Patent ID: 6178322
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method of communicating message waiting notification information from a node to a Home Location Register (""HLR"") in a wireless communications network, the method comprising the step of:upon receipt of a MessageWaitingNotificationDirective INVOKE (""MWNDIR INVOKE"") message from said node, determining whether said received MWNDIR INVOKE message can be processed;if said received MWNDIR INVOKE message can be processed, determining whether a target mobile station can be identified and subscribes to a message waiting notification (""MWN"") service;if said target mobile station can be identified and subscribes to an MWN service, storing message waiting information received in said MWNDIR INVOKE message in a first parameter;wherein said MWNDIR INVOKE message is processable when including only one ANSI-41 Parameter which identifies said target mobile station; andsending a MessageWaitingNotificationDirective RETURN RESULT (""MWNDIR RETURN RESULT"") message to said node.