METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION-SPECIFIC MESSAGING OVER A GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNCIATION SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for transmitting application-specific data over a control channel of a GMS telecommunications system. In one embodiment of the invention the application-specific data is transmitted from an application device to a central monitoring station in the content field of a register _ss message. In one embodiment of the invention, application-specific data is transmitted from a central monitoring station to an application device in the calling party number field of a caller identification message.