Procedure and system for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network
US6327479A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Procedure and system for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network comprising a mobile communication network (1) which comprises a first short-message service center (2); a telephone network (3) in which digital signalling is used and which is linked to the mobile communication network; and a number of terminal device (4; 41, 42, . . . , 4n) compatible with the mobile communication and/or telephone network, in which procedure the short message is generated by means of a terminal device and sent to the intended receiver. According to the invention, the telephone network (3) is connected to the first short-message service centre (2) via a first data communication link (6). The subscriber type identifier of the receiver is added to the short message, and the short message is transmitted to the first short-message service centre (2). The receiver's subscriber type is checked in the short-message service centre and, based on this, the short message is transmitted by the appropriate route to the intended receiver.
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