Patent ID: 7818031

Claim:
A method for storing MMS-related information, the method comprising: at least one of (a) storing and (b) accessing the MMS-related information on at least one of a subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card connected to or in a first apparatus, the first apparatus being one of a mobile communication apparatus which supports MMS services and a device connected to the mobile communication apparatus; enabling the at least one subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card to be disconnectable from the first apparatus, wherein the MMS-related information is stored in at least one file on the at least one of a subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card, the at least one file being at least one of a plurality of elementary files, dedicated files and a master file; wherein the MMS-related information includes at least one of MMS notifications, entire Multimedia Messages, parts of Multimedia Messages, MMS status information, MMS delivery reports, MMS read-reply reports, MMS parameters, MMS limitations information and an indication of available MMS services; wherein the MMS-related information is stored in separate elementary files on the at least one of a subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card; wherein the files are part of an elementary file structure of the at least one of a subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card, and the files are one of already existing and added to the file structure; wherein a status byte is included in records of an elementary file which includes at least one MMS notification, and the status byte includes information regarding a status of at least one of an MMS notification message, a delivery report and a Multimedia Message retrieval; and wherein the status byte is updated when the at least one of a subscriber identity module and a UMTS subscriber identity module on a universal circuit card is connected to a user agent, and the user agent receives at least one of an MMS notification, a Multimedia Message, an MMS delivery report and an MMS read-reply report.