Global Patent Index - EP 1238508 A1

EP 1238508 A1 20020911 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (en)

COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

Title (de)

KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND SYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION

Publication

EP 1238508 A1 20020911 (EN)

Application

EP 00981513 A 20001123

Priority

  • IB 0001736 W 20001123
  • ZA 997346 A 19991126

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0139469A1] A user of a mobile station (10) wishing to obtain information, dials a predetermined number to obtain the information. The call is routed to an interactive voice response (IVR) server (12) and associated database (14) by a telephone communications network (20). The IVR server (12) is in turn connected to a plurality of computers (16) on a second network (18). The database (14) stores the relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of IP addresses of the computers (16). The user dials a telephone number to request information, and the telephone call is routed to the IVR server (12). The IVR server (12) uses the related IP address to send a message to the remote computer (16). Included in the message is the number of the mobile station (10). The remote computer (16) obtains the relevant information form an associated memory device and sends a message including the information using the Short Message Service (SMS) Protocol to the mobile station (10).

IPC 1-7

H04L 29/06; G06F 17/60; G07F 7/10

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 20/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G06F (2006.01); G07F (2006.01); H04L (2006.01); H04M (2006.01); H04Q (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 61/4557 (2022.05); H04M 3/493 (2013.01); H04M 3/4938 (2013.01); H04L 2101/663 (2022.05); H04M 2207/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0139468A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0139469 A1 20010531; AP 2002002537 A0 20020630; AP 2002002541 A0 20020630; AU 1408001 A 20010604; AU 1874801 A 20010604; BR 0016097 A 20020820; CA 2392415 A1 20010531; CN 1399836 A 20030226; CN 1399837 A 20030226; EP 1238507 A1 20020911; EP 1238508 A1 20020911; IL 149821 A0 20021110; MA 25779 A1 20030701; PL 359760 A1 20040906; WO 0139468 A1 20010531; ZA 200204150 B 20030730; ZA 200204152 B 20030526

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0001744 W 20001124; AP 2002002537 A 20001123; AP 2002002541 A 20001124; AU 1408001 A 20001124; AU 1874801 A 20001123; BR 0016097 A 20001123; CA 2392415 A 20001123; CN 00816291 A 20001123; CN 00816292 A 20001124; EP 00976205 A 20001124; EP 00981513 A 20001123; IB 0001736 W 20001123; IL 14982100 A 20001123; MA 26699 A 20020619; PL 35976000 A 20001123; ZA 200204150 A 20020524; ZA 200204152 A 20020524