Ingress/Egress call module

• US 20090275350A1
• Filed: 05/05/2009
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Poremba, Todd
• Granted Patent: US 8,787,872 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2416 Real-time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/367 Traffic or load control
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5116 for emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0215 based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51

Abstract

A system monitors calls for a service provider. A number of simultaneous communications of a given technology type is monitored for either inbound communications and/or outbound communications associated with at least one service provider. A determination is made if the number of simultaneous communications from the service provider is in excess of a adjustable but set number of simultaneous communications of a given technology type that are permissible. A predetermined action is taken if the number of simultaneous calls or text messages (e.g., SMS, IM, email) is in excess of the set limit, e.g., the call may be terminated or other action taken. Both voice communications and/or non-voice communications (such as SMS, IM, Email, or MMS) can be monitored and throttled.

Claims

1. A system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider, comprising:

a central call routing system to monitor a number of communications of a given technology type associated with a given service provider; and

a state machine to dynamically determine a number of simultaneous communications associated with said given service provider, and to initiate a predetermined action against any simultaneous communication in excess of a predetermined limited number of simultaneous communications.

2. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 1, wherein:

said predetermined action is a termination of said any simultaneous communications in excess of said predetermined limited number.

3. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 1, wherein:

said communications are voice calls.

4. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 1, wherein:

said communications are text-based communications.

5. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 4, wherein:

said text-based communications are Short Messaging System (SMS) communications.

6. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 4, wherein:

said text-based calls are Instant Messaging (IM) communications.

7. The system for throttling calls and data messaging being handled by a given service provider according to claim 4, wherein:

said text-based calls are Email communications.

8. A method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider, comprising:

monitoring, from a central call routing system, a number of communications for at least one of inbound communications and outbound communications associated with at least one service provider; and

determining, from a state machine, if said number of communications associated with said at least one service provider is in excess of a predetermined number of communications that are permissible;

wherein said state machine performs a predetermined action if said number of communications from said at least one service provider is in excess of said predetermined number of communications.

9. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 8, wherein:

said predetermined action is a termination of communications in excess of said predetermined number of communications.

10. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 8, wherein:

said communications are voice calls.

11. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 8, wherein:

said communications are non-voice based communications.

12. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 11, wherein:

said non-voice based communications are Short Messaging System (SMS) communications.

13. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 11, wherein:

said non-voice based calls are Instant Messaging (IM) communications.

14. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 11, wherein:

said non-voice based calls are Email communications.

15. The method of monitoring a state for calls for a service provider according to claim 8, wherein:

said predetermined action is a default action.