Patent ID: 7664482
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for accounting of data transmission costs for transmitting multimedia messages in a mobile radio network, the method comprising the steps of: assigning data of a multimedia message, which is one of transmitted or to be transmitted, at least one cost signal for costs of sending at least one reply relating to the data of the multimedia message; and transmitting the at least one cost signal to a recipient of the data; wherein at least one cost signal contains information about an assumption of costs, by an original sender of the data, with respect to the at least one reply, the at least one cost signal specifies a time duration within which a reply to the transmitted data can be submitted free of charge by the original, and the at least one cost signal is assigned at least one header field of the transmitted data of the multimedia message.