Patent ID: 7212807
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for at least one of processing and evaluating an Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)-related message on an apparatus for mobile telecommunication, the method comprising the steps of: enabling the apparatus to accommodate an MMS user agent; enabling the apparatus to accommodate at least one of one universal IC card (UICC) having a UMTS subscriber identity module (USIM) and at least one subscriber identity module (SIM) card, wherein the MMS-related message is one of terminal originated and terminal terminated; and effecting the at least one of the processing and evaluating of the MMS-related message by at least one application toolkit residing on the at least one of the SIM card and the UICC, with the application toolkit being one of an SIM application toolkit (SAT) application and a USIM application toolkit (USAT) application, wherein the step of effecting further comprises controlling at least part of the MMS functionality on the apparatus by passing the MMS-related message to the SAT or USAT application before sending or receiving the message, wherein the SAT or USAT application performs at least one of the steps of: