US 11,991,138 B2
Method and system for reporting message disposition in a communication network
Cristina Badulescu, Roxboro (CA); Sorin Surdila, Laval (CA); and Nancy M. Greene, Outremont (CA)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,642.
Application 18/111,642 is a continuation of application No. 17/529,973, filed on Nov. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,588,777.
Application 17/529,973 is a continuation of application No. 16/443,108, filed on Jun. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,258,748, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/443,108 is a continuation of application No. 16/220,716, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,367,772, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 16/220,716 is a continuation of application No. 15/119,826, granted, now 10,193,846, issued on Jan. 29, 2019, previously published as PCT/IB2016/052957, filed on May 19, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/163,797, filed on May 19, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208796 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/23 (2022.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01); H04L 51/043 (2022.01); H04L 51/066 (2022.01); H04L 51/234 (2022.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/18 (2009.01); H04L 67/565 (2022.01); H04L 69/18 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/23 (2022.05) [H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/043 (2013.01); H04L 51/066 (2013.01); H04L 51/234 (2022.05); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/565 (2022.05); H04L 69/18 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method in a communication network comprising a sender mobile station, a recipient mobile station, and a messaging application server, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the sender mobile station, a message addressed to the recipient mobile station, the message being formatted according to a first messaging protocol;
receiving, by the messaging application server, the message originating from the sender mobile station;
receiving, by the messaging application server, an error message indicating that the recipient mobile station is not operative to receive messages formatted according to the first messaging protocol
responsive to receiving the error message indicating that the recipient mobile station is not operative to receive the message formatted according to the first messaging protocol, converting, by the messaging application server, the message to a format compliant with a second messaging protocol different from the first messaging protocol, wherein the recipient mobile station is operative to receive the converted message formatted according to the second messaging protocol;
transmitting, by the messaging application server, the converted message toward the recipient mobile station;
receiving, by the messaging application server, a notification message originating from the recipient mobile station, the notification message indicating that the converted message was delivered to the recipient mobile station, the notification message being formatted according to the second messaging protocol;
responsive to receiving the notification message, generating by the messaging application server, a disposition notification message indicating that the message was delivered to the recipient mobile station via a messaging protocol different from the first messaging protocol, wherein the disposition notification message comprises a status element populated with a predetermined value identifying the second messaging protocol, the disposition notification message being formatted according to the first messaging protocol; and
transmitting, by the messaging application server, the disposition notification message toward the sender mobile station.