Patent ID: 8731097

Claim:
A method for transmitting a multimedia message in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting the multimedia message according to a multimedia messaging standard from a transmitting terminal toward a receiving terminal, the multimedia message comprising first and second data elements that are coded to the same or different standards, and a link identifying the second data element and indicating at least one of a data type and a data format of the second data element; receiving the transmitted multimedia message at an intermediate terminal connected between the transmitting terminal and receiving terminal, in response to receiving the multimedia message, the intermediate terminal: automatically performing at least one of a data type and a data format conversion of the second data element based on a profile of the receiving terminal specifying at least one of data types and data formats supported by the receiving terminal; and automatically updating the link in the received multimedia message based on the conversion of the second data element to allow the receiving terminal to access the converted second data element using the updated link, wherein the updated link identifies the converted second data element and indicates at least one of a data type and a data format of the converted second data element.