U.S. patent application number 16/128629 was filed with the patent office on 2019-01-10 for methods and apparatus for implementing telemetry applications on a subscriber identity module.
The applicant listed for this patent is Aeris Communications, Inc.. Invention is credited to Hien Dinh Ho, Syed Zaeem Hosain, Dae Seong KIM, David V. Pedersen, Scott D. Pedersen.
Application Number | 20190014216 16/128629 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36228273 |
Filed Date | 2019-01-10 |
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00000.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00001.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00002.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00003.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00004.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00005.png)
![](/patent/app/20190014216/US20190014216A1-20190110-D00006.png)
United States Patent
Application |
20190014216 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
KIM; Dae Seong ; et
al. |
January 10, 2019 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing telemetry applications on a
subscriber identity module
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for
implementing telemetry applications with the SIM card of a mobile
equipment. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry
application allows the encoding of TAD within a supplementary
services message and transmission of the TAD over a control channel
of a GMS telecommunications system. For one embodiment of the
invention the telemetry application allows the decoding of caller
identification message received from a CMS to obtain the TAD.
Inventors: |
KIM; Dae Seong; (Campbell,
CA) ; Hosain; Syed Zaeem; (San Jose, CA) ;
Pedersen; Scott D.; (San Jose, CA) ; Pedersen; David
V.; (Scotts Valley, CA) ; Ho; Hien Dinh;
(Morgan Hill, CA) |
|
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Aeris Communications, Inc. |
San Jose |
CA |
US |
|
|
Family ID: |
36228273 |
Appl. No.: |
16/128629 |
Filed: |
September 12, 2018 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
|
|
|
|
|
|
Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
|
|
11231003 |
Sep 16, 2005 |
10079942 |
|
|
16128629 |
|
|
|
|
60621300 |
Oct 22, 2004 |
|
|
|
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04M 11/002 20130101;
H04W 4/16 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H04M 11/00 20060101
H04M011/00 |
Claims
1. A mobile station, to operate in a wireless telecommunications
system, comprising: a device to collect telemetry application data;
a mobile equipment communicably interfaced with the device and
enabled to communicate with a remote location via the wireless
telecommunications system; a subscriber identity module (SIM)
coupled with the mobile equipment, having a telemetry application
implemented thereon, the telemetry application to receive the
telemetry application data from the device via the mobile equipment
and cause the mobile equipment to transmit the telemetry
application data to the remote location via the wireless
telecommunications system.
2. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the device to collect
telemetry data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that
measures information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine
(M2M) device and an audio device.
3. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the telemetry application
to further encode the telemetry application data within a
supplementary services message;
4. The mobile station of claim 3, wherein the supplementary
services message comprises a call forwarding message selected from
the group comprising: a call forwarding unconditional message, a
call forwarding on mobile subscriber busy message, a call
forwarding on no reply message, and a call forwarding on mobile
subscriber unreachable message.
5. The mobile station of claim 3, wherein the mobile equipment to
transmit the supplementary services message over the control
channel of the wireless telecommunications system comprises the
mobile equipment to transmit the call forwarding message over a
standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless
telecommunications system.
6. The mobile station of claim 4, wherein the telemetry application
data is included in a forward-to-number of the call forwarding
message.
7. A method in a mobile equipment comprising: executing a telemetry
application stored within a subscriber identity module (SIM)
coupled with the mobile equipment, wherein the telemetry
application causes the mobile equipment to perform operations
comprising: receiving telemetry application data from a device
communicably interfaced with the mobile equipment, wherein the
telemetry application data comprises measurement data collected by
the device, encoding the telemetry application data within a
supplementary services message of a wireless communications system
accessible to the mobile equipment; and transmitting the
supplementary services message to a remote location via the
wireless communications system.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the device to collect telemetry
data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that measures
information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine (M2M) device
and an audio device.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the supplementary services
message comprises a call forwarding message selected from the group
comprising: a call forwarding unconditional message, a call
forwarding on mobile subscriber busy message, a call forwarding on
no reply message, and a call forwarding on mobile subscriber
unreachable message.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein transmitting the supplementary
service message over the control channel of the wireless
communications system comprises transmitting the call forwarding
message over a standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless
communications system.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the telemetry application data
is included in a forward-to-number of the call forwarding
message.
12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable
instructions stored therein that, when executed, cause one or more
processors corresponding to a system including a mobile station and
a device communicably interfaced with the mobile station, wherein
the mobile station comprises a mobile equipment, a subscriber
identity module (SIM) card coupled to the mobile equipment, a
telemetry application and a transmitter to perform operations
comprising: accessing the telemetry application from the SIM card
via the mobile equipment; executing the telemetry application from
the SIM card via the mobile equipment; collecting telemetry
application data at the mobile station via the device; and
transmitting the telemetry application data to a remote location
over the wireless communications network via the mobile
equipment.
13. The mobile station of claim 1, wherein the device to collect
telemetry data comprises any one or more of: a remote device that
measures information, a telemetry device, a machine to machine
(M2M) device and an audio device.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12,
wherein the telemetry application further comprises an encoder,
wherein the encoder encodes the telemetry application data within a
supplementary services message.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12,
wherein the transmitter transmits the supplementary service message
over a control channel of the wireless communications network to a
central monitoring station.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14,
wherein the supplementary services message comprises a call
forwarding message selected from the group comprising: a call
forwarding unconditional message; a call forwarding on mobile
subscriber busy message; a call forwarding on no reply message; and
a call forwarding on mobile subscriber unreachable message.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12,
wherein transmitting the supplementary service message over a
control channel of the wireless communications network comprises a
transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the call forwarding
message over a standalone dedicated control channel of the wireless
communications network.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12,
wherein the telemetry application data is included in a
forward-to-number of the call forwarding message.
19. A mobile station for a wireless telecommunications system
comprising: a mobile equipment; and a subscriber identity module
(SIM) coupled to the mobile equipment, the SIM having implemented
thereon a telemetry application.
20. The mobile station of claim 19 wherein the wireless
communications system is selected from the group consisting of a
Global System for Mobile (GSM) system, a Universal Mobile
Telecommunications System (UMTS) and other cellular communication
technologies.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. Ser. No.
11/231,003, filed Sep. 16, 2005; which claims the benefit of U.S.
Provisional Ser. No. 60/621,300, filed Oct. 22, 2004, which is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD
[0002] Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the field
of telemetry applications employing a wireless telecommunications
system and more specifically to methods and apparatuses for
implementing a telemetry application on a subscriber identity
module (SIM (SIM card)).
BACKGROUND
[0003] Wireless telemetry systems use a wireless (e.g., radio
frequency) communications network to allow the measurement of
information by remote devices and the transmission of the measured
to a central monitoring station (CMS). Typical wireless telemetry
systems also enable the control of remote device through the
counter part of telemetry, telecommand.
[0004] In general, telemetry systems are employed for the purpose
of monitoring environmental conditions or equipment parameters.
Such systems are employed in a wide variety of applications
including security, health monitoring, vehicle and asset tracking,
and device and equipment monitoring and control.
[0005] A typical telemetry system includes a number of remote
measuring devices, an encoder for encoding the measurements as
analog or digital communication signals, and a transmission means
for transmitting the communication signals.
[0006] Some telemetry systems use a wireless telecommunications
system to transmit the telemetry application data. To effect such a
system, the mobile equipment of the telecommunication system is
controlled by a telemetry application. Typically the telemetry
application is programmed into firmware of the mobile
equipment.
[0007] Telemetry applications provide the ability for a telemetry
device to obtain measurement data at remote location and transmit
the data over a wireless network to a central monitoring station.
Such applications are considered machine-to-machine applications as
no human user is involved. That is, for such applications, the data
is input from a machine connected to the mobile station and not
from a human user of the mobile station.
[0008] An exemplary telemetry application providing a method for
communicating telemetry application data (TAD) over a control
channel of a wireless communication network is described in U.S.
Pat. No. 5,845,203 to Ladue ('203 Patent). As described in the '203
Patent, TAD from a remote device is encoded in a stream of dialed
digits along with a remote feature control request (RFCR). The
telemetry application described in the '203 Patent exploits the
RFCR to transmit TAD from the remote device to the CMS. The remote
device is assigned a Mobile Identification Number (MIN) so that it
appears as a roaming cell phone to a local MSC. The local MSC then,
acts as the serving MSC for remote device. The area code specified
in the assigned MIN is selected so that the CMS functions as the
HLR associated with the home MSC for the remote device. The CMS
further appears as a service control point (SCP) on the SS7 network
to receive the RFCR and TAD automatically forwarded by the serving
MSC.
[0009] This is effected as follows. An RFCR is placed in the dialed
digits stream accompanying a call origination message initiated by
the wireless communicator. Additionally, TAD is also placed in the
dialed digits stream. The call origination message and dialed
digits stream is transmitted over a control channel to the sewing
MSC. The serving MSC receives the call origination message and,
associated dialed digits stream, and detects the RFCR, triggering
the serving MSC to forward the dialed digits stream, including the
RFCR and the application specific data, over the SS7 network, to
the CMS/SCP on the SS7 network.
[0010] As evident from this example, telemetry applications may be
quite sophisticated which results in a substantial disadvantage. As
note above the telemetry application may be programmed in firmware
in the mobile equipment. This means that providers of telemetry
applications have to approach mobile equipment manufacturers
independently to have the telemetry application implemented within
each type of mobile equipment. Therefore such a scheme is
time-consuming and costly. Moreover, this may contribute to
inconsistencies in the telemetry applications between mobile
equipment manufacturers.
SUMMARY
[0011] Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses
for implementing telemetry applications with the SIM card of a
mobile equipment. For one embodiment of the invention the telemetry
application allows the encoding of TAD within a supplementary
services message and transmission of the TAD over a control channel
of a GMS telecommunications system. For one embodiment of the
invention the telemetry application allows the decoding of caller
identification message received from a CMS to obtain the TAD.
[0012] Other features and advantages of embodiments of the present
invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings, and from
the detailed description, that follows below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] The invention may be best understood by referring to the
following description and accompanying drawings that are used to
illustrate embodiments of the invention. In the drawings:
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of a GMS telecommunication
network in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 illustrates a system in which a telemetry application
is implemented on the SIM card of a mobile station of a GSM
telecommunication system in accordance with one embodiment of the
invention;
[0016] FIG. 3 illustrates a process by which a telemetry
application is implemented on SIM of a mobile station in accordance
with one embodiment of the invention;
[0017] FIG. 4 illustrates a system by which a telemetry application
is implemented on a SIM in accordance with one embodiment of the
invention;
[0018] FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrates methods by which telementry
application is implemented on a SIM in accordance with embodiments
of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Overview
[0019] Mobile stations of telecommunications systems typically
include a SIM card. The SIM card, which is coupled to, but
physically separate from the mobile equipment (transceiver) of the
mobile station is a machine-readable media containing the
subscriber identity information allowing the subscriber to be
identified by the network. This allows the subscriber access to
subscribed services irrespective of the specific mobile equipment.
That is, by inserting the SIM card into another GSM terminal, the
user is able to transport services to that terminal (e.g., placing
and receiving calls as well as other subscribed services). The SIM
card typically stores a security key to protect against
unauthorized use. Originally, the SIM cards were implemented to
store account information for a particular user and were not much
more than a data storage medium. Removable and portable SIM cards
allow a user to transport their account information from one mobile
station to another.
[0020] Over the years the SIM card has evolved from a simple
storage device to include coded programs implemented on the SIM
card. For example, the SIM card can now implement menus such that
the SIM card can invoke an action of the mobile equipment (alarms,
sounds, etc.)
[0021] Programs can be implemented on the SIM card in a variety of
ways. For example, the GSM standard provides a SIM Application
Toolkit (SAT) (also referred to as a SIM Toolkit (STK)) that is
programmed into the SIM card. The SAT provides mechanisms that
allow applications implemented on the SIM card to operate in
conjunction with mobile equipment that supports the SAT. Such
consumer applications include, for example, financial service
(e.g., banking), and service dialing number, among many others.
[0022] Recently, proactive SIM capabilities have provided the SIM
card with the ability to intercept an event and take a specified
action. That is, using proactive SIM capabilities, the SIM card can
initiates commands to effect applications independently of the
mobile equipment or the wireless communications network. For
example, the SIM card may be programmed to recognize a number and,
in response to the number being dialed, effect a specified action
such as barring the number or automatically changing the number
dialed.
[0023] The applications implemented on a SIM card have been
heretofore restricted to consumer applications in which a human
uses the mobile equipment to obtain provide information. SIM
capabilities have not, thus far, been used to implement a
machine-to-machine application (e.g., a telemetry application) on a
SIM card of a mobile station.
[0024] In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a
telemetry application is implemented on SIM card of a mobile
station using available SIM facilities provided by the wireless
telecommunications standard. For one embodiment, an SAT is used to
implement a telemetry application, including modifications or
invocations of standard GSM functions, on a SIM card of a mobile
station of a GSM telecommunications system.
[0025] In the following description, numerous specific details are
set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the
invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other
instances, well-known circuits, structures and techniques have not
been shown in detail in order not to obscure the understanding of
this description.
[0026] Reference throughout the specification to "one embodiment"
or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or
characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is
included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus,
the appearance of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an
embodiment" in various places throughout the specification are not
necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the
particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined
in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
[0027] Moreover, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of
a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the
Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporated into this
Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a
separate embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of a GMS telecommunication network in
accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Network 100, shown
in FIG. 1 includes a mobile station 110. The mobile station 110
includes the mobile equipment (transceiver) 112. In accordance with
one embodiment of the invention the mobile equipment 112 is
communicatively coupled to a telemetry device 105.
[0028] The mobile station 110 also includes a SIM card 116 having
implemented thereon a telemetry application 118 in accordance with
one embodiment of the invention.
[0029] In accordance with one embodiment of the invention the
telemetry application implemented on the SIM card 118 effects a
method for transmitting TAD over a control channel of a GSM
telecommunications system as described in related United States
Patent Application No, "TBD", entitled "Methods and Apparatuses for
Providing Application-Specific Messaging Over a Global System for
Mobile Wireless Communication System", filed on "Oct. 22, 2004".
For purposes of illustration, the telemetry application described
therein will be used to illustrate an embodiment of the
invention.
[0030] Referring again to FIG. 1, the mobile station 110
communicates with the base station subsystem MSS) 120 via a
GSM-compatible transmission format (ETSI). BSS 120 includes a
number of base transceiver stations (BTSs) 122. The BTSs 122
comprise the radio transceivers that define a cell of the network,
as well as handle the radio-link protocols with the mobile station
110. The BSS 120 also includes a number of base station controllers
(BSCs) 124 that manage the radio resources for one or more STSs
122. The BSCs 124 effect such operations as radio-channel setup,
frequency hopping, and handovers. As shown in FIG. 1, the BSCs 124
connect the mobile station 110 to the mobile switching center (MSC)
132 of network subsystem (NSS) 130. The MSC 132 provides the
functionality for handling a mobile subscriber including
registration, authentication, location updating, handovers, and
call routing to a roaming subscriber. The MSC 132 also provides
connection to the fixed networks 140 (shown for example, as PSTN,
PSPDN, and CSPDN).
[0031] The MSC 132 provides its services in conjunction with a
number of functional entities including the home location register
(HLR) 134 and the visitor location register (VLR) 135 which,
together with the MSC 132 provide call outing and roaming
capabilities. The HLR maintains the current location of the mobile
station long with administrative information for each registered
subscriber of the GSM network.
[0032] The VLR 135 contains information to control and provision
services for each mobile station located within the geographical
area controlled by the VLR 135.
[0033] The GSM network employs two channel types; traffic channels
(TCHs) used to transmit speech and data, and control channels
(CCHs) used for signaling. The control channels include the random
access channel (RACH), which is used by the mobile station to
request access to the network including requests for supplementary
services (SS). Supplementary services modifies (supplements) basic
telecommunication service. When the mobile station transmits an SS
request the system assigns a standalone dedicated control channel
(SDCCH) to the mobile station for access to the network.
[0034] The control channels also include the paging channel (PCH
used to alert the mobile station of an in-coming call.
[0035] In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a
telemetry application that allows TAD to be transmitted within an
SS message on the allocated SDCCH, as described more fully below,
is implemented on the SIM card of the mobile station.
[0036] FIG. 2 illustrates a system in which a telemetry application
is implemented on the SIM card of a mobile station of a GSM
telecommunication system in accordance with one embodiment of the
invention. System 200, shown in FIG. 2 includes a telemetry device
205. Telemetry device 205 is coupled to mobile station 210. The
telemetry device 205 communicates. TAD data to the mobile station
210. The SIM card 116 of mobile station 210 includes a telemetry
application 118. The telemetry application 118 encodes the TAD as
an SS message and transmits it through the BSS 220 to the NSS 230
on an allocated SDCCH. The MSC 232 receives the SS message and
invokes the appropriate interlace message. The SS message is then
forwarded to the HLR.
[0037] The GSM mobile application port (MAP) (GSM_MAP) sends the SS
message using a MAP_Register_SS message to the HLR 234. Software in
the HLR 234 understands the GSM_MAP.
[0038] The HLR receives the SS message, formats the message in a
desired transmission protocol and forwards the data to the CMS 250.
That is, software on the HLR converts the message from the SS
message format to, for example, TCP/IP format. The message may be
communicated through direct or indirect communication links as
exemplified above. The CMS 250 may include a digital processing
system (DPS) 251 for processing decoding) the received message to
obtain the TAD. DPS 251 may also include a telemetry application
254 for transmitting TAD from the CMS 250 to the telemetry device
205. The CMS 250 may communicate the TAD to external systems (not
shown) for additional processing or actions.
[0039] FIG. 3 illustrates a process by which a telemetry
application is implemented on SIM of a mobile station in accordance
with one embodiment of the invention. Process 300 begins at
operation 305 in which a telemetry application is developed
[0040] At operation 310 the telemetry application is coded as
modifications or invocations of functions of a particular wireless
telecommunications system. For one embodiment of the invention the
telemetry application consists of modifications or invocations of
GSM functions.
[0041] At operation 315 the coded telemetry application is
implemented on the SIM card of a mobile station using application
standards of the wireless communication system. For one embodiment
of the invention, the telemetry application is implemented using a
GSM SAT.
General Matters
[0042] Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses
for implementing a telemetry application on a SIM card of a mobile
station. Though described in relation to a GSM telecommunications
system, embodiments of the invention are equally applicable to
other telecommunications systems that include SIM card programming
capabilities.
[0043] In accordance with alternative embodiments various telemetry
applications may be implemented on a SIM card. Two exemplary
telemetry applications that may be implemented on a SIM card are
included as FIG. 5 (Steps 500 to 525) and FIG. 6 (Steps 600 to
625), submitted as Appendix A."
[0044] As described above in reference to FIG. 2, the central
monitoring station may include a DPS. FIG. 4 is a block diagram
illustrating one embodiment of a DPS 401 that may be included
within the central monitoring station in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention. For alternative embodiments of
the present invention, DPS 401 may be a computer that includes a
processor 403 coupled to a bus 407. In one embodiment, memory 405,
storage 411, display controller 409, communications interface 413,
input/output controller 415 and audio controller 427 are also
coupled to bus 407.
[0045] DPS 401 interfaces to external systems through
communications interface 413. Communications interface 413 may
include a radio transceiver compatible with AM, FM, TV, wireless
telephone signals or the like. Communications interface 413 may
also include an analog modem, Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) modem, cable modem, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modern, a
T-1 line interface, a T-3 line interface, an optical carrier
interface (e.g. OC-3), token ring interface, satellite transmission
interface, a wireless interface or other interfaces for coupling a
device to other devices.
[0046] Far one embodiment of the present invention, a carrier wave
signal 423 is received by communications interface 413 to
communicate with antenna 440. In one embodiment of the present
invention, earner wave signal 425 is received/transmitted between
communications interface 413 and network 450. In one embodiment of
the present invention, a communications signal 425 may be used to
interface DPS 401 with another computer system, a network hub,
router or the like. In one embodiment of the present invention,
carrier wave signals 423 and 425 are considered to be machine
readable media, which may be transmitted through wires, cables,
optical fibers or through the atmosphere, or the like.
[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, processor 403
may be a conventional microprocessor, such as for example but not
limited to an Intel x86 or Pentium family microprocessor, a
Motorola family microprocessor, or the like. Memory 405 may be a
machine-readable medium such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM)
and may include static random access memory (SRAM). Display
controller 409 controls in a conventional manner a display 419,
which in one embodiment of the invention may be a cathode ray tube
(CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), an active matrix display, a
television monitor or the like. The input/output device 417 coupled
to input/output controller 415 may be a keyboard, disk drive,
printer, scanner and other input and output devices, including a
television remote, mouse, trackball, trackpad, joystick, or the
like. In one embodiment of the present invention, audio controller
427 controls in a conventional manner audio output 431, which may
include for example audio speakers, headphones, an audio receiver,
amplifier or the like. In one embodiment of the invention, audio
controller 427 also controls in a conventional manner audio input
429, which may include for example a microphone or input(s) from an
audio or Musical device, or the like.
[0048] Storage 411 may include machine-readable media such as for
example but not limited to a magnetic hard disk, a floppy disk, an
optical disk, a smart card or another form of storage for data. In
one embodiment of the present invention, storage 411 may include
removable media, read-only media, readable/writable media or the
like. Some of the data may be written by a direct memory access
process into memory 405 during execution of software in computer
system 401. It is appreciated that software may reside in storage
411, memory 405 or may be transmitted or received via modem or
communications interface 413. For the purposes of the
specification, the term "machine readable medium" shall be taken to
include any medium that is capable of storing data, information or
encoding a sequence of instructions for execution by processor 403
to cause processor 403 to perform the methodologies of the present
invention. The term "machine readable medium" shall be taken to
include, but is not limited to solid-state memories, optical and
magnetic disks, carrier wave signals, and the like.
[0049] While the invention has been described in terms of several
embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the
invention is not limited to the embodiments described, but can be
practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit and
scope of the appended claims. The description is thus to be
regarded as illustrative instead of limiting.
APPENDIX A
[0050] FIG. 5 illustrates a process in which TAD is obtained form a
telemetry device which may be part of a vehicle tracking system,
for example.
[0051] At operation 510 the TAD is encoded within a GSM
supplementary service message. For one embodiment of the invention
in which the GSM supplementary service message is a register_ss
call forwarding message, the TAD is encoded as the
"forward-to-number" portion of the register_ss call forwarding
message as described more fully below.
[0052] At operation 515 the register_ss message containing the TAD
is transmitted over a GSM control channel. For one embodiment, TAD
encoded within a register_ss message is sent over the SDCCH.
[0053] At operation 520 the register_ss message is detected at the
HLR. The message is then reformatted to a desired transmission
format and transmitted to the CMS.
[0054] At operation 525 the message is received at the CMS where it
is decoded to obtain the TAD.
[0055] In accordance with one embodiment of the invention a
supplementary service is selected for encoding the TAD. GSM
includes a number of supplementary services (e.g., forwarding, call
barring, call hold, call waiting, etc.). Not all supplementary
services have available fields for transporting the TAD. For one
embodiment of the invention the call forwarding supplementary
services are used because they provide the largest available field
for transporting the TAD. GSM provides the following call
forwarding services.
[0056] CFU--all incoming calls for the specified services will be
forwarded without being offered to the mobile subscriber.
[0057] CFB--when the mobile subscriber is busy, all incoming calls
for the specified services will be forwarded without being offered
to the mobile subscriber.
[0058] CFNRy--all incoming calls for the specified services that
are not answered within a defined period will be forwarded.
[0059] CFNRc--a all incoming calls for the specified services when
the mobile subscriber is not reachable will be forwarded without
being offered to the mobile subscriber.
[0060] FIG. 6 illustrates a process by which TAD is transmitted
from a CMS to a telemetry device over a GSM control channel in
accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Process 600, shown
in FIG. 6, begins at operation 605 in which TAD is encoded as the
CPN of a PRNR.
[0061] At operation 610 the PRNR is transmitted to the serving MSC
of the mobile station. That is, the gateway MSC invokes the PRNR
including the TAD encoded as the CPN.
[0062] At operation 615 the serving MSC of the mobile station
associates an MSRN with the mobile station.
[0063] At operation 620 the MSRN is used to page the mobile
station. The page includes the TAD (i.e., as the CPN) thus
transmitting the TAI) to the mobile station.
[0064] At operation 625 a telemetry application implemented on the
SIM card of the mobile station decodes the CPN received to obtain
the TAD, which is then communicated to the telemetry device.
* * * * *