Method of managing SMS type telephone messages in a telecommunications network

• US 7,720,491 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2002
• Issued: 05/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pinault, Francis
• Primary Examiner(s): Vuong; Quochien B
• Application Number:
  US10/299,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20030125053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,736 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/414.1, 455/412.1, 455/433, 455/417, 370/229
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of managing SMS type telephone messages in a telecommunications network (R), said method comprising a step of receiving an SMS type telephone message (S1, S2) containing information (I₁, I₂) in a telephone terminal (1, 2) of said network,

the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• • a step of forwarding said information (I₁, I′₂) to a server (3) of said telecommunications network; and
  • a step of identifying said telephone terminal;

and in that it further comprises the following successive steps:

• • a step of storing said information (I₁, I′₂) in a memory (331, 332) of said server associated with said telephone terminal; and
  • a step of sending said stored information (I₁, I′₂) to data processing equipment (4, 5, 6) of said telecommunications network and selected as a function of said telephone terminal.

Claims

1. A method of managing short message service (SMS) type telephone messages in a telecommunications network, said method comprising:

receiving an SMS type telephone message containing information at a telephone terminal of said network;

forwarding said information to a server of said telecommunications network;

identifying said telephone terminal;

storing said information in a memory of said server associated with said telephone terminal; and

sending said stored information to data processing equipment of said telecommunications network, the data processing equipment being selected at the time of the forwarding at said telephone terminal;

wherein said data processing equipment is associated with said telephone terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising creating an e-mail including the information that is to be sent to said data processing equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising analyzing the forwarded information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said data processing equipment comprises at least one of a computer, a person digital assistant, and a pocket computer.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the telephone terminal is selected from amongst a plurality of mobile terminals.

6. A server of a telecommunications network, the server comprising:

receiver means which receives information from a telephone terminal of said network, said information being contained in a short message service (SMS) type telephone message received by said telephone terminal;

identifier means which identifies said telephone terminal;

a memory which is associated with said telephone terminal and stores said information; and

means for sending the information to data processing equipment of said telecommunications network, the data processing equipment being selected at the time of the forwarding at said telephone terminal;

wherein said data processing equipment is associated with said telephone terminal.

7. A server according to claim 6, further comprising means for creating e-mail containing the information of SMS type telephone messages.

8. The server according to claim 6, further comprising an analyzer means for analyzing the information of an SMS type telephone message.

9. The server according to claim 6, wherein said associated memory is temporary.

10. A server according to claim 6, wherein said data processing equipment comprises at least one of a computer, a person digital assistant, and a pocket computer.

11. A telephone terminal of a telecommunications network, the telephone terminal comprising:

receiver means for receiving a short message service (SMS) type telephone message;

management means for managing information contained in the SMS type telephone message,

forwarding means for forwarding the information as e-mail messages to a server of the telecommunications network which sends the information to data processing equipment of said telecommunications network; and

selection means for selecting the data processing equipment to which the information is sent at the time of the forwarding of the e-mail messages;

wherein said data processing equipment is associated with said telephone terminal.

12. A telephone terminal of a telecommunications network, the telephone terminal comprising:

receiver means for receiving SMS type telephone messages, comprising;

management means for managing SMS type telephone message information, and

forwarding means for forwarding SMS type telephone message information in e-mail messages;

wherein the forwarding means forwards the SMS type telephone messages to data processing equipment of said telecommunications network, the data processing equipment being selected by said telephone terminal at the time the SMS type telephone messages are forwarded.

13. The telephone terminal of claim 12, wherein the management means converts SMS type telephone message information into an e-mail message.