Systems and methods for exchanging wireline messages with wireline telephones
First Claim
1. A system for providing wireline text messaging service to a terminating station, comprising:
- a service switching point for sending a first data message associated with a directory number to a service control point and for receiving a second data message that includes a wireline text message from the service control point; and
the service control point for receiving the first data message from the service switching point, accessing a wireline message database to determine whether the wireline text message stored in the wireline message database is associated with the directory number, creating the second data message using the wireline text message, and sending the second data message to the service switching point.
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Abstract
A system configured to deliver wireline messages to terminating stations, such as telephones, using a conventional public switched telephone network (PSTN). The wireline messages may be composed of text, ring tones, or other items. The wireline messages may be created using modified conventional telephones, mobile telephones, personal computers and the like. The wireline messages are stored within a wireline message database associated with a conventional service control point (SCP) contained in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The wireline messages are delivered to a terminating station, such as a wireline telephone, after a trigger has been actuated. Wireline messages composed of text are displayed on a display screen incorporated within the terminating station or electrically coupled to the terminating station. Wireline messages composed of ring tones are played to alert a called party that an incoming call has been placed from a particular directory number.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for providing wireline text messaging service to a terminating station, comprising:
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a service switching point for sending a first data message associated with a directory number to a service control point and for receiving a second data message that includes a wireline text message from the service control point; and
the service control point for receiving the first data message from the service switching point, accessing a wireline message database to determine whether the wireline text message stored in the wireline message database is associated with the directory number, creating the second data message using the wireline text message, and sending the second data message to the service switching point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing wireline text messaging service at a terminating station, comprising:
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receiving a wireline text message associated with a directory number;
sending the wireline text message to a wireline message database;
storing the wireline text message in the wireline message database;
initiating a telephone call that is directed to the directory number at a service node;
sending the telephone call to a service switching point;
actuating a trigger;
creating a first data message at the service switching point;
sending the first data message to a service control point to access the wireline text message associated with the directory number and stored in a wireline message database associated with the service control point;
extracting the wireline text message from the wireline message database;
creating a second data message comprising the wireline text message;
sending the second data message to the service switching point; and
sending the wireline text message to the terminating station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
accessing the wireline message database;
determining whether the wireline message database contains the directory number associated with the wireline text message; and
if the wireline message database includes the directory number associated with the wireline text message, then storing the wireline text message within the wireline message database;
otherwise, deleting the wireline text message, creating a return wireline message informing a party who sent the wireline text message that the wireline text message is undeliverable and sending the return wireline message.
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18. The method as set forth in claim 11, wherein extracting the wireline text message from the wireline message database comprises:
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determining whether the wireline message database includes a wireline text message associated with the directory number; and
if the wireline message database includes the wireline text message associated with the calling directory number, then creating the second data message including the wireline text message associated with the directory number;
otherwise, creating the second data message instructing the service switching point to terminate the telephone call in a conventional manner.
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19. A system for providing wireline text messaging service to a terminating station, comprising:
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a service control point for receiving a wireline text message, storing the wireline text message in a wireline message database, associating the wireline text message with a called directory number; and
sending the wireline text message to the terminating station; and
a wireline database coupled to the service control point for receiving the wireline text message, the wireline database being adapted to store wireline text messages associated with called directory numbers.
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