Method for the identification of a service

• US 7,489,931 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2001
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Zaus, Robert, Klehn, Norbert
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US10/495,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20050096056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,640 Days
• Field of Search: 4554321-4323, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.4, 455/422.1, 455/426.2, 455/433, 455/434, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/436, 455/439, 455/445, 4554521-4522, 455/551, 455/553.1, 455/554.2, 455560-561, 455/415, 455423-425, 455/450, 455/458, 455/466, 455/517, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/556.2, 455566-567, 370/216, 370/522, 370/524, 370/219, 370/229, 370/230, 3703955-39554, 370/395.61, 370902-906, 370/911, 370/913, 379/9.01
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the identification of a service, requested by a call to a mobile communication unit from and/or via a fixed network and via a mobile communication network. All available part information relating to the carrier capabilities specific to the service are collected, collated and evaluated for the identification of the service and transmitted to the mobile communication unit.

Claims

1. A method for identification of a service requested by a call to a mobile communications unit from a fixed network and/or over a fixed network and/or over a mobile communications network, comprising:

collecting and merging available partial information with respect to bearer capabilities specific for the service in an additional information element in case complete information with respect to the bearer capabilities is not available and a complete information element including the complete information can therefore not be provided;

transmitting the additional information element instead of the complete information element in a signaling message to the mobile communications unit with information elements specific for the service; and

utilizing the additional information element by the mobile communications unit for the identification of the service.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the additional information element is provided as a backwards-compatible element.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the additional information element is created in a VMSC.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the additional information element is created in an HLR.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the additional information element obtains the information which it comprises from the landline network and/or from the mobile communications network.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in an HLR of the mobile communications network, a specific number of different services are associated with one number to enable identification of the service, and this is signaled to the mobile communications unit with the additional use of the available and collected information elements relating to bearer capabilities which are specific for that service.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein unique identification is possible.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a GSM or a UMTS network is selected as the mobile communications network.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein an ISDN is used as the landline network.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a PSTN is selected as the landline network.

11. A system for identification of a service requested by a call to a mobile communications unit from a fixed network and/or over a fixed network and/or over a mobile communications network, comprising:

a collecting unit for collecting and merging available partial information with respect to bearer capabilities specific for the service in an additional information element in case complete information with respect to the bearer capabilities is not available and a complete information element including the complete information can therefore not be provided;

a transmission unit for transmitting the additional information element instead of the complete information element in a signaling message to the mobile communications unit with information elements specific for the service; and

a utilizing unit for utilizing the additional information element by the mobile communications unit for the identification of the service.