Patent ID: 7603118

Claim:
A system for providing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) features in a wireless network wherein the wireless network does not support USSD, the system comprising: a mobile switching center (MSC) comprising an analysis and translation module, the MSC being configured to: analyze, via the analysis and translation module, a digit string received from a mobile device in a call; translate, via the analysis and translation module, the digit string into a service request; and send the service request to an SS7 signal transfer point (STP) for routing to a trigger platform; the trigger platform, in communication with the MSC, configured to: receive the service request from the STP; generate an immediate connection termination response to cause the call to be terminated thereby limiting minute use associated with the mobile device; send the immediate connection termination response to the MSC instructing the MSC to terminate the call so as to allow the mobile device to return to a normal idle condition and await a service request response; and initiate a service request response process based upon the service request derived from the digit string to provide a service associated with the service request.