METHOD FOR TERMINATING TO A MOBILE NETWORK A CALL DIRECTED TO A FIXED NETWORK NUMBER

• US 20100075646A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vodafone Group PLC, Vodafone Omnitel NV (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Original Assignee: Vodafone Group PLC, Vodafone Omnitel NV (Vodafone Group PLC)
• Inventors: Malesan, Renato, Zublena, Mirco, Giambone, Massimo
• Application Number:
  US12/447,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20100075646A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/55 for hybrid networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/206 composed of PSTN and wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2046 Hybrid network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location where the service is an information service H04M2242/15; services independent of location H04M3/42229
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/005 Personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for terminating a call coming from a calling party (A) and directed to a fixed network number being called, associated with a telecommunications network (1) comprising a mobile network (2). The method includes the steps of receiving the call at an access node to the telecommunications network (1), obtaining one or more mobile network numbers belonging to the mobile network (2) and associated with the fixed network number being called, and terminating the call to such mobile network numbers. Termination is based on the geographic location of the mobile terminals of the mobile network.

Claims

1. A method for terminating a call coming from a calling party belonging to an access network and directed to a fixed network called number, said fixed network called number being assigned to a telecommunications network comprising a mobile network and lacking of a fixed network, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving said call at an access node able to put said access network in communication with said telecommunications network,

obtaining at least one mobile network number belonging to said mobile network and associated with said fixed network called number,

terminating said call towards said at least one mobile network number.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of obtaining said at least one mobile network number comprises the step of accessing a database of said mobile network to obtain said at least one mobile network number.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said step of receiving said call comprises the step of receiving and stopping said call at said access node.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one mobile network number is associated with predefined reachability rules, said method further comprising the step of establishing or preventing a connection between said calling party and the mobile terminal addressed by said at least one mobile network number as a function of said reachability rules.

5. The method in accordance to claim 4, wherein said reachability rules comprise rules related to the geographic position of said mobile terminal.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said at least one mobile network number is associated with a reachability identification code able to allow or prevent the connection with the mobile terminal associated with said at least one mobile network number, said method further comprising the steps of:

obtaining the reachability identification code of the mobile terminal,

allowing or preventing the connection between said calling party and said mobile terminal (B) as a function of said reachability identification code.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

obtaining an position identification code of the fixed network called number, detecting the position of the mobile terminal associated with said at least one mobile network number to obtain a position identification code of the mobile terminal,

comparing the position identification code of the fixed network number with the position identification code of the mobile terminal.

8. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

obtaining the home area of the fixed network called number,

detecting the position of the mobile terminal associated with said at least one mobile network number to obtain a position identification code of the mobile terminal,

comparing the home area with the position identification code of the mobile terminal.

9. The method in accordance with claim 8, wherein said fixed network called number is associated with a predefined coverage area, said home area being a set of mobile radio cells serving said predefined coverage area of the fixed network called number and said detected position identification code being a code identifying the radio mobile cell where said mobile terminal is registered.

10. The method in accordance with claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

providing a data representative of the comparing step to a signalling control node of said mobile network to identify a call rate,

establishing a connection between said calling party and said mobile terminal on the basis of said call rate.

11. The method in accordance with claim 7, wherein said comparing step is negative, said method further comprising the step of preventing the connection between said calling party and said mobile terminal.

12. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fixed network called number is associated with a plurality of mobile network numbers, said steps of obtaining at least one mobile network number and terminating said call being performed sequentially for each mobile network number of said plurality of mobile network numbers until a connection is established between said calling party and a mobile terminal.

13. A telecommunication network comprising:

a mobile network and lacking of a fixed network, said mobile network comprising a plurality of mobile terminals and an access node able to put an access network in communication with said telecommunications network,

wherein said access node is able to receive a call coming from said access network and directed to a fixed network number assigned to said telecommunications network, and

wherein said mobile network comprises a database accessible from said access node, said database comprising a plurality of fixed network numbers and at least one mobile network number belonging to said mobile network and associated to each fixed network number of said plurality of fixed network numbers, said access node being able to terminate said call towards said at least one mobile network.

14. The telecommunications network in accordance with claim 13, further comprising a plurality of mobile switching centers, each switching center of said plurality of switching centers serving a plurality of mobile terminals and being in communication with said access node of said telecommunications network.

15. The telecommunications network in accordance with claim 13, further comprising a network server having storage means for storing said database, said network server being adapted to communicate with said access node to send, to said access node, said at least one mobile network number associated with the fixed network call number.