Method for sending messages from an mms-system and a device therefor

The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

• the message transfer format for the second subscriber device (O-UA, R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone) is determined and/or specified by means of an interface device (O-RS) of the MMS-enabled system (O-KS).

The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

• when the MMS message (MM) is converted, the message is associated with a transfer protocol for the message transfer format which has been determined and/or specified.

The method as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

• an interface device (O-RS) of the MMS-enabled system (O-KS) transfers a confirmation report to the first subscriber device (O-UA), which confirmation report relates to the receipt of the MMS message (MM) from the first subscriber device (O-UA) and/or relates to the forwarding of the MMS message (MM) to the second subscriber device (R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone).

A method for forwarding an MMS message (MM), in particular for forwarding an e-mail, a fax and/or an SMS, from a first subscriber device (O-UA) in an MMS-enabled system (O-KS) to a second subscriber device (O-UA, R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone), by means of an interface device (O-RS) of the MMS-enabled system (O-KS), wherein the interface device (O-RS) carries out one of, a plurality of, or all of the following steps depending on the result:

• a.) checking whether the second subscriber device belongs to the MMS-enabled system (O-KS) and, if this is the case, forwarding the MMS message (MM) to the second subscriber device (O-UA) in the system (O-KS);
• b.) checking whether the second subscriber device belongs to another MMS-enabled system (R-KS1) and, if this is the case, forwarding the MMS message (MM) to the second subscriber device (R-UA) in the other system (R-KS1);
• c.) checking whether the second subscriber device can be assigned to an e-mail system (R-ES) and, if this is the case, converting the MMS message (MM) into an e-mail format and forwarding the converted message to the second subscriber device (R-ES).

A subscriber device for a communication system (O-KS) for sending MMS messages (MM) to another subscriber device (O-UA, R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone), wherein information elements or header fields for the MMS message can be generated by a control device of the subscriber device (O-UA), characterized in that

• the control device of the subscriber device (O-UA) generates an information element or a header field which designates the message format for the other subscriber device (O-UA, R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone).

An interface device for a communication system (O-KS) for forwarding an MMS message (MM) from a first subscriber device (O-UA) to a second subscriber device (O-UA, R-UA, R-ES, fax, telephone), wherein the interface device (O-RS) has a control device, characterized in that

• the MMS message (MM) can be converted by the control device of the interface device (O-RS) into a message corresponding to another message format.