Method and device for forwarding short messages from a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A system for routing short messages (SMS) sent by a mobile terminal, including a mobile telephone, from a foreign network to a receiver within a home network of the mobile terminal, which receiver is an external short-message entity having a receiver number and being different from a mobile terminal and connected with the home network, including a computer, wherein a short message-service center of the foreign network transmits an inquiry about the validity and availability of the receiver number of the external short-message entity to the home network, characterized in that the inquiry of the short-message service center of the foreign network to the home network occurs at a virtual home location register of the home network, based on the receiver number of the external short-message entity, which virtual home location register replies to the inquiry with an acknowledgment containing information on a virtual mobile switching center of the home network, via which the short message (SMS) is to be transmitted to the external short-message entity;
- wherein included is a short-message service center in the foreign network of the mobile terminal sending the short message (SMS) and an external short-message entity having a receiver number and being different from a mobile terminal of the home network, said external short-message entity being connected with the home network, characterized in that a computer unit is provided in the home network, which, upon inquiry of the short-message service center of the foreign network whether the receiver number of the external short-message entity is valid and available, replies with an instruction containing the acknowledgment of the validity of the receiver number of the external short-message entity and information on a virtual mobile switching center to which the short message (SMS) is to be sent;
wherein the external short-message entity is simulated to the short message-service center of the foreign network;
wherein the inquiry requests an indication of whether the receiver number is a real mobile telephone of the home network or is reserved to a software application;
wherein the reply informs the short-message service center of an existence of the real mobile telephone and an associated entry in the virtual mobile switching center.
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Abstract
Short messages sent by a mobile terminal from a foreign network are routed to an external short-message entity. An external short-message entity, which runs on a computer in a data network, is reached from a mobile telephone from any desired foreign network. The inquiry of the short-message service center of the foreign network to the home network occurs at a virtual home location register of the home network, based on the receiver number of the external short-message entity. The virtual home location register replies to the inquiry with an acknowledgement containing information on a virtual mobile switching center of the home network, via which the short message (SMS) which is to be transmitted to the external short-message entity.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for routing short messages (SMS) sent by a mobile terminal, including a mobile telephone, from a foreign network to a receiver within a home network of the mobile terminal, which receiver is an external short-message entity having a receiver number and being different from a mobile terminal and connected with the home network, including a computer, wherein a short message-service center of the foreign network transmits an inquiry about the validity and availability of the receiver number of the external short-message entity to the home network, characterized in that the inquiry of the short-message service center of the foreign network to the home network occurs at a virtual home location register of the home network, based on the receiver number of the external short-message entity, which virtual home location register replies to the inquiry with an acknowledgment containing information on a virtual mobile switching center of the home network, via which the short message (SMS) is to be transmitted to the external short-message entity;
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wherein included is a short-message service center in the foreign network of the mobile terminal sending the short message (SMS) and an external short-message entity having a receiver number and being different from a mobile terminal of the home network, said external short-message entity being connected with the home network, characterized in that a computer unit is provided in the home network, which, upon inquiry of the short-message service center of the foreign network whether the receiver number of the external short-message entity is valid and available, replies with an instruction containing the acknowledgment of the validity of the receiver number of the external short-message entity and information on a virtual mobile switching center to which the short message (SMS) is to be sent; wherein the external short-message entity is simulated to the short message-service center of the foreign network; wherein the inquiry requests an indication of whether the receiver number is a real mobile telephone of the home network or is reserved to a software application; wherein the reply informs the short-message service center of an existence of the real mobile telephone and an associated entry in the virtual mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for routing short messages (SMS) comprises:
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sending a short message by a mobile terminal from a foreign network to an external short message entity; transmitting an inquiry by a short message service center of the foreign network about the validity or availability of a receiver number of the external short message entity to a home network; receiving the inquiry from the short message service center of the foreign network by a virtual home location register of the home network; replying to the inquiry from the short message service center of the foreign network with an acknowledgment including information on a virtual mobile switching center of the home network and the validity of the receiver number of the external short message entity; and transmitting the short message by the short message service center of the foreign network to the external short message entity within the home network via the virtual mobile switching center of the home network; wherein the external short message entity is different than the mobile terminal; wherein the external short message entity is connected with the home network;
wherein the inquiry is based on the receiver number of the external short message entity;wherein the external short message entity is simulated to the short message service center of the foreign networks; wherein the inquiry requests an indication of whether the receiver number is a real mobile telephone of the home network or is reserved to a software application; wherein the reply informs the short message service center of an existence of the real mobile telephone and an associated entry in the virtual mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for routing short messages (SMS) comprises:
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step for sending a short message by a mobile terminal from a foreign network to an external short message entity; step for transmitting an inquiry by a short message service center of the foreign network about the validity or availability of a receiver number of the external short message entity to a home network; step for receiving the inquiry from the short message service center of the foreign network by a virtual home location register of the home network; step for replying to the inquiry from the short message service center of the foreign network with an acknowledgement including information on a virtual mobile switching center of the home network and the validity of the receiver number of the external short message entity; and step for transmitting the short message by the short message service center of the foreign network to the external short message entity within the home network via the virtual mobile switching center of the home network; wherein the external short message entity is different that the mobile terminal; wherein the external short message entity is connected with the home network; wherein the inquiry is based on the receiver number of the external short message entity; wherein the external short message entity is simulated to the short message service center of the foreign network; wherein the inquiry requests an indication of whether the receiver number is a real mobile telephone of the home network or is reserved to a software application; wherein the reply informs the short message service center of an existence of the real mobile telephone and an associated entry in the virtual mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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