Patent ID: 8046013
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) to mobile stations through a wireless communication network, the network comprising: a plurality of first Multimedia Messaging Service Centers (MMSCs) coupled to the wireless communication network, wherein each first MMSC provides MMS communication between a first mobile station and a second mobile station and supports MMS communication between mobile stations and application servers; and a second MMSC coupled to the wireless communication network, wherein the second MMSC provides MMS communications between mobile stations and application servers, wherein: (a) the second MMSC is coupled to the first MMSCs; (b) the second MMSC is dedicated to application-specific MMS traffic; (c) in a mobile origination mode, the second MMSC concentrates traffic by: (d) in a mobile termination mode, the second MMSC receives MMS messages from the application servers and delivers each of the received MMS messages to a destination mobile station without forwarding the received MMS messages to any of the first MMSCs.