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Short message service for a mobile radio network

  • US 6,055,442 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1998
  • Issued: 04/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile radio network including a plurality of mobile radio stations and having at least one mobile radio center for controlling communication within the mobile radio network, said mobile radio network comprising:

  • a subscriber smart card for identifying each user, said subscriber smart card being insertable into said mobile radio stations;

    means for generating a short message having a predetermined short message format including a standardized data header and sending the short message to said subscriber smart card, wherein the short message is one of a normal short message only for a subscriber which is temporarily stored in said smart card and displayed on a mobile radio station display, and a reconfiguration short message for reconfiguring specific data fields in said subscriber smart card; and

    a programmable filter disposed in said smart card for identifying a reconfiguration short message and distinguishing a reconfiguration short message from a normal short message based on the data header associated with the short message.

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