Automated exchange of broadband communication addresses over a non-broadband channel in a wireless telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A method in a first wireless communication system for obtaining communications-related identification information associated with a second communication system comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first request for initial communication services from a first wireless subscriber at a first switching center of the first communication system;
determining if the first request contains a first flag identifying the request as seeking the communications-related identification information about a second subscriber in the second communication system;
generating and transmitting a first message to the second subscriber in response to the first request containing the first flag, the first message containing a text query identifying the first message as seeking the communications-related identification information associated with the second subscriber;
determining if the second subscriber authorizes the transmission of communications-related identification information associated with the second subscriber upon receipt of the first message;
transmitting a reply message to the first subscriber including the communications-related identification information of the second subscriber by the first communication system if the second subscriber authorizes said transmission.
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Abstract
A broadband address of a first subscriber is identified and communicated to a second subscriber in a first communication system using an SMS data enabled cellular system or call origination set up messaging. If authorization is given by the second subscriber, the broadband address of the second subscriber is delivered to the first subscriber by the first communication system, whereby the first and second subscribers have exchanged their respective broadband addresses over a first communications system where the broadband addresses are utilized for broadband communications over a second communication system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a first wireless communication system for obtaining communications-related identification information associated with a second communication system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first request for initial communication services from a first wireless subscriber at a first switching center of the first communication system;
determining if the first request contains a first flag identifying the request as seeking the communications-related identification information about a second subscriber in the second communication system;
generating and transmitting a first message to the second subscriber in response to the first request containing the first flag, the first message containing a text query identifying the first message as seeking the communications-related identification information associated with the second subscriber;
determining if the second subscriber authorizes the transmission of communications-related identification information associated with the second subscriber upon receipt of the first message;
transmitting a reply message to the first subscriber including the communications-related identification information of the second subscriber by the first communication system if the second subscriber authorizes said transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method implemented in a mobile switching center in a first wireless communication system comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first request for initial communication services from a first wireless subscriber for communications with a second subscriber of the first communication system;
determining if the first request contains a first flag identifying the request as seeking to communicate address information associated with at least one of the first and second subscribers;
determining said address information of the first subscriber;
generating a first message in response to the first request containing the first flag, the first message containing said address information of the first subscriber;
transmitting the first message to the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A telecommunication signaling method comprising the steps of:
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receiving subscriber initiated signaling at a switch wherein the signaling contains user data and wherein the signaling is not a short messaging system format message;
generating by the switch a short messaging system message containing said user data in response to receipt of said subscriber initiated signaling.
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