Data network computing device call processing
First Claim
1. A communication system for providing telecommunication services comprising:
- an interface to a data network and to a wireless telephone network; and
a manager coupled to the interface for placing calls voice calls to and from user devices coupled to the data network, wherein the manager is configured to interact with the wireless telephone network to cause calls placed to users of the wireless telephone network to be carried to user devices coupled to the data network, and cause calls initiated at the user devices coupled to the data network to be carried through the wireless telephone network.
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Abstract
A telecommunications service node is connected to a data network using a packet data protocol and a telephone network using a circuit switched protocol. The service node is also connected to a wireless roaming network using the IS-41 signaling protocol. The service node stores status information, including location and registration information, for mobile computing devices connected to the data packet network. The location information includes a temporary data network address for visiting mobile computing devices. The service node manages voice calls to and from the mobile computing devices. If a call is received to a mobile computing device which is not registered, the service node will attempt to connect the call to a wireless telephone associated with the mobile computing device, or a predefined destination established as a preference by the user. In the case of a voice call between a telephone connected to the telephone network and a mobile computing device connected to the data network, the service node acts as a gateway and translates between the data packet protocol and the circuit switched protocol. A personal information manager executing in a mobile computing device may be used for managing call processing functions of the mobile computing device.
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35 Claims
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1. A communication system for providing telecommunication services comprising:
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an interface to a data network and to a wireless telephone network; and
a manager coupled to the interface for placing calls voice calls to and from user devices coupled to the data network, wherein the manager is configured to interact with the wireless telephone network to cause calls placed to users of the wireless telephone network to be carried to user devices coupled to the data network, and cause calls initiated at the user devices coupled to the data network to be carried through the wireless telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communication system for providing telecommunication services comprising:
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an interface to a data network and to a wireless telephone network; and
a manager coupled to the interface for placing calls voice calls to and from user devices coupled to the data network, wherein the manager is configured to interact with the wireless telephone network to cause calls initiated at the user devices to be carried through the wireless telephone network and routed to a destination as if the calls were initiated at wireless telephones coupled to the wireless telephone network.
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22. A method for providing telecommunication services comprising:
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causing voice calls placed to users of a wireless telephone network to be routed to user devices coupled to a data network; and
causing voice calls initiated at the user devices coupled to the data network to be routed through the wireless telephone network;
wherein causing the voice calls to be routed to the user devices and causing voice calls to the routed through the wireless telephone network includes exchanging messages between a communication system and one or more components of the wireless telephone network, the communication system being coupled to the data network and to the wireless telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing telecommunication services comprising:
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causing voice calls initiated at user devices coupled to a data network to be routed through a wireless telephone network including exchanging messages between a communication system and one or more components of the wireless telephone network, the communication system being coupled to the data network and to the wireless telephone network. wherein causing voice calls initiated at the user devices coupled to the data network to be routed through the wireless telephone network includes causing calls initiated at the user devices to be further routed as if the calls were initiated at wireless telephones coupled to the wireless telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. In a telecommunication system having a first portion adapted for packet communication with terminals and a second portion adapted for circuit wireless communication with terminals, a method for mobility management comprising:
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accepting a request to initiate a call from a terminal in the first portion at a node;
emulating at the node a signaling component of the second portion of the network to route the call through the second portion; and
providing a voice path between the first portion and the second portion for the call. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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