IP Library Granted Patent US 7,024,198
Granted Patent B2
US 7,024,198 · App. 10/487,529 · Granted Apr 4, 2006

Method for expediting a short message via a server when a communication participant of a communication network is not available

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Patent No.
US 7,024,198
App. No.
10/487,529
Granted
Apr 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for emitting signal when a communication participant is not available on a subscriber station (SUB 2 ) of a first partial network (NET 1 ), especially a fixed network, associated with a communication network, once a call has arrived that was destined for the respective subscriber station, to a defined station of a second partial network (NET 2 ), especially Internet, associated with the mentioned communication network which is linked with the first partial network (NET 1 ) via at least one transition device (GW), and wherein communication links from and to a mobile radio device (MOF) associated with the respective communication participant can be established as radio links. According to the invention, a short message signal is transmitted to the defined station of the respective second partial network (NET 2 ), via call redirection from the mentioned subscriber station (SUB 2 ) to a server (SVR) associated with the second partial network (NET 2 ) and by means of an information service defined in said server (SVR), said message comprising at least the subscriber number of the calling subscriber station (SUB 1 ).

Claims (16)

1. A method for expediting a signal when a communication participant is not available at a subscriber station of a first subnetwork associated with a communication network, following arrival of a call, destined for the respective subscriber station, to a defined station of a second subnetwork associated with the communication network, which is linked to the respective first subnetwork via at least one transition device and wherein communication links from and to a mobile radio device associated with the respective communication participant are established as radio links, comprising:

establishing a defined information service, in a server associated with the second subnetwork, that is configured for activation in response to call signal redirection from the first subnetwork to the respective server;

storing, in the first subnetwork, redirection information about the subscriber station of the first subnetwork to which the respective server is assigned for call signal redirection;

using the redirection information to redirect call signal information from a calling subscriber station to the subscriber station of the first subnetwork as a subscriber station to be called, then to the server of the second subnetwork, if the call is not accepted at the subscriber station to be called; and

transmitting a short message signal comprising at least the subscriber number of the calling subscriber station from the respective server to the respective defined station.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein call signal redirection takes place after the call to the subscriber station to be called is not accepted.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein call signal redirection takes place a defined time period after non-acceptance of the call at the subscriber station to be called.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein call signal redirection takes place after a specific defined number of call signals has been emitted to the subscriber station to be called.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a short message is transmitted to the mobile radio device in the short message signal.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an email is sent to a previously defined electronic mailbox as the short message signal.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the short message signal is stored in a server memory.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a selection is made in respect of the subscriber numbers of calling subscriber stations in response to establishment of the information service in the server.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a positive selection is made, according to which a short message signal is transmitted in response to calls with defined subscriber numbers.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a negative selection is made, according to which a short message signal is not transmitted in response to calls with defined subscriber numbers.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the redirection information occurring in the server within a defined time period is retrieved from subscriber station of the communication network.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a subscriber number of a calling subscriber station is included in the short message transmitted during established of the information service to the defined station to set up a link from the station receiving the short message to the respective calling subscriber station.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2008
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 020540/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2006
From: KNABCHEN, ANDREAS; PETERSEN, VOLKER
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 017175/0174 →