Paul H Wattenberger

US Patent:

20030190887, Oct 9, 2003

Filed:

Sep 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/949205

Inventors:

Arne Hook - Espoo, FI
Akos Nemeth-Buhin - Espoo, FI
Paul Wattenberger - Wellesley MA, US
John Ellenberger - Groton MA, US
Keary Griffin - Waltham MA, US
Timo Vitikainen - Espoo, FI
Elias Zaretsky - Norwood MA, US

International Classification:

H04H001/00
H04N007/173
H04L001/18
G08C025/02

US Classification:

455/003050, 714/748000

Abstract:

A system and method are disclosed for transmitting multimedia files to wireless terminal devices, where a multimedia message service center receives one or more multimedia files via a wireless link and initiates a corresponding transmittal of the multimedia files to a selected wireless terminal device. When transmission failure occurs, each multimedia file is stored in a multimedia gateway memory, and the selected wireless terminal device is notified as to a memory identifier for the stored multimedia file. The selected wireless terminal can retrieve the stored multimedia file by providing the memory identifier to the multimedia gateway via the Internet, or to a wireless application protocol server via a multimedia terminal device.