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Unstructured supplementary service data from a home location register to an external node
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 1994-12-23
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2014-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A system and method is provided for controlling the signalling between the subscriber of a mobile station and an external service node such as a message center. The control of the signalling is carried out by using unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) which is analyzed by a USSD handler of a home location register which invokes a transparent transfer to external service node (TTEN) application when the USSD does not correspond to a service defined within the home location register. The TTEN application establishes a dialog with the subscriber of the mobile station and the desired external service node by using USSD. This allows the subscriber of the mobile station to access all message services by sending one service code. Also, the operator is not busy while accessing the services and any incoming calls may be answered while accessing the services.
Inventors
- 👤 Bo A. V. Astrom
- 👤 Bjorn A. Svennesson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04W4/14; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W92/00; H04W92/16; H04W92/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) handler for analyzing USSD in a home location register (HLR) to determine whether said USSD corresponds to defined HLR applications; and a transparent transfer unit for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station when said USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) handler for analyzing USSD in a home location register (HLR) to determine whether said USSD corresponds to defined HLR applications; and a transparent transfer unit for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station when said USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said USSD handler delivers said USSD to a HLR processor for performing the services defined by said USSD when said USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to one of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said USSD is sent on a signalling channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said one external node or the mobile station sends a message to said transparent transfer unit to request termination of said TTEN application.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said transparent transfer unit acts as a main interface when a plurality of the external nodes contain services.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system according to claim 5, wherein said transparent transfer unit establishes a dialog between the mobile station and one of the external nodes containing services and relays messages therebetween until said one external node or the mobile station requests termination, the mobile station and said transparent transfer unit remaining in communication after termination is requested.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein one of the external nodes acts as a main interface when a plurality of external nodes contain services.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the external nodes comprise message centers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station comprises an integrated computer notebook.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: a switching center for receiving unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) from the mobile station, said switching center including a first USSD handler for determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined switching center applications, said switching center performing the application corresponding to said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to one of said predetermined switching center applications; a home location register (HLR) for receiving said USSD from said switching center when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to one of said predetermined switching center applications, said home location register including a second USSD handler for determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined HLR applications; and a transparent transfer unit for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
175 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: a switching center for receiving unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) from the mobile station, said switching center including a first USSD handler for determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined switching center applications, said switching center performing the application corresponding to said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to one of said predetermined switching center applications; a home location register (HLR) for receiving said USSD from said switching center when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to one of said predetermined switching center applications, said home location register including a second USSD handler for determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined HLR applications; and a transparent transfer unit for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein said switching center further comprises a switching center processor for performing said predetermined switching center applications defined by said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to said predetermined switching center applications and said HLR further comprises a HLR processor for performing said predetermined HLR applications defined by said USSD when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein said switching center further comprises a visitor location register.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein said transparent transfer unit acts as a main interface when a plurality of the external nodes contain services by developing a main menu of services.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
A system according to claim 13, wherein said transparent transfer unit establishes a dialog between the mobile station and one of the external nodes containing services as selected from said main menu of services and relays messages therebetween until said one external node or the mobile station requests termination, the mobile station and said transparent transfer unit remaining in communication after termination is requested.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein one of the external nodes acts as a main interface when a plurality of external nodes contain services by developing a main menu of services.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
81 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) handler for analyzing USSD within a network to determine whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined network applications; and a transparent transfer unit for transferring in and out of said network to establish a dialog between the mobile station and one of the external nodes defined by said USSD when said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined network applications.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
81 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) handler for analyzing USSD within a network to determine whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined network applications; and a transparent transfer unit for transferring in and out of said network to establish a dialog between the mobile station and one of the external nodes defined by said USSD when said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined network applications.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 16, wherein said transparent transfer unit establishes a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application which transfers out of said network for mobile initiated USSD and transfers into said network for network initiated USSD.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
96 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: a home location register (HLR) for sending an address of the mobile station to one of the external nodes which initiates unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) for establishing a dialog between the mobile station and said one external node; and a transparent transfer unit selectively connected to a switching center corresponding to the mobile station in response to said address for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between said one external node and the mobile station by said USSD.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
96 words
A system for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising: a home location register (HLR) for sending an address of the mobile station to one of the external nodes which initiates unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) for establishing a dialog between the mobile station and said one external node; and a transparent transfer unit selectively connected to a switching center corresponding to the mobile station in response to said address for establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between said one external node and the mobile station by said USSD.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system according to claim 18, wherein said address sent from said HLR is a CCITT signalling system No. 7 address.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) analyzing unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) by an USSD handler in a home location register (HLR) to determine whether said USSD corresponds to defined HLR applications; and (b) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station by a transparent transfer unit when said USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) analyzing unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) by an USSD handler in a home location register (HLR) to determine whether said USSD corresponds to defined HLR applications; and (b) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station by a transparent transfer unit when said USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of delivering said USSD to a HLR processor for performing the services defined by said USSD when said USSD handler determines at said step (a) that said USSD corresponds to one of said defined HLR applications.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of sending a message from said one external node or the mobile station to said transparent transfer unit to request termination of said TTEN application.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 20, further comprising the step of providing a main interface by said transparent transfer unit when a plurality of the external nodes contain services.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method according to claim 23, further comprising the steps of: establishing a dialog by said transparent transfer unit between the mobile station and one of the external nodes containing services; relaying messages between the mobile station and said one external node until said one external node or the mobile station requests termination; and maintaining communication between the mobile station and said transparent transfer unit after termination is requested.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 23, further comprising the step of providing a main interface by one of the external nodes when a plurality of external nodes contain services.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) receiving unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) at a switching center from the mobile station; (b) determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined switching center applications by a first USSD handler included in said switching center; (c) performing the application corresponding to said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to one of said predetermined switching center applications; (d) receiving said USSD at a home location register (HLR) from said switching center when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to one of said predetermined switching center applications; (e) determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined HLR applications by a second USSD handler included in said HLR; and (f) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station by a transparent transfer unit when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) receiving unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) at a switching center from the mobile station; (b) determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined switching center applications by a first USSD handler included in said switching center; (c) performing the application corresponding to said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to one of said predetermined switching center applications; (d) receiving said USSD at a home location register (HLR) from said switching center when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to one of said predetermined switching center applications; (e) determining whether said USSD corresponds to predetermined HLR applications by a second USSD handler included in said HLR; and (f) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between one of the external nodes defined by said USSD and the mobile station by a transparent transfer unit when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD fails to correspond to any of said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method according to claim 26, further comprising the steps of: performing said predetermined switching center applications defined by said USSD when said first USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to said predetermined switching center applications; and performing said predetermined HLR applications defined by said USSD when said second USSD handler determines that said USSD corresponds to said predetermined HLR applications.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 26, further comprising the step of providing a main interface when a plurality of the external nodes contain services by developing a main menu of the services.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method according to claim 28, further comprising the steps of: selecting from said main menu of services to establish a dialog by said transparent transfer unit between the mobile station and one of the external nodes containing services as selected; relaying messages between the mobile station and said one external node until said one external node or the mobile station requests termination; and maintaining communication between the mobile station and said transparent transfer unit when termination is requested.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 26, further comprising the step of providing a main interface by one of the external nodes when a plurality of external nodes contain services by developing a main menu of services.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) sending an address of the mobile station a home location register (HLR) to one of the external nodes which initiates unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) for establishing a dialog between the mobile station and said one external node; (b) selectively connecting a transparent transfer unit to a switching center corresponding to the mobile station in response to said address; and (c) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between said one external node and the mobile station by said USSD.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for controlling the signalling between external nodes and a mobile station comprising the steps of: (a) sending an address of the mobile station a home location register (HLR) to one of the external nodes which initiates unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) for establishing a dialog between the mobile station and said one external node; (b) selectively connecting a transparent transfer unit to a switching center corresponding to the mobile station in response to said address; and (c) establishing a transparent transfer to external nodes (TTEN) application between said one external node and the mobile station by said USSD.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 31, wherein said address sent from said HLR at said step (a) is a CCITT signalling system No. 7 address.
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