Method for transmitting a message, and gateway
OwnerRudiger Hausmann, Gero Offerinventors
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Abstract
A message is transmitted to a terminal in a data communications network, in particular an IP network, or from the data communications network to a telecommunications network, in particular a mobile radio network. The message format is converted, prior to its transmission, in accordance with a applicable conversion and processing rule set from a set of conversion and processing rules which are stored in a rule database. Optionally, supplementary information is added and/or the message content is reduced by predetermined parts.
Claims24
A method of transmitting a message having a given message format, which comprises:
- prior to a start of a transmission of a message, setting up a connection between a gateway and a rule database having stored therein a set of conversion and processing rules;
- starting a selection routine for defining an applicable conversion and processing rule set from the set of conversion and processing rules for conversion of the message format;
- forming a conversion control signal from the conversion and processing rule set;
- buffer-storing the conversion and processing rule set or the control signal in the gateway;
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- converting the message format in accordance with the conversion rule in the gateway.
A gateway for converting a message format, comprising:
- a first connection device for producing a connection to a rule database;
- a control device connected to said first connection device, said control device being programmed to start and process a selection routine for defining an applicable conversion and processing rule set from a set of conversion and processing rules (which are stored in the rule database) for conversion of the message format and optionally for adding supplementary information and optionally for reducing the message by predetermined parts;
- a conversion device connected to said control device for forming a conversion control signal from the conversion and processing rule set;
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- a memory device connected to said conversion device for storing one of the conversion and processing rule set and the conversion control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.