Multimedia message center and telecommunication device for accessing stored multimedia messages

US7519379B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Werner Goertz · Dorsten, DE
• Marco Lang · Bocholt, DE
• Stefan Nieder · Bocholt, DE
• Albert Ratermann · Bocholt, DE
• Thomas Schulte · Paderborn, DE
• Marco van de Logt · Zwolle, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2009
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2203/4536
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A multimedia message service center and telecommunication device for accessing deposited multimedia messages. The forwarding and receipt of multimedia messages transmitted in networks that are configured for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) independent of the communication between the networks and the infrastructure and the topology of the respective network from any transmitter to any addressee. A dial-in information (EWI) is indirectly or directly sent to the telecommunication device in addition to a communication message (MN) sent indirectly or directly e.g. via a short message center and/or an additional multimedia message center to the telecommunication device (ETKG) in response to a multimedia message (MMN) destined for a telecommunication device (ETKG) and deposited in the multimedia message center (MMNDZ). This dial-in information (EWI) tells the telecommunication device where to dial in to be able to access the multimedia message (MMN) addressed to the telecommunication device. The telecommunication device then accesses, in accordance with the dial information (EWI), the multimedia message service center (MMNDZ) or a depository (HLS) associated with the multimedia me…