Informing recipient device of message content properties

摘要

According to one aspect of the present invention, a content class of a data set for a message to be transmitted to the recipient device is defined. A network element transferring messages to the recipient device specifies at least one information element in a message to the recipient terminal such that the information element includes an indication of the content class. The message is transmitted to the recipient device.

主权项

1. A method for providing a content class indication to a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving a multimedia message at a network element; defining a first content class for the multimedia message at the network element, the first content class from a predetermined group of content classes defined for the system and the first content class classifying content of the multimedia message to a smallest content class of the predetermined group of content classes to which the multimedia message belongs; forming a multimedia message notification comprising an indication of the first content class; and, transmitting the multimedia message notification and the multimedia message to a mobile device, wherein the multimedia message notification indicates to the mobile device whether to adapt the processing of the content of the multimedia message according to the indication of the first content class compared to at least one second content class of the predetermined group of content classes supported at the mobile device.