Multimedia message system and method for sending multimedia message
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsGuangchang Bai, Dawei Li
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a multimedia message system, which includes: a terminal; a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), which serves to receive, store and send multimedia messages; and a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) connecting with at least one MMSC and the terminal belonging to the MMSG respectively, which serves to authenticate the terminal and a user in the multimedia message and a provided service, and to send the multimedia messages from the terminal or the MMSC. And the present invention provides three methods for sending multimedia messages. The system and methods provided by the present invention can lower the load of the MMSC and enhance the security of the MMSC.
Claims20
A multimedia message system, comprising:
- a terminal;
- a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), which serves to receive, store and send multimedia messages;
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- a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) connecting with at least one MMSC and the terminal belonging to the MMSG respectively, which serves to authenticate the terminal and a user in the multimedia message and a provided service, and to send the multimedia messages from the terminal or the MMSC.
A method for sending multimedia messages, comprising:
- configuring a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) in a multimedia message system, and connecting the MMSG respectively with a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) and a first terminal, wherein the MMSG is the home MMSG of the first terminal;
- the first terminal submitting a service request carrying a multimedia message to the home MMSG;
- upon receiving the service request, the home MMSG of the first terminal authenticating the access of the first terminal, a service and a user in the service request and sending the multimedia message in the service request to the home MMSC of the receiving user.
A method for sending multimedia messages, comprising:
- configuring a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) in a multimedia message system, and connecting the MMSG respectively with at least one Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) and a first terminal, wherein the MMSG is the home MMSG of the first terminal;
- a second terminal submitting a service request carrying the multimedia message to the MMSC;
- the MMSC finding the home MMSG of the first terminal according to the ID of the first terminal contained in the received service request, and sending the service request to the home MMSG;
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- the home MMSG authenticating the first terminal, a service and the user terminal in the service request, and sending the multimedia message to the first terminal.
A method for sending multimedia messages, comprising:
- upon receiving a service request, a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) authenticating the access of a terminal which sends the service request, a service and a user in the service request, and sending the multimedia message in the service request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.