METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- sending, in a telecommunications network, to a mobile terminal, a text-form message, wherein the text-form message relates to a session and a current stage of the session, wherein the sending comprises altering a sender address of the text-form message based on the current stage of the session;
receiving, at the altered sender address or at an address contained in the sent text-form message, a reply message from the mobile terminal, wherein the session proceeds based on contents of the reply message;
wherein the reply message is a service order message, which is associated with at least one order for a supplementary service, and which is subject to payment,wherein the method further comprises initiating delivery of the supplementary service over a communications channel that is not used to send or receive the text-form messages.
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Abstract
The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12). In the method, a first text-form message (54) is sent to a user (50, 51) of the service, a reply (55) to the first text-form message is received from the user (50, 51) of the service to an address defined in the previous message, if the reply is of the correct form and content, the desired service (56, 58, 61) is sent to the user of the service. According to the invention, the user (50, 51) of the message service is offered a second service by a message (62), the information (such as the sending number is text-message traffic) defining the reply address of which differs from that of the first message (54), and the second offer message (62) is sent with a sending delay, which depends of the content or type of the first service.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sending, in a telecommunications network, to a mobile terminal, a text-form message, wherein the text-form message relates to a session and a current stage of the session, wherein the sending comprises altering a sender address of the text-form message based on the current stage of the session; receiving, at the altered sender address or at an address contained in the sent text-form message, a reply message from the mobile terminal, wherein the session proceeds based on contents of the reply message; wherein the reply message is a service order message, which is associated with at least one order for a supplementary service, and which is subject to payment, wherein the method further comprises initiating delivery of the supplementary service over a communications channel that is not used to send or receive the text-form messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telecommunication apparatus, wherein the telecommunication apparatus:
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sends, in a telecommunications network to a mobile terminal, a text form message, wherein the text-form message relates to a session and a current stage of the session, wherein the sending comprises altering a sender address of the text-form message based on the current stage of the session; receives, at the altered sender address or at an address contained in the sent text-form message, a reply message from the mobile terminal, wherein the session proceeds based on contents of the reply message; wherein the reply message is a service order message, which is associated with at least one order for a supplementary service that is subject to payment, wherein the telecommunication apparatus further initiates delivery of the supplementary service over a communications channel which is not used to send or receive the text-form messages. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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