Patent ID: 6327479
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for the transmission of a short message in a telecommunication network comprising:coupling a mobile communication network, which comprises a first short-message service center, with a telephone network, wherein digital signalling is used;generating a short message by a terminal device and sending the short message to an intended receiver and a receiver's subscriber type is checked in a short-message service centre, wherein the terminal device being compatible with the mobile communication and telephone network;connecting the telephone network to the first short-message service centre via a first data communication link;adding the receiver's subscriber type identifier to the short message;transmitting the short message to the first short-message service centre; andif the receiver is a subscriber in the telephone network, then starting a call setup to an intended subscriber in the telephone network and the short message is transmitted during the call setup to the intended subscriber;if the receiver is a subscriber in the mobile communication network, then transmitting the short message to the intended receiver in accordance with the short message specifications for the mobile communication network.