Broadcast messaging in a telecommunication network

• US 20070004333A1
• Filed: 02/28/2003
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kavanti, Mika
• Application Number:
  US10/543,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20070004333A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.60
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/70 characterised in that receivers can be addressed
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A method for transmission of a data message from a message center to a receiving mobile station in a telecommunication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: Providing a data message to be forwarded to said receiving mobile station; Incorporating identification information for identification of said receiving mobile station in said data message; Storing the message in a server; Making a query to check the receiving mobile station location area and availability in the server; Broadcasting said data message in a geographical area in which said receiving mobile station is situated; and Acknowledging reception of the data message at the receiving mobile station to the message center through the telecommunication network. Further, a corresponding mobile station and telecommunications system is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for transmissions of a data message from a message center to a receiving mobile station in a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a data message to be forwarded to said receiving mobile station;

incorporating identification information for identification of said receiving mobile station in said data message;

storing the message in a server;

making a query to check the receiving mobile station location area and availability in the server;

broadcasting said data message in a geographical area in which said receiving mobile station is situated; and

acknowledging reception of the data message at the receiving mobile station to the message center through the telecommunication network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data message is broadcasted through Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) datacast.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein further comprising checking the data message size sent from the mobile terminal and if the size is recognized to be over a predetermined size limit, storing the message in the server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data message is a Short Message Service (SMS) message or other richer content message like Multimedia Message (MMS).

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of receiving the data message to be forwarded as an SMS or other message from another remote terminal in said telecommunication network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographical area in which the receiving mobile station is situated is identified by means of a location register, e.g. Home Location Register (HLR) of said telecommunication network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information incorporated into the data message comprises a Mobile Subscriber ISDN number (MSISDN) or as a unique IP-address.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of broadcasting said data message is repeated until a predetermined condition is reached.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition is at least one of:

reception of the acknowledgement from the receiving mobile station and reaching a predetermined maximum resending time.

10. An apparatus for transmission of a data message from a message center to a receiving mobile station in a telecommunication network, said apparatus comprising:

receiving means for reception of a data message to be forwarded to said receiving mobile station;

means for incorporating identification information for said receiving mobile station to said data message;

a broadcasting device for broadcasting said data message in a geographical area in which said receiving mobile station is situated; and

acknowledging reception means for reception of an acknowledgement from the receiving mobile station through the telecommunication network.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the broadcasting device is adapted for broadcasting through Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) datacast.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the receiving means is adapted for reception of Short Message Service (SMS) messages, Multimedia Messages or the like.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, further being connected to a location register, e.g. Home Location Register (HLR) of said telecommunication network for identification of the geographical area in which the receiving mobile station is situated.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identification information incorporated into the data message comprises a Mobile Subscriber ISDN number (MSISDN) or a unique IP-address.

16. A telecommunications system comprising a telecommunication network and an apparatus for transmission of a data message from a message center to a receiving mobile station in the network according to claim 10.

15. A mobile station for a telecommunication network, comprising:

bi-directional communication means for communication through said telecommunication network;

broadcast receiving means for receiving broadcasting information;

filtering means for identifying a receiving a data message received by said broadcast receiving means if said message comprises identification information for said receiving mobile station; and

means for acknowledging reception of a data message through said bi-directional communication means.