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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Peter Bleckert, Uppsala, SE;
Robert Skog, Hässelby, SE;
Inventors:
Peter Bleckert, Uppsala, SE;
Robert Skog, Hässelby, SE;
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A message, e.g., a SMS message, intended for a specific hardware item is provided from an application node to a message controller together with hardware identification data, e.g., IMSI or IMEISV. The message controller and a location updated subscriber database, e.g., an HLR, having stored information about the intended terminating hardware, interact and a further handling of the message is decided based on the provided hardware identification data and on data stored in the location updated subscriber database.