Encouraging traffic in a communications network
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1. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving a message;
transmitting said message, together with a network address identifying a first mobile station, to a plurality of mobile stations including a second mobile station; and
responding to signals from the second mobile station to establish a network connection between the first station and the second station.
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Abstract
Traffic in a communication network is encouraged by providing a small advertisement service. Small advertisements are placed by subscribers and then broadcast to other subscribers to encourage some of the other subscribers to place a call to an advertising subscriber.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a message;
transmitting said message, together with a network address identifying a first mobile station, to a plurality of mobile stations including a second mobile station; and
responding to signals from the second mobile station to establish a network connection between the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a short message service message from a first mobile station via a mobile communication network;
transmitting at least part of the content of said message, together with a network address identifying the first mobile station, to a plurality of mobile stations, including a second mobile station, in a cell broadcast message; and
responding to signals from the second mobile station to establish a speech-carrying network connection between the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of messages;
transmitting said messages, together with network addresses identifying respective mobile stations, to a plurality of mobile stations; and
responding to signals from one of said plurality of mobile stations to establish a network connection between one of said sending station and said one of said plurality of mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of short message service messages from mobile stations via a mobile communication network;
transmitting at least part of the content of each of said messages, together with network addresses identifying the respective sending mobile stations, to a plurality of mobile stations in cell broadcast messages; and
responding to signals from one of said plurality of mobile stations to establish a network connection between one of said sending station and said one of said plurality of mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving an advertisement;
transmitting said advertisement, together with a network address identifying a first mobile station, to a plurality of mobile stations including a second mobile station; and
responding to signals from the second mobile station to establish a network connection between the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of encouraging use of a mobile communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving an advertisement from a first mobile station in a short message service message via a mobile communication network;
transmitting said advertisement, together with a network address identifying the first mobile station, to a plurality of mobile stations including a second mobile station in a cell broadcast message; and
responding to signals from the second mobile station to establish a speech-carrying network connection between the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 32)
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30. An advertising system comprising:
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message receiving means for receiving advertisement text and mobile station identifying information associated therewith;
message transmitting means for sending cell broadcast messages for a mobile communication system a database; and
processing means, wherein the processing means is configured to;
store advertisement text, received by the message receiving means, in the database, read stored advertisement text from the database, and transmit the read advertisement text, together with a network address associated therewith, using the message transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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