A multimedia messaging system for sending and receiving multimedia MMS messages. The MMS messages are sent to a MMS server and addressed to the recipient's MSISDN number. MMS server sends a notification to a PAP server that sends the notification as a WAP Push to the recipient mobile device telling the mobile device to retrieve the message. If the recipient mobile device is engaged in an on going or dedicated session with the Internet, the notification is sent to the recipient mobile device during the session. The recipient mobile device then initiates a HTTP GET request to retrieve the multimedia message via the voice or data channel of a PLMN. If the recipient mobile device is not engaged in an on going or dedicated session with the Internet, the notification is sent to the recipient mobile device as a WAP Push using SMS as bearer via the signaling channel of the PLMN. The recipient mobile device then initiates a HTTP GET request to retrieve the multimedia message via the voice or data channel of the PLMN.

Multimedia messaging service routing system and method

An MMS publishing system comprises a management tool, an authoring tool, a storage facility, a message router, and a rendering server. The management tool authenticates a first user by using a telephone number of the first user as a user ID. The authoring tool allows the first user to associate rich media content with his telephone number. The content is then stored in the storage facility in association with his telephone number. Subsequently, the message router intercepts an MMS message sent from a mobile device over a wireless network when the MMS message includes a predetermined indicator and indicates the telephone number of the first user as a destination. The rendering server then accesses the stored content associated with the telephone number and sends the content to the mobile device, for output to a user of the mobile device.

MMS based photo album publishing system

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.

Method, apparatus and system for providing multimedia messages to incompatible terminals

A system and method for providing multimedia services for electronic message center over a global computer network or cellular network, enabling Users to send SMS messages including text and multimedia items. Original text messages are delivered to graphical engine application where it is processed and analyzed, based on known algorithms for text processing. Based on text analysis the engine application selects or generates multimedia items according to pre-defined rules or algorithms and User preferences. The multimedia items and text are merged into one single message, which is delivered to any designated addresses. Optionally the user may review and edit the message as he pleases.

System and method for providing automatic multimedia messages service

A method and system for routing a message to an application via a mobile telecommunications network in which mobile devices are assigned globally unique identifiers. At least one globally unique virtual mobile identifier is assigned to the application. A request for location information for the virtual mobile identifier is received from a component in the mobile telecommunications network. Routing information corresponding to a predefined static connection point to the application is supplied in response to the request to allow the message to be delivered to the application.

Message transmission system and method

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.

Transmission of multimedia messages between mobile station terminals

The present invention relates to telecommunication systems. The object of the invention is to disclose a procedure and a system for identifying and billing a subscriber associated with a service in a telecommunication system. In the procedure, the parameters associated with the service are selected by means of a second telecommunication terminal (5), which preferably is a computer connected to the Internet. Based on the parameters, a unique identifier associated with the service is generated. The identifier contains e.g. a component specifying the service and an unambiguous running numeric component. According to the invention, a message of a given format is sent by means of the first telecommunication terminal to the billing server (6) over the first telecommunication network (1) and the sender of the message is billed in accordance with the normal subscriber invoicing practice of the first telecommunication network (1).

Jussi Koski

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Transmission of multimedia messages between mobile station terminals

Procedure and system for identifying and billing a subscriber associated with a service in a telecommunication system