System and method for converged network services

• US 20070036098A1
• Filed: 08/10/2005
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Homan, Greg, Khurana, Sanjay, Tabassi, Ali, Jain, Praduman, Last, Becki
• Granted Patent: US 7,983,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing services for stations supported by a residential gateway are provided. The residential gateway can support one or more fixed-line station and/one or more mobile stations. The mobile stations can be supported by a wireless macro network and/or the residential gateway. Services such as simultaneous ringing, distinctive ringing, call transfer, extension functionality, and the like can be provided for the mobile station and the fixed-line station.

Claims

1. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

receiving, by a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, a call request;

determining that the call request is to be handled in accordance with a call service; and

routing the call request to a mobile station and a fixed-line station in accordance with the call service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the call service is a simultaneous call service, and the act of routing comprises the act of:

routing a first call request to a residential gateway; and

routing a second call request to the residential gateway.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the acts of:

receiving, by the residential gateway, the first and second call requests; and

sending, by the residential gateway, an incoming call indication to a mobile station and to fixed-line station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile station is supported by a wireless macro network, the act of routing comprises the acts of:

routing a first call request to the wireless macro network; and

routing a second call request to a residential gateway.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request is for a fixed-line station.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request is for a mobile station registered with a residential gateway.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the fixed-line station, and the call request is routed to the mobile station with a distinctive ring indication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the mobile station, and the call request is routed to the fixed-line station with a distinctive ring indication.

9. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

establishing a call between a first and second station;

receiving, from the first station, a request to transfer the call from the first station to a third station;

establishing the call between the second station and the third station,

wherein the call is routed through a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, and the first and third stations are supported by residential gateway coupled to the switch.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first station is a mobile station and the third station is a fixed-line station.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the first station is a fixed-line station and the third station is a mobile station.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the first and third stations have different telephone numbers.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the call transfer request is a predetermined code received from the first station.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising the acts of:

disconnecting the call between the first and second stations.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising the act of:

sending a distinctive ring indication to the third station prior to establishing the call between the second and third stations.

16. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

establishing a call between a first and second station;

receiving, from a third station, a request to join the call between the first and second stations;

establishing the call between the first, second and third stations, wherein the call is routed through a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, and the first and third stations are supported by residential gateway coupled to the switch.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first station is a mobile station and the third station is a fixed-line station.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first station is a fixed-line station and the third station is a mobile station.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and third stations have different telephone numbers.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the request to join is a predetermined code received from the first station.