Method for activating intelligent network services in a mobile communication system, and a mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A mobile communication system comprisingat least one mobile services switching center,mobile subscribers,at least one subscriber databasean intelligent network comprising at least one service switching point and at least one service control point comprising the database and service logic programs of the intelligent network, whereby the intelligent network contains predefined service triggers, each service trigger defining triggering criteria for activating a respective intelligent network service in one of the service control points,the mobile services switching center operating as the service switching point of the intelligent network, and the service control point being implemented as a functional unit independent of the mobile services switching center, and communicates with the mobile services switching center by means of an intelligent network interface and an intelligent network protocol,subscriber data of a mobile subscriber entitled to intelligent network services in said at least one subscriber database including a service trigger key pointing to one or more service triggers,the mobile services switching center being arranged to react to the service trigger key of the mobile subscriber during call setup by retrieving one or more service triggers pointed to by the trigger key, and by triggering an intelligent network service corresponding to said retrieved service trigger in one of the service control points as the triggering criteria of the service trigger are met.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a mobile communication network and a method for activating intelligent network services in the mobile communication network. In the invention, the mobile services switching center (MSC) operates as the service switching point of the intelligent network. The mobile services switching center stores the service triggers, which service triggers comprise the triggering criteria for the services and the information required for visiting the service control point (SCP). The mobile subscriber'"'"'s subscriber data in the subscriber database (HLR) is provided with an intelligent network service trigger key which points to one or more service triggers. As the mobile services switching center obtains the trigger key of the mobile subscriber during the call setup, it activates the service triggers indicated by the key. As the triggering criteria of the service trigger are met at some phase of the call, the mobile services switching center triggers the respective intelligent network service in the service control point (SCP) indicated by the service trigger.
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16 Claims
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1. A mobile communication system comprising
at least one mobile services switching center, mobile subscribers, at least one subscriber database an intelligent network comprising at least one service switching point and at least one service control point comprising the database and service logic programs of the intelligent network, whereby the intelligent network contains predefined service triggers, each service trigger defining triggering criteria for activating a respective intelligent network service in one of the service control points, the mobile services switching center operating as the service switching point of the intelligent network, and the service control point being implemented as a functional unit independent of the mobile services switching center, and communicates with the mobile services switching center by means of an intelligent network interface and an intelligent network protocol, subscriber data of a mobile subscriber entitled to intelligent network services in said at least one subscriber database including a service trigger key pointing to one or more service triggers, the mobile services switching center being arranged to react to the service trigger key of the mobile subscriber during call setup by retrieving one or more service triggers pointed to by the trigger key, and by triggering an intelligent network service corresponding to said retrieved service trigger in one of the service control points as the triggering criteria of the service trigger are met.
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5. A method for activating an intelligent network service in a mobile communication network comprising at least one mobile services switching center, mobile subscribers, at least one subscriber database and an intelligent network comprising at least one service switching point, and at least one service control point comprising a database and service logic programs of the intelligent network, the method comprising:
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maintaining in the intelligent network predefined service triggers, each service trigger defining triggering criteria for activating a respective intelligent network service in one of the service control points, defining in a subscriber data of a mobile subscriber entitled to intelligent network services with a trigger key which points to one or more service triggers, maintaining the service triggers in the mobile services switching center so that they can be activated by the trigger key, activating in the mobile services switching center, in conjunction with an intelligent network call, the service triggers pointed to by the trigger key of the mobile subscriber, and triggering the intelligent network service corresponding to the service trigger in one of the service control points as the triggering criteria of the service trigger are met in the mobile services switching center. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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