Method and system for delivering multimedia messages and multimedia message service center
US7917161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for delivering multimedia messages includes: submitting a multimedia message containing address information of a receiving party to an MMSC by an initiating party; sending a PUSH notification by the MMSC to a short message system with an interface protocol supported by the short message system; obtaining routing information of the receiving party from HLR of the receiving party by the short message system, and sending the PUSH notification to the receiving party according to the routing information; and retrieving the multimedia message from the MMSC according to addressing information of the multimedia message containing in the PUSH notification by the receiving party. The method improves the efficiency and success rate of multimedia message delivery and lowers the cost of multimedia message delivery.
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