Patent ID: 8818431

Claim:
A method for receiving a useful data object from a switching component, comprising: storing, in a mobile station, an indication of a selected communication network in which a useful data object is to be transmitted automatically; receiving, by the mobile station, an indication that a useful data object is available for downloading, said receiving to occur when the mobile station is not registered in the selected communication network; displaying, for selection by a user of the mobile station, plurality of options for transmission of the useful data object, the plurality of options comprising: transmitting the useful data object from the switching component immediately in any communication network; transmitting the useful data object from the switching component at a later time; transmitting the useful data object from the switching component after registration of the mobile station in the selected communication network, wherein the mobile station is to transmit a request for the useful data object upon registration in the selected communication network; forwarding the useful data object to a server or another mobile station; and deleting the useful data object on the switching component; receiving, from the user, a selection of one option of the plurality of options; and receiving the useful data object from the switching component in accordance with the selected option, wherein the switching component is a multimedia messaging service relay server (MMS-RS).