Method for transmitting short messages
First Claim
1. A device for transmitting data in a telecommunication network to a plurality of communication stations, the data to be transmitted to each for retrieval, the device comprising:
- a short message, the short message comprising the data and at least one header information item which includes a variable number of address data fields, wherein each address data field contains the address of one communication station, and wherein the address data fields are capable of storing the addresses of the communication stations in the form of telephone numbers;
a formatting unit for formatting the header information item such that one address data field is available for each communication station of said plurality of communication stations;
a storing unit for storing the addresses of said communication stations in the address data fields; and
a transmitting unit for transmitting the short message to said communication stations according to the addresses stored in the address data fields such that each of the addressed communication stations can retrieve the short message.
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Abstract
A method is provided for transmitting a short message in a telecommunication network to a number of communication stations, wherein address data for the transmission of the short message to more than one communication station are transmitted with a short message, wherein a first header information item is transmitted with a number of data fields in the data section of the short message, each data field including the address data of at least one communication station, and in the second header information item, which is arranged preceding the first header information item, the address data of a first communication station or the network unit are transmitted.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for transmitting data in a telecommunication network to a plurality of communication stations, the data to be transmitted to each for retrieval, the device comprising:
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a short message, the short message comprising the data and at least one header information item which includes a variable number of address data fields, wherein each address data field contains the address of one communication station, and wherein the address data fields are capable of storing the addresses of the communication stations in the form of telephone numbers; a formatting unit for formatting the header information item such that one address data field is available for each communication station of said plurality of communication stations; a storing unit for storing the addresses of said communication stations in the address data fields; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the short message to said communication stations according to the addresses stored in the address data fields such that each of the addressed communication stations can retrieve the short message.
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2. A method for transmitting data in a telecommunication network, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of communication stations, the data to be transmitted to each communication station for retrieval by each communication station; providing a short message, the short message comprising the data and at least one header information item which includes a variable number of address data fields, wherein each address data field includes the address of one communication station, and wherein the address data fields are capable of storing the addresses of the communication stations in the form of telephone numbers; formatting the header information item such that one address data field is available for each communication station of the plurality of communication stations; storing the addresses of the communication stations in the address data fields; and transmitting the short message to the communication stations according to the addresses stored in the address data fields such that each of the addressed communication stations can retrieve the short message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for transmitting a short message in a telecommunication network to a plurality of communication stations, comprising:
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a first unit for providing a short message, the short message comprising at least one header information item which includes a variable number of address data fields, wherein each address data field includes the address of one communication station, and wherein the address data fields are capable of storing the addresses of the communication stations in the form of telephone numbers; a formatting unit for formatting the header information item such that one address data field is available for each communication station of the plurality of communication stations; a storage unit for storing the addresses of the communication stations in the address data fields; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the short message to the communication stations according to the addresses stored in the address data fields.
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19. A device for transmitting a short message in a telecommunication network to a plurality of communication stations, comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving a short message, the short including at least one header information item which includes a variable number of address data fields, wherein each address data field includes the address of one communication station, and wherein the address data fields are capable of storing the addresses of the communication stations in the form of telephone numbers; an extracting unit for extracting from the header information item of the short message at least one address; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the data of the short message at least partially with a separate short message to the communication station which is identified by the extracted address.
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