Method and Telecommunication System for Initiating an Enhanced Communication Connection

• US 20080069084A1
• Filed: 05/10/2004
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Taori, Rakesh, den Hartog, Jos
• Granted Patent: US 9,756,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0057 Services where the data services network provides a telephone service in addition or as an alternative, e.g. for backup purposes, to the telephone service provided by the telephone services network

Abstract

The invention relates generally to a method for initiating an enhanced communication connection, between a calling party (A) and a called party (B), within a telecommunication network system comprising multiple interconnected networks, said enhanced communication connection comprising a circuit switched connection and a packet-switched connection, the method according to the invention is characterized in the steps of processing the setting up of said circuit-switched connection and said packet-switched connection based on one single response invoked by said called party (B). In one embodiment of the method the single response could be the pressing of a button or the selection of a displayed icon on a terminal.

Claims

1. A method for initiating an enhanced communication connection, between a calling party and a called party within a telecommunication network system comprising multiple interconnected networks, said enhanced communication connection comprising a circuit-switched connection and a packet-switched connection, said method comprising the steps of:

setting-up said circuit-switched connection and said packet-switched connection of the enhanced communication connection between the calling party and the called party utilizing a Circuit Switched Response and a Packet Switched Response;

alerting said called party about the setting up of said circuit-switched enhanced connection and said packet-switched enhanced connection; and

processing the setting up of said circuit-switched connection and said packet-switched connection utilizing a single response invoked by said called party.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of

accepting said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of

refusing said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of

accepting one of said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established and refusing said other one of said circuit-switched and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

5. The method according to claim 1, further characterized by the step of

invoking one of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response based on said single response and invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response based on said one of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of

invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response in the terminal of said called party.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of

invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response in the telecommunication network system.

8. A telecommunications system for initiating an enhanced communication connection between a calling party and a called party, said system comprising

multiple interconnected networks, wherein said enhanced communication connection consists of

a circuit-switched connection and

a packet-switched connection, wherein said system is adapted for initiating said circuit-switched connection and said packet-switched connection via separate said multiple interconnected networks:

and

means for processing said circuit switched connection and said packet-switched connection based on a single response invoked by said called party.

9. The telecommunications system according to claim 8, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for accepting said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

10. The telecommunications system according to claim 8, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for arranged in refusing said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

11. The telecommunications system according to claim 8, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for accepting one of said circuit-switched connection and packet-switched connection being established and refusing said other one of said circuit-switched and packet-switched connection being established based on said invoked single response.

12. The telecommunications system according to claim 8, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for invoking one of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response based on said single response and invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response based on said one of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response.

13. The telecommunications system according to claim 12, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response in the terminal of said called party.

14. The telecommunications system according to claim 12, wherein said telecommunications system is adapted for invoking said other of said circuit-switched response or packet-switched response in the telecommunication network system.

15. A telecommunications device for use in a telecommunications system for initiating an enhanced communication connection between a calling party and a called party, said telecommunications device comprising

a circuit switched part for processing the circuit switched part of the enhanced connection and

a packet switched part for processing the packet switched part of the enhanced connection, wherein said telecommunications device is arranged for processing the circuit switched part and the packet switched part of the enhanced connection by means of a single response detected by said telecommunications device, said single response being invoked by said called party.

16. The telecommunications device as claimed in claim 15, wherein said telecommunications device is arranged for

generating a signal in one of said circuit switched part or packet switched part triggered by said single response and

transmitting said signal to the other of said circuit switched part or packet switched part.

17. The telecommunications device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said telecommunications device is arranged for accepting both the circuit switched part and packet switched part of the enhanced connection based on said signal.

18. The telecommunications device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said telecommunications device is arranged for refusing both the circuit switched part and packet switched part of the enhanced connection based on said signal.

19. (canceled)