Method for feature transfer in a telecommunication network

• US 20030023523A1
• Filed: 07/27/2001
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Oxley, Derek A., McKibben, Bernerd R., Patel, Pramodkumar
• Granted Patent: US 7,376,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/30 for supporting lawful interception, monitoring or retaining of communications or communication related information circuit switched telephony call monitoring H04M3/2281
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/185 wireless packet-switched
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2281 Call monitoring, e.g. for law enforcement purposes; Call tracing; Detection or prevention of malicious calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/80 Arrangements enabling lawful interception [LI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A network (30) of a telecommunication system (100) receives requests (31) for feature transfers from one user (10) to another user (20). In addition, network initiated feature transfer marks a call agent (61) for feature transfer. Subsequent call attempts from a call agent (51) are redirected (63) by the network.

Claims

1. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first call agent including a first user;

providing a second call agent including a second user;

receiving by a network a request from a first user for a new feature to be transferred from the first user to a second user;

activating by the network the new feature for the second user through the second call agent; and

accepting by the second user through the second call agent the new feature.

2. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included the step of establishing a call between the first and second users with the new feature.

3. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included the step of generating by the second call agent a billing report.

4. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 3, wherein there is further included the step of transmitting the billing report by the second call agent to the network.

5. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 3, wherein there is further included the step of transmitting the billing report by the network to the first call agent.

6. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of receiving by a network a request for a new feature includes the step of receiving by the network a request for transferring a user profile from the first user to the second user.

7. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included the step of requesting by the first user the new feature for the second user for a predetermined period of time.

8. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included the step of requesting by the first user the new feature for the second user for a particular communications session or call.

9. In a telecommunication network, a method for user initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is further included the step of replicating a plurality of features of the first user for use by the second user.

10. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first call agent including a first user;

providing a second call agent including a second user;

marking a third call agent for call intercept;

redirecting by the third call agent a call attempt from the first user to the second user; and

activating by the telecommunication network a call intercept for the second call agent.

11. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 10, wherein there is further included the step of rerouting by the second call agent the call attempt to an authorized agency.

12. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 10, wherein there is further included the step of placing a call by the first call agent for the first user.

13. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 10, wherein there is further included the step of transmitting a redirect message by the third call agent to the telecommunication network.

14. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 10, wherein there is further included the step of establishing a call between the first call agent and the second call agent.

15. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 14, wherein there is further included the step of terminating the call by transmitting a message from the second call agent to the first call agent.

16. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 15, wherein there is further included the step of transmitting a session termination intercept report from the second call agent to the telecommunication network.

17. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first call agent including a first user;

providing a second call agent including a second user;

transmitting a user profile from the telecommunication network to the first call agent for directing the first user to a third call agent;

applying by the third call agent the user profile to the second user; and

activating by the third call agent a call feature for the second user.

18. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 17, wherein there is further included the step of using by the second user the activated call feature.

19. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 18, wherein there is further included the step of transmitting by the telecommunication network a billing report to the first call agent for the second user'"'"'s use of the activated call feature.

20. In a telecommunication network, a method for network initiated feature transfer as claimed in claim 17, wherein the step of activating includes the step of activating the call feature for a predetermined period of time.