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US 8,284,784 B2Granted
Gateway application to support use of a single internet address domain for routing messages to multiple multimedia message service centers
AssigneeTeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
InventorsCarle S. Johnson, Jr., Mike Dewey, Nikhil Bhadange
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Abstract
Wireless carrier networks can utilize multiple MMSCs all accessed by a message sender with a message addressed to a single Internet domain, providing a single point of entry for messages into the network of MMSCs and maintaining routing information sufficient to route messages to all subscribers via the MMSC.
Claims6
A method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC), comprising:
- providing a distribution MMS gateway (MMSG), assigned to a single unique distribution domain name address, to provide a single point of entry for messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs, to provide a single distribution source for forwarding incoming MMS messages to said plurality of MMSCs, and to provide a single point to block a particular message from said messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs based on a sender address;
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- hiding a status of said plurality of MMSCs from an MMS transmitting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.