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US 8,284,784 · App. 11/907,506 · Granted Oct 9, 2012

Gateway application to support use of a single internet address domain for routing messages to multiple multimedia message service centers

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Patent No.
US 8,284,784
App. No.
11/907,506
Granted
Oct 9, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Wireless carrier networks can utilize multiple MMSCs all accessed by a message sender with a message addressed to a single Internet domain, providing a single point of entry for messages into the network of MMSCs and maintaining routing information sufficient to route messages to all subscribers via the MMSC.

Claims (13)

1. A method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC), comprising:

providing a distribution MMS gateway (MMSG), assigned to a single unique distribution domain name address, to provide a single point of entry for messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs, to provide a single distribution source for forwarding incoming MMS messages to said plurality of MMSCs, and to provide a single point to block a particular message from said messages communicated with said plurality of MMSCs based on a sender address; and

hiding a status of said plurality of MMSCs from an MMS transmitting device.

2. The method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC) according to claim 1 , further comprising:

checking for spam within said distribution MMSG.

3. The method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC) according to claim 1 , further comprising:

blocking messages within said distribution MMSG.

4. The method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC) according to claim 1 , further comprising:

providing for at least one of an MM3(SMTP), MM4(MMS Extended SMTP) and MM7 (SOAP) servers for inbound email.

5. The method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC) according to claim 1 , further comprising:

providing for at least one of MM3(SMTP), MM4(MMS Extended SMTP) and MM 7 (SOAP) client modules.

6. The method of communicating a message to a plurality of multimedia messaging service (MMS) centers (MMSC) according to claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a connection mechanism for third party applications to said distribution MMSG.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 037993/FRAME 0001 Recorded Jun 19, 2024
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.; COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM LLC; COMTECH SATELLITE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; COMTECH SYSTEMS, INC.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MAPLE ACQUISITION LLC; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 067780/0566 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
To: TCW ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 067776/0309 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 3, 2016
From: COMTECH EF DATA CORP.; COMTECH XICOM TECHNOLOGY, INC.; COMTECH MOBILE DATACOM CORPORATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
To: CITIBANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037993/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2016
From: SILICON VALLEY BANK
To: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.; LONGHORN ACQUISITION, LLC; SOLVEM INNOVATIONS, INC.; QUASAR ACQUISITION, LLC; NETWORKS IN MOTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 037994/0113 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 29, 2010
From: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.; LONGHORN ACQUISITION, LLC; SOLVERN INNOVATIONS, INC.; QUASAR ACQUISITION, LLC; NETWORKS IN MOTION, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK, AGENT
Reel/Frame 023870/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2007
From: JOHNSON, CARLE S., JR.; DEWEY, MIKE; BHADAGE, NIKHIL
To: TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 020015/0915 →