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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Keiji Machida, Yokohama, JP;
Tooru Hasegawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Mayumi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Ujino, Yokohamaa, JP;
Keiji Machida, Yokohama, JP;
Tooru Hasegawa, Yokosuka, JP;
Mayumi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Ujino, Yokohamaa, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a location-area MSCreceives an SMS originating signal, an interrogating unitsends an SRIforSM signal including the MSISDN of a receiving terminalto an HLRWhen the location-area MSCreceives an SRIforSMack signal from the HLRa subscriber-identification-information obtaining unitobtains an IMUI contained in the SRIforSMack. An on-origination carrier identifying unitidentifies from the IMUI the carrier to which the receiving terminalsubscribes. The location-area MSCdetermines whether the carriers have an SMS interconnection agreement with each other, on the basis of identification made by an on-origination carrier identifying unit