SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERMINATING TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS TO MOBILE TELEPHONY DEVICES

• US 20160066365A1
• Filed: 08/28/2014
• Published: 03/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vonage America Incorporated (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Vonage Network LLC (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Meghani, Jaya, Efrati, Tzahi, Najafabadi, Soheil Karshenas
• Application Number:
  US14/471,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20160066365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1046 Call controllers; Call servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8016 based on quality of service [QoS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8038 Roaming or handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/248 Connectivity information update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Systems and methods for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number are disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number; retrieving the native telephone number from the header; mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.

Claims

1. A method for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number, comprising:

receiving, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a first telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the first telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number;

retrieving the native telephone number from the header;

mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and

terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a second telephony communication directed to the forwarding access number;

determining that the second telephony communication does not indicate that it was directed to a native telephone number that is associated with a known mobile telephony device; and

discarding the second telephony communication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first telephony communication is received from a first cellular service provider that provides cellular service to a first service area.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile telephony device is located in a second service area capable of receiving cellular service from a second cellular service provider that provides service coverage in the second service area.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber comprises:

identifying a subscriber identifier associated with the first native telephone number; and

identifying a mobile telephony device associated with the subscriber identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein terminating the received telephony communication comprises routing the telephony communication through a data network.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second telephony communication that was originally directed to a second native telephone number but which has been forwarded to the forwarding access number, where the second telephony communication includes a header comprising the second native telephone number;

retrieving the second native telephone number from the header;

mapping the second native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a second subscriber; and

terminating the received second telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the second native telephone number.

8. A method for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a native telephone number, comprising:

receiving a plurality of requests directed to a general forwarding access number to establish telephone communication sessions with a plurality of devices,

for each request, identifying a native telephone number to which the request was originally directed;

for each request that includes a pre-determined header;

retrieving the native telephone number from the pre-determined header;

mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and

terminating the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the telephony communication is received from a first cellular service provider that provides cellular service to a first service area.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein mapping the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber comprises:

identifying a subscriber identifier associated with the native telephone number; and

identifying a mobile telephony device associated with the subscriber identifier.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein terminating the received telephony communication comprises routing the telephony communication through a data network.

12. A system for terminating telephony communications to a mobile telephony device associated with a first native telephone number, comprising:

a mobile connection unit configured to receive, from a native mobile telephony provider network associated with the first native telephone number, a first telephony communication that was originally directed to the first native telephone number but which has been forwarded to a forwarding access number, where the first telephony communication includes a header comprising the first native telephone number;

retrieve the native telephone number from the header; and

map the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber; and

a forwarding instruction unit configured to terminate the received telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the native telephone number.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the mobile connection unit is further configured to receive a second telephony communication directed to the forwarding access number;

determining that the second telephony communication does not indicate that it was directed to a native telephone number that is associated with a known mobile telephony device; and

discard the second telephony communication.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the mobile connection unit is configured to receive the telephony communication from a first cellular service provider that provides cellular service to a first service area.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile telephony device is located in a second service area and is capable of receiving cellular service from a second cellular service provider that provides service coverage in the second service area.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the mobile connection unit is configured to map the native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a subscriber by:

identifying a subscriber identifier associated with the native telephone number; and

identifying a mobile telephony device associated with the subscriber identifier.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the forwarding instruction unit is configured to terminate the received telephony communication by routing the telephony communication through a data network.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the forwarding instruction unit is further configured to send a telephony communication to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile telephony device, wherein the telephony communication includes caller ID information, and the native telephone number.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the mobile connection unit is further configured to:

receive a second telephony communication that was originally directed to a second native telephone number but which has been forwarded to the forwarding access number, where the second telephony communication includes a header comprising the second native telephone number;

retrieve the second native telephone number from the header;

map the second native telephone number to a mobile telephony device of a second subscriber; and

terminate the received second telephony communication to the mobile telephony device associated with the second native telephone number.