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Method of providing service information to subscribers in a cellular telecommunications network using the short message service (SMS)

  • US 5,577,103 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1995
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing a subscriber in a cellular telephone network with information from a subscriber service profile, said network including a mobile station, a mobile switching center, and a home location register for storing said subscriber service profile, said method comprising the steps of:

  • automatically transmitting a request for said service profile information from said mobile station to said mobile switching center and said home location register upon initial power-on registration of said subscriber'"'"'s mobile station;

    retrieving said service profile information from said home location register;

    appending said service profile information to a short message service (SMS) message;

    transmitting said short message service message from said mobile switching center to said mobile station; and

    relaying said service profile information to said subscriber.

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