Patent ID: 8271592
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting maps via multimedia messaging service, comprising: acquiring, by a television, a map for display on the television; displaying, by the television, the map on a display screen of the television; initiating, by the television, a multimedia messaging service formatting application to format the map on the display screen of the television into a multimedia messaging service formatted map, wherein the multimedia messaging service formatting application resides on the television; and transmitting, by the television, the multimedia messaging service formatted map over a network to a communication vehicle device; wherein the multimedia messaging service formatted map transmitted from the television to the communication vehicle device is the map previously displayed on and acquired by the television; wherein acquiring the map comprises executing a screen scraper on a set top box to extract the map from an address book; and wherein the screen scraper is configured to extract directions and addresses from the address book.