Method of calling a mobile station in a mobile telephone system
First Claim
1. A method of calling a mobile station in a mobile telephone system, wherein a telephone number of the caller is registered, if the mobile station is found to be operatively unavailable for answering the call, and wherein the telephone number thus registered is transmitted to the mobile station at a later moment, when the mobile station has regained its operative availability, comprising the steps ofanalyzing the registered telephone number so as to identify a particular operator from which the call originates, retrieving name information from the identified operator relating to the name of a subscriber, to which the registered telephone number belongs, and generating a digital text message, comprising the registered telephone number and the corresponding retrieved name information for transmission to the mobile station when the mobile station becomes operatively available.
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Abstract
When a mobile station in a mobile telephone system is called, a check is made whether the mobile station is operatively available for answering an incoming call to the mobile station. If the mobile station is found to be unavailable for answering the call, the telephone number of the caller is registered. Name information relating to the caller is retrieved from the operator, which provides the caller'"'"'s telephone subscription. A digital text message is provided with identity information, comprising the registered telephone number and the corresponding name information, and is transmitted to the mobile station, once the mobile station becomes operatively available.
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1. A method of calling a mobile station in a mobile telephone system, wherein a telephone number of the caller is registered, if the mobile station is found to be operatively unavailable for answering the call, and wherein the telephone number thus registered is transmitted to the mobile station at a later moment, when the mobile station has regained its operative availability, comprising the steps of
analyzing the registered telephone number so as to identify a particular operator from which the call originates, retrieving name information from the identified operator relating to the name of a subscriber, to which the registered telephone number belongs, and generating a digital text message, comprising the registered telephone number and the corresponding retrieved name information for transmission to the mobile station when the mobile station becomes operatively available.
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