Routing subscription information
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1. A method of providing subscription services, the method comprising:
- establishing a subscription dialog to activate a subscription;
terminating said subscription dialog upon establishment of said subscription; and
establishing a notification to a subscriber by the steps of;
determining the location of the subscriber;
establishing a notification dialog to notify the located subscriber; and
terminating said notification dialog upon completion of the notification.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of providing subscription services, the method comprising: establishing a subscription dialog to activate a subscription; terminating said subscription dialog upon establishment of said subscription; and establishing a notification to a subscriber by the steps of: determining the location of the subscriber; establishing a notification dialog to notify the located subscriber; and terminating said notification dialog upon completion of the notification.
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1. A method of providing subscription services, the method comprising:
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establishing a subscription dialog to activate a subscription;
terminating said subscription dialog upon establishment of said subscription; and
establishing a notification to a subscriber by the steps of;
determining the location of the subscriber;
establishing a notification dialog to notify the located subscriber; and
terminating said notification dialog upon completion of the notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network element adapted for the provision of subscription services comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a subscription request for a subscription service from a subscriber;
supporting means for supporting a dialog session between the subscriber and the subscription service; and
transmitting means for transmitting the subscription request to the subscription service;
wherein the receiving means is adapted to further receive a subscription acknowledgement from the subscription service and the transmitting means is further adapted to forward the subscription acknowledgement to the subscriber, and further wherein responsive to the acknowledgement the network element releases the dialog session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network element adapted for the provision of subscription services comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a notification message for a subscriber from a subscription service;
supporting means for supporting the dialog session between the subscription service and the subscriber; and
transmitting means for transmitting the notification message to the subscriber, wherein the receiving means is adapted to further receive a notification acknowledgement from the subscriber, and the transmitting means is further adapted to forward the notification acknowledgement to the subscription service, and further wherein responsive to the acknowledgement to the network element releases the dialog session. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A communication system for providing subscription services comprising:
- a subscriber for initiating a subscription dialog, and arranged to send a subscription request;
a network element for receiving the subscription request and arranged to forward the subscription request to a subscription service; and
a subscription service element for receiving the subscription request from the network element, and having means for storing a subscriber identifier, wherein responsive to an acknowledgement from the subscription service element the network element releases the subscription dialog, and wherein responsive to a notification message of a notification dialog from the subscription element, the network element determines a location for the subscriber and forwards the notification message to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
- a subscriber for initiating a subscription dialog, and arranged to send a subscription request;
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19. A communication system for providing subscription services comprising:
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a subscriber for initiating a subscription dialog, and arranged to send a subscription request;
a first network element for receiving the subscription request and arranged to forward the subscription request to a subscription server;
a subscription service element for receiving the subscription request from the first network element, and having means for storing a subscriber identifier, wherein responsive to an acknowledgement from the subscription service element to the first network element releases the subscription dialog, wherein the subscription service element is further adapted to transmit a notification message, the system further comprising a second network element for receiving the notification message and arranged to forward the notification message to the subscriber, wherein responsive to an acknowledgement from the subscriber the second network element releases the notification dialog. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of configuring a network element comprising:
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receiving a record-route instruction;
receiving a subscription request; and
recording the route of the subscription request in dependence on the record-route instruction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of providing subscription services, comprising creating a record-route instruction for the service.
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39. A header for a message in a subscription service, said header including a record-route instruction, said instruction for controlling the characteristics of a network element.
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40. A method of providing subscription services comprising:
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establishing a subscription dialog to activate a subscription;
providing a filter criteria in said subscription dialog; and
wherein said filter criteria is adapted to include an instruction for a network element to selectively record the subscription route at a network element. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A network element for providing subscription services, said element being adapted to receive a record-route instruction, wherein responsive to said record-route instruction the network element selectively records the route of a communication session associated a subscription said message.
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