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Method for receiving/sending multimedia messages

US8423773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2012
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/58
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multimedia messaging system for receiving/sending multimedia messages, includes: a wireless LAN; and a MMS gateway. The MMS gateway performs: receiving/sending the multimedia message to/from a MMS user device via the wireless LAN; and encrypting the multimedia message. The encryption is performed by: issuing a certificate to the MMS user device; sending a session ID and a master key encrypted by the MMS gateway's private key to the MMS user device in response to a request of the MMS user device having the certificate; generated a shared secret key using an algorithm combining the master key with the MMS user device's phone number and the session ID; and encrypting the multimedia message using the shared secret key.

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