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Method and apparatus for event notification for wireless devices
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-21
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Granted: 2001-01-30
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Expires: 2017-08-21
Abstract
Abstract To provide message waiting notification in a wireless client/server environment, the server initiates a telephone call to the client using a telephone number assigned for message waiting notification. The server inserts a telephone number assigned for message waiting notification into a calling party number field and information pertaining to the message received into a calling party name field of the sent caller identification information. The telephone network then pages the client in response to the initiated telephone call. The server then terminates the telephone call. Upon receiving the page, a caller identification device positioned within the client receives the caller identification information sent with the initialed telephone call. The client compares the telephone number contained within the calling party member field of the caller identification information against the assigned telephone number. A match indicates that the call is a message waiting notification. The client further reads the calling party name field of the caller identification information to receive the information pertaining to the received message.
Inventors
- 👤 Billy Gayle Moon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/224; H04L51/58; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/537
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A server for sending a notification to a client over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, the server comprising: a message detector for detecting when the server has received a message for the client; and a controller for initiating a telephone call to the client over the telephone network, the controller further for inserting an assigned telephone number, other than the telephone number of the server initiating the telephone call, indicative of a message waiting notification, into a calling party telephone number field of caller identification information transmitted to the client from the server over the telephone network in association with the initiated telephone call, the controller still further for inserting information pertaining to characteristics of the received message in a calling party name field of the caller identification information transmitted to the client from the server over the telephone network in association with the initiated telephone call.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A server for sending a notification to a client over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, the server comprising: a message detector for detecting when the server has received a message for the client; and a controller for initiating a telephone call to the client over the telephone network, the controller further for inserting an assigned telephone number, other than the telephone number of the server initiating the telephone call, indicative of a message waiting notification, into a calling party telephone number field of caller identification information transmitted to the client from the server over the telephone network in association with the initiated telephone call, the controller still further for inserting information pertaining to characteristics of the received message in a calling party name field of the caller identification information transmitted to the client from the server over the telephone network in association with the initiated telephone call.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information inserted into the calling party name field of the caller identification information is information pertaining to a type of the message.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information inserted into the calling party name field of the caller identification information is information pertaining to a size of the message.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information inserted into the calling party name field of the caller identification information is information pertaining to a source of the message.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
178 words
A client for receiving notification from a server over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, the client comprising: a caller identification device for identifying a calling party telephone number inserted in caller identification information by the server initiating an incoming telephone call and received within the incoming telephone call to the client over the telephone network; and a controller for comparing the identified telephone number inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call with an assigned telephone number other than a telephone number of the server indicative of message waiting notification wherein a match between the telephone number inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call and the assigned telephone number provides notification of the existence of the received message, the controller still further for reading a calling party name field inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call, the calling party name field containing information pertaining to characteristics of the received message.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
178 words
A client for receiving notification from a server over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, the client comprising: a caller identification device for identifying a calling party telephone number inserted in caller identification information by the server initiating an incoming telephone call and received within the incoming telephone call to the client over the telephone network; and a controller for comparing the identified telephone number inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call with an assigned telephone number other than a telephone number of the server indicative of message waiting notification wherein a match between the telephone number inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call and the assigned telephone number provides notification of the existence of the received message, the controller still further for reading a calling party name field inserted in the caller identification information by the server initiating the incoming telephone call, the calling party name field containing information pertaining to characteristics of the received message.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus recited in claim 5 , further comprising an indicator for displaying notification that the server has received the message for the client.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus recited in claim 6 , wherein the indicator is a light emitting diode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus recited in claim 6 , wherein the indicator is an alphanumeric display.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus recited in claim 5 , wherein the controller displays the information contained in the name field on an alphanumeric display.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus recited in claim 5 , further comprising a ringer disabler for disabling a ringer of a telephone connecting the client to the telephone network when the identified telephone number matches the assigned telephone number indicative of message waiting notification.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
113 words
The method for sending a message notification from a server to a client over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, comprising the steps of: assigning, at the server, a telephone number, other than the telephone number of the server, for use in notifying the client over the telephone network of the received message, the telephone number indicative of the existence of the received message; inserting, at the server, the assigned telephone number indicative of the message waiting notification into a calling party telephone number field of caller identification information created when the telephone call is initiated; and calling the client the client over the telephone network.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
113 words
The method for sending a message notification from a server to a client over a telephone network that the server has received a message for the client, comprising the steps of: assigning, at the server, a telephone number, other than the telephone number of the server, for use in notifying the client over the telephone network of the received message, the telephone number indicative of the existence of the received message; inserting, at the server, the assigned telephone number indicative of the message waiting notification into a calling party telephone number field of caller identification information created when the telephone call is initiated; and calling the client the client over the telephone network.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method recited to claim 11 , wherein the client is connected to the telephone network via a mobile telephone.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for receiving a message waiting notification from a server at a client that the server has received a message for the client, comprising the steps of: programming the client with an assigned telephone number for identifying the message waiting notification to the client, the assigned telephone number indicative of the existence of the received message waiting notification and not corresponding to a telephone number of the server; receiving a call at the client from the server over the telephone network; reading a calling party telephone number field included in caller identification information of the received call; and comparing, at the client, a telephone number contained in the calling party telephone number field of the received call against the assigned telephone number, other than the number of the server initiating the call, indicative of the message waiting notification, to identify a match providing an indication of the existence of the received message at the server.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
156 words
A method for receiving a message waiting notification from a server at a client that the server has received a message for the client, comprising the steps of: programming the client with an assigned telephone number for identifying the message waiting notification to the client, the assigned telephone number indicative of the existence of the received message waiting notification and not corresponding to a telephone number of the server; receiving a call at the client from the server over the telephone network; reading a calling party telephone number field included in caller identification information of the received call; and comparing, at the client, a telephone number contained in the calling party telephone number field of the received call against the assigned telephone number, other than the number of the server initiating the call, indicative of the message waiting notification, to identify a match providing an indication of the existence of the received message at the server.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method recited in claim 13 , further including the step of disabling a ringer of a telephone connecting the client to the telephone network when the page is received and the telephone number contained in the calling party telephone number field matches the assigned telephone number indicative of message waiting notifications.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method recited in claim 13 , wherein the client is connected to the telephone network via a mobile telephone.
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