WO2008013437A1 - Method, system and nodes for notifying a called subscriber of a call attempt made by a prepaid calling subscriber with insufficient credit - Google Patents

Method, system and nodes for notifying a called subscriber of a call attempt made by a prepaid calling subscriber with insufficient credit Download PDF

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WO2008013437A1
WO2008013437A1 PCT/MX2007/000083 MX2007000083W WO2008013437A1 WO 2008013437 A1 WO2008013437 A1 WO 2008013437A1 MX 2007000083 W MX2007000083 W MX 2007000083W WO 2008013437 A1 WO2008013437 A1 WO 2008013437A1
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Carlos Mijares Valles
Cuauhtémoc MEDRANO DE HOYOS
Ricardo Ponce Santana
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  • This invention relates to telecommunications networks and, more precisely, to a method, system and nodes to impose a notification to a called subscriber of an attempted call to him, made by a prepaid calling subscriber with insufficient credit or null.
  • a prepaid subscriber within a mobile telecommunications network, makes a call to another subscriber of a mobile or fixed telecommunications network, it is first verified that the prepaid subscriber has sufficient credit to make said call, by Otherwise, the mobile telecommunications network proceeds to not authorize the establishment of the call between the prepaid subscriber (calling subscriber) and the other subscriber (called subscriber), so that only the prepaid subscriber is notified of said event, leaving the other subscriber (called subscriber) without receiving any notification indicating that a call attempt has been made to him.
  • Said lack of notification towards the called subscriber implies that both the calling subscriber and the called subscriber do not have the possibility of establishing a communication in which the called subscriber could, if he so wishes, return the call to the calling subscriber.
  • This situation described above is magnified, for example, in an emergency in which the calling subscriber wishes to establish a call with a called subscriber and that due to lack of credit of the calling subscriber, the called subscriber cannot not find out about the emergency.
  • a service is described that allows a subscriber who owns a prepaid mobile phone to send a short emergency message (SMS) or a request that the call be returned when his prepaid credit is insufficient.
  • the subscriber who owns the prepaid mobile phone is registered as a user of the service, this registration allows, when dialing a code or short number, to send a short emergency message or a request that the call be returned to a called subscriber.
  • the called subscriber receives the short emergency message or the request to return the call and, if it is enabled or agreed, can answer the message or return the call to the subscriber who requested it.
  • the return call is paid by the subscriber who made it.
  • the subscriber registered to the service can interrupt it at any time by means of a service interruption code or message.
  • US Patent Application US-2004/0192359 Al describes a service for invoking a "call back" service for prepaid mobile telephone subscribers.
  • the service allows a prepaid subscriber, who has insufficient and / or null credit in his prepaid account, to continue using his mobile phone when initiating the sending of a short message called "call me" to another subscriber of mobile or landline telephony (equipped with a telephone capable of sending and / or receiving messages) for this subscriber to return the call to the prepaid subscriber.
  • the prepaid subscriber requests the service by means of a short code or an unstructured supplementary data message (USSD) indicating the destination subscriber, which is sent, via the network, a short message indicating that the call should return to the prepaid subscriber.
  • USB unstructured supplementary data message
  • the object of the invention to offer a method to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network
  • the method has the steps of receiving, in the telecommunications network, a call from the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; determine, in the telecommunications network, that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and notify, the telecommunication network to the called subscriber, that an attempt to call the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber, under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call.
  • the system is formed by means to receive, in the telecommunications network, a call of the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; means for determining, in the telecommunications network, that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and means to notify, the telecommunications network 'to the called subscriber, that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber, when the means to determine have determined that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient credit or Null prepaid to make the call.
  • Another object of the invention is to offer a method of operation of a Center for
  • Mobile switching used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network has the steps of receiving a call from the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; request authorization to process the call; receive a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber that the call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; form a Notification Request message upon receiving a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
  • the Mobile Switching Center includes means to receive a call of the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; means to request authorization to process the call; means to receive a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; means to indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber that the call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; means for forming a Notification Request message upon receipt of the non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and means to send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
  • Another object of the invention is to offer a method of operating a Prepaid System used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the method has the steps of receiving a authorization request to process the call; determine that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; send a non authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; form a Request for Notification message when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
  • the Prepaid System includes means to receive a request for authorization to process The call; means to determine that the calling prepaid subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; means to send a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid caller has insufficient or no credit; means for forming a Notification Request message when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and means to send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
  • Another object of the invention is to offer a method of operation of a Notification Control Center to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the method has the steps of receiving a Notification Request message; determine if the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify their called attempt to the called subscriber; form a Notification message under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify the called subscriber of his attempted call; and send to the called subscriber the Notification message indicating that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made to the called subscriber.
  • the Notification Control Center includes means to receive a message from
  • Notification Request means for determining whether the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber; means for forming a Notification message by determining that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber; and means for sending to the called subscriber the Notification message indicating that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes of a telecommunications network according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes of a telecommunications network according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes or networks of a generic embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a block diagram of a Notification Control Center according to the invention.
  • the IO telecommunications network is formed by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 20 that provides mobile telephone switching services to subscribers; a Signaling Control Point (SCP) 30 that includes logical services to implement Smart Network Services; a Prepaid System (PPAS) 40 that stores and controls the credit profile of prepaid subscribers; a Message Center (MC) 50 that stores and transfers to its destination short messages relating to the Short Message Service (SMS) and a Notification Control Center (CCN) 60 that stores and controls the profile of permissible notifications of subscribers and which is described in detail in Figure 3.
  • the MSC 20 provides mobile switching service to a prepaid calling subscriber 70 and a called subscriber 80.
  • An incoming call 90 made by the prepaid calling subscriber 70 to the called subscriber 80, is received by the MSC 20.
  • the MSC 20 identifies that an Intelligent Network Service has been invoked, by which it sends a Request for Origin message ( ORREQ) 100 to the SCP 30 in order to determine the treatment to be given to the incoming call 90.
  • the SCP 30 determines that the calling subscriber 70 is a prepaid subscriber, so that it sends a response message (orreq) 110 indicating to the MSC 20 that the incoming call 90 must be treated as a prepaid service call.
  • the MSC 20 requests authorization to process the incoming call 90 by sending an Analyzed Information Request (ANLYZD) message 120 to the SCP 30 that interacts with the PPAS 40.
  • ANLYZD Analyzed Information Request
  • the PPAS 40 verifies, on the credit profile, that the calling subscriber of Prepaid 70 has enough credit to make the call, so when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber 70 has insufficient or no credit, it is then that PPAS 40 proceeds to not authorize the incoming call 90 to be completed, so through SCP 30, MSC 20 is notified of non-authorization via a reply message (anlyzd) 130.
  • the MSC 20 Upon receipt of the anlyzd message 130, the MSC 20 proceeds to indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber 70 that the call cannot be made due to insufficient or null credit in the message 140.
  • the MSC 20 Upon receipt of the anlyzd message 130, the MSC 20 proceeds to indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber 70 that the call cannot be made due to insufficient or null credit in the message 140.
  • MSC 20 proceeds to act as a Short Message Entity (SME) so that It forms a Notification Request message when constructing a Point-to-Point Short Message Service Delivery (SMSDPTP) 150 signaling that includes within its parameters the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as the directory number of the calling subscriber; The destination address of the CCN 60 and as a text parameter the information of the called subscriber 80, for example, the directory number of the calling subscriber, and the message 150 is sent to the MC 50.
  • SME Short Message Entity
  • SMSDPTP Point-to-Point Short Message Service Delivery
  • the MC 50 upon receiving the SMSDPTP 150 message, responds to the MSC 20 with a smsdptp reply message (not shown), then the MC 50, with the destination address of the CCN 60 received, sends a new SMSDPTP 160 message to the CCN 60 with at least the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70, for example, the calling subscriber's directory number; and as text parameter the information of the called party 80, for example, the directory number of the calling party.
  • the CCN 60 upon receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, responds to the MC 50 with a reply message (not shown), then the CCN 60 determines, based on the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 received in the SMSDPTP 160 message and to the profile of permissible notifications stored and associated with said subscriber, if the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify his call attempt to the called subscriber 80.
  • the CCN 60 proceeds to configure a Notification message for the called subscriber 80, which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, for example, phrases previously defined by the subscriber or by the provider or sponsor of the service such as "call me”, “call me back", “Hello, my name is Juan", “TXM®, the experience makes it simple®, informs you:”, etc; or a message consisting of one or more configurable content, for example, phrases that indicate something related to a real-time event from either the provider or sponsor of the service such as "TXM® informs you that the temperature is 30 0 C and that you just receive a call "; or a message formed by a combination of the types of messages mentioned.
  • a Notification message for the called subscriber 80 which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, for example, phrases previously defined by the subscriber or by the provider or sponsor of the service such as "call me”, “call me back”, “Hello, my name is Juan”, “T
  • the CCN 60 proceeds to act as an SME for which it forms an SMSDPTP 170 message that includes within its parameters the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example, the calling subscriber's directory number 70; The destination address, such as the directory number of the called party 80; and as a text parameter the Notification message that was configured, so that the SMSDPTP 170 message once formed is sent to MC 50.
  • the SMSDPTP 170 message includes within its parameters the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example, the calling subscriber's directory number 70; The destination address, such as the directory number of the called party 80; and as a text parameter the Notification message that was configured, so that the SMSDPTP 170 message once formed is sent to MC 50.
  • SMSDPTP message 170 is received by MC 50, it determines, in accordance with the current procedures established for the delivery of short messages from the Coms Message Service (SMS) by the ANSI-41 intersystem signaling protocol (not shown). in Figure), the availability of the subscriber called 80 to deliver the message. Therefore, once the availability of the called subscriber 80 has been determined, the MC 50 sends an SMSDPTP 180 message to the MSC 20.
  • SMS Coms Message Service
  • the MSC 20 transfers the SMS to the called subscriber 80 by means of a data message 190, it is then here that the called subscriber 80 is notified of the attempted llanidda made towards him by the subscriber prepaid caller 70. Finally, MSC 20 confirms to MC 50 that the message has been delivered to the subscriber called 80, when sending a smsdptp reply message (not shown).
  • the Notification message that the MSC 20 must deliver to the called party 80 may be, for example, through an R-Data message, an Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD) message, an alert message, a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message or a message in XML or HTTP format, according to the protocol of the air interface used, for example, IS-136 or GPRS.
  • R-Data Unstructured Supplementary Data
  • USSD Unstructured Supplementary Data
  • MMS Multimedia Message Service
  • the telecommunications network 10 consists of an MSC 20, an SCP 30, a PPAS 40, an MC 50, a CCN 60 and an Interactive Vocal Response (IVR) node 200 which allows an interactive menu to be presented to a subscriber through the Phone keypad for a response or service sought.
  • the MSC 20 provides mobile switching service to the prepaid calling subscriber 70; while the subscriber called 80 is a subscriber of a public telephone network.
  • the CCN 60 upon receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, responds to the MC 50 with a reply message (not shown), then the CCN 60 determines, based on the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 received in the SMSDPTP 160 message and to the profile of permissible notifications stored and associated to said subscriber, if the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify his intended call to the called subscriber 80.
  • the CCN 60 determines, based on the information of the called subscriber 80 contained in the text parameter received in the SMSDPTP 160 message , if the subscriber called 80 requires a Notification message through an interactive voice menu.
  • the CCN 60 proceeds to configure a Notification message for the called subscriber 80, in the form of an interactive voice menu, which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, or a message formed for one or more configurable content or a message consisting of a combination of the types of messages mentioned that are associated with an interactive options menu, for example, "Good morning, TXM® informs you that you have just received a call attempt from Juan at 2: 10 pm, if you like to return the call press 1, if you like to send a message press 2 ".
  • an interactive voice menu which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, or a message formed for one or more configurable content or a message consisting of a combination of the types of messages mentioned that are associated with an interactive options menu, for example, "Good morning, TXM® informs you that you have just received a call attempt from Juan at 2: 10 pm, if you like to return the call press 1, if you like to send a message press 2
  • the CCN 60 proceeds to have an interaction 210 with the IVR 200 to be able to present the interactive voice menu to the called subscriber 80, whereby the IVR 200 proceeds to have an interaction 220, through protocol SS7 or ISUP signaling, with the called party 80 according to the current procedures. It is then here that the called party 80 is notified of the attempted call made to him by the prepaid calling party 70.
  • an alternative embodiment of the invention is that it is the PPAS 40 that acts as an SME instead of the MSC
  • SMSPTP 150 SMSPTP 150 to MC 50 instead of being formed and sent by MSC 20.
  • the called subscriber 80 may be a subscriber of the public telephone network with the ability to send and receive short messages, so instead of that the CCN 60 interacted with MC 50 or an IVR 200 after receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, the CCN 60 must interact with a Fixed Line Short Message Center (FSMSC) which is the node responsible for receiving and transferring short messages between Fixed telephone subscribers that have a telephone with the ability to receive and send short messages.
  • FSMSC Fixed Line Short Message Center
  • This interaction between the CCN 60 and the FSMSC is after the CCN 60 has determined that the called subscriber 80 is a fixed telephone subscriber with the ability to send and receive short messages. It is here that the called party 80 is notified of the attempted call made to him by the prepaid calling party 70.
  • any network node X 230 which has determined by itself or can determine with the help of other network nodes (not shown) that the incoming call 90 cannot be completed or has not been authorized to be completed because the calling subscriber 70 has insufficient or no credit, proceeds to form a Notification Request 240 message that is sent directly to CCN 60 or sent to CCN 60 through one or more appropriate network nodes 250 within the same network or another network according to the format used for the mentioned message.
  • the Notification Request message 240 may be formed in any script, for example, a signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data that includes as minimum data the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example , the calling subscriber's directory number; and the information of the subscriber called 80 as, by example, the subscriber's directory number calling.
  • a signaling message HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data that includes as minimum data the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example , the calling subscriber's directory number; and the information of the subscriber called 80 as, by example, the subscriber's directory number calling.
  • Notification Request message 240 is received by the CCN 60, it proceeds to form and deliver a Notification message 260 to the called party 80 in any format, for example, HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD, R -Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or an instant message, when interacting with one or more appropriate network nodes 270 within the same network or another network according to the format used in the Notification 260 message .
  • a Notification message 260 for example, HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD, R -Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or an instant message, when interacting with one or more appropriate network nodes 270 within the same network or another network according to the format used in the Notification 260 message .
  • FIG. 1 block diagram of a CCN 60 which is formed by a receiving module 280 for re c IBIR request message illustrated
  • Notification from an MSC or a PPAS or any other network node through, for example, at least one Internet interface 290, at least one signaling interface 300 or at least one radio interface 310, so The Notification Request message (with at least the prepaid calling subscriber's information and the called subscriber's information) can be received at the CCN
  • signaling message such as signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
  • the CCN 60 also has means to determine whether the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber.
  • These means consist of at least one updateable database 320, through at least one communication interface 330, with the permissible notification profiles of each of the prepaid subscribers subscribed to the service or with the service restrictions imposed by the operators, suppliers or sponsors.
  • CCN 60 has the means to form a Notification message by determining that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to Notify your call attempt to the called party.
  • This means consists of at least the communication interface 330 towards providers, operators or service sponsors, at least one communication interface 340 towards real-time event information sources, at least one database 350 with messages of predetermined content, at least one 360 database with real-time configurable content messages and at least one constructor module 370 to configure the Notification messages.
  • the suppliers, operators or sponsors of the service which can be an Internet interface or a graphical operation and maintenance interface
  • the suppliers, operators or sponsors update the conditions by which they would be notified of the Call attempts made by prepaid subscribers with insufficient or no credit, allowable notification profiles, as well as the content of Notification messages to be sent.
  • the content of the updated Notification messages through this communication interface 330 is stored in the database 350.
  • the CCN 60 can obtain information on events that occur in real time, in order to form Notification messages with configurable content, for example, indicating temperature or news in The same message. These messages with configurable content are stored in the base of ⁇ atos 360.
  • the CCN 60 by means of the constructor module 370 determines that the calling subscriber is enabled with the service when consulting the profile of permissible notifications of the database 320, for later configuring the message of
  • CCN 60 proceeds to send it through the means to send to the called party the message of
  • Notification may have at least one module for formatting 380 Notification messages according to the communication interface to be used, such as at least one Internet interface 390, at least one signaling interface 400, at least one interface radio 410 or at least one voice interface 420, in order to be able to send the Notification message in any of the following formats, for example, a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or instant message.
  • a signaling message a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data
  • alert message interactive voice menu
  • voice message or instant message may have at least one module for formatting 380 Notification messages according to the communication interface to be used, such as at least one Internet interface 390, at least one signaling interface 400, at least one interface radio 410 or at least one voice interface 420, in order to be able to send the Notification message in any of the following formats, for example, a signaling message, a message in HTTP,

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for notifying a called subscriber of a call attempt made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network. The method comprises the following steps, namely: a step in which a call is received in the telecommunications network from a prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; a step in which it is determined in the telecommunications network if the calling subscriber has no prepaid credit or insufficient prepaid credit to make the call; and a step in which the telecommunications network notifies the called subscriber of a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber when it has been determined that the prepaid calling subscriber has no credit or insufficient credit to make the call. The invention also relates to the system, nodes and methods required to perform the aforementioned operations.

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MÉTODO, SISTEMA Y NODOS PARA NOTIFICAR A UN ABONADO LLAMADO DE UN INTENTO DE LLAMADA DE UN ABONADO LLAMANTE DE PREPAGO CON METHOD, SYSTEM AND NODES TO NOTIFY A CALLED CUSTOMER OF AN ATTEMPT CALL OF A CALLED PREPAID CALL
CRÉDITO INSUFICIENTEINSUFFICIENT CREDIT
CAMPO TÉCNICO DE LA INVENCIÓNTECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Esta invención se refiere a las redes de telecomunicaciones y de una manera más precisa, a un método, sistema y nodos para impiementar una notificación a un abonado llamado de un intento de llamada hacia él, hecha por un abonado llamante de prepago con crédito insuficiente o nulo.This invention relates to telecommunications networks and, more precisely, to a method, system and nodes to impose a notification to a called subscriber of an attempted call to him, made by a prepaid calling subscriber with insufficient credit or null.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Actualmente, cuando un abonado de prepago, dentro de una red de telecomunicaciones móvil, realiza una llamada a otro abonado de una red de telecomunicaciones móvil o fija, primeramente se verifica que el abonado de prepago cuente con el crédito suficiente para realizar dicha llamada, por Io que en caso contrario, Ia red de telecomunicaciones móvil procede a no autorizar el establecimiento de Ia llamada entre el abonado de prepago (abonado llamante) y el otro abonado (abonado llamado), por Io que se procede sólo a notificar al abonado de prepago de dicho evento, quedando el otro abonado (abonado llamado) sin recibir alguna notificación que Ie indique que un intento de llamada ha sido hecho hacia él.Currently, when a prepaid subscriber, within a mobile telecommunications network, makes a call to another subscriber of a mobile or fixed telecommunications network, it is first verified that the prepaid subscriber has sufficient credit to make said call, by Otherwise, the mobile telecommunications network proceeds to not authorize the establishment of the call between the prepaid subscriber (calling subscriber) and the other subscriber (called subscriber), so that only the prepaid subscriber is notified of said event, leaving the other subscriber (called subscriber) without receiving any notification indicating that a call attempt has been made to him.
Dicha falta de notificación hacia el abonado llamado implica que tanto el abonado llamante como el abonado llamado no tengan Ia posibilidad de establecer una comunicación en Ia cual el abonado llamado pudiera, si así Io desea, devolver Ia llamada hacia al abonado llamante. Esta situación antes descrita se ve magnificada, por ejemplo, en un caso de emergencia en que el abonado llamante desee establecer una llamada con un abonado llamado y que por falta de crédito del abonado llamante, el abonado llamado no puede no enterarse de Ia emergencia.Said lack of notification towards the called subscriber implies that both the calling subscriber and the called subscriber do not have the possibility of establishing a communication in which the called subscriber could, if he so wishes, return the call to the calling subscriber. This situation described above is magnified, for example, in an emergency in which the calling subscriber wishes to establish a call with a called subscriber and that due to lack of credit of the calling subscriber, the called subscriber cannot not find out about the emergency.
Propuestas de solución a Ia problemática antes descrita han se encuentran descritas por Claudio Sangiovanni en Ia patente belga BE-1015377 y por Christopher McRaildy y Shyam Sheth en Ia publicación de solicitud de patente estadounidense US- 2004/0192359 Al.Proposals for a solution to the problem described above have been described by Claudio Sangiovanni in the Belgian patent BE-1015377 and by Christopher McRaildy and Shyam Sheth in the publication of US patent application US-2004/0192359 Al.
En Ia patente belga BE-1015377 se describe un servicio que permite a un abonado propietario de un teléfono móvil de prepago enviar un mensaje corto (SMS) de emergencia o una solicitud de que Ie regresen Ia llamada cuando su crédito de prepago es Insuficiente. El abonado propietario del teléfono móvil de prepago se registra como usuario del servicio, este registro Ie permite, al marcar un código o número corto, enviar un mensaje corto de emergencia o una solicitud de que Ie regresen Ia llamada a un abonado llamado. El abonado llamado recibe el mensaje corto de emergencia o Ia solicitud de regresar Ia llamada y, sí éste está habilitado o de acuerdo, puede responder el mensaje o regresar Ia llamada al abonado que Ia solicitó. La llamada de regreso es pagada por el abonado que Ia realizó. El abonado registrado al servicio puede interrumpirlo en cualquier momento por medio de un código o mensaje de interrupción del servicio.In Belgian patent BE-1015377 a service is described that allows a subscriber who owns a prepaid mobile phone to send a short emergency message (SMS) or a request that the call be returned when his prepaid credit is insufficient. The subscriber who owns the prepaid mobile phone is registered as a user of the service, this registration allows, when dialing a code or short number, to send a short emergency message or a request that the call be returned to a called subscriber. The called subscriber receives the short emergency message or the request to return the call and, if it is enabled or agreed, can answer the message or return the call to the subscriber who requested it. The return call is paid by the subscriber who made it. The subscriber registered to the service can interrupt it at any time by means of a service interruption code or message.
La solicitud de patente estadounidense US-2004/0192359 Al describe un servicio para invocar un servicio de "regresar llamada" para abonados de telefonía móvil de prepago. El servicio Ie permite a un abonado de prepago, quien cuenta con insuficiente y/o nulo crédito en su cuenta de prepago, continuar usando su teléfono móvil al iniciar el envío de un mensaje corto denominado "llámame" a otro abonado de telefonía móvil o de telefonía fija (equipado con un teléfono con capacidades de enviar y/o recibir mensajes) para que este abonado Ie regrese Ia llamada al abonado de prepago. El abonado de prepago solicita el servicio por medio de un código corto o un mensaje de datos suplementarios no estructurados (USSD) indicando el abonado destino, al cual se Ie hace llegar, por medio de Ia red, un mensaje corto indicándole que regrese Ia llamada al abonado de prepago.US Patent Application US-2004/0192359 Al describes a service for invoking a "call back" service for prepaid mobile telephone subscribers. The service allows a prepaid subscriber, who has insufficient and / or null credit in his prepaid account, to continue using his mobile phone when initiating the sending of a short message called "call me" to another subscriber of mobile or landline telephony (equipped with a telephone capable of sending and / or receiving messages) for this subscriber to return the call to the prepaid subscriber. The prepaid subscriber requests the service by means of a short code or an unstructured supplementary data message (USSD) indicating the destination subscriber, which is sent, via the network, a short message indicating that the call should return to the prepaid subscriber.
La limitante de ambas soluciones descritas, tanto en Ia patente belga BE- 1015377 como en Ia solicitud de patente estadounidense US-2004/0192359 Al, es que el abonado de prepago, quien cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo en su cuenta de prepago, debe estar registrado al servicio y, antes de invocarlo o solicitarlo, debe estar enterado de que cuenta con insuficiente o nulo crédito para realizar una llamada a otro abonado, es decir, el abonado de prepago asta conciente de que cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo en su cuenta para realizar una llamada y es por tanto que entonces solicita el envío del mensaje al otro abonado. Esto representa una desventaja, pues no necesariamente un abonado de prepago está enterado y/o conciente de su situación de crédito en el momento que realiza una llamada, sobre todo sí esta es de emergencia.The limitation of both solutions described, both in the Belgian patent BE-1015377 and in the US patent application US-2004/0192359 Al, is that the prepaid subscriber, who has insufficient or no credit in his prepaid account, must be registered to the service and, before invoking or requesting it, you must be aware that you have insufficient or no credit to make a call to another subscriber, that is, the prepaid subscriber until you know that you have insufficient or no credit in your account to make a call and it is therefore requested to send the message to the other subscriber. This represents a disadvantage, because not necessarily a prepaid subscriber is aware and / or aware of his credit situation at the time he makes a call, especially if this is an emergency.
Por lo tanto, existe Ia necesidad de ofrecer un método, sistema y nodos para implementar una notificación a un abonado llamado dé un intento de llamada hacia él, hecha por un abonado llamante de prepago con créd'to insuficiente o nulo, tal que esa notificación sea realizada automáticamente por Ia red de telecomunicaciones, sin Ia necesidad de que el abonado de prepago esté conciente de su situación de crédito y/o solicite el servicio.Therefore, there is a need to offer a method, system and nodes to implement a notification to a called subscriber to give a call attempt to him, made by a prepaid calling subscriber with insufficient or no credit, such that such notification is carried out automatically by the telecommunications network, without the need for the prepaid subscriber to be aware of his credit situation and / or request the service.
SUMARIO DE LA INVENCIÓN En vista de Io anteriormente descrito y con el propósito de dar solución a las limitantes encontradas, es objeto de Ia invención ofrecer un método para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el método cuenta con los pasos de recibir, en Ia red de telecomunicaciones, una llamada del abonado llamante de prepago para el abonado llamado; determinar, en Ia red de telecomunicaciones, que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; y notificar, Ia red de telecomunicaciones al abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada del abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia el abonado llamado, bajo Ia determinación de que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above and with the purpose of solving the limitations found, it is the object of the invention to offer a method to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, The method has the steps of receiving, in the telecommunications network, a call from the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; determine, in the telecommunications network, that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and notify, the telecommunication network to the called subscriber, that an attempt to call the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber, under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call.
Es también objeto de Ia invención ofrecer un sistema para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el sistema está formado por medios para recibir, en Ia red de telecomunicaciones, una llamada del abonado llamante de prepago para el abonado llamado; medios para determinar, en Ia red de telecomunicaciones, que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; y medios para notificar, Ia red' de telecomunicaciones al abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada del abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia el abonado llamado, cuando los medios para determinar han determinado que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada.It is also the object of the invention to offer a system to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the system is formed by means to receive, in the telecommunications network, a call of the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; means for determining, in the telecommunications network, that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and means to notify, the telecommunications network 'to the called subscriber, that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber, when the means to determine have determined that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient credit or Null prepaid to make the call.
Otro objeto de Ia invención es ofrecer un métouo de operación de un Centro deAnother object of the invention is to offer a method of operation of a Center for
Conmutación Móvil empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el método cuenta con los pasos de recibir una llamada del abonado llamante de prepago para el abonado llamado; solicitar autorización para procesar Ia llamada; recibir una no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que el abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; indicar al abonado llamante de prepago que Ia llamada no puede ser completada por crédito insuficiente o nulo; formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al recibir una no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que el abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; y enviar el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.Mobile switching used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the method has the steps of receiving a call from the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; request authorization to process the call; receive a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber that the call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; form a Notification Request message upon receiving a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
Es también objeto de Ia invención ofrecer u,~ Centro de Conmutación Móvil empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el Centro de Conmutación Móvil incluye medios para recibir una llamada del abonado llamante de prepago para el abonado llamado; medios para solicitar autorización para procesar Ia llamada; medios para recibir una no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que el abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; medios para indicar al abonado llamante de prepago que Ia llamada no puede ser completada por crédito insuficiente o nulo; medios para formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al recibir Ia no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que el abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; y medios para enviar el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.It is also the object of the invention to offer u, ~ Mobile Switching Center used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the Mobile Switching Center includes means to receive a call of the prepaid calling subscriber for the called subscriber; means to request authorization to process the call; means to receive a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; means to indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber that the call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; means for forming a Notification Request message upon receipt of the non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and means to send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
Otro objeto de Ia invención es ofrecer un método de operación de un Sistema de Prepago empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el método cuenta con los pasos de recibir una solicitud de autorización para procesar Ia llamada; determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; enviar una no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que el abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; y enviar el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.Another object of the invention is to offer a method of operating a Prepaid System used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the method has the steps of receiving a authorization request to process the call; determine that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; send a non authorization to process the call because the prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; form a Request for Notification message when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
Es también objeto de Ia invención ofrecer un Sistema de Prepago empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el Sistema de Prepago incluye medios para recibir una solicitud de autorización para procesar Ia llamada; medios para determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; medios para enviar una no autorización para procesar Ia llamada debido que e¡ abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; medios para formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar Ia llamada; y medios para enviar el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.It is also the object of the invention to offer a Prepaid System used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the Prepaid System includes means to receive a request for authorization to process The call; means to determine that the calling prepaid subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; means to send a non-authorization to process the call because the prepaid caller has insufficient or no credit; means for forming a Notification Request message when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make the call; and means to send the Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
Otro objeto de Ia invención es ofrecer un método de operación de un Centro de Control de Notificaciones para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el método cuenta con los pasos de recibir un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; determinar si el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado; formar un mensaje de Notificación bajo Ia determinación de que el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado; y enviar hacia el abonado llamado el mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada del abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia el abonado llamado. Finalmente es objeto de Ia invención ofrecer un Centro de Control deAnother object of the invention is to offer a method of operation of a Notification Control Center to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the method has the steps of receiving a Notification Request message; determine if the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify their called attempt to the called subscriber; form a Notification message under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify the called subscriber of his attempted call; and send to the called subscriber the Notification message indicating that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made to the called subscriber. Finally, it is the object of the invention to offer a Control Center for
Notificaciones para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, el Centro de Control de Notificaciones incluye medios para recibir un mensaje deNotifications to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, the Notification Control Center includes means to receive a message from
Solicitud de Notificación; medios para determinar si el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado; medios para formar un mensaje de Notificación al determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado; y medios para enviar hacia el abonado llamado el mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada del abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia el abonado llamado.Notification Request; means for determining whether the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber; means for forming a Notification message by determining that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber; and means for sending to the called subscriber the Notification message indicating that a call attempt by the prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards the called subscriber.
DESCRIPCIÓN BREVE DE LAS FIGURASBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Los detalles característicos de Ia invención, se describen en los siguientes párrafos en conjunto con las figuras que Io acompañan, los cuales son con el propósito de definir al invento pero sin limitar el alcance de éste.The characteristic details of the invention are described in the following paragraphs in conjunction with the accompanying figures, which are for the purpose of defining the invention but without limiting its scope.
Figura 1 ilustra un diagrama de señalización entre nodos de una red de telecomunicaciones de acuerdo a una realización del invento.Figure 1 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes of a telecommunications network according to an embodiment of the invention.
Figura 2 ilustra un diagrama de señalización entre nodos de una red de telecomunicaciones de acuerdo a una segunda realización del invento.Figure 2 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes of a telecommunications network according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Figura 3 ilustra una diagrama de señalización entre nodos o redes de una realización genérica del invento. Figura 4 ¡lustra una diagrama de bloques de un Centro de Control de Notificaciones de acuerdo al invento.Figure 3 illustrates a signaling diagram between nodes or networks of a generic embodiment of the invention. Figure 4 illustrates a block diagram of a Notification Control Center according to the invention.
DESCRIPCIÓN DETALLADA DE LA INVENCIÓNDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Las realizaciones del invento descritas a continuación, se describen utilizando el protocolo de señalización de intersistema ANSI-41 con el propósito de definir cada una de las realizaciones del invento, pero sin limitar el alcance de éste, pues es sabido, por un experto en Ia materia, que se puede hacer un analogía o equivalencia con otros protocolos de telecomunicaciones existentes, por ejemplo, el protocolo λλSMS Peer to Peer" que opera bajo Ia plataforma de TCP/IP, para llevar a cabo a cada una de las realizaciones el invento, independientemente de Ia tecnología de radio telecomunicaciones empleada, por ejemplo, Acceso Múltiple de División de Tiempo (TDMA), Acceso Múltiple de División de Código (CDMA), Sistema Global Móvil (GSM), Servicio General de Paquetes de Radio (GPRS), Tasas de Datos Realzadas para Ia Evolución de GSM (EDGE), Acceso Múltiple por División de Código 2000 (CDMA2000), Sistema de Telecomunicaciones Móviles Universal (UMTS), Libertad de Acceso Móvil Multimedia (FOMA), Acceso Múltiple de División de Código de Banda Ancha (WCDMA), Tecnología CDMA Síncrona por División en el Tiempo (TD-SCDMA), Acceso Descendente de Paquetes a Alta Velocidad (HSDPA), Acceso Ascendente de Paquetes a Alta Velocidad (HSUPA) o una combinación de estas.The embodiments of the invention described below are described using the ANSI-41 intersystem signaling protocol in order to define each of the embodiments of the invention, but without limiting the scope of the invention, as is known by an expert in the matter, that an analogy or equivalence can be made with other existing telecommunications protocols, for example, the λλ SMS Peer to Peer protocol "operating under the TCP / IP platform, to carry out the invention in each of the embodiments , regardless of the radio telecommunications technology used, for example, Multiple Time Division Access (TDMA), Multiple Code Division Access (CDMA), Global Mobile System (GSM), General Radio Packet Service (GPRS), Enhanced Data Rates for the Evolution of GSM (EDGE), Multiple Access by Division of Code 2000 (CDMA2000), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Freedom of Access Multimedia Mobile (FOMA), Broadband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Time Division Synchronous CDMA Technology (TD-SCDMA), High Speed Packet Descending Access (HSDPA), Upstream Packet Access at High Speed (HSUPA) or a combination of these.
Con referencia a Ia Figura 1, se muestra un diagrama de señalización entre nodos de una red de telecomunicaciones en Ia cual una realización del invento ha sido implementada. La red de telecomunicaciones IO está formada por un Centro de Conmutación Móvil (MSC) 20 que da servicios de conmutación telefónica móvil a abonados; un Punto de Control de Señalización (SCP) 30 que incluye servicios lógicos para implementar Servicios de Red Inteligente; un Sistema de Prepago (PPAS) 40 que almacena y controla el perfil de crédito de los abonados de prepago; un Centro de Mensajes (MC) 50 que almacena y transfiere a su destino mensajes cortos relativos al Servicio de Mensajes Cortos (SMS) y un Centro de Control de Notificaciones (CCN) 60 que almacena y controla el perfil de notificaciones permisibles de los abonados y que a detalle se describe en Ia Figura 3. El MSC 20 da servicio dé conmutación móvil a un abonado llamante de prepago 70 y a un abonado llamado 80.With reference to Figure 1, a signaling diagram is shown between nodes of a telecommunications network in which an embodiment of the invention has been implemented. The IO telecommunications network is formed by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 20 that provides mobile telephone switching services to subscribers; a Signaling Control Point (SCP) 30 that includes logical services to implement Smart Network Services; a Prepaid System (PPAS) 40 that stores and controls the credit profile of prepaid subscribers; a Message Center (MC) 50 that stores and transfers to its destination short messages relating to the Short Message Service (SMS) and a Notification Control Center (CCN) 60 that stores and controls the profile of permissible notifications of subscribers and which is described in detail in Figure 3. The MSC 20 provides mobile switching service to a prepaid calling subscriber 70 and a called subscriber 80.
Una llamada entrante 90, realizada por el abonado llamante de prepago 70 al abonado llamado 80, es recibida por el MSC 20. El MSC 20 identifica que un Servicio de Red Inteligente ha sido invocado, por Io que envía un mensaje de Petición de Origen (ORREQ) 100 al SCP 30 a fin de determinar el tratamiento a dar a Ia llamada entrante 90. El SCP 30 determina que el abonado llamante 70 es un abonado de prepago, por Io que envía un mensaje de respuesta (orreq) 110 indicándole al MSC 20 que Ia llamada entrante 90 debe ser tratada como una llamada de servicio de Pre- pago. El MSC 20 solicita autorización para procesar Ia llamada entrante 90 al enviar un mensaje de Solicitud de Información Analizada (ANLYZD) 120 al SCP 30 que interactúa con el PPAS 40. El PPAS 40 verifica, en el perfil de crédito, que el abonado llamante de prepago 70 cuente con suficiente crédito para realizar Ia llamada, por Io que al determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago 70 cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo, es entonces que PPAS 40 procede a no autorizar que Ia llamada entrante 90 sea completada, por Io que a través del SCP 30 se notifica de Ia no autorización al MSC 20 vía un mensaje de respuesta (anlyzd) 130.An incoming call 90, made by the prepaid calling subscriber 70 to the called subscriber 80, is received by the MSC 20. The MSC 20 identifies that an Intelligent Network Service has been invoked, by which it sends a Request for Origin message ( ORREQ) 100 to the SCP 30 in order to determine the treatment to be given to the incoming call 90. The SCP 30 determines that the calling subscriber 70 is a prepaid subscriber, so that it sends a response message (orreq) 110 indicating to the MSC 20 that the incoming call 90 must be treated as a prepaid service call. The MSC 20 requests authorization to process the incoming call 90 by sending an Analyzed Information Request (ANLYZD) message 120 to the SCP 30 that interacts with the PPAS 40. The PPAS 40 verifies, on the credit profile, that the calling subscriber of Prepaid 70 has enough credit to make the call, so when determining that the prepaid calling subscriber 70 has insufficient or no credit, it is then that PPAS 40 proceeds to not authorize the incoming call 90 to be completed, so through SCP 30, MSC 20 is notified of non-authorization via a reply message (anlyzd) 130.
Bajo Ia recepción del mensaje anlyzd 130, el MSC 20 procede a indicar al abonado llamante de prepago 70 que Ia llamada no puede ser realizada por crédito insuficiente o nulo en el mensaje 140. En una realización preferente del invento, bajoUpon receipt of the anlyzd message 130, the MSC 20 proceeds to indicate to the prepaid calling subscriber 70 that the call cannot be made due to insufficient or null credit in the message 140. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, under
Ia determinación de que Ia llamada entrante 90 no puede ser completada, entonces elThe determination that the incoming call 90 cannot be completed, then the
MSC 20 procede a actuar como una Entidad de Mensaje Cortos (SME) por Io que forma un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al construir un mensaje de señalización de Entrega de Servicio de Mensajes Cortos Punto a Punto (SMSDPTP) 150 que incluye dentro de sus parámetros Ia información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamante; Ia dirección de destino del CCN 60 y como parámetro de texto Ia información del abonado llamado 80 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamando, y el mensaje 150 es enviado al MC 50.MSC 20 proceeds to act as a Short Message Entity (SME) so that It forms a Notification Request message when constructing a Point-to-Point Short Message Service Delivery (SMSDPTP) 150 signaling that includes within its parameters the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as the directory number of the calling subscriber; The destination address of the CCN 60 and as a text parameter the information of the called subscriber 80, for example, the directory number of the calling subscriber, and the message 150 is sent to the MC 50.
El MC 50, al recibir el mensaje SMSDPTP 150, responde al MSC 20 con un mensaje de respuesta smsdptp (no mostrado), entonces el MC 50, con Ia dirección de destino del CCN 60 recibida, envía un nuevo mensaje SMSDPTP 160 al CCN 60 con al menos los parámetros de información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamante; y como parámetro de texto Ia información del abonado llamado 80 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamando.The MC 50, upon receiving the SMSDPTP 150 message, responds to the MSC 20 with a smsdptp reply message (not shown), then the MC 50, with the destination address of the CCN 60 received, sends a new SMSDPTP 160 message to the CCN 60 with at least the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70, for example, the calling subscriber's directory number; and as text parameter the information of the called party 80, for example, the directory number of the calling party.
El CCN 60, al recibir el mensaje SMSDPTP 160, responde al MC 50 con un mensaje de respuesta (no mostrado), entonces el CCN 60 determina, en base a los parámetros de información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 recibidos en el mensaje SMSDPTP 160 y al perfil de notificaciones permisibles almacenado y asociado a dicho abonado, sí el abonado llamante de prepago 70 está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado 80.The CCN 60, upon receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, responds to the MC 50 with a reply message (not shown), then the CCN 60 determines, based on the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 received in the SMSDPTP 160 message and to the profile of permissible notifications stored and associated with said subscriber, if the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify his call attempt to the called subscriber 80.
Bajo Ia determinación de que el abonado llamante de prepago 70 está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado 80, el CCN 60 procede a configurar un mensaje de Notificación para el abonado llamado 80, el cual puede estar formado, por ejemplo, por un mensaje de uno o más contenidos predeterminados, por ejemplo, frases previamente definidas por el abonado o por el proveedor o patrocinador del servicio como "llámame", "regrésame Ia llamada", "Hola, te llamo Juan", "TXM®, Ia experiencia Io hace simple®, te informa:", etc; o un mensaje formado por uno o más contenidos configurables, por ejemplo, frases que indican algo relativo a un evento en tiempo real ya sea del proveedor o patrocinador del servicio como "TXM® te informa que Ia temperatura es 30 0C y que acabas de recibir una llamada"; o un mensaje formado por una combinación de los tipos de mensajes mencionados. El CCN 60, en esta realización del invento, procede a actuar como una SME por Io que forma un mensaje SMSDPTP 170 que incluye dentro de sus parámetros Ia información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamante 70; Ia dirección dé destino como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamado 80; y como parámetro de texto el mensaje de Notificación que se configuro, por Io que el mensaje SMSDPTP 170 una vez formado es enviado al MC 50.Under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify its attempted call to the called subscriber 80, the CCN 60 proceeds to configure a Notification message for the called subscriber 80, which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, for example, phrases previously defined by the subscriber or by the provider or sponsor of the service such as "call me", "call me back", "Hello, my name is Juan", "TXM®, the experience makes it simple®, informs you:", etc; or a message consisting of one or more configurable content, for example, phrases that indicate something related to a real-time event from either the provider or sponsor of the service such as "TXM® informs you that the temperature is 30 0 C and that you just receive a call "; or a message formed by a combination of the types of messages mentioned. The CCN 60, in this embodiment of the invention, proceeds to act as an SME for which it forms an SMSDPTP 170 message that includes within its parameters the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example, the calling subscriber's directory number 70; The destination address, such as the directory number of the called party 80; and as a text parameter the Notification message that was configured, so that the SMSDPTP 170 message once formed is sent to MC 50.
Una vez que el mensaje SMSDPTP 170 es recibido por el MC 50, éste determina, conforme a los procedimientos actuales establecidos para Ia entrega de mensajes cortos del Servicio de Mensajes Coms (SMS) por el protocolo de señalización de intersistema ANSI-41 (no mostrados en Ia Figura), Ia disponibilidad del abonado llamado 80 para entregarle el mensaje. Por Io que una vez determinada Ia disponibilidad del abonado llamado 80, el MC 50 envía un mensaje SMSDPTP 180 al MSC 20.Once the SMSDPTP message 170 is received by MC 50, it determines, in accordance with the current procedures established for the delivery of short messages from the Coms Message Service (SMS) by the ANSI-41 intersystem signaling protocol (not shown). in Figure), the availability of the subscriber called 80 to deliver the message. Therefore, once the availability of the called subscriber 80 has been determined, the MC 50 sends an SMSDPTP 180 message to the MSC 20.
Un vez que el MSC 20 recibe el mensaje SMSDPTP 180 con el mensaje deOnce the MSC 20 receives the SMSDPTP 180 message with the message of
Notificación configurado por el CCN 60 como un SMS, el MSC 20 transfiere el SMS al abonado llamado 80 por medio de un mensaje de datos 190, es entonces aquí que el abonado llamado 80 es notificado del intento de llanidda efectuado hacia él por parte del abonado llamante de prepago 70. Finalmente el MSC 20 confirma al MC 50 que el mensaje ha sido entregado al abonado llamado 80, al enviar un mensaje de respuesta smsdptp (no mostrado).Notification configured by the CCN 60 as an SMS, the MSC 20 transfers the SMS to the called subscriber 80 by means of a data message 190, it is then here that the called subscriber 80 is notified of the attempted llanidda made towards him by the subscriber prepaid caller 70. Finally, MSC 20 confirms to MC 50 that the message has been delivered to the subscriber called 80, when sending a smsdptp reply message (not shown).
Cabe mencionar que el mensaje de Notificación que el MSC 20 debe entregar al abonado llamado 80, podrá ser a través de, por ejemplo, un mensaje R-Data, un mensaje de Datos Suplementarios No Estructurados (USSD), un mensaje de alerta, un mensaje de Servicio de Mensaje Multimedia (MMS) o un mensaje en formato XML o HTTP, conforme al protocolo de Ia interfase de aire empleada, por ejemplo, IS-136 o GPRS.It is worth mentioning that the Notification message that the MSC 20 must deliver to the called party 80 may be, for example, through an R-Data message, an Unstructured Supplementary Data (USSD) message, an alert message, a Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message or a message in XML or HTTP format, according to the protocol of the air interface used, for example, IS-136 or GPRS.
Con referencia a Ia Figura 2, se muestra un diagrama de señalización entre nodos de una red de telecomunicaciones en Ia cual una segunda realización alternativa del invento ha sido implementada. La red de telecomunicaciones 10 está formada por un MSC 20, un SCP 30, un PPAS 40, un MC 50, un CCN 60 y un nodo de Respuesta Vocal Interactiva (IVR) 200 que permite presentar a un abonado un menú interactivo a través del teclado del teléfono para una respuesta o servicio buscado. Para esta realización, el MSC 20 da servicio de conmutación móvil al abonado llamante de prepago 70; mientras que el abonado llamado 80 es un abonado de una red de telefonía pública.With reference to Figure 2, a signaling diagram is shown between nodes of a telecommunications network in which a second alternative embodiment of the invention has been implemented. The telecommunications network 10 consists of an MSC 20, an SCP 30, a PPAS 40, an MC 50, a CCN 60 and an Interactive Vocal Response (IVR) node 200 which allows an interactive menu to be presented to a subscriber through the Phone keypad for a response or service sought. For this embodiment, the MSC 20 provides mobile switching service to the prepaid calling subscriber 70; while the subscriber called 80 is a subscriber of a public telephone network.
La secuencia en Ia Figura 2 desde Ia llamada entrante 90 hasta Ia recepción del mensaje SMSDPTP 160 en el CCN 60 es Ia misma que Ia descrita en Ia Figura 1, por Io que se procede sólo a describir Ia secuencia subsecuente.The sequence in Figure 2 from the incoming call 90 until the reception of the SMSDPTP 160 message in the CCN 60 is the same as that described in Figure 1, so that only the subsequent sequence is described.
El CCN 60, al recibir el mensaje SMSDPTP 160, responde al MC 50 con un mensaje de respuesta (no mostrado), entonces el CCN 60 determina, en base a los parámetros de información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 recibidos en el mensaje SMSDPTP 160 y al perfil de notificaciones permisibles almacenado y asociado a dicho abonado, sí el abonado llamante de prepago 70 está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado 80.The CCN 60, upon receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, responds to the MC 50 with a reply message (not shown), then the CCN 60 determines, based on the information parameters of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 received in the SMSDPTP 160 message and to the profile of permissible notifications stored and associated to said subscriber, if the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify his intended call to the called subscriber 80.
Bajo Ia determinación de que el abonado llamante de prepago 70 está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado 80, el CCN 60 determina, en base a Ja información del abonado llamado 80 contenida en el parámetro de texto recibido en el mensaje SMSDPTP 160, sí el abonado llamado 80 requiere un mensaje de Notificación por medio de un menú de voz interactivo. Bajo esta determinación el CCN 60 procede a configurar un mensaje de Notificación para el abonado llamado 80, en forma de un menú de voz interactivo, que puede estar formado, por ejemplo, por un mensaje de uno o más contenidos predeterminados, o un mensaje formado por uno o más contenidos configurables o un mensaje formado por una combinación de los tipos de mensajes mencionados que estén asociados a un menú de opciones interactivo, por ejemplo, "Buenos días, TXM® Ie informa que acaba de recibir un intento de llamada de Juan a las 2: 10 pm, si gusta regresar Ia llamada presione 1, si gusta enviar un mensaje presione 2". El CCN 60, en esta realización del invento, procede a tener una interacción 210 con el IVR 200 para poder presentar el menú de voz interactivo al abonado llamado 80, por Io que el IVR 200 procede a tener una interacción 220, a través de protocolo de señalización SS7 o ISUP, con el abonado llamado 80 conforme a los procedimientos actuales. Es entonces aquí que el abonado llamado 80 es notificado del intento de llamada efectuado hacia él por parte del abonado llamante de prepago 70.Under the determination that the prepaid calling subscriber 70 is enabled to notify its attempted call to the called subscriber 80, the CCN 60 determines, based on the information of the called subscriber 80 contained in the text parameter received in the SMSDPTP 160 message , if the subscriber called 80 requires a Notification message through an interactive voice menu. Under this determination, the CCN 60 proceeds to configure a Notification message for the called subscriber 80, in the form of an interactive voice menu, which may be formed, for example, by a message of one or more predetermined contents, or a message formed for one or more configurable content or a message consisting of a combination of the types of messages mentioned that are associated with an interactive options menu, for example, "Good morning, TXM® informs you that you have just received a call attempt from Juan at 2: 10 pm, if you like to return the call press 1, if you like to send a message press 2 ". The CCN 60, in this embodiment of the invention, proceeds to have an interaction 210 with the IVR 200 to be able to present the interactive voice menu to the called subscriber 80, whereby the IVR 200 proceeds to have an interaction 220, through protocol SS7 or ISUP signaling, with the called party 80 according to the current procedures. It is then here that the called party 80 is notified of the attempted call made to him by the prepaid calling party 70.
En base a Io descrito en las Figuras 1 y 2, una alternativa de realización del invento consiste en que sea el PPAS 40 el que actué como un SME en lugar del MSCBased on what is described in Figures 1 and 2, an alternative embodiment of the invention is that it is the PPAS 40 that acts as an SME instead of the MSC
20, es decir, en el momento que el PPAS 40 determine que el abonado llamante de prepago 70 cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo, éste sea el que forme un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al formar y enviar el mensaje, SMSPTP 150 al MC 50 en lugar de ser formado y enviado por el MSC 20.20, that is, when the PPAS 40 determines that the calling prepaid subscriber 70 has insufficient or no credit, this is the one that forms a message of Request for Notification when forming and sending the message, SMSPTP 150 to MC 50 instead of being formed and sent by MSC 20.
En otra alternativa de realización del invento, en base a Io descrito en las Figuras 1 y 2, el abonado llamado 80 puede ser un abonado de Ia red de telefonía pública con capacidad de envío y recepción de mensajes cortos, por Io que en lugar de que el CCN 60 interactué con MC 50 o un IVR 200 después de haber recibido el mensaje SMSDPTP 160, el CCN 60 debe interactuar con un Centro de Mensajes Cortos para Línea Fija (FSMSC) que es el nodo encargado de recibir y transferir mensajes cortos entre abonados de telefonía fija que cuenten con teléfono con Ia capacidad de recepción y envío de mensajes cortos. Esta interacción entre el CCN 60 y el FSMSC es después de que el CCN 60 ha determinado que el abonado llamado 80 es un abonado de telefonía fija con capacidad de envío y recepción de mensajes cortos. Es aquí que el abonado llamado 80 es notificado del intento de llamada efectuado hacia él por parte del abonado llamante de prepago 70.In another alternative embodiment of the invention, based on what is described in Figures 1 and 2, the called subscriber 80 may be a subscriber of the public telephone network with the ability to send and receive short messages, so instead of that the CCN 60 interacted with MC 50 or an IVR 200 after receiving the SMSDPTP 160 message, the CCN 60 must interact with a Fixed Line Short Message Center (FSMSC) which is the node responsible for receiving and transferring short messages between Fixed telephone subscribers that have a telephone with the ability to receive and send short messages. This interaction between the CCN 60 and the FSMSC is after the CCN 60 has determined that the called subscriber 80 is a fixed telephone subscriber with the ability to send and receive short messages. It is here that the called party 80 is notified of the attempted call made to him by the prepaid calling party 70.
Una realización genérica del invento se puede ver descrita en Ia Figura 3. Aquí cualquier nodo X 230 de red, que ha determinado por sí mismo o pueda determinar con ayuda de otros nodos de red (no mostrados) que Ia llamada entrante 90 no puede ser completada o no ha sido autorizada para ser completada debido a que el abonado llamante 70 cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo, procede a formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación 240 que es enviado directamente al CCN 60 o enviado al CCN 60 a través de uno o más nodos de red 250 apropiados dentro de Ia misma red u otra red de acuerdo al formato usado para el mensaje mencionado. El mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación 240 puede ser formado en cualquier ícrmato, por ejemplo, un mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data que incluya como datos mínimos Ia información del abonado llamante de prepago 70 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamante; y Ia información del abonado llamado 80 como, por ejemplo, el número de directorio del abonado llamando. Un vez que el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación 240 es recibido por el CCN 60, éste procede a formar y entregar un mensaje de Notificación 260 al abonado llamado 80 en cualquier formato, por ejemplo, HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD, R-Data, mensaje de alerta, menú de voz interactivo, mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo, al interactuar con uno o más nodos de red 270 apropiados dentro de Ia misma red u otra red de acuerdo al formato usado en el mensaje de Notificación 260.A generic embodiment of the invention can be seen described in Figure 3. Here any network node X 230, which has determined by itself or can determine with the help of other network nodes (not shown) that the incoming call 90 cannot be completed or has not been authorized to be completed because the calling subscriber 70 has insufficient or no credit, proceeds to form a Notification Request 240 message that is sent directly to CCN 60 or sent to CCN 60 through one or more appropriate network nodes 250 within the same network or another network according to the format used for the mentioned message. The Notification Request message 240 may be formed in any script, for example, a signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data that includes as minimum data the information of the prepaid calling subscriber 70 such as, for example , the calling subscriber's directory number; and the information of the subscriber called 80 as, by example, the subscriber's directory number calling. Once the Notification Request message 240 is received by the CCN 60, it proceeds to form and deliver a Notification message 260 to the called party 80 in any format, for example, HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD, R -Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or an instant message, when interacting with one or more appropriate network nodes 270 within the same network or another network according to the format used in the Notification 260 message .
Ahora en Ia Figura 4 se ilustra una diagrama de bloques de un CCN 60 que está formado por un módulo de recepción 280 para recibir un mensaje de Solicitud deNow in Figure 1 April block diagram of a CCN 60 which is formed by a receiving module 280 for re c IBIR request message illustrated
Notificación proveniente de un MSC o de un PPAS o de cualquier otro nodo de red a través de, por ejemplo, al menos una interfase de Internet 290, al menos una interfase de señalización 300 o al menos una interfase de radio 310, por Io que el mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación (con al menos la información del abonado llamante de prepago y información del abonado llamado) puede ser recibido en el CCNNotification from an MSC or a PPAS or any other network node through, for example, at least one Internet interface 290, at least one signaling interface 300 or at least one radio interface 310, so The Notification Request message (with at least the prepaid calling subscriber's information and the called subscriber's information) can be received at the CCN
60 en cualesquiera de los siguientes formatos, como por ejemplo, mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data.60 in any of the following formats, such as signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
El CCN 60 también cuenta con medios para αeterminar si el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado.The CCN 60 also has means to determine whether the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his or her attempted call to the called subscriber.
Estos medios constan de al menos una base de datos 320 actualizable, a través de al menos una interfase de comunicación 330, con el perfiles de notificaciones permisibles de cada uno de los abonado de prepago suscritos al servicio o con las restricciones de servicio interpuestas por los operadores, proveedores o patrocinadores.These means consist of at least one updateable database 320, through at least one communication interface 330, with the permissible notification profiles of each of the prepaid subscribers subscribed to the service or with the service restrictions imposed by the operators, suppliers or sponsors.
Aunado a Io anterior, el CCN 60 cuenta con medios para formar un mensaje de Notificación al determinar que el abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada al abonado llamado. Esto medios constan de al menos Ia interfase de comunicación 330 hacia proveedores, operadores o patrocinadores del servicio, al menos una interfase de comunicación 340 hacia fuentes de información de eventos en tiempo real, al menos una base de datos 350 con mensajes de contenido predeterminado, al menos una base de datos 360 con mensajes de contenido configurable en tiempo real y al menos un módulo constructor 370 para configurar los mensajes de Notificación.In addition to the above, CCN 60 has the means to form a Notification message by determining that the prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to Notify your call attempt to the called party. This means consists of at least the communication interface 330 towards providers, operators or service sponsors, at least one communication interface 340 towards real-time event information sources, at least one database 350 with messages of predetermined content, at least one 360 database with real-time configurable content messages and at least one constructor module 370 to configure the Notification messages.
A través de Ia interfase de comunicación 330 hacia proveedores, operadores o patrocinadores del servicio, Ia cual puede ser una interfase de Internet o una interfase gráfica de operación y mantenimiento, los proveedores, operadores o patrocinadores actualizan las condiciones por Ia cual se notificaría de los intentos de llamada realizadas por abonados de prepago con crédito insuficiente o nulo, los perfiles de notificaciones permisibles, así como el contenido de mensajes de Notificación a ser enviados. El contenido de los mensajes de Notificación actualizados a través de esta interfase de comunicacipn 330 es almacenado en Ia base de datos 350.Through the communication interface 330 to suppliers, operators or sponsors of the service, which can be an Internet interface or a graphical operation and maintenance interface, the suppliers, operators or sponsors update the conditions by which they would be notified of the Call attempts made by prepaid subscribers with insufficient or no credit, allowable notification profiles, as well as the content of Notification messages to be sent. The content of the updated Notification messages through this communication interface 330 is stored in the database 350.
A través de Ia interfase de comunicación 340 hacia fuentes de información de eventos en tiempo real, el CCN 60 puede obtener información de eventos ocurridos en tiempo real, a fin de formar mensajes de Notificación con contenido configurable, por ejemplo, indicar temperatura o noticias en el mismo mensaje. Estos mensajes con contenido configurable son almacenados en Ia base de αatos 360.Through the communication interface 340 towards real-time event information sources, the CCN 60 can obtain information on events that occur in real time, in order to form Notification messages with configurable content, for example, indicating temperature or news in The same message. These messages with configurable content are stored in the base of αatos 360.
El CCN 60 por medio del módulo constructor 370 determina que el abonado llamante esté habilitado con el servicio al consultar el perfil de notificaciones permisibles de Ia base de datos 320, para posteriormente configura el mensaje deThe CCN 60 by means of the constructor module 370 determines that the calling subscriber is enabled with the service when consulting the profile of permissible notifications of the database 320, for later configuring the message of
Notificación al extraer de las bases de datos 350 y 360 los mensajes de contenido predeterminado y los mensajes con contenido configurado según Io estipulado. Una vez el mensaje de Notificación ha sido configurado, el CCN 60 procede a enviarlo a través de los medios para enviar hacia el abonado llamado el mensaje deNotification when extracting from the databases 350 and 360 the messages of predetermined content and the messages with content configured according to the stipulated. Once the Notification message has been configured, CCN 60 proceeds to send it through the means to send to the called party the message of
Notificación. Estos medios pueden contar con al menos un módulo para formatear 380 los mensajes de Notificación conforme a Ia interfase de comunicación a ser empleada, como por ejemplo, al menos una interfase de Internet 390, al menos una interfase de señalización 400, al menos una interfase de radio 410 o al menos una interfase de voz 420, a fin de poder enviar el mensaje de Notificación en cualesquiera de los siguientes formatos, por ejemplo, un mensaje de señalización, un mensaje en formato HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD o R-Data, mensaje de alerta, menú de voz interactivo, mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo.Notification. These means may have at least one module for formatting 380 Notification messages according to the communication interface to be used, such as at least one Internet interface 390, at least one signaling interface 400, at least one interface radio 410 or at least one voice interface 420, in order to be able to send the Notification message in any of the following formats, for example, a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or instant message.
Basado en las realizaciones descritas anteriormente, se contempla que las modificaciones a estas realizaciones descritas, así como las realizaciones alternativas serán considerados evidentes para una persona experta en el arte de Ia técnica bajo Ia presente descripción. Es por Io tanto, contemplado que las reivindicaciones abarcan dichas modificaciones y alternativas que estén dentro del alcance del presente invento o sus equivalentes. Based on the embodiments described above, it is contemplated that the modifications to these described embodiments, as well as the alternative embodiments will be considered evident to a person skilled in the art of the technique under this description. It is therefore contemplated that the claims encompass such modifications and alternatives that are within the scope of the present invention or its equivalents.

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REIVINDICACIONES
1. Un método para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho método comprende los pasos de: recibir, en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, una llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago para dicho abonado llamado; determinar, en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; y donde dicho método se caracteriza por notificar, dicha red de telecomunicaciones a dicho abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado, bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada.1. A method for notifying a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said method comprises the steps of: receiving, in said telecommunications network, a call from said calling subscriber of prepaid for said called subscriber; determining, in said telecommunications network, that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; and where said method is characterized by notifying, said telecommunications network to said called subscriber, that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber, upon determining that said prepaid calling subscriber has credit insufficient or no prepayment to make such call.
2. El método de Ia reivindicación 1, que se caracteriza porque dicho abonado llamado es un abonado de telefonía móvil o un abonado de telefonía fija.2. The method of claim 1, characterized in that said called subscriber is a mobile telephone subscriber or a fixed telephone subscriber.
3. El método de Ia reivindicación 1, que se caracteriza porque dicho abonado llamante de prepago es un abonado de telefonía móvil.3. The method of claim 1, characterized in that said prepaid calling subscriber is a mobile telephone subscriber.
4. El método de Ia reivindicación 1, que se caracteriza porque dicho paso de notificar, dicha red de telecomunicaciones a dicho abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado, bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada, se caracteriza por incluir los pasos de: formar, en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, al menos un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación para notificar que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado; enviar a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; recibir en dicho en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; determinar, en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones, si dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; formar un mensaje de Notificación en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones, bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; y enviar, de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones hacia dicho abonado llamado, dicho mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado.4. The method of claim 1, characterized in that said step of notifying, said telecommunications network to said called subscriber, that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber, under the determination of that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call, is characterized by including the steps of: forming, in said telecommunications network, at least one Notification Request message to notify that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber; send a Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center in said telecommunications network; to receive said notification request message in said notification control center; determining, in said Notification Control Center, if said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; forming a Notification message in said Notification Control Center, under the determination that said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; and sending, from said Notification Control Center to said called subscriber, said Notification message indicating that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber.
5. El método de Ia reivindicación 4, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje de señalización, un mensaje en formato HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD o R-Data, un mensaje de alerta, un menú de voz interactivo o un mensaje de voz.5. The method of claim 4, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data format, an alert message, a menu Interactive voice or voice message.
6. El método de Ia reivindicación 4, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado. 6. The method of claim 4, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the calling prepaid subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
7. El método de Ia reivindicación 6, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.7. The method of claim 6, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
8. El método de Ia reivindicación 4, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación es un mensaje en formato HTTP, XTIL, SMS, MMS, USSD, R-Data, mensaje de alerta, menú de voz interactivo, mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo.8. The method of claim 4, characterized in that said Notification message is a message in HTTP, XTIL, SMS, MMS, USSD, R-Data, alert message, interactive voice menu, voice message or a instant message.
9. El método de Ia reivindicación 4, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago, dirección de destino del abonado llamado y un mensaje configurado.9. The method of claim 4, characterized in that said Notification message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber, destination address of the called subscriber and a configured message.
10. El método de Ia reivindicación 9, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje configurado está formado por uno o más contenidos predeterminados, uno o más contenidos configurables o una combinación de contenidos predeterminados y configurables.10. The method of claim 9, characterized in that said configured message is formed by one or more predetermined contents, one or more configurable contents or a combination of predetermined and configurable contents.
11. Un sistema para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho sistema comprende: medios para recibir, en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, una llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago para dicho abonado llamado; medios para determinar, en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; y donde dicho sistema se caracteriza por incluir medios para notificar, dicha red de telecomunicaciones a dicho abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado, bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada.11. A system for notifying a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said system comprises: means for receiving, in said telecommunications network, a call from said prepaid calling subscriber for said called subscriber; means for determining, in said telecommunications network, that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; and where said system is characterized by including means for notifying said telecommunication network to said called subscriber, that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber, upon determining that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make that call.
12. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 11, que se caracteriza porque dicho abonado llamado es un abonado de telefonía móvil o un abonado de telefonía fija.12. The system of claim 11, characterized in that said called subscriber is a mobile telephone subscriber or a fixed telephone subscriber.
13. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 11, que se caracteriza porque dicho abonado llamante de prepago es un abonado de telefonía móvil.13. The system of claim 11, characterized in that said prepaid calling subscriber is a mobile telephone subscriber.
14. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 11, que se caracteriza porque dichos medios para notificar, dicha red de telecomunicaciones a dicho abonado llamado, que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado, bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada, se caracterizan por incluir: medios para enviar a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones en dicha red de telecomunicaciones, dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; medios para recibir en dicho en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; medios para determinar, en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones, si dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; medios para formar un mensaje de Notificación en dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones, bajo la determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; y medios para enviar, de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones hacia dicho abonado llamado, dicho mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado.14. The system of claim 11, characterized in that said means for notifying, said telecommunications network to said called subscriber, that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber, under the determination of that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call, are characterized by including: means to send to a Notification Control Center in said telecommunications network, said Notification Request message; means for receiving said Notification Request message in said Notification Control Center; means for determining, in said Notification Control Center, if said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; means for forming a Notification message in said Notification Control Center, under the determination that said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify its intended call to said called subscriber; Y means for sending, from said Notification Control Center to said called subscriber, said Notification message indicating that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber.
15. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 14, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data.15. The system of claim 14, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in the form of signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
16. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 14, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado.16. The system of claim 14, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the calling prepaid subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
17. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 16, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de17. The system of claim 16, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Service Center
Control de Notificaciones.Notifications Control.
18. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 14, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación es un mensaje de señalización, un mensaje en formato HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD o R-Data, un mensaje de alerta, un menú de voz interactivo, un mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo.18. The system of claim 14, characterized in that said Notification message is a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data format, an alert message, a voice menu interactive, a voice message or an instant message.
19. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 14, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago, dirección de destino del abonado llamado y un mensaje configurado.19. The system of claim 14, characterized in that said Notification message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber, destination address of the called subscriber and a configured message.
20. El sistema de Ia reivindicación 9, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje configurado está formado por uno o más contenidos predeterminados, uno o más contenidos configurables o una combinación de contenidos predeterminados y configurables.20. The system of claim 9, characterized in that said configured message is formed by one or more predetermined contents, one or more configurable contents or a combination of predetermined and configurable contents.
21. Un método de operación de un Centro de Conmutación Móvil empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho método comprende los pasos de: recibir una llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago para dicho abonado llamado; solicitar autorización para procesar dicha llamada; recibir una no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; indicar a dicho abonado llamante de prepago que dicha llamada no puede ser completada por crédito insuficiente o nulo; en donde dicho método se caracteriza por formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al recibir dicha no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; y enviar dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.21. A method of operation of a Mobile Switching Center used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said method comprises the steps of: receiving a call from said subscriber prepaid caller for said called subscriber; request authorization to process said call; receive a non-authorization to process said call because said prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; indicate to said prepaid calling subscriber that said call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; wherein said method is characterized by forming a Notification Request message upon receiving said non-authorization to process said call because said prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and send said Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
22. El método de Ia reivindicación 21, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data.22. The method of claim 21, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in signaling message format, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
23. El método de Ia reivindicación 21, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado. 23. The method of claim 21, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the calling prepaid subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
24. El método de Ia reivindicación 23, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.24. The method of claim 23, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
25. Un Centro de Conmutación Móvil empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho Centro de Conmutación Móvil comprende: medios para recibir una llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago para dicho abonado llamado; medios para solicitar autorización para procesar dicha llamada; medios para recibir una no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; medios para indicar a dicho abonado llamante de prepago que dicha llamada no puede ser completada por crédito insuficiente o nulo; en donde dicho Centro de Conmutación Móvil se caracteriza por incluir: medios para formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al recibir dicha no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; y medios para enviar dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de25. A Mobile Switching Center used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said Mobile Switching Center comprises: means for receiving a call from said prepaid calling subscriber for said called subscriber; means to request authorization to process said call; means for receiving a non-authorization to process said call because said prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; means for indicating to said prepaid calling subscriber that said call cannot be completed due to insufficient or zero credit; wherein said Mobile Switching Center is characterized by including: means for forming a Notification Request message upon receiving said non-authorization to process said call because said prepaid called subscriber has insufficient or no credit; and means for sending said Notification Request message to a Center of
Control de Notificaciones.Notifications Control.
26. El Centro de Conmutación Móvil de Ia reivindicación 25, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data. 26. The Mobile Switching Center of claim 25, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in the form of signaling message, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
27. El Centro de Conmutación Móvil de Ia reivindicación 25, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado.27. The Mobile Switching Center of claim 25, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
28. El Centro de Conmutación Móvil de Ia reivindicación 27, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.28. The Mobile Switching Center of claim 27, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
29. Un método de operación de un Sistema de Prepago empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho método comprende los pasos de: recibir una solicitud de autorización para procesar dicha llamada; determinar que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; enviar una no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; en donde dicho método se caracteriza por formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al determinar que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; y enviar dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.29. A method of operation of a Prepaid System used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said method comprises the steps of: receiving a request for authorization to process said call; determine that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; send a non-authorization to process said call because said prepaid subscriber has insufficient or no credit; wherein said method is characterized by forming a Notification Request message by determining that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; and send said Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
30. El método de Ia reivindicación 29, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización,30. The method of claim 29, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in signaling message format,
HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data. HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
31. El método de Ia reivindicación 29, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado.31. The method of claim 29, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the calling prepaid subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
32. El método de Ia reivindicación 31, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.32. The method of claim 31, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
33. Un Sistema de Prepago empleado para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho Sistema de Prepago comprende: medios para recibir una solicitud de autorización para procesar dicha llamada; medios para determinar que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; medios para enviar una no autorización para procesar dicha llamada debido que dicho abonado llamado de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo; en donde dicho Sistema de Prepago se caracteriza por incluir medios para formar un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación al determinar que dicho abonado llamante de prepago cuenta con crédito insuficiente o nulo de prepago para realizar dicha llamada; y medios para enviar dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación a un Centro de Control de Notificaciones.33. A Prepaid System used to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said Prepaid System comprises: means for receiving a request for authorization to process said call; means for determining that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; means for sending a non-authorization to process said call because said subscriber called prepaid has insufficient or no credit; wherein said Prepaid System is characterized by including means for forming a Notification Request message by determining that said prepaid calling subscriber has insufficient or no prepaid credit to make said call; and means for sending said Notification Request message to a Notification Control Center.
34. El Sistema de Prepago de Ia reivindicación 33, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data. 34. The Prepaid System of claim 33, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in signaling message format, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
35. El Sistema de Prepago de Ia reivindicación 33, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado.35. The Prepaid System of claim 33, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the calling prepaid subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
36. El Sistema de Prepago de Ia reivindicación 35, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.36. The Prepaid System of claim 35, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
37. Un método de operación de un Centro de Control de Notificaciones para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho método se caracteriza por comprender los pasos de: recibir un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; determinar si dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; formar un mensaje de Notificación bajo Ia determinación de que dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado ; y enviar hacia dicho abonado llamado dicho mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado.37. A method of operation of a Notification Control Center to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said method is characterized by comprising the steps of: receiving a message of Request for Notification; determining whether said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify its intended call to said called subscriber; forming a Notification message under the determination that said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; and send to said called subscriber said Notification message indicating that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber.
38. El método de Ia reivindicación 37, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data. 38. The method of claim 37, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in signaling message format, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
39. El método de Ia reivindicación 37, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado.39. The method of claim 37, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
40. El método de Ia reivindicación 39, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.40. The method of claim 39, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
41. El método de Ia reivindicación 37, que se caracteriza porque dicho paso de determinar si dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado incluye el paso de consultar una base de datos con los perfiles de notificaciones permisibles;41. The method of claim 37, characterized in that said step of determining whether said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his call attempt to said called subscriber includes the step of consulting a database with the permissible notification profiles ;
42. El método de Ia reivindicación 37, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación es un mensaje de señalización, un mensaje en formato HTTP, XML,42. The method of claim 37, characterized in that said Notification message is a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML format,
SMS, MMS, USSD o R-Data, un mensaje de alerta, un menú de voz interactivo, un mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo.SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data, an alert message, an interactive voice menu, a voice message or an instant message.
43. El método de Ia reivindicación 37, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago, dirección de destino del abonado llamado y un mensaje configurado.43. The method of claim 37, characterized in that said Notification message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber, destination address of the called subscriber and a configured message.
44. El método de Ia reivindicación 43, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje configurado está formado por uno o más contenidos predeterminados, uno o más contenidos configurables o una combinación de contenidos predeterminados y configurables. 44. The method of claim 43, characterized in that said configured message is formed by one or more predetermined contents, one or more configurable contents or a combination of predetermined and configurable contents.
45. Un Centro de Control de Notificaciones para notificar a un abonado llamado del intento de una llamada realizada por un abonado llamante de prepago en una red de telecomunicaciones, dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones se caracteriza por comprender: medios para recibir un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación; medios para determinar si dicho abonado llagante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; medios para formar un mensaje de Notificación al determinar que dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado; y medios para enviar hacia dicho abonado llamado dicho mensaje de Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado.45. A Notification Control Center to notify a called subscriber of the attempt of a call made by a prepaid calling subscriber in a telecommunications network, said Notification Control Center is characterized by comprising: means for receiving a Request message of Notification; means for determining whether said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; means for forming a Notification message upon determining that said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify his intended call to said called subscriber; and means for sending to said called subscriber said Notification message indicating that an attempt to call said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber.
46. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dichos medios para recibir un mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluyen: al menos una interfase de Internet; al menos una interfase de señalización; o al menos una interfase de radio.46. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said means for receiving a Notification Request message includes: at least one Internet interface; at least one signaling interface; or at least one radio interface.
47. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación es un mensaje en formato de mensaje de señalización, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD o R-Data.47. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said Notification Request message is a message in signaling message format, HTTP, XML, SMS, USSD or R-Data.
48. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago e información del abonado llamado. 48. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said Notification Request message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber and information of the called subscriber.
49. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 48, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Solicitud de Notificación además incluye Ia dirección de destino de dicho Centro de Control de Notificaciones.49. The Notification Control Center of claim 48, characterized in that said Notification Request message also includes the destination address of said Notification Control Center.
50. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho medios para determinar si dicho abonado llamante de prepago está habilitado para notificar su intento de llamada a dicho abonado llamado incluyen una base de datos con el perfiles de notificaciones permisibles de dicho abonado llamante de prepago y/o de dicho abonado llamadi50. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said means for determining whether said prepaid calling subscriber is enabled to notify their call attempt to said called subscriber includes a database with the permissible notification profiles of said prepaid calling subscriber and / or said called subscriber
51. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho medios para formar un mensaje de Notificación incluyen: al menos una interfase de comunicación hacia proveedores, operadores o patrocinadores del servicio; al menos una interfase de comunicación hacia fuentes de información de eventos en tiempo real; al menos una base de datos con mensajes de contenido predeterminado; al menos una base de datos con mensajes de contenido configurable en tiempo real; y al menos un módulo para configurar dichos mensajes de Notificación con dichos de mensajes de contenido predeterminado y configurable almacenados en dichas bases de datos.51. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said means for forming a Notification message include: at least one communication interface to suppliers, operators or service sponsors; at least one communication interface to real-time event information sources; at least one database with messages of predetermined content; at least one database with content messages configurable in real time; and at least one module for configuring said Notification messages with said default and configurable content messages stored in said databases.
52. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque medios para enviar hacia dicho abonado llamado, dicho mensaje de52. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that means for sending said called party, said message of
Notificación que indica que un intento de llamada de dicho abonado llamante de prepago ha sido hecha hacia dicho abonado llamado incluyen: al menos un módulo para formatear dichos mensajes de Notificación conforme a Ia interfase de comunicación a ser empleada; y al menos una interfase de Internet; al menos una interfase de señalización; al menos una interfase de radio; o al menos una interfase de voz.Notification indicating that an attempted call from said prepaid calling subscriber has been made towards said called subscriber include: at least one module for formatting said Notification messages according to the communication interface to be used; and at least one Internet interface; at least one signaling interface; at least one radio interface; or at least one voice interface.
53. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación es un mensaje de señalización, un mensaje en formato HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD o R-Data, un mensaje de alerta, un menú de voz interactivo, un mensaje de voz o un mensaje instantáneo.53. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said Notification message is a signaling message, a message in HTTP, XML, SMS, MMS, USSD or R-Data format, an alert message, an interactive voice menu, a voice message or an instant message.
54. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 45, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje de Notificación incluye al menos información del abonado llamante de prepago, dirección de destino del abonado llamado y un mensaje configurado.54. The Notification Control Center of claim 45, characterized in that said Notification message includes at least information of the prepaid calling subscriber, destination address of the called subscriber and a configured message.
55. El Centro de Control de Notificaciones de Ia reivindicación 54, que se caracteriza porque dicho mensaje configurado está formado por uno o más contenidos predeterminados, uno o más contenidos configurables o una combinación de contenidos predeterminados y configurables. 55. The Notification Control Center of claim 54, characterized in that said configured message is formed by one or more predetermined contents, one or more configurable contents or a combination of predetermined and configurable contents.
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