Method and apparatuses for sending message to a mobile station by addressing the hardware part
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Abstract
A message, typically a SMS message, intended for a specific hardware item is provided from an application node (70) to a message controller (40) together with hardware identification data, e.g. IMSI or IMEISV. The message controller (40) and a location updated subscriber database, e.g. a HLR (50), having stored information about the intended terminating hardware, interacts (78, 80) and a further handling of the message is decided based on the provided hardware identification data and on data stored in the location updated subscriber database (50).
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66 Claims
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34. Method of handling messages in a mobile communications system, comprising the steps of:
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transferring a message and associated first hardware identification data of an intended terminating receiver of the message from an application node to a message controller; interacting between the message controller and a location updated subscriber database; further managing of the message based on the first hardware identification data and data stored in the location updated subscriber database. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. Message controller, comprising:
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first receiver for a message and associated first hardware identification data of an intended terminating receiver of the message; and means for interacting with a location updated subscriber database; and means for further managing of the message based on the first hardware identification data and data stored in the location updated subscriber database. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. Communications system node having location updated subscriber database, comprising:
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storage for address and hardware identification data associated with mobile subscribers; means for updating content of the storage; receiver for hardware identification data associated with an intended terminating receiver of a message from a message controller; means for retrieving an address, if any, of a switching or support node presently handling hardware defined by the hardware identification data from the storage; and sender for sending the address of the switching or support node presently handling hardware defined by the hardware identification data to the message controller. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. Mobile communications system, comprising at least one message controller, said message controller in turn comprising:
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first receiver for a message and associated first hardware identification data of an intended terminating receiver of the message; and means for interacting with a location updated subscriber database; and means for further managing of the message based on the first hardware identification data and data stored in the location updated subscriber database. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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