Procedure and system for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network
First Claim
1. A method for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network comprising:
- coupling a mobile communication network, which comprises a first short-message service center, with a telephone network, wherein digital signalling is used;
generating a short message by a terminal device and sending the short message to an intended receiver and a receiver'"'"'s subscriber type is checked in a short-message service centre, wherein the terminal device being compatible with the mobile communication and telephone network;
connecting the telephone network to the first short-message service centre via a first data communication link;
adding the receiver'"'"'s subscriber type identifier to the short message;
transmitting the short message to the first short-message service centre; and
if the receiver is a subscriber in the telephone network, then starting a call setup to an intended subscriber in the telephone network and the short message is transmitted during the call setup to the intended subscriber;
if the receiver is a subscriber in the mobile communication network, then transmitting the short message to the intended receiver in accordance with the short message specifications for the mobile communication network.
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Abstract
Procedure and system for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network comprising a mobile communication network (1) which comprises a first short-message service center (2); a telephone network (3) in which digital signalling is used and which is linked to the mobile communication network; and a number of terminal device (4; 41, 42, . . . , 4n) compatible with the mobile communication and/or telephone network, in which procedure the short message is generated by means of a terminal device and sent to the intended receiver. According to the invention, the telephone network (3) is connected to the first short-message service centre (2) via a first data communication link (6). The subscriber type identifier of the receiver is added to the short message, and the short message is transmitted to the first short-message service centre (2). The receiver'"'"'s subscriber type is checked in the short-message service centre and, based on this, the short message is transmitted by the appropriate route to the intended receiver.
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1. A method for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network comprising:
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coupling a mobile communication network, which comprises a first short-message service center, with a telephone network, wherein digital signalling is used;
generating a short message by a terminal device and sending the short message to an intended receiver and a receiver'"'"'s subscriber type is checked in a short-message service centre, wherein the terminal device being compatible with the mobile communication and telephone network;
connecting the telephone network to the first short-message service centre via a first data communication link;
adding the receiver'"'"'s subscriber type identifier to the short message;
transmitting the short message to the first short-message service centre; and
if the receiver is a subscriber in the telephone network, then starting a call setup to an intended subscriber in the telephone network and the short message is transmitted during the call setup to the intended subscriber;
if the receiver is a subscriber in the mobile communication network, then transmitting the short message to the intended receiver in accordance with the short message specifications for the mobile communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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