Systems and Methods for Broadcasting and Multicasting Short Message Service Messages

• US 20070281717A1
• Filed: 10/24/2006
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Bharadwaj, Murali
• Granted Patent: US 8,095,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• 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 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method for broadcasting a short message service (SMS) payload is disclosed. The SMS payload is sent to a home network. The SMS payload is encapsulated in a session initiation protocol (SIP) message. The SIP message is sent to a target user equipment (UE). A SIP response is received from the target UE. The SMS payload is extracted from the SIP message. The SMS payload is broadcasted to a plurality of mobile stations.

Claims

1. A method for broadcasting a short message service (SMS) payload comprising:

sending the SMS payload to a home network;

encapsulating the SMS payload in a session initiation protocol (SIP) message;

sending the SIP message to a target user equipment (UE);

receiving a SIP response from the target UE;

extracting the SMS payload from the SIP message; and

broadcasting the SMS payload to a plurality of mobile stations.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising broadcasting the SMS payload to the plurality of mobile stations using code division multiple access 1×

evolution data optimization (CDMA 1×

EV-DO).

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising exploding a target SMS user list which comprises an identity of pre-provisioned mobile stations to receive the SMS payload.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising mapping the target SMS user list to a multicast internet protocol (IP) address.

5. The method of claim 3, furthering comprising pre-provisioning each mobile station to the multicast IP address.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising multicasting the SMS payload to the multicast IP address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an ANSI-41 network sends the SMS payload to the home network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the target UE comprises a broadcast base station controller (BBSC).

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the BBSC broadcasts a broadcast overhead message (BOM) comprising broadcast multicast service flow identification (BCMCS Flow ID) and channel information.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising creating a new broadcast flow including the BCMCS Flow ID and a channel on which the SMS payload is sent.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising broadcasting the SMS payload to a destined multicast IP address associated on the new broadcast flow.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising a short message gateway to verify if the target UE is registered on an IP Multimedia subsystem (IMS).

13. A computer readable medium configured to store a set of instructions executable to:

receive a short message service (SMS) payload;

encapsulate the SMS payload in a session initiation protocol (SIP) message;

send the SIP message to a target user equipment (UE); and

receive a SIP response from the target UE.

14. A computer readable medium configured to store a set of instructions executable to:

receive a session initiation protocol (SIP) message;

send a SIP response to a home network;

extracting the short message service (SMS) payload from the SIP message; and

broadcasting the SMS payload to a plurality of mobile stations.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to use code division multiple access 1×

evolution data optimization (CDMA 1×

EV-DO) to broadcast the SMS payload to the plurality of mobile stations.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the instructions are further executable to explode a target SMS user list which comprises an identity of pre-provisioned mobile stations to receive the SMS payload.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions are further executable to map the target SMS user list to a multicast internet protocol (IP) address.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable to multicast the SMS payload to the multicast IP address.

19. A method for receiving a short message service (SMS) payload comprising:

receiving a broadcast overhead message;

retrieving a multicast internet protocol (IP) address included within the broadcast overhead message;

determining to monitor a broadcast channel associated with the multicast IP address;

monitoring the associated broadcast channel; and

receiving a broadcast message including the SMS payload.

20. A system that is configured to broadcast a short message service (SMS) payload comprising:

means for processing;

means for sending the SMS payload to a home network;

means for encapsulating the SMS payload in a session initiation protocol (SIP) message;

means for sending the SIP message to a target user equipment (UE);

means for receiving a SIP response from the target UE;

means for extracting the SMS payload from the SIP message; and

means for broadcasting the SMS payload to a plurality of mobile stations.