Call originating service method in a public and private common mobile communication system and apparatus

• US 20010046860A1
• Filed: 03/15/2001
• Published: 11/29/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Dong-Youl
• Application Number:
  US09/805,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20010046860A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

A public/private common mobile communication system provides a call originating service method. Upon receipt of an origination call message from a mobile station (MS) through a BTS (Base station Transceiver Subsystem) which provides both public and private mobile communication services, it is determined whether the call origination message is for the public mobile communication service or the private mobile communication service. The call origination message is transmitted to either a public mobile communication network or a private mobile communication network based on the determination results.

Claims

1. A call originating service method in a public/private common mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:

determining whether the call origination message is for the public mobile communication service or the private mobile communication service upon receipt of an origination call message from a mobile station (MS) through a BTS (Base station Transceiver Subsystem) which provides both public and private mobile communication services; and

transmitting the call origination message to either a public mobile communication network or a private mobile communication network based on the determination results.

2. The call originating service method as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the determination step comprises the steps of:

determining whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service; and

determining whether the mobile station is part of the private mobile communication network.

8. The method of

claim 2

, wherein said step of determining whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service comprises the step of consulting a visitor location register (VLR) of a call manager inside a public/private common cell area.

9. The method of

claim 2

, wherein said step of determining whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service comprises consulting a visitor location register (VLR) of a call manager inside a public/private common cell area.

12. The method of

claim 2

, wherein said call is transmitted to a public communications network if either the mobile station is not registered for private mobile communication service or the transmitting number is not a private mobile communications network number.

14. The method of

claim 2

, wherein said call is handled by said private communications network only if both said mobile station is registered with said private mobile communication service and said transmitting number is a private mobile communication network number.

3. A call originating service method in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a communication service apparatus which performs public and private mobile communication services with a private BTS (Base station Transceiver Subsystem) connected to at least one of a plurality of base station controllers (BSCs) belonging to a public mobile communication system, each of said plurality of BSCs connected to corresponding ones of a plurality of Mobile Switching Centers (MSC'"'"'s);

determining in the communication service apparatus whether the call origination message is for the public mobile communication service or the private mobile communication service upon receipt of a call origination message transmitted from the mobile station through the private BTS,;

and

transmitting the call origination message to either a BSC connected to the private BTS or a private BSC for the private mobile communication service according to the determination results.

4. The call originating service method as claimed in

claim 3

, wherein the determination step comprises the steps of determining

whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service;

and

determining whether said mobile station is part of said private mobile communication network.

10. The method of

claim 4

, wherein said step of determining whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service comprises the step of consulting a visitor location register (VLR) of a call manager inside a public/private common cell area.

11. The method of

claim 4

, wherein said step of determining whether the mobile station is registered for the private mobile communication service comprises consulting a visitor location register (VLR) of a call manager inside a public/private common cell area.

13. The method of

claim 4

, wherein said call is transmitted to a public communications network if either the mobile station is not registered for private mobile communication service or the transmitting number is not a private mobile communications network number.

15. The method of

claim 4

, wherein said call is handled by said private communications network only if both said mobile station is registered with said private mobile communication service and said transmitting number is a private mobile communication network number.

5. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a private (Base station Transceiver Subsystem)BTS connected to one a plurality of (Base Station Controllers) BSCs belonging to a public mobile communication system, said public communication system comprising a plurality of (mobile switching centers) MSC'"'"'s, each one of said MCS'"'"'s connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of BSC'"'"'s; and

a router apparatus for, upon receipt of a call origination message transmitted from the mobile station through the private BTS, determining whether the call origination message is for the public mobile communication service or the private mobile communication service, and transmitting the call origination message to either a BSC connected to the private BTS or a private BSC for the private mobile communication service according to the determination results.

6. The mobile communication system of

claim 5

, wherein said router apparatus comprises a call manager that determines whether a call originating from a mobile station is destined to be handled by a public mobile communication system or a private mobile communication system.

7. The mobile communication system of

claim 6

, said call manager comprising:

a data communications interface for controlling the interface to the call manager;

a private base station controller;

a private visitor location register;

a private base station transceiver subsystem message router for requesting the private visitor location register whether a mobile station is registered in the private mobile communication service and transmits a call message to said private base station controller; and

a private mobile switching center for recording on the private visitor location register the existence of the transmitting call and forms a telephone line if the mobile station responds.