Broadcasting messages to mobile stations within a geographic area
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations within a mobile telecommunications system, said plurality of mobile stations being served by a particular telecommunications device having a unique directory number and serving a plurality of geographic areas, wherein the unique directory number is associated with a particular one of said geographic areas, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a connection-less signal towards said telecommunications device using said unique directory number as a destination address, the connection-less signal including data for mobile station delivery;
receiving said connection-less signal with included data at said telecommunications device;
identifying a plurality of mobile stations being served by said telecommunications device and being located within said particular one of the geographic areas; and
transmitting a plurality of messages encapsulating said included data, wherein each of said plurality of messages is transmitted towards one of said identified plurality of mobile stations by said telecommunications device.
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Abstract
A dialable directory number is assigned to a particular location area or cell area. A telecommunications user wanting to transmit user defined messages, such as a text message, to mobile stations within that location area or cell area transmits a signal encapsulating the message towards the assigned directory number. The transmitted signal is then routed through the conventional telecommunications network and delivered to the MSC providing mobile service to that particular location area or cell area. If the specified directory number is associated with a location area within a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the serving MSC queries the attached visitor location register (VLR) to identify the mobile stations currently located within the specified location area. If the specified directory number is associated with a cell area, the serving MSC communicates with a base station controller (BSC) providing mobile service to that particular cell area. Thereinafter, the received message is transmitted using short message service (SMS) messages to each of the mobile stations determined to be located within the specified geographic area.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations within a mobile telecommunications system, said plurality of mobile stations being served by a particular telecommunications device having a unique directory number and serving a plurality of geographic areas, wherein the unique directory number is associated with a particular one of said geographic areas, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a connection-less signal towards said telecommunications device using said unique directory number as a destination address, the connection-less signal including data for mobile station delivery; receiving said connection-less signal with included data at said telecommunications device; identifying a plurality of mobile stations being served by said telecommunications device and being located within said particular one of the geographic areas; and transmitting a plurality of messages encapsulating said included data, wherein each of said plurality of messages is transmitted towards one of said identified plurality of mobile stations by said telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations traveling within a particular geographic area, said method comprising the steps of:
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assigning a unique directory number to a particular one of a plurality of geographic areas being served by a telecommunications device providing mobile service to mobile stations; transmitting a signal encapsulating data to said telecommunications device using said unique directory number of the particular one of the geographic areas as a destination address; receiving said transmitted signal at said telecommunications device; determining the identity of a plurality of mobile stations located within said particular one of the geographic areas represented by said received unique directory number; and communicating a plurality of connection-less signals encapsulating said data, wherein each of said plurality of connection-less signals is transmitted towards one of said plurality of identified mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations traveling within a particular geographic area, said system comprising:
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a telecommunications device providing mobile service to mobile stations within a plurality of geographic areas, wherein a Particular one of the geographic areas is assigned a unique directory number; means for routing a signal encapsulating said data towards said telecommunication device using said unique directory number of the particular one of the geographic areas as a destination address; means for receiving said signal encapsulating said data at said telecommunications device; means for determining the identity of a plurality of mobile stations located within said particular geographic area assigned the unique directory number; and means for communicating a plurality of connection-less signals encapsulating said data, wherein each of said plurality of connection-less signals is transmitted towards one of said plurality of identified mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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