Mass multimedia messaging

A method of providing mass multimedia message notification to subscriber terminals wherein at least some of said terminals have different messaging capabilities, said method comprising:

• receiving a multimedia message and a list of subscriber terminal addresses from a content provider;
• obtaining a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• obtaining subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information for each subscriber address;
• and
• formatting message notifications for each subscriber terminal address based on said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information, said message notifications each including said message identifier,
• wherein said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information includes information as to whether each subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable, wherein said step of formatting each message notification further comprises:
• determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message notification as a MMS WAP Push notification;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as a WAP Push notification;
• and
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as an SMS message.

A method of mass multimedia message adaptation and handling in a system including a service provider and a plurality of terminals supported by the service provider, wherein at least some of said terminals have different message format requirements, said method comprising:

• receiving a multimedia message;
• providing a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• adapting said multimedia message into adapted content messages for each supported terminal type using terminal format requirements information for the terminal types supported by the service provider;
• indexing each of said adapted content messages with a corresponding terminal type identifier and with said message identifier, so as to enable the adapted content message to be later retrieved by subscriber terminals requesting the multimedia message using the message identifier and terminal type identifiers, wherein requests by subscriber terminals include subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information including information as to whether a requesting subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable;
• and
• formatting each requested message the formatting further comprising:
• determining if the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message as a MMS WAP Push message;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message as a WAP Push message;
• and
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message as an SMS message.

A system for mass multimedia messaging by a service provider, wherein the service provider supports communication terminals having different format requirements and different messaging capabilities, and wherein a content provider provides a multimedia message and a list of subscriber terminal addresses to which the service provider is to deliver the message, said system comprising:

• a retrieval platform for:
• providing a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• adapting said multimedia message into adapted content messages for each supported terminal type based on terminal format requirements information for the terminal types supported by the service provider;
• and
• indexing each of said adapted content messages with a corresponding terminal type identifier and with said message identifier, so as to enable the adapted content message to be retrieved by a subscriber terminal requesting the multimedia message using the message identifier and terminal type identifiers;
• and
• a processing platform in communication with said retrieval platform, said processing platform for:
• obtaining subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information for each subscriber address;
• and
• formatting message notifications for each subscriber terminal address based on said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information, said messaging notifications each containing said message identifier,
• wherein said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information includes information as to whether each subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable, wherein said step of formatting each message notification further comprises:
• determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message notification as a MMS WAP Push notification;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as a WAP Push notification;
• and
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as an SMS message.

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of mass multimedia messaging in a system including a service provider and a plurality of terminals supported by the service provider, wherein at least some of said terminals are of terminal types have differing messaging capabilities and differing message format requirements, said method comprising:

• receiving a multimedia message and a list of subscriber terminal addresses from a content provider;
• generating a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• adapting said multimedia message into adapted content messages for each supported terminal type using terminal format requirements information for the terminal types supported by the service provider;
• indexing each said adapted content message with a corresponding terminal type identifier and said message identifier;
• and
• formatting message notifications containing said message identifier for each subscriber address based on subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information for the corresponding subscriber terminals,
• wherein said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information includes information as to whether each subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable, wherein said step of formatting each message notification further comprises:
• determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message notification as a MMS WAP Push notification;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as a WAP Push notification;
• and
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as an SMS message.

A computer readable medium having executable instructions for performing a method of providing mass multimedia message notification to subscriber terminals wherein at least some of said terminals have different messaging capabilities, where said method comprises:

• receiving a multimedia message and a list of subscriber terminal addresses from a content provider;
• obtaining a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• obtaining subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information for each subscriber address;
• and
• formatting message notifications for each subscriber terminal address based on said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information, said message notifications each including said message identifier,
• wherein said subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information includes information as to whether each subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable, wherein said step of formatting each message notification further comprises:
• determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message notification as a MMS WAP Push notification;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as a WAP Push notification;
• and
• if it is determined that the subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message notification as an SMS message.

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of mass multimedia message adaptation and handling in a system including a service provider and a plurality of terminals supported by the service provider, wherein at least some of said terminals have different message format requirements, where said method comprises:

• receiving a multimedia message;
• providing a unique message identifier for said multimedia message;
• adapting said multimedia message into adapted content messages for each supported terminal type using terminal format requirements information for the terminal types supported by the service provider;
• indexing each of said adapted content messages with a corresponding terminal type identifier and with said message identifier, so as to enable the adapted content message to be later retrieved by subscriber terminals requesting the multimedia message using the message identifier and terminal type identifiers, wherein requests by subscriber terminals include subscriber terminal messaging capabilities information including information as to whether a requesting subscriber terminal is SMS capable, WAP Push capable, or MMS capable;
• and
• formatting each requested message the formatting further comprising:
• determining if the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving MMS messages, then formatting the message as a MMS WAP Push message;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving MMS messages, then determining if the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages;
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message as a WAP Push message;
• and
• if it is determined that the requesting subscriber terminal is not capable of receiving WAP Push messages, then formatting the message as an SMS message.