Message waiting indication operable to overcome a border condition between mobile switching centers
First Claim
1. A message waiting indication update feature, operable in a cellular communication network, for maintaining a count of the unread messages stored for a subscriber who uses a mobile subscriber wireless communication device, comprising:
- subscriber profile means for storing data indicative of a present count of unread messages for said subscriber;
border condition determining means for identifying that a cell last accessed by said mobile subscriber wireless device is on a border with a Mobile Switching Center other than the serving Mobile Switching Center;
Mobile Switching Center message indication means, responsive to the presence of unread messages in excess of those identified in said present count of acknowledged unread messages for said subscriber, for transmitting data to said other Mobile Switching Center.
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Abstract
There is therefore a need to forward the message waiting indication data to Mobile Switching Centers whose service areas overlap with the service area of the Mobile Switching Center presently serving this mobile subscriber'"'"'s wireless communication device. In this manner, any one of these Mobile Switching Centers can update the mobile subscriber with regard to message waiting indications. This is accomplished by the use of the ISPAGE message which is used to forward the message waiting indication data to Mobile Switching Centers whose service areas overlap with the service area of the Mobile Switching Center presently serving this mobile subscriber'"'"'s wireless communication device.
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1. A message waiting indication update feature, operable in a cellular communication network, for maintaining a count of the unread messages stored for a subscriber who uses a mobile subscriber wireless communication device, comprising:
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subscriber profile means for storing data indicative of a present count of unread messages for said subscriber;
border condition determining means for identifying that a cell last accessed by said mobile subscriber wireless device is on a border with a Mobile Switching Center other than the serving Mobile Switching Center;
Mobile Switching Center message indication means, responsive to the presence of unread messages in excess of those identified in said present count of acknowledged unread messages for said subscriber, for transmitting data to said other Mobile Switching Center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:
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registration update means, responsive to said mobile subscriber wireless communication device acknowledging receipt of said data indicative of a present count of unread messages for said subscriber, for transmitting a message to said Home Location Register means, associated with said subscriber'"'"'s home Mobile Switching Center acknowledging receipt by said mobile subscriber wireless communication device of said data indicative of a present count of unread messages for said subscriber; and
register update means operable in said subscriber'"'"'s home Mobile Switching Center for said data indicative of a present count of acknowledged unread messages for said subscriber in said Home Location Register means.
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