Patent ID: 7962126

Claim:
A multimedia messaging service method of a multimedia messaging service system, wherein the system comprises: a wireless local area network; a global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet radio service (GPRS)/universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) mobile network; a multimedia messaging service user agent installed in a multimedia messaging service user, wherein the multimedia messaging service user agent is connected in communication with the wireless local area network and the GSM/GPRS/UMTS mobile network; a home multimedia messaging service server, which is in communication with the wireless local area network and the GSM/GPRS/UMTS mobile network, wherein the multimedia messaging service server performs a user registration procedure, a messaging submission procedure, a messaging forwarding procedure, a messaging notification procedure, a messaging retrieval procedure and a user location update procedure; an Internet, which is in communication with the home multimedia messaging service server; and an external server, which is in communication with the Internet; wherein, the home multimedia messaging service server provides services of a user registration, a user location update, a messaging submission, a messaging forwarding and a messaging retrieval through the wireless local area network and the Internet for the multimedia messaging service user, and the GSM/GPRS/UMTS mobile network provides a service of a messaging notification for the multimedia messaging service user; the multimedia messaging service method comprising: the multimedia messaging service user agent requesting to log in the home multimedia messaging service server through the wireless local area network; the home multimedia messaging service server authenticating the multimedia messaging service user; the home multimedia messaging service server determining if there are sufficient resources to serve the multimedia messaging service user; the home multimedia messaging service server notifying through the wireless local area network if the multimedia messaging service user has completed the registration; the multimedia messaging service user agent requesting the multimedia messaging service server to submit a messaging through the wireless local area network; the home multimedia messaging service server determines parameters of the messaging to decide if to submit the messaging, the parameters of the messaging comprise names of a sender and a receiver, a phone number, messaging contents, a messaging class, a messaging capacity, a messaging transfer priority, a messaging legal period, and whether requested to reply transfer report or read note; and the home multimedia messaging service server notifying the multimedia messaging service user through the wireless local area network if accepting a request for the multimedia messaging service server to submit the messaging.