Patent ID: 7386300

Claim:
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) capable mobile equipment comprising: a) an elementary file containing values for a set of Multimedia Messaging Connectivity Parameters, which can be used by the MMS capable mobile equipment for an MMS network connection; b) the elementary file being a transparent file which is present only, if a Multimedia Messaging Service is available wherein, the MMS contains at least one set of Multimedia Messaging Connectivity Parameters; c) the set of Multimedia Messaging Connectivity Parameters being stored, by making use of a Tag, Length, Value (TLV) object structure, in an MMS Connectivity TLV object, including at least the following objects: an MMS Implementation TLV object indicating which implementation is used for the Multimedia Messaging Service, an MMS Relay/Server TLV object containing the address of an associated MMS relay/server, an Interface to Core Network and Bearer Information TLV object to set up a bearer including at least: Bearer, Address, Type of address, Speed, Call type, Authentication type, Authentication id, and Authentication password, a Gateway TLV object including at lest one of Address, Type of address, Port, Service, Authentication type, Authentication id, and Authentication password; d) wherein the set of Multimedia Messaging Connectivity Parameters includes at least one Interface to Core Network and Bearer information TLV object, one MMS Implementation TLV object, one MMS Relay/Server TLV object, and one Gateway TLV object; and e) wherein an order of the at least one Interface to Core Network and Bearer information TLV object in the MMS Connectivity TLV object defines the priority of Interface to Core Network and Bearer information, with a first Interface to Core Network and Bearer information TLV object having a highest priority.