Automatic and sustained association of users with communications paths

• US 5,134,645 A
• Filed: 06/30/1989
• Issued: 07/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Thomas, James E., Marx, Kenneth J., Freeburg, Thomas A., Berken, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dwyer, James L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shehata, M.
• Application Number:
  US07/374,428
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 379/57, 379/60, 379/59, 379/58, 379/61, 379/63, 379/210, 379/211, 379/245, 458/33
• US Class Current: 455/465
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

In a network of interconnected wireless networks and wired telephone networks, there is provided a mechanism for sustained association of users with communications paths. It comprises: upon an attempted use of an unassociated telephone, identifying oneself to the network (via the wireless network) and activating one'"'"'s telephone line by keying one'"'"'s own telephone number through the telephone keypad, locating his telephone line by monitoring unassociated lines for activity, and the one so identified receiving a sustaining association (for more than a few communications) with the telephone line so located.

Claims

1. In a network of interconnected wireless networks and wired telephone networks, a method of sustained association of one'"'"'s user telephone with his communications path comprising:

upon an attempted use of an unassociated telephone, identifying oneself to the network (via the wireless network) and activating one'"'"'s telephone line by keying one'"'"'s own telephone number through the telephone keypad,

locating his telephone line by monitoring unassociated lines for ringing activity,

and the telephone through which such identification took place receiving a sustaining association (for more than a few communications) with the telephone line so located.

2. In a network of interconnected wireless networks and wired telephone networks, an apparatus for sustained association of one'"'"'s user telephone with his communications path comprising, coupled in series:

means for receiving (via the wireless network), upon an attempted use of an unassociated telephone, one'"'"'s identification,

means for activating one'"'"'s telephone line via one'"'"'s own telephone number, keyed through the telephone keypad,

means for locating his telephone line by monitoring unassociated lines for ringing activity,

means for establishing a sustaining association (for more than a few communications) with the telephone line so located.