FI113607B - Pricing of messages in a mobile communication system - Google Patents

Description

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Pricing of messages in a mobile communication system

Field of the Invention

The invention relates to the pricing of messages in a mobile communication system.

More particularly, the invention relates to how to enable a subscriber to communicate in a mobile network so that the subscriber is allowed to send messages at a lower cost than normal pricing.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 10 The incorporation of various call services into an advertising campaign is known, for example, from EP 1124 366 A2. The pay phone user gets either a discount on calls or completely free calls after watching ads on the Internet from the phone screen.

Several patent applications are also related to systems for the implementation of sponsored calls. For example, the solution in US 6,181,927 B1 first examines whether there is an advertiser for the call and, if so, selects the ad to be displayed from among others. Also, the sale of a variety of products may be associated with an ad-funded telephone service, as disclosed in US 6,212,362 B1.

20 With the proliferation of mobile systems, the transmission of various types of messages has also exploded. Sending text messages. Even in Finland, hundreds of millions every year, the average monthly user. (* with a total of dozens of messages.

; ; There is also a growing interest in the use of SMS for advertising purposes. For example, WO 01/22748 discloses an invention in which a user instructs an application server to monitor the fulfillment of a particular condition. When the condition is met, the user is sent an alert in a short message.

If the message is shorter than the maximum length, an ad can be added.

\ i Sending text messages is usually paid for by the sender. Although the cost of messaging is relatively low, it is about ten cents per message. has shown an interest in using SMS for advertising purposes. The advertiser gets a customer contact and the customer benefits from the product or service information provided by the advertiser in addition to the free message.

Various solutions have been implemented on a number of web servers which: ·, · 35 allow the sending of advertisement-funded messages to a mobile subscriber over the Internet. Examples of such services are http://sms.lycos.co.uk/ (page 2 11360 / Sat accessed September 26, 2001), which provides Lycos registered users with free text messages to Vodafone subscriptions, and http://www.fonetastic.com/ (accessed on September 26, 2001), which provides users with ten free text messages per day, plus an additional ten free text messages for each completed questionnaire-5 sweets. In solutions such as those described above, the sender number will generally be the service number. Perhaps the most famous of the free SMS providers has been MTN, whose http://www.mtnsms.com/ service (accessed on September 26, 2001) provides the ability to enter not only the sender's name or number, but also the text message-10 replies received from the receiving service.

The principle of the system for sending text messages implemented in accordance with Figure 1 is briefly described below. Service provider 100 may provide network users 101 with the ability to send text messages. Typically, the service provider is a company as shown in the examples above. User 101 communicates with a web server 103 on the network which serves as an application platform. The application platform has access to a content database 104 where the material desired by the company is placed. Typically, the material will also include commercial communications, such as product information, since according to the earning logic of the service, the cost of the messages sent by the user 101 will be borne by the company 100.

The application asks the user to enter the content of the message, for example, ·. via a web form, and the application asks the user for the recipient's address. Typically, the receiver 110 or 120 is a subscriber to the mobile network 111, whereby the entity managed by the web server 103 has entered into a contract; 25 with a mobile network operator for transmitting messages to the Short Message Center (SMSC) of the mobile network. If the server is connected to the short message service center 117 of the mobile network used by the subscriber, the message is delivered to the subscriber using other network: *: test elements of the mobile network. If the recipient of the message is a subscriber to another mobile network, the available short message center of the WWW server routes the message to the short message center used by the mobile subscriber 117. The delivery of the text message to the recipient is carried out according to the The subscriber; '·: The information is stored in the HLR 116 (Home Location Register) 116,:'.: 35 and also in the Visitor Location Register 115 of the network in which the user is located. VLR knows in which area 3 113607 is a user, and in order to send the message, the SMSC 117 delivers it to the Mobile Switching Center MSC 115. For routing, the MSC routes the message to the Base Station Controller BSC 114 and transmits the message to the receiving subscriber 110. or 120 using the base transceiver station BTS 112 or 113, respectively. In the received message, the sender number is either the ID of the server 103 or, if permitted by the operator of the SMSC 117, the ID entered by the user 101 and placed by the server 103 in place of the sender ID. Therefore, changing the ID requires that the user enter the desired ID separately. This offers the potential for abuse and does not allow the real sender of the message to be detected in a straightforward manner.

The advertising solutions introduced in the beginning for voice services are at least partially unsuitable for implementing the system required for sending advertising-funded SMS messages.

Systems such as the Internet-based SMS messaging solutions described above are based on the fact that the SMS is fed through a web server. This significantly reduces the usability of the service for the customer as it restricts the user's mobility at the time of sending the message and the sending of the message is not possible using the mobile terminal.

It is an object of the invention to provide a solution to the above problems. This is accomplished by the '; : solution.

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION; The invention combines receiving information, such as viewing advertisements, and sending various messages, at least in part, more advantageous to the sender, while maintaining the mobility of the terminal and without interfering with the normal transmission of information. This is accomplished by:

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. ' . the information provided by the sender of the messages to be received; providing an opportunity for a person receiving or familiar with the information to send a message addressed to a subscriber of a mobile network at a lower cost. The information can be organized either on a data network or on any other medium, such as a newspaper or a newsletter.

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The user receiving the information may send a certain number of messages at a lower cost than the standard message pricing from his own mobile system related terminal. The arrangement defines criteria for pricing messages. These may include, for example, the number of messages sent by the sender or the recipient, the identifier (s) of the terminal, the user and / or the message, the identifier in the message, time constraints, and criteria directly related to message pricing. When a user sends a message, it checks whether the specified criteria are met. If the criteria are met, the message will be priced lower than usual.

10 Third parties, such as the provider of the information being shared, may be billed for sending messages in an agreed manner.

In one embodiment of the invention, an identifier assigned to the user is added to the message, which is compared with the identifiers supplied to the verification system. Abnormal pricing of the message will be implemented if the set criteria are met.

In one embodiment of the invention, the message is transmitted over the messaging system of the messaging system with the protocol identifier PID of the message changed. The message center is able to route the message further to the checking system based on the protocol ID. Upon returning the message to the message center, the checking system changes the protocol ID of the message content and retains the identity of the recipient in the original message, whereby the message center is able to route the message to the correct recipient.

·. The message sender identifier is set to the original message sender identifier.

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The invention is illustrated by the following exemplary figures, of which. *: Figure 1 illustrates a prior art system in which messages are transmitted over the Internet to a mobile network, "Figure 2 illustrates an example of a system enabling the implementation of the invention, Figure 3 shows the model contents of a key database included in the system; FIG. 4A illustrates a flowchart of user actions required to create a key database record, 5113607 FIG. 4B shows a flowchart of user actions required to use the service, and FIG. 5 illustrates signaling used by the system of FIG. 2 between different parts of the system.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention will be described with reference to Figure 2, which shows an exemplary system by which a service according to the invention can be implemented. The service provider 200, which may be, for example, a business, a ur-10 swing club, or a telephone operator, provides content to the web server 203. The content can be any information that is shared on the Internet. Typical examples of content are company websites that share information about the company and information related to various events. The content is stored in a content database 204, which in its simplest form is a si-15 content file in the server memory or hard disk. The purpose of the service is to distribute information of interest to the users of the service to Internet users 201 or subscribers 210 or 220 of a mobile network 211. In order for users to become interested in information, the information provider provides users with an interest in learning or retrieving information. The advantage may be, for example, cheaper or free sending of 20 messages or messages. The messages to be sent may be, in principle, any protocol supported by the mobile network terminal or the mobile network: for example, SMS (Short Message Service) 'V or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). Content can be; also provides users with traditional means of communication, '25 such as by mail or other mass media. It is obvious that messages can also be e-mails or the like:. · 'Messages that can also contain various attachments.

Information to be shared, i.e., newsletters distributed on a WWW server or elsewhere, can be provided with keys that can be assigned to the user and may be associated with the messages he or she wishes to use to benefit from the service. Avai-. '. The met may be stored in a key database 244 to determine the conditions of use of the service. The keys are first created on the key server 243, from where they are flown to both the key database 244 and the key database 241. Simple *; ·: Simply, databases are a single physical key database 242 that can also be hosted on a key server or other * · β 11360? server, but in a more advanced version of the service, the key server delivers the keys to key databases 241 and 244.

In one embodiment of the invention, the keys are associated with a subscriber identity that the subscriber may enter into application 203 or that the application detects when the subscriber uses the application on the terminal 201 or 210. For example, if the user accesses the application on the terminal 201 211 subscriber IDs. In these cases, the abnormal pricing criteria for messages may include subscriber IDs for subscribers who are eligible for 1 abnormal pricing or who have been denied this service.

In another embodiment of the invention, the keys are digital identifiers physically resembling a password or a portion of a code, which may be disposable. The identifiers do not need to be disposable, for example, if the key concept is used in the system in conjunction with a user or subscriber ID. The keys thus defined are appended as part of the message, for example in the beginning of the SMS, or in a MMS message, for example as a binary code, at a suitable point in the message.

When the subscriber 210 wants to send another subscriber 220 an abnormally charged message according to the invention, he transmits it to the mobile communication system 20 in a defined manner via the BTS 212 and the BSC 214 to a suitable server of the mobile communication system, for example SMSC. 217. In practice, the message is routed, for example, in the case of a GSM network

! ' V via MSC. If the cellular network used is other than GPRS, for example

*! '; or UMTS network, the names of the network elements are different and there are slight differences in the operating principles. In the case of a packet switched connection, network elements of the SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) and GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) types may be used, but otherwise the operating principle is analogous to the GSM system.

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the protocol identifier of the message 30 to be transmitted has been changed. For example, when sending an abnormal price. '. The protocol ID of the SMS to be sent is normally of the type "text". The other protocol IDs defined for SMS '* are "e-mail", "fax" and "pager". In case of a text message, the message includes the sender ID, recipient ID, user data content, which may also contain bi-35 content and the SMSC address, which is defined in accordance with the ETSI TS 03.40 specification, where appropriate, the SMSC can further route messages according to the protocol ID so that the PID determines the routing destination. the executing server sets the original sender identifier of the message to be sent.

It can be configured in the mobile communication system 211 if, for example, the MSC 215 handles the writing of Charging Data Record (CDR) that certain PID-type messages are free, so that no CDR is generated based on the messages. Similar definitions can also be made for the SMSC 217 IDs. Multiple addresses may be assigned to a single SMSC, whereby the SMSC may also differentiate functionalities according to the SMSC ADDR 10 or arrival address in the message, although this is not necessary. SMSC can also write CDRs. CDRs are generally stored in billing database 230, where they are read, for example, for monthly billing.

The message center analyzes the incoming 15 messages that have been forwarded to it. When any of the abnormal pricing criteria are met, the SMSC can route the message to a separate review server 240. Using this type of arrangement is not necessary as similar functionality can also be included in the functionality of SMSC 217 or MSC 215.

As discussed above, usually either the MSC or the SMSC generates a CDR for the SMS to be sent. In some manufacturers' network element implementations, it is possible ... for example to set different PID by SMS | CDR Writing Options. This way, for example, ordinary text; messages (PID = ”text”) are billed normally, but the system leaves out the CDR, ·. ; * without writing at this point for messages with PID = pager. Ver- • · * '! Because of the small number of pager messages circulating in the Internet, such messages can be routed to a separate scanning server. In this case, one of the criteria for abnormal pricing is the PID type.

The checking server compares the message information with the abnormal pricing criteria stored in the key database 241. If the criteria are met, the 30 messages are abnormally priced and the checking server 240 sends the message: SMSCJIe 217 for forwarding to subscriber 220. The message is forwarded * Via MSC 215, BSC 214, and base station 213 in a subscriber location area to a receiver terminal 220.

35 When the check server forwards the message to the SMSCMI, the PID of the message to be sent can be set to match, for example, text content. By doing this, the SMSC can route the message correctly. In a CIMD implementation, it is possible to set the message TARIFF CLASS = 0 so that no CDR is generated from the message being retransmitted. In this case, the message is free to the mobile subscriber who originally sent the message. On the other hand, it is possible to share the price between a third party, such as an information provider, and the subscriber, by setting the TARIFF CLASS to match a suitable value that is less costly to the subscriber than the message originally would have been.

Depending on the implementation, the verification server may generate a CDR for the mobile network, or log information about the sent messages for otherwise implemented billing. This allows the third party to be charged, if so agreed.

Figure 3 illustrates an example of records contained in a key database 242, 241, or 244. Because the same web server can, in principle, deliver content produced by multiple entities to users, alternatively the servers of several different websites may provide key information to database 241, or because at least the same key server can handle multiple web servers connected to different networks. 203 key issues, it is possible to incorporate data corresponding to each content provider or abnormally priced messaging service provider into a database.

20 The service company can decide on the maximum cost of their campaign, which is set at € 5,000 in the example. The database can maintain:, ·. also accrued costs, which in the example only come to € 1,700 ve <"- TY. The database can also identify the account to be charged if the system; is connected to a payment or account system. From a management point of view, the system also includes a client company. contact 'Veijo Advertisement' * contact information. The web address of the company web site 200 providing the company with ad content or other information http://www.yritys.fi/smsmainos.html is also recorded in the database as well as the web site of the company web server 200 *: ·: co-address 192.123.142.330.

· * '*; 30 User / / keys associated with messages can be stored in the database. • The subscriber identifier MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber Identity Number) of the mobile system is selected in the example. There is also a counter (COUNTER) in the database, which tracks the number of: ·: messages sent by each subscriber connected to the service. It is possible to set the maximum number of messages that can be sent per user 35 per user, but as is observed for the code 050-53112XX, this too is not necessary, since for some 9 11360? customer groups may want to have unlimited messaging capabilities. In addition to the number of messages, their size may also be one of the criteria for limiting, for example, the size of image files to be transferred.

The system also has a timer (TIMER), which indicates the time of transmission of the most recent message. This can also be used to implement restrictions, such as those that require some sort of transmission time slot for abnormally charged messages. In addition, the number or size of messages to be transferred per unit time can be limited.

In addition, the system has been designed with the option of adjusting the price level of 10 subscribers (TARIFF CLASS). The price range can be used to provide services, for example, where the price of messages subject to abnormal pricing (eg 50% -50%) is split between the customer and the company (TARIFF CLASS = 0). For those customers (in the example 050-53112XX) where the full cost of the messages remains with the service provider, 15 TARIFF CLASS = 1 is set. A third, different group of users is the one who is not required to use keys in the message. For other users, this embodiment of the invention requires the keys to be attached to the message.

The following is a description of the steps required to initialize a service from the initiator with reference to Figure 4A. First, the service initialization routine is started (step 401) either by the enterprise application server 100 or, for example, by a browser that communicates with the key server 243. The initializer authenticates it; and verifying the username and password (step 402). System •. verifies (step 403) whether the given codes match the system with the pre-• • · '·'! identifiers, such as those associated with the service provider's account information.

I 25 The service provider agent may then enter the maximum number of messages allowed in the service (step 404) and the key implementation (step 405). For example, the keys may be related to a business ad segment, preferably in the form of a "" part of the ad slogan. " Other conditions are asked for this residue (step 406), which may relate, for example, to the differentiation of services provided to different customer groups. If necessary, steps 404-406 may be repeated if not all conditions can be entered at one time * '| until it is detected in step 408 that all data has been entered. In addition, you may ask for other information, such as billing information. All data is stored in the key server database 242. The key server 35 then delivers the service information and the keys to the key database 244 of the web server 203 (step 408) and the keys to the key database 10 113607 241 of the checking server 240. that the key server 243 is provided with total billing amounts. Using this information, the key server 243 can monitor the use of the service and, if necessary, for example, discontinue the service or notify the service provider representative of the impending credit line overrun.

A typical example of service usage is shown in Figure 4B. The user goes to retrieve information content on the company's Internet server 200 (step 452), for example, via the Internet, either through its 10 terminals connected to the Internet or via a WAP phone. The user becomes familiar with the content (step 453), which may require interactivity, such as filling out a questionnaire and posting it. The internet server will then display the applet '' FREE MESSAGES ''. The applet can be implemented, for example, as an application built on top of the web server 203 as part of the messaging system, which downloads the Java applet via a corporate internet server to a page downloaded by the user. Alternatively, the service may be implemented by downloading content from the Intemet server 200 to the web server 203, whereupon the user contacts the web server 203.

The user then sees the keys (step 454), which he can print on paper or store in his terminal.

It should be noted that in embodiments of the invention that do not:, ·. requires the use of keys, it is sufficient to leave the user identifier available to the key server.

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';' 203 application. A user identifier can be taken without the intervention of a user if it is stored, for example, in the user's browser information. Alternatively, the key may be directly affixed to the memory of the user terminal, for example by a cookie technique, whereby the cookie is a service identifier. The service identifier in this case corresponds to the key information and can be attached to a message to be sent later. On the other hand, in one embodiment of the invention where no keys are required, the user identifier is provided. key server 243 which promotes the user ID * * ·! forward to the necessary locations, for example, the access server 240 is used. * accessible key database 241. The user can also access the provided in-: * * i format by using, for example, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser on a mobile network terminal, whereby the identifier is transferred to the terminal or application in a straightforward manner.

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If the user wishes to use the service, the user creates a message, for example an SMS or MMS (step 455). If the message is an SMS and a solution is used in which the user appends a key to the message (step 456), the user writes the key provided by the service, for example, at the beginning of the message. The key assignment (step 456) 5 may also be implemented in different ways if the user terminal is a more advanced device than current mobile stations. For example, with respect to an MMS message, key information (e.g., a cookie) may be appended to the message before the actual message content. Similarly, the message may be accompanied by information indicating the location of the key information in the message and, if necessary, the length of the key information in bytes or octets. In one embodiment of the invention, where the messages to be sent may be ordinary text messages, a message having the desired number of keys and ad text may be sent to the mobile station of the user visiting the WWW page. The service can also be delivered in a push type, as long as the user is registered and has given permission to post ads.

After the user has created the message and the key information is attached to it, the user sends the message (step 457). This can be done, for example, in the case of SMS, by sending a message to an SMSC in the network which offers abnormal pricing. Abnormal pricing may be disclosed to the user by attaching to the network, for example, 0800 SMSC elements beginning with the network, or by informing the user that messages sent with agreed protocol identifiers (PIDs) may also be abnormally priced using the commonly used: SMSC. On the other hand, if an embodiment of the service is used where the key information does not need to be added to the message, but rather a different pricing system; 'This is done on the basis of the user ID, the message can be sent' | 25 in the usual manner or by the means described above.

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The practical communication between different elements of the system in an embodiment of an abnormally charged message sending service is described below in connection with Figure 5.

The user sends an SMS (message 501) on his terminal with the actual message content and the key attached to the message. The message is routed to the MSC which. ·. *; forwards it (message 502) to the correct SMSC, which acknowledges receipt of the [! message (message 503). Based on the PID, the SMSC detects that the message is a different message from the normal messages and routes it to the checking server *: '': (message 504). The checking server acknowledges the received message (message 505).

: 35 Upon receipt of the message, the validation server sends a key request to the key database (message 506). The key request can be selected, for example, based on an identifier in the message, such as the sender's number or any key or part of a key that may be attached to the message. The key database sends the keys corresponding to the request (message 507) to the validation server.

The verification server compares the message identifier and key information. If 5 of these meet the criteria set, and if the service information further allows, abnormal pricing will be implemented. The latter comparison may include different account comparisons of the service provider, as well as a comparison between the username and the conditions attached to the use of the service.

When the conditions are met, the verification server sends a message (message 510) to 10 message centers. If there was a key in the message, it can be deleted before sending. If the message was originally sent using the PID indicated by the abnormally charged message, the PID can be changed to match the correct message type. The sender address OADDR does not change, but indicates the sender of the original message.

SMS 504 and SMS 510 are thus two separate messages. Either way, the original sender of the message may not be billed differently from the spirit of the invention.

The message center routes the recipient of the message to the mobile switching center (message 511), which forwards the message to the right message center (message 20 512). The message center acknowledges the received message (message 513). Message center. delivers a message (message 514) to the mobile communication system in a specified manner,. to the recipient's terminal, which acknowledges the received message (message; ·; sis).

The checking server updates the service usage counters to 25 key databases (message 520), and the key database acknowledges the update success (message 521). Similarly, the first message center sends a billing record to the billing database of the mobile communication system (message 530), which acknowledges the billing record it receives (message 531). There is no need to send a billing record- ':' * this is not required if the message is completely free to the sender. On the other hand, it may be possible to send information to the billing record which invoices the service. '. providers. If the cost of sending a message is shared by the service provider • I · '; between the sender and the sender of the message in some other way, at least the billing information concerning the sender of the message is sent to the billing database.

In one embodiment of the invention, the user may send a message priced according to the invention as a USSD service. The user then obtains the keys according to one of the methods described above. To send a message 13 1 13607, the user enters the * SC * key code # on his phone and presses the send button. SC has a number which indicates the number reserved for the service. For example, a key code portion is a set of numbers that is provided to the user as a key.

5 The system then opens the USSD connection to the system server having the USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) application to verify the correctness of the key code, and when the key matches the specified key codes available on the server, returns a message '' FREE MESSAGE; GIVE THE RECIPIENT MSISDN '. MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber 10 Identity Number) is basically a subscriber's telephone number. Next, the user may enter the text sequence "05012345 This is a test message for you, Michael," in which the user will enter the space between the quotation marks and press the submit button. The USSD application on the server, which in this case may be a USSD exchange, sends the message to the user in the desired format. For example, sending a message as a short message can be accomplished in the same manner as described above, i.e. the message is delivered via SMSC.

Although the invention has been illustrated by way of example and applied to the GSM mobile communication system SMS and MMS, it is clear that the mobile communication system used may also be any system suitable for the purpose, such as UMTS or GPRS, and other message types may be used, such as data packets or. streaming traffic for which abnormal pricing can be implemented in accordance with the invention. For this reason, the invention must be understood in the independent "" "! 'As defined in the claims.

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1. A method for pricing messages in a mobile communication system, characterized in that: - criteria are set for a message pricing that deviate from the normal, - a message is received for a subscriber in a mobile communication network, - on the basis of the message. information is checked if the set criteria are met for the message in question, 10. it is used from the normal deviating message pricing if the criteria are met, ooh - the message is sent to the recipient chosen by the subscriber in the mobile communication network in the way that the message is sent. of the subscriber identifier of the subscriber of the first mobile communication network. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that - a protocol identifier is defined for use for the standard deviating message pricing, - the message is assigned a first protocol identifier at transmit. 20, - the message is routed to the mobile communication system; - said check is performed if the first protocol identifier is counter - •::. I: responds to the defined protocol identifier, the message is assigned to a second protocol identifier if the criteria are met, and the message is forwarded. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that - said criteria comprise predetermined identifiers which counterbalance. it responds from the normal deviating message pricing, • · [- 30 - to the created message an identifier is attached, - the identifier attached to the message is compared to the stored "*" identifiers at the check, and - the pricing of the message is determined on the basis of the comparison. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that for messages to be priced in a way that deviates from the normal, a separate message center identifier is arranged. 19 113607 Method according to claim 1, characterized in that - said criteria comprise stored subscriber identifiers that are eligible for the standard deviating message pricing, - in the control step, the transmitter's identifier is compared with the stored identifiers, and - the pricing of the message is determined on the basis of the comparison. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that it is carried out from the normal deviating pricing of a message by failing to create a billing record which is usually created on the basis of a message. 7. Pricing system for messages in a mobile communication network, characterized by the system comprising - established criteria for a message pricing that deviate from the normal, - receiving means for receiving a message, 15. checking means to find out about the established criteria are met for the received message, - setting means for performing it from the normal deviating message pricing where the specified criteria are met, and - sending means for sending the message. System according to claim 7, characterized in that; - for the receiving means, a first protocol identifier is determined; · · 'Used for the normal deviating message pricing, i.: - the control means are arranged to control messages that contain the first protocol identifier, response to the fulfillment of the criteria, and - the transmission means are arranged to transmit the message according to j · ·. the second protocol identifier it has been assigned. • ». · ·. 9. A system according to claim 7, characterized in that 30. the established criteria comprise predetermined identifiers which • · * · *: correspond to the standard deviation of message pricing, comparison means arranged to compare the identifier attached to the message with the stored identifiers, and the setting means are arranged to function depending on the result of the comparison. System according to claim 7, characterized in that - the system comprises a message center which processes the message which is priced in a way that deviates from the normal and which has been assigned a separate identifier. 11. A system according to claim 7, characterized in that - the established criteria comprise stored identifiers that justify the standard deviation message pricing, 10. the received message comprises the transmitter identifier, - the control means comprise comparator means arranged to compare the transmitter's identifier. the message with the stored identifiers, and the setting means are arranged to function depending on the result of the comparison. 12. System according to claim 7, characterized in that said setting means are arranged to prevent the creation of a billing record which is usually created on the basis of a message. 13. A method for eating an information receiver to provide a pricing of mobile communication system messages that deviate from the normal, characterized in that * ·; , - identifiers that are justified by the normal message pricing are defined, in conjunction with the information offered, certain identifiers are provided from which the user may be familiar with in- Y: the formation, - a message is routed from a user's incoming message to: ": a functionally coupled network element to the mobile communication network, - it is checked whether the identifier in the message corresponds to at least one of the defined identifiers," »/ - the message in which case the identifier at least some of the * * identifiers of the defined identifiers are priced according to the pricing to which: Y: the identifier in the message refers, and the ·: * ·· message is sent to the recipient. 21 113607 Process according to Claim 13, characterized in that the pricing is performed by failing to create a billing record which is usually created when sending a message. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that the pricing 5 is performed by invoicing a third party for the transmission of the message. 16. A method according to claim 13, characterized in that the pricing is carried out by failing to invoice a billing record which is usually created when sending a message. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that the message 10 is a short message, e-mail message or multimedia message in a mobile communication network. • I · »· t · t I *» »· * ·» · • · »· s»