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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Martti Lumme, Helsinki, FI;
Lassi Hippelainen, Helsinki, FI;
Nokia Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The addresses of a mobile station (MS) and a second party (B) connected to the Internet ( ) are converted in such a way that a short message service center (SMSC) receives an allocation request ( - ) from a mobile station for allocating a virtual number (VN) to a combination comprising the address (IA ) of a second party preferably also a mobile station identifier. The SMSC sends a reply ( - ) to the mobile station, the reply indicating the allocated virtual number (VN). The mobile station (MS) transmits a short message ( - ) to the virtual member. The SMSC forms an Internet address (IA ) of the second party (B) on the basis of the virtual number (VN) and the allocation request ( - ) and sends to the Internet address an e-mail message ( - ) whose text part corresponds to the text part of the short message. The B party can reply ( - ) by using the reply function of the e-mail, which exchanges the sender for the recipient The B party can also use ( - ) the ISDN number of the mobile station. In both cases ( - - ) a virtual number (VN) is sent to the mobile station (MS), the number indicating the sender to the user of the mobile station.