Method for transmitting notification messages on submitting multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks

Abstract

A method is provided for transmitting notification messages for submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks, wherein to reduce the effort involved in transmitting notification messages and the associated administration effort in an entity sending the notification message on submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks independently of their multimedia capabilities, a service center responsible for sending the notification messages transmits on submission of multimedia messages in a notification message a first notification information which is preferably binary coded, and a second notification information which is preferably embodied as text information, uniformly to different variants of telecommunications devices as regards their multimedia capabilities.

Description

PRIORITY CLAIM[0001]This application is a reissue of application Ser. No. 10 / 508,000 filed Sep. 16, 2004, which is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT / EP2004 / 002620 filed Mar. 12, 2004, which designates the United States of America, and claims priority to DE Application No. 103 11 044 filed Mar. 13, 2003. The contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The transmission (sending and receiving) of service messages (multimedia messages, short messages) to a telecommunications device (for example, a mobile telephone, a cordless telephone consisting of a base station as well as at least one mobile unit, a fixed network telephone, a fax unit, a Personal Computer, a server, etc.) and in the reverse direction from the telecommunications device is a communications service which is to be distinguished with regard to the information content transmitted with the messages (for example, text, multimed...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

Simplifies the notification process by enabling uniform messaging for both MMS-enabled and non-MMS-enabled devices, ensuring seamless multimedia message delivery and providing temporary usability even with temporary MMS functionality unavailability.

Problems solved by technology

In general, with this known execution sequence, there is the problem that the Multimedia Message Service Center MMSC transmitting the notification message or the “Gateway”, used for the transmission, in this case the Short Message Service Center SMSC, must possess knowledge of whether for the message in the addressee terminal ADE an MMS-enabled or a non-MMS-enabled terminal is involved, to enable a suitable MMS notification, the binary-coded notification MN, BCI or the text notification MN, TI to be sent.

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