System and method for providing hybrid voice and packet data services to a mobile telecommunications device
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1. A method for providing hybrid communication services including voice and data, in a communications network, the method comprising:
- initiating a call from a caller to a callee through a wireless switch;
initiating a data session to the callee from an application server connected to the wireless switch;
sending a plurality of options to the callee from the application server;
selecting at least one option by the callee;
transmitting the at least one option to the application server; and
performing the at least one option.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided to allow wireless systems to support many new voice and data services. An example of a service provided is the ability to switch a requested voice call into a packet data call and vise versa without the interaction of the user.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing hybrid communication services including voice and data, in a communications network, the method comprising:
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initiating a call from a caller to a callee through a wireless switch;
initiating a data session to the callee from an application server connected to the wireless switch;
sending a plurality of options to the callee from the application server;
selecting at least one option by the callee;
transmitting the at least one option to the application server; and
performing the at least one option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing hybrid communication services including voice and data, in a communications network with a wireless switch, a wireless media gateway and an application server, the method comprising:
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initiating a call from a caller to a callee through the wireless switch;
initiating a data session to the callee from the application server connected to the wireless switch;
sending a plurality of options in a menu format to the callee from the application server through the wireless media gateway;
selecting at least one option by the callee;
transmitting the at least one option to the application server through the wireless media gateway;
deactivating the data session from the application server to the callee; and
performing the at least one option. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing a hybrid communication consisting of voice and data, in a communications network, the method comprising:
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a caller which initiates a call;
a wireless switch connected to the caller;
an application server initiating a data session to a callee to send a plurality of options to the callee;
a means for selecting at least one option;
a means for transmitting the at least one option to the application server; and
a means for performing the at least one option. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing hybrid communication services including voice and data, in a communications network with a wireless switch, a wireless media gateway, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) client, and an application server, the method comprising:
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initiating a call from a caller to a callee through the wireless switch and SIP client;
initiating a packet data session to the callee from the application server connected to the wireless switch and wireless media gateway;
sending a plurality of options in a menu format to the callee from the application server through the wireless media gateway;
selecting at least one option by the callee;
transmitting the at least one option to the application server through the media gateway;
transmitting the at least one option to the wireless switch from the application server;
deactivating the data session from the wireless switch to the application server;
deactivating the data session from the wireless switch to the callee; and
performing the at least one option.
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