System and methods for global access to services for mobile telephone subscribers
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1. A system comprising;
- a packet-switch network; and
intelligent gateways coupled to said packet-switch network, each of said intelligent gateways coupled to a respective mobile network and adapted to provide a roaming mobile device connecting as a visitor in one of said mobile networks with access to a plurality of services including intelligent call assistance and dialing sequence translation, said services being at least associated with a second of said mobile networks, said second mobile network being a home mobile network of said roaming mobile device, wherein some of said plurality of services are integrated with one another, and wherein each of said intelligent gateways comprises a gateway database comprising a profile of said roamer for use by said intelligent gateway when providing access to said plurality of services.
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing services to roaming subscribers of mobile telephone networks. The system comprising a packet-switch network and intelligent gateways coupled to the packet-switch network enables roaming subscribers to continue using their value added services using familiar access, interface and language. The system also enables mobile operators to deliver new services to roamers and subscribers.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising;
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a packet-switch network; and
intelligent gateways coupled to said packet-switch network, each of said intelligent gateways coupled to a respective mobile network and adapted to provide a roaming mobile device connecting as a visitor in one of said mobile networks with access to a plurality of services including intelligent call assistance and dialing sequence translation, said services being at least associated with a second of said mobile networks, said second mobile network being a home mobile network of said roaming mobile device, wherein some of said plurality of services are integrated with one another, and wherein each of said intelligent gateways comprises a gateway database comprising a profile of said roamer for use by said intelligent gateway when providing access to said plurality of services.
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2. A system comprising:
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an intelligent gateway associated with a first mobile telephone network, said first mobile telephone network having connections to other mobile telephone networks said intelligent gateway adapted to translate a dialing sequence when dialed by a roaming cellular telephony device roaming in said first mobile network into a destination number, said roaming cellular telephony device having a home network which is other than said first mobile network; and
a routing center in said first mobile telephone network, said routing center adapted to route said dialing sequence within said first mobile telephone network to said intelligent gateway for said translating, wherein said dialing sequence is an erroneous number, and wherein said mobile switch center is further adapted to give said intelligent gateway control over a call to said destination number. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An intelligent gateway associated with a first cellular telephony network, adapted to provide assistance to a cellular telephony device roaming in said first cellular telephony network to complete calls when a destination number dialed by said roaming cellular telephony device is erroneous, said roaming cellular telephony device being registered as a home device in a second cellular telephony network being distinct from said first cellular telephony network, and said intelligent gateway being adapted to obtain information for said call completion using knowledge of said second cellular telephony network, said using said knowledge comprising applying routing algorithms to provide said information.
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17. A system according to claim 17, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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