recipient; identifying, at the second multimedia message server, address information of the second mobile station terminal, optionally by utilizing a second database associated with the second multimedia message server; and sending, from the second multimedia message server to the second mobile station terminal via the mobile communication network, a notification of the new multimedia message that has been saved by the second multimedia message server.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
250 words
A method of transmitting a multimedia message from a first mobile station terminal of a sender to a second mobile station terminal of an intended recipient of the multimedia message, comprising the steps of: transmitting the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal to a first multimedia message server that receives the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal via a mobile telecommunication network; saving the received multimedia message on the first multimedia message server in a mailbox of the sender; identifying, from the received multimedia message, address information of a second multimedia message server, optionally by utilizing a first database associated with the first multimedia message server; creating, at the first multimedia message server, an e-mail message based on the received multimedia message; transmitting the created e-mail message from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server for receipt by the second multimedia message server; creating a new multimedia message based on the e-mail message received by the second multimedia message server; saving the created new multimedia message on the second multimedia message server in a mailbox of the recipient; identifying, at the second multimedia message server, address information of the second mobile station terminal, optionally by utilizing a second database associated with the second multimedia message server; and sending, from the second multimedia message server to the second mobile station terminal via the mobile communication network, a notification of the new multimedia message that has been saved by the second multimedia message server.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of creating an e-mail message further comprises creating an e-mail message based on the multimedia message by coding the multimedia message into an e-mail message in MIME format.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the first database comprises a first address database containing information correlating DNS addresses and MSISDN numbers of the first and second multimedia message servers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the second database comprises a second address database correlating MSISDN numbers and e-mail addresses of mobile subscribers associated with the second multimedia message server.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of transmitting the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal further comprises transmitting the multimedia message using a browser-type interface in the first mobile station terminal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of retrieving the new multimedia message from the second multimedia message server onto the second mobile station terminal using a browser-type user interface in the second mobile station terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of encrypting the created e-mail message to be transmitted to the second multimedia message server.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of transmitting the created e-mail message from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server further comprises transmitting the created e-mail message using SMTP protocol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a billing ticket based on the multimedia message.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
208 words
A system for transmitting a multimedia message in a telecommunication network from a first mobile station terminal of a sender to a second mobile station terminal of an intended recipient of the multimedia message, said system comprising: a second multimedia message server; a first multimedia message server operable for receiving the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal, for saving the received multimedia message, for transforming the received multimedia message into an e-mail message and for sending the e-mail message to the second multimedia message server; a first address database associated with the first multimedia message server for maintaining address information of plural multimedia message servers of the telecommunication network; an IP network for transmitting the e-mail message from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server; said second multimedia message server being operable for receiving the e-mail message from the first multimedia message server, for transforming the received e-mail message into a new multimedia message, for saving the new multimedia message and for sending to the second mobile station terminal a notification of the saved new multimedia message; and a second address database associated with the second multimedia message server for maintaining address information of subscribers associated with the second multimedia message server.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
208 words
A system for transmitting a multimedia message in a telecommunication network from a first mobile station terminal of a sender to a second mobile station terminal of an intended recipient of the multimedia message, said system comprising: a second multimedia message server; a first multimedia message server operable for receiving the multimedia message from the first mobile station terminal, for saving the received multimedia message, for transforming the received multimedia message into an e-mail message and for sending the e-mail message to the second multimedia message server; a first address database associated with the first multimedia message server for maintaining address information of plural multimedia message servers of the telecommunication network; an IP network for transmitting the e-mail message from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server; said second multimedia message server being operable for receiving the e-mail message from the first multimedia message server, for transforming the received e-mail message into a new multimedia message, for saving the new multimedia message and for sending to the second mobile station terminal a notification of the saved new multimedia message; and a second address database associated with the second multimedia message server for maintaining address information of subscribers associated with the second multimedia message server.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 10 , further comprising a coder for coding the received multimedia message into MIME format.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein the first address database contains information correlating DNS addresses and MSISDN numbers of the plural multimedia message severs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein the second address database contains information correlating MSISDN numbers and e-mail addresses of subscribers associated with the second multimedia message server.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein the first mobile station terminal includes a browser-type user interface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 10 , wherein the second mobile station terminal includes a browser-type user interface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 10 , further comprising an encrypter for encrypting the e-mail message to be sent from the first multimedia message server to the second multimedia message server.
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