System and method for managing images over a communication network

A processing device comprising:

• a memory configured to store digital image data associated with at least one digital image;
• a processor configured to receive an indication of a plurality of receiving units, wherein the indication identifies each receiving unit that is to receive at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit a header and the at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data to a cellular transceiver, wherein the header is based on the indication and identifies each of the plurality of receiving units to receive the at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data, and wherein the at least one of the digital image data or the data corresponding to the digital image data is transmitted once in a single transmission from the processing device to the cellular transceiver.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to store digital image data associated with at least one digital image;
• instructions to receive an indication of a plurality of receiving units, wherein the indication identifies each receiving unit that is to receive at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data;
• and
• instructions to transmit a header and the at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data to a cellular transceiver, wherein the header is based on the indication and identifies each of the plurality of receiving units to receive the at least one of the digital image data or data corresponding to the digital image data, and wherein the at least one of the digital image data or the data corresponding to the digital image data is transmitted once in a single transmission from the processing device to the cellular transceiver.