Patent ID: 6044264
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A mobile communication system comprisingat least one mobile services switching center,mobile subscribers,at least one subscriber databasean intelligent network comprising at least one service switching point and at least one service control point comprising the database and service logic programs of the intelligent network, whereby the intelligent network contains predefined service triggers, each service trigger defining triggering criteria for activating a respective intelligent network service in one of the service control points,the mobile services switching center operating as the service switching point of the intelligent network, and the service control point being implemented as a functional unit independent of the mobile services switching center, and communicates with the mobile services switching center by means of an intelligent network interface and an intelligent network protocol,subscriber data of a mobile subscriber entitled to intelligent network services in said at least one subscriber database including a service trigger key pointing to one or more service triggers,the mobile services switching center being arranged to react to the service trigger key of the mobile subscriber during call setup by retrieving one or more service triggers pointed to by the trigger key, and by triggering an intelligent network service corresponding to said retrieved service trigger in one of the service control points as the triggering criteria of the service trigger are met.