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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Dong-keon Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-do Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung-won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dae-seok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang-jun Moon, Yongin-si, KR;
Dong-Keon Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang-Do Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Won Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dae-Seok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang-Jun Moon, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) over a wired telephone network are provided. In an Access Point (AP), an access module provides a wireless connection interface for wireless communication with a convergence terminal. A control module controls wireless communication and communications with the wired telephone network to provide the SMS and the MMS to the convergence terminal via the access module. A wired phone module, connected to the access module and the wired telephone network, exchanges wireless communication signals with the wired telephone network. An SMS processor, connected to the access module and the wired telephone network, processes SMS transmission and reception, and an MMS processor, connected to the access module, processes MMS transmission and reception.