Multimedia Message Signature Service Personalization via MMSC Server

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in editing and personalizing multimedia messages on mobile phones due to limited editing capabilities and complexity, resulting in a lack of personalized content in multimedia messaging services.

Innovation Solution

A method is introduced that allows users to enable and manage multimedia message signature services through a Business Operation Support System (BOSS) and Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), enabling users to set and save personalized signature content, which can be selected and integrated into multimedia messages, with options for different signature rules and editing capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users directly edit multimedia messages on mobile phones, then personalization can be achieved, but editing complexity and difficulty increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidediting complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the signature editing function from the mobile phone terminal and relocates it to the MMSC server. Users can select signature templates and personalize their signatures through simplified interfaces on their phones, while the complex editing and processing operations are performed on the server side, reducing terminal device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces signature templates as an intermediary element between user intent and final personalized content. Pre-defined templates provide a structured framework that guides users through personalization without requiring them to handle complex editing operations directly, thus maintaining versatility while reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually create and add signature content to multimedia messages, then personalization is possible, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized contentVSAvoidtime for setting signature
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements pre-configured signature templates that contain pre-designed layouts, formats, and structures. Users can quickly personalize their signatures by selecting from these pre-prepared templates and filling in their own information, eliminating the need to create signatures from scratch and significantly reducing the time required for personalization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service functionality where users can independently select templates, input their personal information, and generate personalized signatures through automated processing. The MMSC server automatically handles the integration of signature content into multimedia messages, reducing the manual effort and time users need to invest.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If multimedia messages include personalized signature content, then user engagement increases, but message size and processing complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagement in MMSVSAvoidmessage content size
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies signature content locally to specific regions or positions within multimedia messages rather than throughout the entire message. This localized approach allows personalization to be added without proportionally increasing the overall message size, as signatures are integrated into designated areas rather than duplicating content across the entire message structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS8069261B2Method for realizing multimedia message signature service
Publication Date: 2011.11.29 YARNTON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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AI summary

A method for realizing the multimedia message signature service includes the following steps: a user asking for opening the multimedia message signature service; the BOSS sending the related information of the user whose multimedia message signature service has been opened to MMSC; the MMSC configuring the corresponding service function for the user whose multimedia message signature service has been opened, and synchronizing the said service function into its user database; the user setting the content of his multimedia message signature. By using this method, a new service mode can be created, and meanwhile, it has the function that enables a user to edit personalized information, and this greatly promotes the development of multimedia messaging service.