MOBILE SERVICES CONTROL PLATFORM PROVIDING A CONVERGED VOICE SERVICE

• US 20110009122A1
• Filed: 09/09/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tatara Systems Incorporated (Ribbon Communications, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tatara Systems Incorporated (Ribbon Communications, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kalavade, Asawaree
• Application Number:
  US12/878,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20110009122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• 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: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A mobile services control platform supports an enhanced service, Voice Forwarding to Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Voice. Functionally, the service allows a subscriber to use a Wi-Fi device to receive voice calls directed to his or her mobile number. In a representative example, when the user connects over a Wi-Fi network, e.g., using his or her laptop or other such device, he or she selects “Wi-Fi Voice” option from a client. As a result, future voice calls directed to the user'"'"'s mobile number get routed to his or her laptop over Wi-Fi, without the caller being aware that the user has connected over a different network. Similarly, voice calls made by the user from his or her laptop Wi-Fi (e.g., through a softphone) are delivered to the recipient'"'"'s device as if they originated from the mobile phone number.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a given voice call by a target device when the target device is operating in telecommunications network;

detecting presence of a target device in a second network;

updating given information in a home location register (HLR) in the telecommunications network to identify a gateway coupled to the second network as a location of the target device when the target device is connected to the second network, wherein after updating the given information in the HLR the gateway acts as a visitor location register (VLR);

initiating a conference call to add the target device, now operating in the second network, to the call; and

when the conference call is established, disconnecting a call leg to the telecommunications network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the target device is mobile Wi-Fi device and the second network is a wireless local area network.