Short code dialling
First Claim
1. A short code dialling apparatus comprising:
- telecommunication network means for selectively providing communication links between a plurality of dialling stations and a plurality of dialled stations in dependence upon short codes produced by the dialling stations,at least one dialled station being a data conversion device selectable by a predetermined short code and having means for performing subscriber-specific data-conversion operations in response to the short code produced by the dialling station and/or the identity of the dialling station; and
checking means for comparing the identity of a short code produced by a dialling station with the identity of the dialling station and, if the short code corresponds to a short code permitted to be used for calls made from said station, allowing the communication link to be established to the dialled station,the checking means being operative to disable routing of the call in the event that an associated short code is not permitted to be used by the dialing station.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone network stores a list of short dialling codes in association with each user'"'"'s identity so as to define the short codes which each individual user is permitted to use for providing access to a data conversion device which gives access to a private network. When a short code is dialled on a mobile station, calling data comprising the short code together with caller identification data derived from the mobile station are transmitted over the radio link to the mobile switching center. Prior to routing the call, the identity of the dialling station is authenticated. The short code in the calling data is then compared with the permitted list of short codes to determine whether the user is permitted to make the call. If the caller is permitted to make the call, the call is routed to a destination corresponding to the data conversion device. Thus, only permitted users may access the data conversion device. Furthermore, it is possible for a network operator to configure thee data conversion device such that an operator can offer a subscriber a fixed relationship between a code and a data conversion device. The device can then be configured with subscriber-specific information so as to make onward communications easier and more professional, for example, through personalized welcome pages, simplified access to user-specific data, etc.
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36 Claims
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1. A short code dialling apparatus comprising:
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telecommunication network means for selectively providing communication links between a plurality of dialling stations and a plurality of dialled stations in dependence upon short codes produced by the dialling stations, at least one dialled station being a data conversion device selectable by a predetermined short code and having means for performing subscriber-specific data-conversion operations in response to the short code produced by the dialling station and/or the identity of the dialling station; and checking means for comparing the identity of a short code produced by a dialling station with the identity of the dialling station and, if the short code corresponds to a short code permitted to be used for calls made from said station, allowing the communication link to be established to the dialled station, the checking means being operative to disable routing of the call in the event that an associated short code is not permitted to be used by the dialing station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of selectively establishing telecommunication links between a plurality of dailling stations and a plurality of dialled stations in dependence upon short codes produced by the dialling stations, at least one dialled station being selectable by a predetermined short code, the method comprising:
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comparing a short code produced by a dialling station with the identity of the dialling station; if the short code corresponds to a short code permitted to be used for calls made from said dialling station, allowing a communication link to be established and disabling routing of a call in the event that an associated short code is not permitted to be used by the dialing stations; and performing subscriber-specific data-conversion operations at the dialled station, the operations being dependent on the short code produced by the dialling station and on the identity of the dialling station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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