Patents by Inventor Henry John Babbage

Henry John Babbage has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mobile phone telephony involving the sending and receiving of text messages
    Patent number: 7856239
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile phone telecommunications network is provided, comprising using at least one mobile switching center (MSC) of the network to receive at least one message, and as a result to generate a mobile application part (MAP) message, transmitting the MAP message from the MSC to at least one service control point (SCP) of the network, and operating the SCP to process the MAP message. Processing of the MAP message by the SCP may comprise, for example, determining the subsequent handling of the MAP message, and charging a sender of the message received by the MSC. The message received by the MSC may comprise a text message, for example, a text message generated using the short message service (SMS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Nadia Hosie, Mary Benham, Henry John Babbage, Stephen Ian Martin