Enhanced multi-media messaging services that permit oversized messages

摘要

A multimedia messaging service (MMS) subsystem may include a user interface configured to allow a user to formulate an MMS message for delivery to a designated phone number; an oversized MMS message detection subsystem configured to detect when the formulated MMS message exceeds an allowable size limit; and an oversized MMS message management subsystem configured to divide an oversized MMS message into smaller MMS messages that are each within the allowable size limit and to cause each smaller MMS message to be delivered to the designated phone number/address. The MMS subsystem may be part of a wireless mobile communication device. Portions of the MMS subsystem may in addition or instead be part of a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC) server.

主权项

1. A multimedia messaging service (MMS) subsystem comprising:
a user interface configured to allow a user to formulate an MMS message including a plurality of multimedia items; an oversized MMS message detection subsystem configured to detect when the formulated MMS message exceeds an allowable size limit; and an oversized MMS message management subsystem configured to automatically divide an oversized MMS message into smaller messages that are each within the allowable size limit and to transmit each smaller message, wherein the oversized MMS message management subsystem places the plurality of multimedia items among the smaller messages in such a manner as to minimize a total number of the smaller messages used to send the plurality of multimedia items.