Short message transaction handling system
First Claim
1. In a cellular telephone network having one or more signaling channels, wherein said signaling channels carry Short Messages, said network comprising:
- a plurality of terminal means for transmitting and receiving said Short Messages, andswitching means for routing said Short Messages;
an improved transaction handling system, comprising;
means for receiving digitally encoded information from one or more sources;
means for generating a unique identifier for said digitally encoded information;
means for converting said digitally encoded information and said identifier into Short Messages compatible with said terminal means for transmission of said Short Messages on said cellular telephone network;
means for extracting said digitally encoded information and said identifier from said Short Messages;
means for interpreting said Short Messages to form a query for a destination; and
means for directing said query to said destination.
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Abstract
A transaction handling system (THS) for use in a cellular telephone network using Short Messages is described. The THS comprises means for receiving digitally encoded information from one or more sources, such as magnetically encoded credit card information related to credit cards, smart cards, bar codes etc. Means are provided for interpreting the digitally encoded information into a message compatible with a particular database relevant in the transaction and formulating a query to the database. The query is routed to the database. Upon receiving a reply from the database, the reply is interpreted in the THS for compatibility with the cellular network and the structure of the Short Messages within it, and routed to a terminal having a display, printer or other input/output means.
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40 Claims
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1. In a cellular telephone network having one or more signaling channels, wherein said signaling channels carry Short Messages, said network comprising:
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a plurality of terminal means for transmitting and receiving said Short Messages, and switching means for routing said Short Messages; an improved transaction handling system, comprising; means for receiving digitally encoded information from one or more sources; means for generating a unique identifier for said digitally encoded information; means for converting said digitally encoded information and said identifier into Short Messages compatible with said terminal means for transmission of said Short Messages on said cellular telephone network; means for extracting said digitally encoded information and said identifier from said Short Messages; means for interpreting said Short Messages to form a query for a destination; and means for directing said query to said destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a cellular telephone network having one or more signaling channels, wherein said signaling channels carry Short Messages, said network comprising:
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a plurality of terminal means for transmitting and receiving said Short Messages, and switching means for routing said Short Messages, an improved Transaction Handling System, comprising; means for receiving a query result from one or more sources; means for interpreting said query result into Short Messages having a structure compatible with said cellular telephone network; means for associating contents of said query results with a unique identifier, said identifier determinative of a network address for said Short Messages within said cellular telephone network; means for directing said Short Messages on said cellular network to said cellular network address. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a cellular telephone network having one or more signaling channels, wherein said signaling channels carry Short Messages, said network comprising:
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a plurality of terminal means for transmitting and receiving said Short Messages; and switching means for routing said Short Messages; an improved transaction handling system, comprising; means for receiving digitally encoded information from one or more sources; means for generating a unique identifier for said digitally encoded information; means for converting said digitally encoded information and said identifier into Short Messages compatible with said terminal means for transmission of said Short Messages on said cellular telephone network, said terminal means having an originating address; means for interpreting said Short Messages to form a query for a destination using said digitally encoded information and said unique identifier; means for storing an association of said unique identifier with said query; means for directing said query to said destination; means for interpreting a query result from said destination into reply Short Messages having a structure compatible with said cellular network; means for using said association of said unique identifier with said query results to direct said reply Short Messages to said originating address within said cellular telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. In a cellular telephone network having one or more signaling channels, wherein said signaling channels carry Short Messages, said network comprising:
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a plurality of terminal means for transmitting and receiving said Short Messages; and switching means for routing said Short Messages; an improved transaction handling system method, comprising the steps of; receiving digitally encoded information from one or more sources; generating a unique identifier for said digitally encoded information; converting said digitally encoded information and said identifier into Short Messages compatible with said terminal means for transmission of said Short Messages on said cellular telephone network, said terminal means having an originating address; interpreting said Short Messages to form a query for an destination using said digitally encoded information and said unique identifier; storing an association of said unique identifier with said query; directing said query to said destination; interpreting a query result returned by said destination into reply Short Messages having a structure compatible with said cellular telephone network; using said stored association of said unique identifier with said query result to direct said reply Short Messages to said originating address within said cellular telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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