Supporting in a communication system a request for information on a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method for supporting in a communication system a request for information on a mobile device (UE) to a cellular communication network (GMLC, SGSN, MSC, RAN) by a requesting application (Client), said method comprising providing to said mobile device (UE) an identification of said requesting application (Client) together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting application (Client) and/or an identification of a requesting entity causing said requesting application to request said information together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting entity (step 4).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for supporting in a communication system a request for information on a mobile device (UE) to a cellular communication network (GLMC, SGSN, MSC, RAN) by a requesting application (Client). In order to enhance the notification to the mobile device about such a request, it is proposed that the method comprises providing to said mobile device (UE) an identification of the requesting application together with an indication of a format used for the identification of the requesting application and/or an identification of a requesting entity causing the requesting application to request the information together with an indication of a format used for this identification of the requesting entity (step 4). The invention equally relates to corresponding network entities, cellular communication networks, mobile devices, communication systems and protocols.
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- 1. A method for supporting in a communication system a request for information on a mobile device (UE) to a cellular communication network (GMLC, SGSN, MSC, RAN) by a requesting application (Client), said method comprising providing to said mobile device (UE) an identification of said requesting application (Client) together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting application (Client) and/or an identification of a requesting entity causing said requesting application to request said information together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting entity (step 4).
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33. A mobile device (UE) comprising
receiving means for receiving from a cellular communication network (GMLC, SGSN, MSC, RAN) a notification message about an information request from a requesting application (Client), which notification message comprises an identification of said requesting application (Client) together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting application (Client) and/or an identification of a requesting entity causing said requesting application (Client) to request said information together with an indication of a format used for said identification of said requesting entity; - and
processing means for extracting from a received notification message an included identification of a requesting application (Client) and/or of a requesting entity, for extracting from said received notification message included indications about the format used for an included identification of said requesting application (Client) and/or an included identification of said requesting entity, and for processing extracted identifications in accordance with the extracted indication of the format of said identifications. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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