METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING LOCAL ACCESS NUMBER CALLING FEATURES

• US 20080167039A1
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Guedalia, Isaac David, Guedalia, Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 9,100,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4365 based on information specified by the calling party, e.g. priority or subject
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

In an embodiments a method of providing a local access number to a subscriber may include receiving subscriber locale information indicating a location of a subscriber, mapping the subscriber locale information to one or more local access numbers, identifying, from the one or more local access numbers, a local access number corresponding to the subscriber locale information and transmitting the identified local access number to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of providing a local access number to a subscriber, the method comprising:

receiving subscriber locale information indicating a location of a subscriber;

mapping the subscriber locale information to one or more local access numbers;

identifying, from the one or more local access numbers, a local access number corresponding to the subscriber locale information; and

transmitting the identified local access number to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving subscriber locale information comprises receiving, from the subscriber'"'"'s mobile device locale information provided by the subscriber, wherein the locale information comprises a telephone number and an area code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving subscriber locale information comprises automatically receiving the subscriber locale information from a browser on the subscriber'"'"'s mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein mapping the subscriber locale information comprises automatically determining, by a mapper, one or more local access numbers based on the received subscriber locale information.

5. A method of placing a call using a local access number, the method comprising:

transmitting subscriber locale information to a processor;

receiving, from the processor, one or more long distance service providers;

selecting a long distance service provider from the plurality of long distance service providers; and

receiving a local access number based on the selected long distance service provider.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting subscriber locale information comprises transmitting subscriber locale information provided by a subscriber, wherein the subscriber locale information comprises a telephone number and an area code.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein transmitting subscriber locale information comprises automatically transmitting subscriber locale information from a browser on a mobile device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving a local access number comprises automatically populating an address book on a mobile device with the local access number.

9. A system for providing a local access number to a subscriber comprising:

one or more mobile devices;

a processor in communication with the one or more mobile devices; and

a processor-readable storage medium comprising locale information and one or more local access numbers, wherein the processor-readable storage medium is in communication with the processor.