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System and method for transporting digital speech and digital pictures

US6317609A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/14
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications system and method for transmitting digital images produced by a digital camera attached to or integrated with a mobile station (MS) from the MS to a receiving terminal through the Internet. A calling mobile subscriber can select the digital image to transmit and dial the number associated with the receiving terminal on the MS. The digital image is then sent in parallel through the Internet while a telecommunications connection, such as a call setup request, is being sent through the cellular or fixed network. At the end office serving the receiving terminal, the call setup request is associated with the digital image and a call connection is established between the calling MS and the receiving terminal. When the call connection is established, the end office serving the receiving terminal sends the digital image to the receiving terminal.

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