Method of managing SMS type telephone messages in a telecommunications network

• US 20030125053A1
• Filed: 11/20/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pinault, Francis
• Granted Patent: US 7,720,491 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• 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 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of managing SMS type telephone messages in a telecommunications network (R), said method comprising a step of receiving an SMS type telephone message (S1, S2) containing information (I₁, I₂) in a telephone terminal (1, 2) of said network,

the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

a step of forwarding said information (I₁, I′₂) to a server (3) of said telecommunications network; and

a step of identifying said telephone terminal;

and in that it further comprises the following successive steps:

a step of storing said information (I₁, I′₂) in a memory (331, 332) of said server associated with said telephone terminal; and

a step of sending said stored information (I₁, I′₂) to data processing equipment (4, 5, 6) of said telecommunications network and selected as a function of said telephone terminal.

Claims

1. / A method of managing SMS type telephone messages in a telecommunications network (R), said method comprising a step of receiving an SMS type telephone message (S1, S2) containing information (I₁, I₂) in a telephone terminal (1, 2) of said network,

the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

a step of forwarding said information (I₁, I′

₂) to a server (3) of said telecommunications network; and

a step of identifying said telephone terminal;

and in that it further comprises the following successive steps;

a step of storing said information (I₁, I′

₂) in a memory (331, 332) of said server associated with said telephone terminal; and

a step of sending said stored information (I₁, I′

₂) to data processing equipment (4, 5, 6) of said telecommunications network and selected as a function of said telephone terminal.

2. / A method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a step of creating an e-mail (S′

1, S′

2) including the information (I′

₁, I′

₂) that is to be sent to said data processing equipment (4, 5, 6).

3. / A method according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a step of analyzing the forwarded information (I₁, I′

₂).

4. / A server (3) of said telecommunications network (R) for implementing the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:

receiver means (30) for receiving the information of SMS type telephone messages;

identifier means (31) for identifying telephone terminals;

said memory (331, 332) associated with said telephone terminal; and

means (35) for sending the information of the SMS type telephone messages.

5. / A server (3) according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises means (34) for creating e-mail containing the information of SMS type telephone messages.

6. / A server (3) according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises analyzer means (32) for analyzing the information of SMS type telephone messages.

7. / A server (3) according to claim 4, characterized in that said associated memory (331, 332) is temporary.

8. / A telephone terminal (1, 2) of said telecommunications network (R) for implementing the method according to claim 1, said terminal comprising receiver means (10, 20) for receiving SMS type telephone messages and being characterized in that it comprises management means (21) for managing SMS type telephone message information, and forwarding means (10, 20) for forwarding SMS type telephone message information.

9. / A telephone terminal (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that said management means (21) comprise means (211) for converting an SMS type telephone message into an e-mail.

10. / A telephone terminal (1, 2) according to claim 8, characterized in that it is selected from amongst mobile terminals.