Abstract: A method for execution of a function of a field device includes: selecting a function to be performed from a selection list of functions available to a process control system, and communicating the selected function to a service unit; paying a payment amount specified for the function and confirming the payment to the service unit; determining a derived time value of a service unit and an enable code, and transmitting the enable code to the process control system; forwarding the enable code to the field device; determining a derived time value of the field device, and checking the enable code using the derived time value to determine whether the enable code is generated by the service unit, and determining the function from the enable code; and executing an executable code corresponding to the function in the event the enable code is verified as being generated by the service unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for releasing local data contents for an IP-based data access, wherein an evaluation unit (2) evaluates a first IP connection (IP-V1) and extracts an IP destination address (IP:B) and an authorisation verification generating unit (3) generates an authorisation verification (BN) for the data access to the local storage unit (3). An authorisation message generating unit (4) generates an authorisation message on the basis of the authorisation verification (BN) and the extracted IP destination address (IP:B). A trigger unit (5) triggers a transmission process of the generated authorisation message over a second IP connection (IP-V2) which is different from the first IP connection (IP-V1).

Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus, system and method for reducing the time required for transmitting a multimedia message from any sender to any addressee and thus generally cut the cost of the multimedia message service.

Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus, system and method for reducing the time required for transmitting a multimedia message from any sender to any addressee and thus generally cut the cost of the multimedia message service.

Abstract: A first telephone connection from a first terminal to a second terminal is set up via a circuit-switched telephone network to send signaling from the second terminal to the first terminal via the first telephone connection, where the signaling signals the capability of the first terminal or of the second terminal to handle telephone data which are received via a data packet transmission network, or where the signaling contains connection data which relate to the availability of the signaling terminals in the data packet transmission network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for releasing local data contents for an IP-based data access, wherein an evaluation unit (2) evaluates a first IP connection (IP-V1) and extracts an IP destination address (IP:B) and an authorisation verification generating unit (3) generates an authorisation verification (BN) for the data access to the local storage unit (3). An authorisation message generating unit (4) generates an authorisation message on the basis of the authorisation verification (BN) and the extracted IP destination address (IP:B). A trigger unit (5) triggers a transmission process of the generated authorisation message over a second IP connection (IP-V2) which is different from the first IP connection (IP-V1).

Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus, system and method for reducing the time required for transmitting a multimedia message from any sender to any addressee and thus generally cut the cost of the multimedia message service.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting notification messages for submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks, wherein to reduce the effort involved in transmitting notification messages and the associated administration effort in an entity sending the notification message on submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks independently of their multimedia capabilities, a service center responsible for sending the notification messages transmits on submission of multimedia messages in a notification message a first notification information which is preferably binary coded, and a second notification information which is preferably embodied as text information, uniformly to different variants of telecommunications devices as regards their multimedia capabilities.

Abstract: A multimedia message service center and telecommunication device for accessing deposited multimedia messages. The forwarding and receipt of multimedia messages transmitted in networks that are configured for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) independent of the communication between the networks and the infrastructure and the topology of the respective network from any transmitter to any addressee. A dial-in information (EWI) is indirectly or directly sent to the telecommunication device in addition to a communication message (MN) sent indirectly or directly e.g. via a short message center and/or an additional multimedia message center to the telecommunication device (ETKG) in response to a multimedia message (MMN) destined for a telecommunication device (ETKG) and deposited in the multimedia message center (MMNDZ). This dial-in information (EWI) tells the telecommunication device where to dial in to be able to access the multimedia message (MMN) addressed to the telecommunication device.

Abstract: The present invention seeks to improve the downloading of downloadable information content that is directly or indirectly available in a service center (SZ), using a telecommunications device (TKG) to guarantee in a simple manner that the person initiating the download process bears the cost of the downloaded information content and that the service center (SZ) does not necessarily have to know or determine the subscriber's number of such person in order to transmit the information content. To achieve this, the information content is both requested from the service center (SZ), together with a first service message (SN1), in a first session (SI1) and is delivered by the service center (SZ), together with at least one second service message (SN2), in a second session (S12) via a single telecommunications like (TKV) that is set up between the telecommunications device (TKG) and the service center (SZ), without having to set up an additional telecommunications link, as is the case in prior art.

Abstract: A multimedia message service center and telecommunication device for accessing deposited multimedia messages. The forwarding and receipt of multimedia messages transmitted in networks that are configured for the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) independent of the communication between the networks and the infrastructure and the topology of the respective network from any transmitter to any addressee. A dial-in information (EWI) is indirectly or directly sent to the telecommunication device in addition to a communication message (MN) sent indirectly or directly e.g. via a short message center and/or an additional multimedia message center to the telecommunication device (ETKG) in response to a multimedia message (MMN) destined for a telecommunication device (ETKG) and deposited in the multimedia message center (MMNDZ). This dial-in information (EWI) tells the telecommunication device where to dial in to be able to access the multimedia message (MMN) addressed to the telecommunication device.

Abstract: The present invention seeks to improve the downloading of downloadable information content that is directly or indirectly available in a service center (SZ), using a telecommunications device (TKG) to guarantee in a simple manner that the person initiating the download process bears the cost of the downloaded information content and that the service center (SZ) does not necessarily have to know or determine the subscriber's number of such person in order to transmit the information content. To achieve this, the information content is both requested from the service center (SZ), together with a first service message (SN1), in a first session (SI1) and is delivered by the service center (SZ), together with at least one second service message (SN2), in a second session (S12) via a single telecommunications like (TKV) that is set up between the telecommunications device (TKG) and the service center (SZ), without having to set up an additional telecommunications link, as is the case in prior art.

Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus, system and method for reducing the time required for transmitting a multimedia message from any sender to any addressee and thus generally cut the cost of the multimedia message service.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting notification messages for submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks, wherein to reduce the effort involved in transmitting notification messages and the associated administration effort in an entity sending the notification message on submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks independently of their multimedia capabilities, a service center responsible for sending the notification messages transmits on submission of multimedia messages in a notification message a first notification information which is preferably binary coded, and a second notification information which is preferably embodied as text information, uniformly to different variants of telecommunications devices as regards their multimedia capabilities.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to address short messages in a fixed network, both to fixed-network terminals that are operated as standalone units in the fixed network (3) or to terminals that are operated in parallel in said fixed network (3) and to extensions (10, 11, 12, 20, 21) of cord-connected or cordless fixed-network terminals (1, 2) that are configured as private branch exchanges and operated either as standalone units or in parallel in the fixed network (3). To achieve this, several numeric identifiers are assigned to each fixed-network terminal (1, 2) in order to address the short messages, in such a way that for a fixed network terminal (1, 2) that is configured as a private branch exchange, the numeric identifiers can be arbitrarily distributed among the extensions (10, 11, 12, 20, 21).

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting notification messages for submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks, wherein to reduce the effort involved in transmitting notification messages and the associated administration effort in an entity sending the notification message on submission of multimedia messages to telecommunications devices embodied as multimedia message sinks independently of their multimedia capabilities, a service center responsible for sending the notification messages transmits on submission of multimedia messages in a notification message a first notification information which is preferably binary coded, and a second notification information which is preferably embodied as text information, uniformly to different variants of telecommunications devices as regards their multimedia capabilities.