Method and apparatus for retrieving calling party information in a mobile communications system

• US 20030050052A1
• Filed: 09/04/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Minborg, Per-Ake, Lundquist, Carl
• Application Number:
  US10/169,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20030050052A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4552 Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10015 Access to distributed or replicated servers, e.g. using brokers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/651 Text message transmission triggered by call automatic reactions in messaging within packet-switching networks H04L51/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/658 Combination of voice calls and paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 : Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 : Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 : Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 : Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 : where the data service is an information service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 : Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 : where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 : Details of addressing, directories or routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 : CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 : Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 : Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 : Manipulation of established connections
• 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 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 : Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 : between terminal devices

Abstract

A method and system for providing calling party identification information to a called party in a mobile communications network. Servers external to the mobile communications network are used to generate and provide calling party information in the form of a service page or phone page without relying on calling line interface information.

Claims

1. A method for communicating between first and second communication devices, comprising:

receiving, at a server associated with the first communication device, a first signal from the first mobile communication device, the first signal including at least an identity of the second device;

identifying a server associated with the second mobile communication device;

rendering a data object from the first signal; and

forwarding the data object to the server associated with the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first signal includes a dialed number corresponding to the second mobile communication device and an identification of the first mobile communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data object is rendered without using calling line interface (CLI) information.

4. A method for communicating between a first communication device and a second communication device, comprising the steps of:

identifying, at the second communication device, the occurrence of a triggering event;

transmitting to a first server associated with the second communication device a request for a data object associated with the first communication device;

generating the requested data object in the first server based on calling information provided by a second server associated with the first communication device; and

receiving the requested data object from the first server.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the triggering event does not include calling line identification information.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the triggering event includes a calling line identification information, but wherein the requested data object is not derived on the basis of the calling line identification information.

7. A method for communicating between a first and a second mobile communication device, comprising the steps of:

identifying the occurrence of a triggering event;

transmitting a data object request including calling line interface (CLI) information, to a server associated with the second mobile communication device;

determining whether the requested data object can be generated based on the CLI information or the calling party information faster, and generating the requested data object using the faster technique; and

receiving the requested data object from the server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data object includes a pointer to the phone page associated with the second device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the data object includes a phone page associated with the second device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the data object comprises the public identify of the second device.