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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2008
Applicants:

Teemu Harju, Espoo, FI;

Uwe Schwarz, Veikkola, DE;

Manish Varma, Gurgaon, IN;

Matti I. Vesterinen, Espoo, FI;

Timo Alakoski, Helsinki, FI;

Inventors:

Teemu Harju, Espoo, FI;

Uwe Schwarz, Veikkola, DE;

Manish Varma, Gurgaon, IN;

Matti I. Vesterinen, Espoo, FI;

Timo Alakoski, Helsinki, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a service, utilizing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), to a user in a communications network. According to one example of the invention, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message is received from an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) server or gateway. Relevant content is then retrieved from a database upon receiving the HTTP message. A USSD message content is created based on a set of parameters, the USSD message content is sent to the USSD server, and the relevant content may then be provided to a user terminal in a text message.


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