Starting a short message transmission in a cellular communication system
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1. A method for starting a short message transmission in a cellular communication network, comprising:
- storing information in a subscriber location register based on the fact that at least one short message service center stores short messages to be transmitted to a subscriber to whom said short messages cannot be transmitted for the time being;
transmitting from said subscriber location register of said subscriber to said at least one short message service center, a short message transmission starting message when it is possible again to transmit short messages to said subscriber, whereininformation on conditions under which said short message service center is transmitted short message transmission starting messages is maintained specific to said short message service center and to said subscriber in said subscriber location register.
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Abstract
A method for starting a short message transmission in a cellular communication system, a cellular communication system, and a cellular communication system subscriber location register includes the subscriber location register which stores information on the fact that at least one short message service center stores short messages to be transmitted to a subscriber to whom the messages cannot be transmitted for the time being, and the subscriber location register of the subscriber which transmits to at least one short message service center a short message transmission starting message when it is again possible to transmit short messages to the subscriber. In order that short messages can be transmitted to subscribers selectively, the subscriber location register maintains short message service center and subscriber-specific information on the conditions under on which the short message service center is to be transmitted short message transmission starting messages.
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1. A method for starting a short message transmission in a cellular communication network, comprising:
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storing information in a subscriber location register based on the fact that at least one short message service center stores short messages to be transmitted to a subscriber to whom said short messages cannot be transmitted for the time being; transmitting from said subscriber location register of said subscriber to said at least one short message service center, a short message transmission starting message when it is possible again to transmit short messages to said subscriber, wherein information on conditions under which said short message service center is transmitted short message transmission starting messages is maintained specific to said short message service center and to said subscriber in said subscriber location register. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cellular communication system, comprising
a subscriber; -
at least one short message service center which transmits short messages to said subscriber via a cellular communication network and which stores short messages when the subscriber is not reachable; and a subscriber location register of said subscriber, which contains information based on the fact that said at least one short message service center stores short messages to be transmitted to an unreachable subscriber, said subscriber location register comprising a transmitter which transmits a short message transmission starting message to said at least one short message service center when it is possible again to transmit short messages to said subscriber, wherein the subscriber location register comprises a database, maintaining information on conditions under which said short message service center is transmitted short message transmission starting messages specific to said short message service center and to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A subscriber location register of a cellular communication system, comprising:
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a transmitter which transmits a short message transmission starting message to at least one short message service center a database, in which information on conditions under which said short message service center is transmitted short message transmission starting, messages is maintained specific to said short message service center and to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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