US6067529A
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System and method for sending a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 1998-08-12
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Granted: 2000-05-23
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Expires: 2018-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for providing a substantially immediate electronic receipt after a consumer has made a purchase. When a consumer makes a purchase, the sales terminal, which is attached with a short message/e-mail sending capable terminal, can generate and route a short message along with the detailed purchase information to a transport address or alias address associated with the consumer via a Gatekeeper for the Internet for the area that the sales terminal is located in. Upon receipt of the short message, the Gatekeeper can then convert the alias address to the transport address, if the alias address is given and the consumer does not want the short message sent to the alias address, and forward the short message through the Internet to that transport address (or alias address) as an Internet Protocol datagram for storage and retrieval of the short message by the consumer either immediately or at a later time.
Inventors
- 👤 Dipankar Ray
- 👤 Vladimir Alperovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/04; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/047; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/20; G06Q20/209; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/322; G06Q20/3221; G06Q20/325; G06Q20/3255; G07; G07F; G07F19/00; G07F19/20; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A telecommunications system for providing a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal, comprising: a sales terminal having a short message terminal connected therewith, said sales terminal generating said short message containing said purchase information and instructing said short message terminal to send said short message to an address associated with said destination terminal via the Internet; and a mobile terminal in wireless communication with a mobile network, said mobile terminal having a memory therein for storing said address, said sales terminal establishing a call connection with said mobile terminal via said mobile network to retrieve said address.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A telecommunications system for providing a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal, comprising: a sales terminal having a short message terminal connected therewith, said sales terminal generating said short message containing said purchase information and instructing said short message terminal to send said short message to an address associated with said destination terminal via the Internet; and a mobile terminal in wireless communication with a mobile network, said mobile terminal having a memory therein for storing said address, said sales terminal establishing a call connection with said mobile terminal via said mobile network to retrieve said address.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein said address further comprises a transport address associated with said destination terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein said short message is routed to said destination terminal through the Internet using User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein said address is an alias address.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The telecommunications system of claim 5, further comprising a gatekeeper connected to the Internet, said gatekeeper determining a transport address associated with said alias address and routing said short message to said destination terminal using said transport address.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The telecommunications system of claim 6, wherein said transport address is an Internet Protocol (IP) address, said gatekeeper routing said short message to a gateway node associated with said destination terminal using said IP address, said gateway node sending said short message to said destination terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The telecommunications system of claim 6, wherein said gateway node is a Gateway Short Message Service Center (GSMSC), said destination terminal being said mobile terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The telecommunications system of claim 7, wherein said GSMSC obtains routing information associated with a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) serving said mobile terminal from a Home Location Register, said GSMSC routing said short message to said SMSC, said SMSC sending said short message to said mobile terminal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telecommunications system of claim 7, wherein said short message is stored in said memory within said mobile terminal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunications system of claim 9, wherein said memory is a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The telecommunications system of claim 7, wherein said gatekeeper converts said short message into Internet Protocol (IP) packets, said IP packets being sent to said GSMSC through the Internet, said GSMSC converting said IP packets back into said short message.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The telecommunications system of claim 6, wherein said gateway node is a credit card gateway, said alias address being a credit card number, said credit card gateway determining routing information for sending said short message to said destination terminal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for providing a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal, said method comprising the steps of: storing an address for said destination terminal within a memory in a mobile terminal in wireless communication with the Internet; establishing a call connection between a sales terminal and said mobile terminal via the Internet; transmitting said address from said mobile terminal to said sales terminal during said call connection; generating said short message by said sales terminal having a short message terminal connected therewith; instructing, by said sales terminal, said short message terminal to send said short message to said address associated with said destination terminal; and routing, by said short message terminal, said short message to said destination terminal through the Internet using said address.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
127 words
A method for providing a short message containing purchase information to a destination terminal, said method comprising the steps of: storing an address for said destination terminal within a memory in a mobile terminal in wireless communication with the Internet; establishing a call connection between a sales terminal and said mobile terminal via the Internet; transmitting said address from said mobile terminal to said sales terminal during said call connection; generating said short message by said sales terminal having a short message terminal connected therewith; instructing, by said sales terminal, said short message terminal to send said short message to said address associated with said destination terminal; and routing, by said short message terminal, said short message to said destination terminal through the Internet using said address.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said address is a transport address associated with said destination terminal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said step of routing uses User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said address is an alias address and wherein said step of routing further comprises the step of: routing, by said short message terminal, said alias address to a gatekeeper connected to the Internet.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 16, wherein said step of routing further comprises the step of: determining a transport address associated with said alias address by said gatekeeper.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of claim 17, wherein said of determining said routing information is performed by said gatekeeper transport address is an Internet Protocol (IP) address, said step of routing said short message to said destination terminal further comprising the steps of: routing, by said gatekeeper, said short message to a gateway node associated with said destination terminal using said IP address; and sending, by said gateway node, said short message to said destination terminal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 18, wherein said gateway node is a Gateway Short Message Service Center (GSMSC), said destination terminal being said mobile terminal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said step of sending said short message by said GSMSC to said destination terminal comprises the steps of: obtaining, by said GSMSC, routing information associated with a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) serving said mobile terminal from a Home Location Register; routing, by said GSMSC, said short message to said SMSC; and sending, by said GSMSC, said short message to said mobile terminal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said short message is stored in said memory within said mobile terminal.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 21, wherein said memory is a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said step of routing said short message by said gatekeeper to said GSMSC further comprises the steps of: converting, by said gatekeeper, said short message into Internet Protocol (IP) packets; sending said IP packets to said GMSC through the Internet; and converting, by said GSMSC, said IP packets back into said short message.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 18, wherein said gateway node is a credit card gateway, said alias address being a credit card number, said step of sending said short message by said gateway node to said destination terminal being performed by said credit card gateway determining routing information for sending said short message to said destination terminal.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
The telecommunications system of claim 12, wherein said sales terminal uses said credit card number to authorize said purchase.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
47 words
The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein said memory further stores at least one credit card number, said sales terminal receiving a select one of said at least one credit card number during said call connection, said select credit card number being used to authorize said purchase.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of: authorizing said purchase by said sales terminal using said credit card number.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of: storing at least one credit card number within said memory; transmitting a select one of said at least one credit card number from said mobile terminal to said sales terminal during said call connection; and authorizing said purchase by said sales terminal using said select credit card number.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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