TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A system for establishing a telephone connection between a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B), the first terminal (A) being associated with a subscription in a first home telephone network (α
- ) in which the first terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA), and the second terminal (B) being associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β
) in which the second terminal (B) is identified by means of a second network identity (CLIB), characterized in that the system comprises;
a host resource (110) adapted to route a call from the first terminal (A) to the second terminal (B) based on a first unique combination of the first network identity (CLIA) and a first common telephone number (#α
n) in the first home telephone network (α
) dialed by the first terminal (A), the first common telephone number (#α
n) being adapted to be shared among a first group of users in the first home telephone network (α
),a first interface node (Nα
) connecting the first home telephone network (α
) to at least one interconnecting network (N), anda second interface node (Nβ
) connecting the second home telephone network (β
) to at least one of the at least one interconnecting network (N), whereinat least one of the at least one interconnecting network (N) is represented by a packet switched network, and each of the a first and second interface nodes (Nα
, Nβ
) is adapted to handle telephone traffic over packet switched networks.
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Abstract
A telephone connection is established between a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B). The first terminal (A) is presumed to be associated with a subscription in a first home telephone network (α) in which the terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA). Correspondingly, the second terminal (B) is presumed to be associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β) in which the second terminal (B) is identified by means of a second network identity (CLIB). According to the invention, a host resource (110) routes a call from the first terminal (A) to the second terminal (B) based on a combination of the first network identity (CLIA) and a first common telephone number (#n) in the first home telephone network ( ) dialed by the first terminal (A). This is rendered possible because the first common telephone number (#αn) is selected such that the first is combination unique. However, the first common telephone number (#αn), as such, is adapted to be shared among a group of users in the first home telephone network.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for establishing a telephone connection between a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B), the first terminal (A) being associated with a subscription in a first home telephone network (α
- ) in which the first terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA), and the second terminal (B) being associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β
) in which the second terminal (B) is identified by means of a second network identity (CLIB), characterized in that the system comprises;a host resource (110) adapted to route a call from the first terminal (A) to the second terminal (B) based on a first unique combination of the first network identity (CLIA) and a first common telephone number (#α
n) in the first home telephone network (α
) dialed by the first terminal (A), the first common telephone number (#α
n) being adapted to be shared among a first group of users in the first home telephone network (α
),a first interface node (Nα
) connecting the first home telephone network (α
) to at least one interconnecting network (N), anda second interface node (Nβ
) connecting the second home telephone network (β
) to at least one of the at least one interconnecting network (N), whereinat least one of the at least one interconnecting network (N) is represented by a packet switched network, and each of the a first and second interface nodes (Nα
, Nβ
) is adapted to handle telephone traffic over packet switched networks.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
wherein at least one of the first and second home telephone networks (α - ,β
) is a wireless network.
- ) in which the first terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA), and the second terminal (B) being associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β
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7. A method of establishing a telephone connection between a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B), the first terminal (A) being associated with a subscription in a first home telephone network (α
- ) in which the first terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA) and the second terminal (B) being associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β
) in which the second terminal (B) is identified by means of a second network identity (CLIB), characterized byreceiving a dialing code from the first terminal (A), the dialing code identifying a first common telephone number (#α
n) in the first home telephone network (α
), the first common telephone number (#α
n) being adapted to be shared among a first group of users in the first home telephone network (α
),receiving user data specifying the first network identity (CLIA), and routing a call from the first terminal (A) to the second terminal (B) based on a first unique combination of the first common telephone number (#α
n) and the first network identity (CLIA), andsetting up a bi-directional primary connection (L1, L2) between the first terminal (A) and the second terminal (B) provided that a call-accept message is generated by the second terminal (B), wherein the primary connection (L1, L2) is established via at least one interconnecting network (N) of packet switched type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- ) in which the first terminal (A) is identified by means of a first network identity (CLIA) and the second terminal (B) being associated with a subscription in a second home telephone network (β
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