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Automatic in-line messaging system
Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LLC
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Filing: 1999-12-10
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Granted: 2004-04-06
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Expires: 2019-12-10
Abstract
Abstract An automatic messaging system for a telecommunications network is disclosed. A call processing entity such as a switch or central control point recognizes a call-processing event and responsively generates and sends an informational message to a specified destination. The informational message may be a text description of the event, such as an indication that “calling party just placed a call to called party” or may take other forms, such as a video message, an audio message or a fax message.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas M. Sladek
- 👤 Von K. McConnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/24; H04M; H04M15/00; H04M15/67; H04M15/70; H04M15/745; H04M15/90; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q3/0045; H04Q3/005; H04Q3/0054; H04W76/00; H04W76/20; H04M2215/00; H04M2215/01; H04M2215/0108; H04M2215/016; H04M2215/0168; H04M2215/0176; H04M2215/20; H04M2215/2026; H04M2215/32; H04M2215/48; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/06; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42034; H04M3/42059; H04M3/42068; H04M7/00; H04M7/0024; H04M7/0042; H04M7/0048; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/1225; H04M7/1235; H04M7/126; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13003; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13095; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13103; H04Q2213/13109; H04Q2213/1313; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13345; H04Q2213/13348; H04Q2213/13389; H04Q2213/13405; H04W4/12; H04W4/14; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/184; H04W92/00; H04W92/02; H04W92/16; H04W92/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a call-processing entity, the serving system serving a plurality of subscriber stations and, in response to a call-processing event associated with a call involving at least two parties, the serving system sending a signaling message to the call-processing entity, the signaling message defining information about the call-processing event, and the call-processing entity receiving the signaling message and responsively consulting service logic associated with at least a given one of the parties, the improvement comprising: connecting the call between the at least two parties; and in accordance with the service logic, the call-processing entity generating a short message service (SMS) message and sending the SMS message to a predefined destination for receipt by a human at the destination, wherein the human is other than a party to the call, wherein generating the SMS message comprises (i) translating at least a portion of the information defined by the signaling message from a first type of information including a subscriber number into a second type of information including a subscriber name so as to produce translated information, and then (ii) combining a predefined text message with at least the translated information so as to establish a customized text message that includes information about the call-processing event, wherein the SMS message comprises the customized text message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a call-processing entity, the serving system serving a plurality of subscriber stations and, in response to a call-processing event associated with a call involving at least two parties, the serving system sending a signaling message to the call-processing entity, the signaling message defining information about the call-processing event, and the call-processing entity receiving the signaling message and responsively consulting service logic associated with at least a given one of the parties, the improvement comprising: connecting the call between the at least two parties; and in accordance with the service logic, the call-processing entity generating a short message service (SMS) message and sending the SMS message to a predefined destination for receipt by a human at the destination, wherein the human is other than a party to the call, wherein generating the SMS message comprises (i) translating at least a portion of the information defined by the signaling message from a first type of information including a subscriber number into a second type of information including a subscriber name so as to produce translated information, and then (ii) combining a predefined text message with at least the translated information so as to establish a customized text message that includes information about the call-processing event, wherein the SMS message comprises the customized text message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the call-processing event is selected from the group consisting of an origination event, a termination event, and a call-activity threshold event.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein sending the SMS message to the destination comprises sending the SMS message via at least one intermediate entity to the destination.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the at least one intermediate entity is selected from the group consisting of a mobile switching center (MSC), a bulk messaging gateway, and a short message service center (SMSC).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the destination comprises a mobile station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the call-processing event relates to activity in one network domain, and the destination is a network address in another network domain.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the given party operates a mobile station, and the destination is a landline station.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the call-processing event occurs in a circuit-switched network, and sending the SMS message to the destination comprises sending the SMS message via a packet switched network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein generating the SMS message comprises invoking an application on another entity to generate the SMS message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein sending the SMS message comprises invoking an application on another entity to send the SMS message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
226 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a call-processing entity, the serving system serving a plurality of subscribers and, in response to a call-processing event associated with a call involving at least two parties, the serving system sending a signaling message to the call-processing entity, the signaling message defining information about the call-processing event, and the call-processing entity receiving the signaling message and responsively consulting service logic associated with at least a given one of the parties, the improvement comprising: connecting the call between the at least two parties; and in accordance with the service logic, the call-processing entity generating an informational message and sending the informational message to a predefined destination for receipt by a human at the destination, the informational message including information about the call-processing event, wherein the human is other than a party to the call, wherein generating the informational message comprises (i) translating at least a portion of the information defined by the signaling message from a first type of information including a subscriber number into a second type of information including a subscriber name so as to produce translated information, and then (ii) combining a predefined message with at least the translated information so as to establish a customized message that includes information about the call-processing event, wherein the informational message comprises the customized message.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
226 words
In a telecommunications network of the type comprising a serving system and a call-processing entity, the serving system serving a plurality of subscribers and, in response to a call-processing event associated with a call involving at least two parties, the serving system sending a signaling message to the call-processing entity, the signaling message defining information about the call-processing event, and the call-processing entity receiving the signaling message and responsively consulting service logic associated with at least a given one of the parties, the improvement comprising: connecting the call between the at least two parties; and in accordance with the service logic, the call-processing entity generating an informational message and sending the informational message to a predefined destination for receipt by a human at the destination, the informational message including information about the call-processing event, wherein the human is other than a party to the call, wherein generating the informational message comprises (i) translating at least a portion of the information defined by the signaling message from a first type of information including a subscriber number into a second type of information including a subscriber name so as to produce translated information, and then (ii) combining a predefined message with at least the translated information so as to establish a customized message that includes information about the call-processing event, wherein the informational message comprises the customized message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the call-processing event is selected from the group consisting of an origination event, a termination event, and a call-activity threshold event.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The improvement as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the informational message comprises a text message.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The improvement as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the real-time media message is selected from the group consisting of an audio message and a video message.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The improvement as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the informational message comprises a real-time media message.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the informational message comprises a fax message.
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