Method and arrangement for handling and inspecting supplemetary services intended for a mobile telephone unit
First Claim
1. A method of handling supplementary services for a mobile unit in a telecommunications system, wherein the telecommunications system includes a public land mobile network to which the mobile unit is subscribed and a main switch to which a home location register is connected and in which the mobile unit'"'"'s supplementary services are stored, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting up a non-call related connection for handling the supplementary services between any chosen telephone unit in the telecommunications system and the home location register;
sending an authority word belonging to the mobile unit and an identification of the mobile unit to the home location register from the chosen telephone unit telecommunications system via a telephone connection intended for handling supplementary;
checking the sent authority word by comparing the sent authority word with an authority word known to the home location register;
accepting the sent authority word received from the telephone unit, if authorized;
sending a specification for handling a supplementary service from the telephone unit to the home location register; and
performing the specified handling of the supplementary service.
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Abstract
A method pertaining to a telecommunications system for handling supplementary services for a mobile unit. The system includes a public land mobile network to which the mobile unit has subscribed. The mobile telephone network includes a main switch or gateway switching center to which there is connected a home location register. The mobile unit services are stored in this register. The method includes the steps of sending an authority word belonging to the mobile unit and the identification of the mobile unit to the home location register from a telephone unit in the telecommunications system via a telephone connection intended for handling services; checking the authority word by comparing the word with an authority word known to the home location register; accepting the authority word received from the telephone unit; sending a service handling specification from the telephone unit to the home location register; and performing the specified handling of the service.
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1. A method of handling supplementary services for a mobile unit in a telecommunications system, wherein the telecommunications system includes a public land mobile network to which the mobile unit is subscribed and a main switch to which a home location register is connected and in which the mobile unit'"'"'s supplementary services are stored, the method comprising the steps of:
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setting up a non-call related connection for handling the supplementary services between any chosen telephone unit in the telecommunications system and the home location register; sending an authority word belonging to the mobile unit and an identification of the mobile unit to the home location register from the chosen telephone unit telecommunications system via a telephone connection intended for handling supplementary; checking the sent authority word by comparing the sent authority word with an authority word known to the home location register; accepting the sent authority word received from the telephone unit, if authorized; sending a specification for handling a supplementary service from the telephone unit to the home location register; and performing the specified handling of the supplementary service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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