Retrieving jurisdiction information from home location register
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1. In wireless communications network that provides wireless communications services, a method of redirecting a call placed to a wireless subscriber'"'"'s number, to a second number, comprising the steps of:
- storing information in a first computer that is coupled to the wireless communications network, the stored information including;
at least one second number to which a call to the wireless subscriber number is to be redirected by a switching center for the wireless subscriber number; and
the identity of the mobile switching center, or geographic division thereof, of the first service provider, to which a call to the wireless subscriber number is to be routed when a call to the non-roaming wireless subscriber is not to be redirected to a second number.
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Abstract
Calls to a wireless telephone number that are to be redirected by a gateway switch to another number can be properly billed, even if the wireless telephone number is ported to another service provider by billing the wireless telephone number subscriber for the charge that would have been incurred by placing a call to the forwarded number from the mobile telephone located in its home service area.
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1. In wireless communications network that provides wireless communications services, a method of redirecting a call placed to a wireless subscriber'"'"'s number, to a second number, comprising the steps of:
storing information in a first computer that is coupled to the wireless communications network, the stored information including;
at least one second number to which a call to the wireless subscriber number is to be redirected by a switching center for the wireless subscriber number; and
the identity of the mobile switching center, or geographic division thereof, of the first service provider, to which a call to the wireless subscriber number is to be routed when a call to the non-roaming wireless subscriber is not to be redirected to a second number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a wireless communication network, a method of routing a wireless telephone call to a wireless subscriber, comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a first computer that is coupled to the communications network, information that identifies at least some services provided to the wireless subscriber by a wireless service provider;
receiving, by the first computer, a first message, the first message including a request for information about the wireless subscriber;
sending, by the first computer, a second message that is a response to the first message that identifies;
a number to which a call to the wireless subscriber is to be redirected; and
subscriber jurisdiction information for the wireless subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of redirecting a call that is placed to a wireless telephone number, to another number, comprising the steps of:
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sending a first message by a first computer to a second computer, the first message requesting from the second computer, information about the wireless telephone number;
receiving, by the first computer, a response to the first message that identifies at least, a telephone number to which calls that are placed to the wireless telephone number are to be redirected by a third computer; and
said first computer routing the call placed to the wireless telephone number, to a fourth computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A home location register data base system of a wireless communications network comprising:
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a processor, operatively coupled to a wireless communications network;
a data storage device, operatively coupled to the processor;
one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media coupled to the processor, the computer-readable signal-bearing media storing program instructions, which when executed enable the processor to;
store information in the data storage device that includes;
at least one second number to which a call to a wireless subscriber number is to be redirected by a switching center for the wireless subscriber number; and
the identity of a mobile switching center, or geographic division thereof, of a wireless communications service provider, to which a call to the wireless subscriber number is to be routed when a call to the non-roaming wireless subscriber is not to be redirected to a second number;
the one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media also storing instructions, which when executed, enable the processor to receive a message from a switching system coupled to the wireless communications network, said message requesting from the processor, at least some of the information stored in the data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A gateway mobile switching system of a first wireless communications network comprising:
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a processor, operatively coupled to the first wireless communications network;
one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media coupled to the processor, the computer-readable signal-bearing media storing program instructions, which when executed enable the processor to;
receive from a first switch, signaling information for a call that is destined for a mobile telephone number that corresponds to a second mobile switching center within a wireless communications network;
retrieve by a first (gateway) mobile switching center from a data base coupled to the first wireless communications network, data that determines whether the processor is to route the call for the mobile telephone number to a second mobile switching center within the wireless communications network, or redirect the call to a second number through a second switch that is coupled to the wireless communications network; and
retrieve from the data base, information from which the identity of the second mobile switching center, or geographic division thereof, can be determined. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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