Short message processing in a mobile exchange
First Claim
1. A method for processing a short message in a cellular radio system in which there is at least one mobile radio exchange having a memory and a base station, at least one radio base station, and at least one radio subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one short message center for delivering short messages to said mobile radio exchange to be received by said mobile radio exchange;
(b) delivering a first short message for said radio subscriber by said short message center to said mobile radio exchange;
(c) delivering a second short message for said radio subscriber by said short message center to said mobile radio exchange;
(d) initialing delivery of the first short message from said mobile radio exchange to said radio subscriber;
(e) while conducting step (d), monitoring whether there is a radio connection between said base station and said radio subscriber, and whether said first short message is being delivered to said radio subscriber during said radio connection;
(f) in response to said monitoring, detecting that said first short message is being delivered to said radio subscriber, but that such delivery is not yet completed at a time when delivery of the second short message from said mobile radio exchange to said radio subscriber is available at said mobile radio exchange for initiation of deliver thereof to said radio subscriber;
(g) in response to said detecting of step (f), storing said second short message in said memory of said mobile radio exchange;
(h) in response to said monitoring of step (e), detecting that delivery of said first short message to said radio subscriber has been completed;
(i) in response to said detecting of step (h), initiating delivery of the second short message from said memory, to said radio subscriber.
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Abstract
A method for processing a short message received at a mobile exchange in a cellular radio network, and a mobile exchange in a cellular radio system, including a short message deliver for delivering one short message at a time to a B subscriber; an operation controller for observing the operation of the B subscriber so as to detect the delivery of the short message and to prevent the delivery of another short message when the delivery of the preceding short message is in progress; a memory for storing rejected short messages; and a queue control responsive to the B-subscriber operation controller for reading the rejected short message from the memory so as to initiate the delivery of the short message to the B subscriber when the delivery of the preceding short message is completed.
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4 Claims
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1. A method for processing a short message in a cellular radio system in which there is at least one mobile radio exchange having a memory and a base station, at least one radio base station, and at least one radio subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing at least one short message center for delivering short messages to said mobile radio exchange to be received by said mobile radio exchange; (b) delivering a first short message for said radio subscriber by said short message center to said mobile radio exchange; (c) delivering a second short message for said radio subscriber by said short message center to said mobile radio exchange; (d) initialing delivery of the first short message from said mobile radio exchange to said radio subscriber; (e) while conducting step (d), monitoring whether there is a radio connection between said base station and said radio subscriber, and whether said first short message is being delivered to said radio subscriber during said radio connection; (f) in response to said monitoring, detecting that said first short message is being delivered to said radio subscriber, but that such delivery is not yet completed at a time when delivery of the second short message from said mobile radio exchange to said radio subscriber is available at said mobile radio exchange for initiation of deliver thereof to said radio subscriber; (g) in response to said detecting of step (f), storing said second short message in said memory of said mobile radio exchange; (h) in response to said monitoring of step (e), detecting that delivery of said first short message to said radio subscriber has been completed; (i) in response to said detecting of step (h), initiating delivery of the second short message from said memory, to said radio subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A cellular radio system, comprising:
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at least one mobile radio exchange, at least one radio base station, at least one short message center, at least one radio subscriber, the mobile exchange further comprising a short message delivery means for delivering one short message at a time to a radio subscriber via the radio base station over a radio path; a means for observing operation of the mobile radio exchange so as to detect the completion of the delivery of a preceding first short message via the radio base station on the radio path and to prevent delivery of a second short message via said radio base station on said radio path, when the delivery of said preceding first short message is in progress, by monitoring the delivery of said preceding first short message from said mobile radio exchange to said radio subscriber by monitoring whether there is a radio connection between said radio subscriber and said radio base station and whether said preceding first short message previously received at the mobile radio exchange is being delivered to the radio subscriber during said radio connection, and thereby rejecting said second short message; a memory means associated with said mobile radio exchange for storing the rejected second short message; and a queue control means responsive to said means for observing operation of said mobile radio exchange for reading said rejected second short message from said memory means so as to initiate delivery of said second short message to said radio subscriber after detecting that delivery of said preceding first short message via said radio base station over said radio path to the radio subscriber has become completed. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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