Proxy for extending IMS services to mobile terminals with SMS capabilities
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1. A method of providing IP services to non-SIP devices, said method comprising configuring a proxy to maintain SIP user identities in said IP network for non-SIP devices and to conduct SIP transactions using those user identities on behalf of said non-SIP devices.
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Abstract
A SMS/MMS Proxy maintains SIP user identities in an IMS network on behalf of SMS capable mobile terminals to give legacy mobile terminals a presence in the IMS network. The SMS/MMS Proxy includes an application server to translate text messages received from a mobile terminal via a gateway into SIP transactions and uses the SIP user identities allocated to said mobile terminals to conduct SIP transactions on their behalf.
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- 1. A method of providing IP services to non-SIP devices, said method comprising configuring a proxy to maintain SIP user identities in said IP network for non-SIP devices and to conduct SIP transactions using those user identities on behalf of said non-SIP devices.
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12. A proxy for providing IP services to non-SIP devices, said proxy comprising:
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a SIP client to establish communication with SIP devices connected to said IP network; and
an application server configured to maintain SIP user identities in said IP network for non-SIP devices and to conduct SIP transactions with SIP devices using those user identities on behalf of said non-SIP devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing IP services to non-SIP devices, said method comprising:
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configuring a proxy to maintain SIP user identities for non-SIP devices in said IP network;
receiving messages via a gateway from said non-SIP devices;
translating said messages into SIP transactions; and
conducting said SIP transactions on behalf of said non-SIP devices using said SIP user identities responsive to said text messages. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A proxy for providing IP services to non-SIP devices, said proxy comprising:
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a SIP client to establish communication with SIP devices connected to said IP network; and
an application server configured to;
maintain SIP user identities in said IP network for non-SIP devices;
receive messages via a gateway from said non-SIP devices;
translate said messages into SIP transactions; and
conduct said SIP transactions on behalf of said non-SIP devices using said SIP user identities responsive to said text messages. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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