WO1999053698A1 - Procede et systeme pour envoyer un message court a un abonne dans un reseau de communication mobile - Google Patents

Procede et systeme pour envoyer un message court a un abonne dans un reseau de communication mobile Download PDF

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WO1999053698A1
WO1999053698A1 PCT/FI1999/000207 FI9900207W WO9953698A1 WO 1999053698 A1 WO1999053698 A1 WO 1999053698A1 FI 9900207 W FI9900207 W FI 9900207W WO 9953698 A1 WO9953698 A1 WO 9953698A1
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mobile station
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Seppo Samila
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Sonera Oyj
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/18—Service support devices; Network management devices
    • H04W88/184—Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

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  • the present invention relates to a procedure as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and to system as defined in the preamble of claim 9 for sending a short message to a subscriber in a mobile communication network on the basis of the location of the mobile station.
  • short messages can be sent in a mobile communication network.
  • a short message (SMS, Short Message Service) is a message in text form, which may have a length of e.g. 160 characters and which can be sent by a mobile subscriber to another mobile subscriber.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • the message to be sent is typed on a mobile station and sent to another mobile subscriber via a short-message service centre connected to the mobile communication network.
  • the transmission of short messages is a standardised feature of the mobile communi- cation network.
  • a short message is generated in the mobile communication network, e.g. on the basis of a telephone message received by the mobile subscriber's answering service. In this case, the message is generated automatically on the basis of predetermined information and events.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve the state of the art in regard of transmission of predetermined short messages.
  • a specific object of the present invention is to disclose a new procedure an system which can be effectively utilised by an op- erator to provide desired information for its customers .
  • the location of the mobile station is monitored on the basis of information obtained from a visitor location register (VLR) .
  • VLR visitor location register
  • the information is preferably collected in a single application server and, according to the invention, when it is detected that the mobile station is moving into a specified area, a short message is sent to the mobile station to transmit desired information about the mobile communication network to the mobile subscriber.
  • the specified area may be one defined by the mobile subscriber him/herself, or the area may comprise areas outside the subscriber's home country, i.e. when the subscriber is in a foreign country. Thanks to the invention, the operator can by simple means implement a service that it can utilise to increase the number of calls made. In addition, the operator will be able to automatically provide interesting information about the network and the services available in it, for its customers at home and abroad.
  • the invention can be easily implemented, so it is advantageous to implement and requires no large extra investments .
  • registration of foreign subscribers in particular is monitored in the visitor location register on the basis of the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) and/or mobile station ISDN (MSISDN) .
  • IMSI international mobile subscriber identity
  • MSISDN mobile station ISDN
  • the system detects that a new foreign subscriber is regis- tered in the visitor location register, information about the new subscriber is sent to an application server, which sends a predetermined short message to the new foreign subscriber.
  • the short message may contain a greeting and e.g. the telephone number of the international number service of the subscriber's own operator. This has the effect that the subscriber im- mediately gets a positive idea of the operator which sent the message, thus improving the operator's customer service.
  • a notice about successful transmission of a short message is sent to the application server.
  • information regarding transmitted and successful short messages is stored, and based on this information, the system can be prevented from sending new short messages during a predetermined period of time.
  • This feature makes it possible to avoid sending foreign subscribers a new greeting or other informative short message each time the subscriber is registered in the visitor location register.
  • the predetermined period of time may be e.g. two weeks or one month.
  • the registering of foreign mobile stations in the visitor location register is monitored and, if it is detected that a mobile station has not been registered during the predetermined period of time, the data preventing transmission of new short messages is deleted from the application server.
  • the predetermined period can be defined statistically by observing the way mobile subscribers use their mobile stations while abroad. For example, if a mobile station is not registered in the visitor location regis- ter for a week, it can well be assumed that after a week when the mobile subscriber is registered next, he/she will already have gone back home and returned again to the operator's territory.
  • a second short message complementing the information given in the first short message can be sent after a given time interval.
  • the new message may contain information about the services provided by the operator.
  • the first short- message can be sent to the mobile station when it is registered in its home network. This provides a handy way to wish the mobile subscriber welcome in his/her home country and his/her own operator's territory.
  • the information contained in the short message can also be generated on the basis of the mobile station identity data.
  • the identity data could be used to determine the mobile subscriber's native language, so the message could be generated in that language. This is another improvement of the service provided by the operator for its customers.
  • the system of the invention for sending a short message to a mobile subscriber on the basis of the location of the mobile station comprises means for monitoring the location of the mobile station on the basis of information stored in a visitor location register.
  • the system comprises an application server connected to the mobile communication network, the roaming information of the visitor location register for the mobile station being stored in said application server.
  • the application server is used to transmit short messages when predetermined conditions regarding the mobile subscriber are fulfilled.
  • the application server comprises means for the storage of subscriber-specific information. This information can be utilised in sending short messages and setting various conditions to prevent messages from being sent.
  • the application server preferably comprises means for controlling the number of repetitions of short messages and their repetition intervals.
  • the drawing presents a diagrammatic illustration of a system according to the invention, comprising a mobile communication network MSN and a mobile station MS connected to it.
  • the mobile communication network MSN comprises a short-message service centre SMSC, which is connected to a mobile services switching centre MSC, a visitor location register VLR and a home location register HLR.
  • An application server 9 is connected to the short-message service centre SMSC and to the mobile services switching centre MSC.
  • the ap- plication server comprises means 10 for the storage of subscriber-specific information and means 11 for controlling the number of repetitions of messages and their repetition intervals.
  • the means 10 for the storage of subscriber-specific information and the means 11 for the control of short messages are implemented using program blocks and storage devices e.g. by means of a computer.
  • the application server 9 can also be implemented using a computer.
  • a mobile subscriber MS has come from abroad and roams into the operator's network, arrow 1.
  • the subscriber information is obtained from the home location register (HLR) (not shown in the drawing) of the sub- scriber ' s home network in accordance with the normal roaming system of the mobile communication network.
  • the operator's mobile services switching centre MSC or visitor location register VLR registers the new subscriber in the visitor location register.
  • the visitor location register VLR sends the application server 9 information regarding the new foreign subscriber, arrow 2.
  • the visitor location register VLR has decided that the subscriber is a foreigner by reading the identity code or subscriber number of the mobile sta- tion.
  • the application server 9 sends to the short-message service centre SMSC, arrow 3, a message to be sent to the foreign subscriber.
  • the short -message service centre SMSC sends an inquiry to the home location register HLR of the foreign subscriber's home network to obtain location data for the subscriber in accordance with the normal operation of the mobile telephone network and delivers the short message given by the application server 9 to the mobile subscriber MS, arrows 4, 5 and 6.
  • the mobile services switching centre MSC After sending the short message to the mobile station, the mobile services switching centre MSC sends the short-message service centre SMSC, arrow 7, information indicating successful transmission, whereupon the short-message service centre transmits the information to the application server 9 using a suitable protocol.
  • the application server 9 saves the information received in a subscriber database 10 and at the same time makes a setting that prevents the transmission of new short messages during a predetermined 7
  • the ap- plication server 9 can send a new complementing short message e.g. after 24 h.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un système permettant d'envoyer des messages courts à un abonné mobile en fonction de la position de la station mobile (MS). Dans ce procédé, la position de la station mobile est surveillée sur la base des informations contenues dans la mémoire des positions des utilisateurs occasionnels (VLR). Lorsque l'on détecte l'entrée de la station mobile dans un autre pays, un message court contenant des informations sur les activités et les services de l'opérateur étranger sont envoyées à la station mobile. L'invention permet d'automatiser l'émission d'informations, améliorant ainsi les services fournis aux abonnés mobiles étrangers.
PCT/FI1999/000207 1998-03-27 1999-03-17 Procede et systeme pour envoyer un message court a un abonne dans un reseau de communication mobile WO1999053698A1 (fr)

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