System and method for sending a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal

US6067529A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• ERICSSON GMBH · US

Inventors

• Dipankar Ray · Plano, US
• Vladimir Alperovich · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 1998
• Grant date: May 23, 2000
• Expiry date: Aug 12, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/0036
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for providing a substantially immediate electronic receipt after a consumer has made a purchase. When a consumer makes a purchase, the sales terminal, which is attached with a short message/e-mail sending capable terminal, can generate and route a short message along with the detailed purchase information to a transport address or alias address associated with the consumer via a Gatekeeper for the Internet for the area that the sales terminal is located in. Upon receipt of the short message, the Gatekeeper can then convert the alias address to the transport address, if the alias address is given and the consumer does not want the short message sent to the alias address, and forward the short message through the Internet to that transport address (or alias address) as an Internet Protocol datagram for storage and retrieval of the short message by the consumer either immediately or at a later time.