Patent ID: 7430284

Claim:
A method for providing multimedia message service (MMS) interoperability among a plurality of carriers, comprising: receiving an MMS message from an originating carrier, wherein the MMS message is intended for delivery to a recipient subscriber of a destination carrier; processing the MMS message for value-added functionality, wherein said processing includes querying a carrier profile repository to access a carrier profile for the destination carrier, the carrier profile including information regarding whether or not the destination carrier is a connected MMS customer and including information regarding an MMS format acceptable to the destination carrier; if the destination carrier is a connected MMS customer, sending the MMS message to the destination carrier; and if the destination carrier is not a connected MMS customer, storing the MMS message for a specified period of time during which time the MMS message is available for viewing on an anonymous retrieval portal, and sending a notification message to the destination carrier to notify the recipient subscriber of the MMS message.