Methods And Apparatus For Use In Forwarding Short Messages For Mobile Communication Devices
First Claim
1. A method in equipment of a wireless communication network for use in forwarding short messages, the equipment being adapted to receive an assignment of an address which is utilized to identify a mobile communication device in the wireless communication network, the method comprising the acts of:
- storing an association between the address and an alternate address which is utilized to identify an alternate communication device;
receiving, at the equipment, a short message having a destination address that matches the address; and
in response to receiving the short message;
causing the short message to be sent to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate communication device based on the stored association between the address and the alternate address.
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Abstract
In one illustrative example, when a message forwarding function is enabled for a mobile communication device which operates in a wireless communication network, an address (e.g. an MSISDN) of the mobile device is assigned to “virtual mobile equipment” in the wireless network. The equipment registers with the wireless network with respect to the address, and stores an association in memory between the address and an alternate address of an alternate communication device. Subsequently, the equipment receives a short message having a destination address that matches the address. In response, the equipment forwards the short message to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate device (e.g. a mobile or server) based on the stored association. When the message forwarding function is disabled for and/or by the mobile device, the address of the mobile device is deassigned from the equipment, so that the mobile device is again able to receive short messages having destination addresses that match the address.
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40 Claims
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1. A method in equipment of a wireless communication network for use in forwarding short messages, the equipment being adapted to receive an assignment of an address which is utilized to identify a mobile communication device in the wireless communication network, the method comprising the acts of:
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storing an association between the address and an alternate address which is utilized to identify an alternate communication device; receiving, at the equipment, a short message having a destination address that matches the address; and in response to receiving the short message;
causing the short message to be sent to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate communication device based on the stored association between the address and the alternate address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Equipment for use in a wireless communication network for forwarding short messages, the equipment being adapted to receive an assignment of an address utilized to identify a mobile communication device in the wireless communication network, the equipment comprising:
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one or more processors; the one or more processors being adapted to; maintain access to storage of an association between the address and an alternate address utilized to identify an alternate communication device; receive a short message having a destination address that matches the address; and cause the short message to be sent to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method in a mobile communication device for use in controlling a forwarding of short messages in a wireless communication network, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving, via a user interface, a user input comprising a message forwarding enable instruction or message; in response to the receiving of the user input comprising the message forwarding enable instruction or message; causing a message forwarding enable message to be sent to equipment in the wireless communication network, the message forwarding enable message being defined to cause the equipment to register its location in the wireless communication network with respect to an address associated with the mobile communication device, for receipt and forwarding of short messages addressed to the address to an alternate address which identifies an alternate communication device; receiving, via the user interface, a user input comprising a message forwarding disable instruction or message; and in response to the receiving of the user input comprising a message forwarding disable instruction or message; causing a message forwarding disable message to be sent to the equipment in the wireless communication network, the message forwarding disable message being defined to cause the equipment to deregister its location from the wireless communication network with respect to the address. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A mobile communication device which is adapted to control a forwarding of short messages in a wireless communication network, the mobile communication device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; one or more processors coupled to the user interface and the wireless transceiver; the one or more processors being operative to; receive, via a user interface, a user input comprising a message forwarding enable instruction or message; in response to the receiving of the user input comprising the message forwarding enable instruction or message;
cause a message forwarding enable message to be sent to equipment in the wireless communication network through the wireless transceiver, the message forwarding enable message being defined to cause the equipment to register its location in the wireless communication network with respect to an address associated with the mobile communication device, for receipt and forwarding of short messages addressed to the address to an alternate address which identifies an alternate communication device;receive, via the user interface, a user input comprising a message forwarding disable instruction or message; and in response to the receiving of the message forwarding disable instruction or message;
cause a message forwarding disable message to be sent to the equipment in the wireless communication network through the wireless transceiver, the message forwarding disable message being defined to cause the equipment to deregister its location from the wireless communication network with respect to the address. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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