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.
Claims14
A multimedia message system, comprising:
- a Service Provider (SP);
- 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 SP belonging to the MMSG respectively, the MMSG serving to authenticate the SP and a user of the multimedia message as well as a service provided by the SP, the MMSG further serving to authenticate whether the user has subscribed to the provided service and to send the multimedia messages from the SP or the MMSC;
- if the user is a prepaid user, the MMSG that has received the multimedia message serving to send a billing request;
- and
- if the user is a postpaid user, the MMSG that has received a message carrying a success sending information serving to trigger a billing function to generate a Calling Detail Record (CDR).
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 Service Provider (SP), wherein the MMSG is a home MMSG of the SP;
- the SP submitting a service request carrying a multimedia message to the home MMSG;
- upon receiving the service request, the home MMSG of the SP authenticating the access of the SP, a service and a user in the service request, as to the service in the service request needing to be subscribed, the home MMSG of the SP authenticating service subscription relationship of the user in the service request, and sending the multimedia message in the service request to a home MMSC of the receiving user;
- in the case of a prepaid user,
- the home MMSG of the SP that has received the service request sending a billing request;
- and
- in the case of a postpaid user,
- the home MMSG of the SP that has received a message carrying a success sending information triggering a billing function to generate a Calling Detail Record (CDR).
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 Service Provider (SP), wherein the MMSG is a home MMSG of the SP;
- a user terminal submitting a service request carrying the multimedia message to the MMSC;
- the MMSC finding the home MMSG of the SP according to the SP ID in the received service request, and sending the service request to the home MMSG;
- and
- the home MMSG authenticating the SP, a service and a user in the service request, as to the service in the service request needing to be subscribed, the home MMSG authenticating service subscription relationship of the user in the service request, and sending the multimedia message to the SP;
- in the case of a prepaid user,
- the home MMSG that has received the multimedia message sending a billing request;
- in the case of a postpaid user,
- the home MMSG that has received a message carrying a successful sending information triggering a billing function to generate a Calling Detail Record (CDR).
A multimedia message system for transferring a multimedia message between a Service Provider (SP) and a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), comprising:
- the MMSC, which serves to receive, store, and send the multimedia message, and to store a home relationship between the SP and the MMSG, the MMSC being configured to determine the home MMSG of the SP to which the received multimedia message is sent according to the home relationship, and send the multimedia message to the home MMSG of the SP;
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- the MMSG with a routing function that connects at least one MMSC and the SP belonging to the MMSG respectively, the MMSG being configured to perform an access authentication to the SP, perform a service authentication to a service provided by the SP for checking the validity of the service, and authenticate a user of the multimedia message for checking the subscription relationship between the user and the SP, and to send the multimedia messages from the SP to the MMSC or from the MMSC to the SP.
At a home Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) of a Service Provider (SP) in a communication network, a method for sending a multimedia message between a Service Provider (SP) and a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), comprising:
- receiving, by a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG), a service request carrying a multimedia message from the SP, wherein the MMSG is a home MMSG of the SP in a multimedia message system and connects respectively with the MMSC and the SP;
- upon receiving the service request, performing, by the MMSG, an access authentication to the SP, performing a service authentication to a service provided by the SP for checking the validity of the service, and authenticating a user in the service request for checking the subscription relationship between the user and the SP, and
- upon authentication, sending, by the MMSG, the multimedia message in the service request to a home MMSC of the receiving user.
At a home Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) of a Service Provider (SP) in a communication network, a method for sending a multimedia, message between a Service Provider (SP) and a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC), comprising:
- receiving, by the MMSC, a service request carrying the multimedia message from a user terminal;
- finding, by the MMSC, a Multimedia Message Service Gateway (MMSG) of the SP according to the SP identifier in the received service request and a home relationship between the SP and the MMSG stored on the MMSC, and sending the service request to the home MMSG of the SP;
- wherein the MMSG is configured as a home MMSG of the SP in a multimedia message system, and connects respectively with the MMSC and the SP;
- and
- upon receiving the service request, performing, by the MMSG, an authentication to the SP, performing a service authentication to a service provided by the SP, and authenticating a user in the service request for checking the subscription relationship between the user and the SP, and
- upon authentication, sending, by the MMSG, the multimedia message to the SP.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.