Method for expediting a short message via a server when a communication participant of a communication network is not available

• US 7,024,198 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2002
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Company KG (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Knaebchen, Andreas, Petersen, Volker
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOAN, PHUOC HUU
• Application Number:
  US10/487,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20040259550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,329 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 370/352, 370/328, 713/201
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/052 software update
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for emitting signal when a communication participant is not available on a subscriber station (SUB2) of a first partial network (NET1), especially a fixed network, associated with a communication network, once a call has arrived that was destined for the respective subscriber station, to a defined station of a second partial network (NET2), especially Internet, associated with the mentioned communication network which is linked with the first partial network (NET1) via at least one transition device (GW), and wherein communication links from and to a mobile radio device (MOF) associated with the respective communication participant can be established as radio links. According to the invention, a short message signal is transmitted to the defined station of the respective second partial network (NET2), via call redirection from the mentioned subscriber station (SUB2) to a server (SVR) associated with the second partial network (NET2) and by means of an information service defined in said server (SVR), said message comprising at least the subscriber number of the calling subscriber station (SUB1).

Claims

1. A method for expediting a signal when a communication participant is not available at a subscriber station of a first subnetwork associated with a communication network, following arrival of a call, destined for the respective subscriber station, to a defined station of a second subnetwork associated with the communication network, which is linked to the respective first subnetwork via at least one transition device and wherein communication links from and to a mobile radio device associated with the respective communication participant are established as radio links, comprising:

establishing a defined information service, in a server associated with the second subnetwork, that is configured for activation in response to call signal redirection from the first subnetwork to the respective server;

storing, in the first subnetwork, redirection information about the subscriber station of the first subnetwork to which the respective server is assigned for call signal redirection;

using the redirection information to redirect call signal information from a calling subscriber station to the subscriber station of the first subnetwork as a subscriber station to be called, then to the server of the second subnetwork, if the call is not accepted at the subscriber station to be called; and

transmitting a short message signal comprising at least the subscriber number of the calling subscriber station from the respective server to the respective defined station.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein call signal redirection takes place after the call to the subscriber station to be called is not accepted.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein call signal redirection takes place a defined time period after non-acceptance of the call at the subscriber station to be called.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein call signal redirection takes place after a specific defined number of call signals has been emitted to the subscriber station to be called.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a short message is transmitted to the mobile radio device in the short message signal.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein an email is sent to a previously defined electronic mailbox as the short message signal.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the short message signal is stored in a server memory.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a selection is made in respect of the subscriber numbers of calling subscriber stations in response to establishment of the information service in the server.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein a positive selection is made, according to which a short message signal is transmitted in response to calls with defined subscriber numbers.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein a negative selection is made, according to which a short message signal is not transmitted in response to calls with defined subscriber numbers.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the redirection information occurring in the server within a defined time period is retrieved from subscriber station of the communication network.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein a subscriber number of a calling subscriber station is included in the short message transmitted during established of the information service to the defined station to set up a link from the station receiving the short message to the respective calling subscriber station.