Reporting terminal capabilities for supporting short message service

• US 10,448,222 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2018
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaheen, Kamel M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US16/189,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20190082309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141, 455424, 455425, 455453, 455466, 4555521, 4555542, 370338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2592 using tunnelling or encapsulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/02 Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for receiving an IP-based message, by a first UE over a WLAN, is provided. The method may comprise transmitting at least one IP-based registration message and transmitting capability information including at least a terminal type of the first UE. The first UE may receive from a second UE, the IP-based message formatted according to the capability information. The first UE may be addressed using a first MSISDN. In one embodiment, the capability information indicates a memory size of the first UE. In one embodiment, the capability information indicates support for the first UE to receive an animation.

Claims

1. A method performed by a first user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting at least one Internet Protocol (IP)-based registration message;

transmitting capability information including at least a terminal type of the first UE; and

receiving, by the first UE from a second UE, an IP-based data message, wherein the IP-based data message is formatted according to the capability information;

wherein the first UE is addressed using a first Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the least one IP-based registration message and the IP-based data message are transmitted over a wireless local area network (WLAN).

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first MSISDN is provided in the registration message.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the capability information indicates a memory size of the first UE.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the capability information indicates support for the first UE to receive an animation.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the IP-based data message includes the first MSISDN.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP-based data message includes a second MSISDN, wherein the second MSISDN is an identifier of an originator of the IP-based message.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP-based data message is a peer-to-peer protocol message.

9. A first user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one Internet Protocol (IP)-based registration message;

the transmitter further configured to transmit capability information including at least a terminal type of the first UE; and

a receiver configured to receive an IP-based data message from a second UE, wherein the IP-based data message is formatted according to the capability information;

wherein the first UE is addressed using a first Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN).

10. The first UE according to claim 9, wherein the least one IP-based registration message and the IP-based data message are transmitted over a wireless local area network (WLAN).

11. The first UE according to claim 9, wherein the first MSISDN is provided in the registration message.

12. The first UE according to claim 9, wherein the capability information indicates a memory size of the first UE.

13. The first UE according to claim 9, wherein the capability information indicates support for the first UE to receive an animation.

14. The first UE according to claim 9, wherein the IP-based data message includes the first MSISDN.

15. The first UE of claim 9, wherein the IP-based data message includes a second MSISDN, wherein the second MSISDN is an identifier of an originator of the IP-based message.

16. The first UE of claim 9, wherein the IP-based data message is a peer-to-peer protocol message.

17. A first user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one Internet Protocol (IP)-based registration message;

the transmitter further configured to transmit capability information including at least a terminal type of the first UE; and

the transmitter further configured to transmit a Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) message to a second UE, wherein the SMPP-based data message is formatted according to the capability information;

wherein the second UE is addressed using a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN).

18. The first UE of claim 17, wherein the capability information is transmitted in a session initiation protocol (SIP) message.

19. The first UE of claim 18, wherein the SIP message is sent to an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS).

20. The first UE of claim 17, wherein the SMPP message is sent via a wireless local area network (WLAN).