Patent ID: 6597917
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of producing a messaging message in a mobile communication system comprising a message center, the method comprising:receiving, at the message center, information from a sending party, wherein the information comprises the sending party's identity and it is intended for a receiving party, formatting the information as a messaging message and transmitting the messaging message from the message center to the receiving party, providing the messaging message with an indication as to whether or not the sending party's identity was able to be guaranteed; based on the indication, informing the receiving party as to whether or not the sending party's identity was able to be guaranteed, wherein said indication comprises one of the following: a selected bit combination included in a TP-Originating Address basic element, a selected bit combination included in the Type of Address structural part of the TP-Originating Address basic element or a selected bit combination included in the Numbering Plan Identification structural part of the TP-Originating Address basic element.