Method and telecommunication system for transmission of a message

• US 7,907,602 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2008
• Issued: 03/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Becker, Thomas, Bruchertseifer, Joerg, Heling, Guido, Marco, Logt, Lucaβen, Helmut, Watzke, Joern
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K
• Application Number:
  US12/211,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 379/114.2, 370/311, 370/496, 370/522, 370/524, 370/528, 455/466, 709/224
• US Class Current: 370/355
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2478 Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• 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 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A method, telecommunication terminal, short message service center and telecommunication system is disclosed for transmission of a message from a first telecommunication terminal to a second telecommunication terminal, of which at least one is connected to a line-connected telephone network. The message is converted as a short message into the short message format, a connection setup is realized and the short message is transmitted in the short message format to a short message service center and from the latter to the second telecommunication terminal, where the transmission of the short message to the short message center and/or to the second telecommunication terminal is carried out by means of DTMF or FSK off-hook signaling in the voice band.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a message between a telecommunication terminal which is coupled with a line-connected telephone network and a short message service center, the method comprising the steps of:

inputting the message via a keypad or a touch screen of the telecommunication terminal or transmitting the message to the short message center for further distribution to the telecommunication terminal,

converting the message into the short message format,

establishing via a specified physical layer and a specified data communication layer a link between the telecommunication terminal and the short message service center,

transmitting the message in the short message format via a FSK-Off-Hook signaling within the voice band between the telecommunication terminal and the short message center,

converting the message in the short message format into an output format which is output in the telecommunication terminal or further distributing the message in the short message format by the short message service center to a further telecommunication terminal.

2. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a transmission protocol in which a short message transfer layer in accordance with ETSI GSM03.40, a short message relay layer according to GSM03.40 and 04.11 and a connection management layer according to GSM04.11 are defined in addition to a data link layer and a physical layer.

3. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 2, wherein an additional message for the specific signaling of the connection state to the calling unit in the format according to GSM04.07/chapter 11 is defined in the connection management layer.

4. A telecommunication terminal for transmitting of a message to a short message service center, where the telecommunication terminal is coupled with a line-connected telephone network, comprising:

an SMS transmission protocol specifying a suitable data connection layer and a suitable physical layer; and

means for implementing the SMS transmission protocol and means for inputting and outputting the message, wherein the means are operable to;

receive the message input via a keypad or a touch screen of the telecommunication terminal,

convert the message into the short message format,

establish via the physical layer and the data communication layer a link between the telecommunication terminal and the short message service center, and to

transmit the message in the short message format via a FSK-Off-Hook signaling within the voice band from the telecommunication terminal to the short message center which forwards the message to a further telecommunication terminal.

5. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 4, wherein a transmission protocol in which a short message transfer layer in accordance with ETSI GSM03.40, a short message relay layer according to GSM03.40 and 04.11 and a connection management layer according to GSM04.11 are defined in addition to a data link layer and a physical layer.

6. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 5, wherein an additional message for the specific signaling of the connection state to the calling unit in the format according to GSM04.07/chapter 11 is defined in the connection management layer.

7. A short message service center for transmitting a message to a telecommunication terminal, wherein the telecommunication terminal is coupled with a line-connected telephone network, comprising:

an SMS transmission protocol specifying a suitable data connection layer and a suitable physical layer; and

means for implementing the SMS transmission protocol and for inputting and outputting the message, wherein the means are operable to;

convert the message into the short message format,

establish via the physical layer and the data communication layer a link between the telecommunication terminal and the short message service center,

transmitting the message in the short message format via a FSK-Off-Hook signaling within the voice band from the short message center to the telecommunication terminal, wherein the telecommunication terminal converts the message into an output format for output.

8. A telecommunication system for transmission of messages comprising:

a telecommunication terminal and a short message service center, each comprising;

an SMS transmission protocol specifying a suitable data connection layer and a suitable physical layer; and

means for implementing the SMS transmission protocol and means for inputting and outputting the message;

wherein the means of the telecommunication terminal and short message service center are operable to;

receive the message input via a keypad or a touch screen of the telecommunication terminal,

convert the message into the short message format,

establish via the physical layer and the data communication layer a link between the telecommunication terminal and the short message service center, and to

transmit the message in the short message format via a FSK-Off-Hook signaling within the voice band between the telecommunication terminal and the short message center;

to convert the message having a short message format into an output format which can be output in the telecommunication terminal or to further distribute the message to a further telecommunication terminal.

9. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 8, wherein one of the telecommunication terminals is a cordless telephone which is connected to the line-connected telephone network via a fixed station or private branch exchange operating according to the DECT standard.

10. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 8, wherein a short message relay layer according to GSM03.40 and 04.11 is defined in the transmission protocol.

11. The telecommunication system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the short message service center is assigned to the line-connected telephone network and serves for the transmission of short messages in the short message format.

12. A method for transmitting a message from a telecommunications end device (CD) connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to a short message service center (SMSC) and vice versa, comprising:

inputting the message to a telecommunications end device as a short message using an input keyboard or a touch screen, or sending the message to the short message service center (SMSC) as a short message for forwarding to the telecommunications end device (CD),

converting the short message into the short message format,

establishing a link connection between the telecommunications end device (CD) and the short message service center (SMSC),

using an FSK off-hook signaling in the speech band to transmit the short message in the short message format from the telecommunications end device (CD) to the short message service center (SMSC) and vice versa, and

converting the short message received in the telecommunications end device (CD) into an output format and is output on a display unit, or forwarding the short message received in the short message service center (SMSC) to a further telecommunications end device.

13. A telecommunications end device (CD) for transmitting a message to a short message service center (SMSC), where the telecommunications end device (CD) is connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising means for implementing a SMS transmission protocol and input/output of the message, including:

an input keyboard or a touch screen for receiving a input the message as a short message at the telecommunications end device,

means for converting the short message into the short message format,

means for establishing a link connection between the telecommunications end device (CD) and the short message service center (SMSC), and

means for using an FSK off-hook signaling in the speech band to transmit the short message in the short message format from the telecommunications end device (CD) to the short message service center (SMSC) that forwards the short message to a further telecommunications end device.

14. A short message service center (SMSC) for transmitting a message to a telecommunications end device (CD), where the telecommunications end device (CD) is connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), comprising means for implementing a SMS transmission protocol, including:

means for converting a short message received for forwarding to the telecommunications end device (CD) into the short message format, means for establishing a link connection between the telecommunications end device (CD) and the short message service center (SMSC), and

means for using an FSK off-hook signaling in the speech band to transmit the short message in the short message format from the short message service center (SMSC) to the telecommunications end device (CD) that converts the short message into an output format and outputs it.

15. A telecommunications system for transmitting messages comprising a telecommunications end device (CD) and a short message service center (SMSC) that cooperate to:

receive a message input as a short message at the telecommunications end device using an input keyboard or a touch screen, or send the message as a short message to the short message service center (SMSC) for forwarding to the telecommunications end device (CD),

convert the short message into the short message format,

establish a link connection between the telecommunications end device (CD) and the short message service center (SMSC),

use a FSK off-hook signaling in the speech band the short message in the short message format to transmit from the telecommunications end device (CD) to the short message service center (SMSC) and vice versa, and

convert the short message received in the telecommunications end device (CD) into an output format and output the short message on a display unit, or forward the short message received in the short message service center (SMSC) to a further telecommunications end device.

16. The telecommunications system of claim 15, wherein the telecommunications end device (CD) is a cordless phone that is connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) using a fixed station or private automatic branch exchange operated according to the DECT norm.

17. The telecommunications system of claim 15, wherein a transmission protocol is utilized which defines a data link layer (DL), a physical layer, a short message transfer layer (SM-TL) according to ETSI document GSM03.40, a short message relay layer (SM-RL) according to GSM03.40 and 04.11, and a connection management layer (CM) according to GSM04.11.

18. The telecommunications system of claim 15, wherein the short message service center (SMSC) for transmitting short messages in the short message format is assigned to the public switched telephone network (PSTN).

19. The telecommunications system of claim 17, wherein in the connection management layer (CM) an additional message for a specific signaling of the connection status to the calling unit is defined in the format according to GSM04.07/chapter 11.

20. The telecommunications system of claim 17, wherein the format of a message in the data link layer (DL) includes:

a field “

Mark Signal”

,

a field “

Message Type”

,

a field “

Message Length”

,

a field “

CM Layer Message CP_. . . ”

, and

a field “

Checksum”

,

wherein the fields in the format are arranged in the above order.