Method and arrangement for call control using a computer connected to a network

• US 20020021794A1
• Filed: 08/30/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tecnotree Oyj
• Original Assignee: Tecnomen Oyj
• Inventors: Kemppainen, Vesa
• Granted Patent: US 6,671,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/201.05
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0421 Circuit arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13003 Constructional details of switching devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1305 Software aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13106 Microprocessor, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13175 Graphical user interface [GUI], WWW interface, visual indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1324 Conference call
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13256 Call screening
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13292 Time division multiplexing, TDM
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1332 Logic circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1334 Configuration within the switch
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13376 Information service, downloading of information, 0800/0900 services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13377 Recorded announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet

Abstract

For controlling a call in a telecommunication system, a call is established from a terminal to a first server, where said call is associated with a network browser. Said network browser is used to locate and download a stored file and the contents of the downloaded stored file are interpreted. The interpreted contents of the downloaded stored file are used to control said call.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a call in a telecommunication system, characterized in that it comprises the steps of

a) establishing a call from a terminal to a first server (501, 502, 503, 504, 505),

b) associating said call with a network browser in said first server (506),

c) using said network browser to locate and download a stored file (507, 508, 509),

d) interpreting the contents of the downloaded stored file (510) and

e) using the interpreted contents of the downloaded stored file to control said call (513):

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that step e) comprises, as a call control stage, at least one of the following:

diverting said call, forwarding said call, providing a pre-, mid- or post-call announcement, hanging up said call, setting up another call, providing a conference call, screening a call, establishing a delivery list.

3. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that it additionally comprises the steps of

employing a first data format between said terminal and said first server,

employing a second data format between said first server and a second server providing said stored file,

setting up a conversion (511) between said first and second data formats and

using said conversion to convert data between said first and second data formats (513).

4. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that as a part of step a) it comprises the substep of authenticating the terminal (503).

5. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that as a part of step c) it comprises the substep of establishing a secure communication connection between said first server and a second server providing said stored file (508).

6. A computer device for establishing call control in a telecommunication system, comprising

means for establishing connections with the terminals of a first telecommunication network (601, 602, 603),

means for establishing connections with the servers of a second telecommunication network (606) and

network browser means (605) for locating and downloading stored files from the servers of a second telecommunication network;

characterized in that it additionally comprises

means for associating established connections with the terminals of said first telecommunication network with certain network browser means for locating and downloading stored files (604) and

means for controlling the established connections with the terminals of said first telecommunication network according to the contents of the downloaded stored files (605a, 605b, 605c).

7. A telecommunication system for establishing controlled calls between terminals and other telecommunication devices, characterized in that it comprises

a first server (305),

a first telecommunication network (302, 303, 304) for establishing connections between the terminals (301) of said first telecommunication network and said first server (305),

a second telecommunication network (307) for establishing connections between said first server (305) and other servers (308),

means for downloading stored files from said other servers to said first server and

means for controlling the established connections between the terminals of said first telecommunication network and said first server according to the contents of the stored files downloaded from said other servers to said first server.

8. A telecommunication system according to claim 7, characterized in that it comprises a multitude of different first telecommunication networks (302, 303, 304) for establishing connections between the terminals of each first telecommunication network (301) and said first server (305).

9. A telecommunication system according to claim 7, characterized in that said first telecommunication network is one of the following:

a mobile telephone network (302), a wireline telephone network (303), a packet-switched data network (304); and

said second telecommunication network is the Internet (307).