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Method and apparatus for electronic mail transmission as short messages towards a mobile radio terminal
Assignee: Nokia Bell NV
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Filing: 1995-12-01
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A mail service gateway (MSG) is coupled between at least one network (INTERNET, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported and a network (GSMN) for mobile communication wherein a short message service is supported. The mail service gateway (MSG) decomposes an incoming electronic mail message and embeds successive parts thereof in successive short messages which are then transmitted through the network (GSMN) for mobile communication towards a mobile terminal (MT1, MT2). A short message processing device (SPD) which may be included in the mobile terminals (MT2) to make the mail service gateway (MSG) transparent is also disclosed. Furthermore, a preferred method to adapt existing telecommunication systems to enable support of this electronic mail service therein, is described.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony Belpaire
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/06; H04L51/066; H04L51/58; H04W4/14; H04W4/18; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/184; H04W92/00; H04W92/04; H04W92/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) for interfacing between at least one network (INTERNET, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported and a network (GSMN) for mobile communication, said mail service gateway (MSG) being adapted to enable transmission of an electronic mail message from a terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) of a said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) to a mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) of said network (GSMN) for mobile communication, and said mail service gateway (MSG) thereto including: a) decomposing means (D) provided to decompose said electronic mail message and to generate therefrom a sequence of data blocks to be routed through said network (GSMN) for mobile communication, characterized in that said network (GSMN) for mobile communication includes a short message service centre (SMSC) adapted to support a short message service such as according to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard, and that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: b) embedding means (E) adapted to embed successive ones of said data blocks in subsequent short messages and adapted to apply said short messages to a short message port (SMP) of said network (GSMN) for mobile communication to be routed therein to said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) using said short message service.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: c) filtering means (F) adapted to remove overhead information from said electronic mail message before it is applied to said decomposing means (D).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: d) information adding means (A) provided to add to each data block of said sequence of data blocks an extension data block comprising an origin identifier to identify said terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22), said embedding means (E) furthermore being adapted to embed said data block and said extension data block in a short message of said subsequent short messages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
100 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: d) information adding means (A) provided to add to each data block of said sequence of data blocks an extension data block comprising an origin identifier to identify said terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) an indication of the total number of said short messages in which said successive data blocks are embedded, said embedding means (E) furthermore being adapted to embed said data block and said extension data block in a short message of said subsequent short messages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: d) information adding means (A) provided to add to each data block of said sequence of data blocks an extension data block comprising an origin identifier to identify said terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) an index number of said data block in said sequence of data blocks, said embedding means (E) furthermore being adapted to embed said data block and said extension data block in a short message of said subsequent short messages.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 3, characterized in that said embedding means (E) is adapted to embed said data block and said extension data block in said short message in accordance with predetermined standard specifications.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: e) processing means (P) adapted to replace objects which form part of said electronic mail message but which can not be displayed or stored by said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2), by a short code.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: f) destination translating means (DTM) adapted to translate destination information used to route said electronic mail message through said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) into a destination identifier that is used to route said short messages through said network (GSMN) for mobile communication.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 8, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) is equipped with a destination translation table memory (TM) provided to store therein destination identifiers similar to said destination identifier for all mobile terminals similar to said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
66 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: g) message delivery information means adapted to receive from said short message service centre (SMSC) delivery information with respect to delivery of said sequence of short messages to said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2), and adapted to transmit said delivery information to said terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
76 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: h) message delivery information means adapted to receive from said short message service centre (SMSC) delivery information with respect to delivery of said sequence of short messages to said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2), and adapted to transmit a delivery message to a mailbox in said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) of the originating party of said electronic mail message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A mail service gateway (MSG) according to claim 1, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: h) combining means adapted to combine a sequence of said short messages transmitted by a said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) to generate therefrom a said electronic mail message for transmission thereof towards a said terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
148 words
A short message processing device (SPD) included in a mobile terminal (MT2) characterized in that said short message processing device (SPD) is adapted to assemble an electronic mail message from a sequence of short messages such as according to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard applied thereto, said electronic mail message previously being transmitted by a terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) in a network (INTERCOM, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported, and being decomposed in data blocks embedded in said sequence of short messages, and said short message processing device (SPD) therefore including: a) information subtracting means (S) adapted to subtract from each short message in said sequence of short messages an extension data block; and b) mail assembling means (MA) adapted to assemble, based on information in said extension data block, said electronic mail message from data blocks comprised in said short messages.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
94 words
A short message processing device (SPD) according to claim 11, characterized in that said short message processing device further includes: c) message decomposing means (D ' ) provided to decompose a message to be transmitted by said mobile terminal (MT2) into a sequence of data blocks; d) information adding means (A ' ) adapted to add to each data block of said sequence of data blocks an extension data block; and e) embedding means (E ' ) adapted to embed each said data block and said extension data block in a said short message.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for transmission of an electronic mail message from a terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) in a network (INTERNET, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported to a mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) in a network (GSMN) for mobile communication, characterized in that said method includes the steps of: a) decomposing said electronic mail message in successive data blocks; b) embedding said successive data blocks in respective subsequent short messages; c) applying said subsequent short messages to said network (GSMN) for mobile communication via a short message port (SMP) thereof; and d) transmitting said short messages towards said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) using a short message service such as according to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard that is supported in said network (GSMN) for mobile communications.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
A method according to claim 13, characterized in that said method further includes the steps of: e) removing overhead data from said electronic mail message; f) replacing objects which form part of said electronic mail message but which cannot be displayed or stored by said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) by a short code; and g) adding an extension data block to each of said data blocks, said steps e, f, and g being performed before said embedding.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 13 characterized in that said method further includes the step of: h) translating destination information used to route said electronic mail message through said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) into a destination identifier used to route said short messages through said network (GSMN) for mobile communication.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
200 words
A telecommunication system comprising at least one network (INTERNET, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported coupled to a network (GSMN) for mobile communication via a mail service gateway (MSG) which is adapted to enable transmission of an electronic mail message from a terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) of a said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) to a mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) of said network (GSMN) for mobile communication, said mail service gateway thereto including: a) decomposing means (D) provided to decompose said electronic mail message and to generate therefrom a sequence of data blocks to be routed through said network (GSMN) for mobile communication, characterized in that said network (GSMN) for mobile communication includes a short message service centre (SMSC) adapted to support a short message service such as according to the Global System For Mobile Communications (GSM) standard, and that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: b) embedding means (E) adapted to embed successive ones of said data blocks in subsequent short messages and adapted to apply said short messages to a short message port (SMP) of said network (GSMN) for mobile communication to be transferred therein to said mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) using said short message service.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
133 words
A telecommunication system according to claim 15, characterized in that said mail service gateway (MSG) further includes: c) filtering means (F) adapted to remove overhead information from said electronic mail message before it is applied to said decomposing means (D); and d) information adding means (A) provided to add to each data block of said sequence of data blocks an extension data block, and moreover in that said mobile terminal (MT2) is equipped with a short message processing device (SPD) which includes: a) information subtracting means (S) adapted to subtract from each short message in said sequence of short messages said extension data block; and b) mail assembling means (MA) adapted to assemble, based on information in said extension data block, said electronic mail message from data blocks comprised in said short messages.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
208 words
A method to adapt a telecommunication system comprising at least one network (INTERNET, DATACOM) wherein an electronic mail service is supported and a network (GSMN) for mobile communication wherein a short message service such as according to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard is supported, characterized in that said method includes a first step of coupling said at least one network (INTERNET, DATACOM) to said network (GSMN) for mobile communication via a mail service gateway (MSG) which is adapted to decompose an electronic mail message that is transmitted from a terminal (T11, T12, T21, T22) of a said network (INTERNET, DATACOM) to a mobile terminal (MT1) of said network (GSMN) for mobile communication into a sequence of data blocks, and which is adapted to embed successive ones of said data blocks in successive short messages transmitted towards said mobile terminal (MT1) to be displayed or stored thereby, and a second step, independent from said first step, wherein mobile terminals (MT2) similar to said mobile terminal (MT1) are provided with a short message processing device which is adapted to assemble said electronic mail message from said sequence of short messages in such a way that said mail service gateway (MSG) becomes transparent to said mobile terminal (MT2).
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