SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR INVERTING CALL ORIGINATION

• US 20070243890A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Keidar, Ron, Manor, Liron, Zreiq, Samer
• Granted Patent: US 8,738,045 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for transmitting messages between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless communication network. In one example, a mobile station is adapted to selectively transmit an origination message in response to receipt of a page message from a base station attempting to initiate a mobile-terminated call. The origination message may initiate a mobile-originated call or session enabling a bi-directional exchange of messages in a single call.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a page message from a base station (BS) at a mobile station (MS) attempting to initiate a call or session between the BS and the MS; and

transmitting an origination message to said BS in response to said page message to initiate a mobile-originated (MO) call or session.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

receiving at least one mobile-terminated (MT) short message service (SMS) message at said MS from said BS during said MO call or session; and

transmitting at least one MO SMS message from said MS to said BS during said MO call or session.

3. The method of claim 2, and further comprising enabling one or more applications in a wireless communication network based, at least in part on said one or more MO SMS messages.

4. The method of claim 2, and further comprising tearing down said MO call or session following said transmitting said at least one MO SMS message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said page message and said origination message are transmitted according to a cdma2000 protocol.

6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

transmitting said origination message instead of an acknowledgement of said page message based, at least in part, on a service option number in said page message.

7. A mobile station comprising:

a transmitter adapted to transmit messages to a base station (BS) in an uplink portion of a wireless communication link;

a receiver adapted to receive messages from said BS in a downlink portion of said wireless communication link; and

a controller adapted to initiate transmission of an origination message in said uplink portion to initiate a mobile-originated (MO) call or session in response to receipt of a page message from said BS in said downlink portion.

8. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein said mobile station is further adapted to:

receive at least one mobile-terminated (MT) short message service (SMS) message from said BS during said MO call or session; and

transmit at least one MO SMS message to said BS during said MO call or session.

9. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein said controller is further adapted to enable one or more applications in a wireless communication network based, at least in part on said one or more MO SMS messages.

10. The mobile station of claim 8, wherein said controller is further adapted to initiate tearing down said MO call or session following transmission of said at least one MO SMS message.

11. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein said page message and said origination message are transmitted according to a cdma2000 protocol.

12. The mobile station of claim 7, wherein said controller is further adapted to initiate transmission of said origination message instead of an acknowledgement of said page message based, at least in part, on a service option number in said page message.

13. An article comprising:

a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed, are adapted to cause a computing platform to;

detect receipt of a page message from a base station (BS); and

initiate transmission of an origination message to initiate a mobile-originated (MO) call or session in response to said detected receipt of said page message.

14. The article of claim 13, wherein said instructions, if executed, are further adapted to cause said computing platform to:

process at least one mobile-terminated (MT) short message service (SMS) message received from said BS during said MO call or session; and

initiate transmission of at least one MO SMS message to said BS during said MO call or session.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein said instructions, if executed, are further adapted to cause said computing platform to enable one or more applications in a wireless communication network based, at least in part on said one or more MO SMS messages.

16. The article of claim 14, wherein said instructions, if executed, are further adapted to cause said computing platform to initiate tearing down said MO call or session following transmission of said at least one MO SMS message.

17. The article of claim 13, wherein said page message and said origination message are transmitted according to a cdma2000 protocol.

18. The article of claim 13, wherein said instructions, if executed, are further adapted to cause said computing platform to:

initiate transmission of said origination message instead of an acknowledgement of said page message based, at least in part, on a service option number in said page message.

19. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a page message from a base station (BS) at a mobile station (MS) attempting to initiate a call or session between the BS and the MS; and

means for transmitting an origination message to said BS in response to said page message to initiate a mobile-originated (MO) call or session.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, and further comprising:

means for receiving at least one mobile-terminated (MT) short message service (SMS) message at said MS from said BS during said MO call or session; and

means for transmitting at least one MO SMS message from said MS to said BS during said MO call or session.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, and further comprising means for enabling one or more applications in a wireless communication network based, at least in part on said one or more MO SMS messages.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, and further comprising means for tearing down said MO call or session following said transmitting said at least one MO SMS message.

23. A method for communication, comprising:

receiving a downlink message from a base station (BS) to a mobile station (MS) to invoke origination of a MT SMS call between the BS and the MS;

in response to the downlink message, sending an uplink message from the MS to the BS so as to cause a MO SMS call to be set up on a traffic channel between the BS and the MS;

receiving at the MS a MT SMS message over the traffic channel from the BS; and

responding to the MT SMS message by sending a MO SMS message over the traffic channel from the MS to the BS.

24. The method according to claim 23, and further comprising tearing down the MO SMS call only after both the MT SMS and MO SMS messages have been sent over the traffic channel.

25. A mobile station (MS), comprising:

a transmitter; and

a receiver, wherein said MS is further adapted to;

receive a downlink message from a base station (BS) at said receiver to invoke origination of a MT SMS call between the BS and the MS;

in response to the downlink message, transmit an uplink message through said MS to the BS so as to cause a MO SMS call to be set up on a traffic channel between the BS and the MS;

receive at said receiver an MT SMS message over the traffic channel from the BS; and

respond to the MT SMS message by transmitting a MO SMS message through said transmitter over the traffic channel from the MS to the BS.