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Method and apparatuses for sending message to a mobile station by addressing a hardware part

  • US 9,301,109 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2004
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of handling messages in a mobile communications system, said messages being single packet messages managed via a dedicated message controller available through a core network of said mobile communication system, said method comprising the steps of:

  • transferring one of said messages together with first hardware identification data being one of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), and an international mobile equipment identity extended with software version (IMEISV) that uniquely identifies an intended terminating receiver of said one message from an application node having an application configured for generating said one message for transmitting data to a terminal or SIM card identified by said first hardware identification data, to an application node interworking unit of said dedicated message controller;

    interacting between the dedicated message controller and a location updated subscriber database; and

    further managing of the message based on said one of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and international mobile equipment identity extended with software version (IMEISV) that uniquely identifies an intended terminating receiver of said one message and data stored in the location updated subscriber database;

    wherein the step of interacting comprises the steps of;

    sending said one of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and international mobile equipment identity extended with software version (IMEISV) that uniquely identifies an intended terminating receiver of said one message from the message controller to the location updated subscriber database;

    where said one of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and international mobile equipment identity extended with software version (IMEISV) that uniquely identifies an intended terminating receiver of said one message is used in the location updated subscriber database to retrieve an address, if any, of a switching or support node presently handling hardware defined by the hardware identification data; and

    returning the address of the switching or support node, if any, from the location updated subscriber database to the dedicated message controller;

    wherein the step of further managing comprises initiating of a transmission of said one message to the address of the switching or support node; and

    wherein the step of further managing further comprises, if no address of a switching or support node presently handling hardware defined by the hardware identification data is retrieved in the location updated subscriber database, storing of said one message and resuming the interacting step with the location updated subscriber database after a delay time.

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