Personal communication service with mobility manager
First Claim
1. A communication system for routing a call to a subscriber of a telephone mobility management service, wherein the subscriber of the service is assigned a unique personal telephone number, such that an incoming call made to the subscriber'"'"'s unique telephone number is routed to the subscriber according to a call routing schedule tailored by the subscriber, comprising:
- a) database means for storing;
i) a list of network addresses associated with telephone devices for use by the service subscriber;
ii) a list of calling line identification numbers (CLIDs) of callers identified by the subscriber as requiring special routing treatment; and
iii) a subscriber schedule indicative of which one of said telephone devices an incoming call should be routed to, on the time and day the incoming call is received;
b) signalling receiver means for detecting the CLID of a caller when a call is received at said subscriber'"'"'s unique telephone number;
c) data processing means for receiving the detected CLID and for accessing said list of CLIDs of callers, said list of network addresses and said subscriber schedule stored in said database means; and
d) application server means for routing the call according to the special routing treatment associated with the caller'"'"'s CLID and subscriber schedule and wherein said subscriber can access said database means via said application server means and said data processor means to modify each list stored therein.
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Abstract
A system for providing personal communication services (PCS) is described, wherein a subscriber can tailor the telephone service to provide communication mobility and incoming call management. Calls to a personal number assigned to the subscriber are routed to a PCS service node which will re-route the call according to the subscriber'"'"'s service profile stored in a database. The service node insures that attempts to communicate with the subscriber are handled with appropriate consideration for who is calling, when the call is made, and the urgency of the call. In addition, the subscriber is given control over how the system will work for them in routing incoming calls.
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11 Claims
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1. A communication system for routing a call to a subscriber of a telephone mobility management service, wherein the subscriber of the service is assigned a unique personal telephone number, such that an incoming call made to the subscriber'"'"'s unique telephone number is routed to the subscriber according to a call routing schedule tailored by the subscriber, comprising:
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a) database means for storing; i) a list of network addresses associated with telephone devices for use by the service subscriber; ii) a list of calling line identification numbers (CLIDs) of callers identified by the subscriber as requiring special routing treatment; and iii) a subscriber schedule indicative of which one of said telephone devices an incoming call should be routed to, on the time and day the incoming call is received; b) signalling receiver means for detecting the CLID of a caller when a call is received at said subscriber'"'"'s unique telephone number; c) data processing means for receiving the detected CLID and for accessing said list of CLIDs of callers, said list of network addresses and said subscriber schedule stored in said database means; and d) application server means for routing the call according to the special routing treatment associated with the caller'"'"'s CLID and subscriber schedule and wherein said subscriber can access said database means via said application server means and said data processor means to modify each list stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of routing a call to a subscriber of a telephone mobility management service, wherein the subscriber of the service is assigned a unique personal telephone number, such that an incoming call made to the subscriber'"'"'s unique telephone number is routed to the subscriber according to a call routing schedule tailored by the subscriber, comprising the steps of:
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a) storing in database means; i) a list of network addresses associated with telephone devices for use by the service subscriber; ii) a list of Calling Line Identification numbers (CLIDs) of callers identified by the subscriber as requiring special routing treatment; and iii) a subscriber schedule indicative of which one of said telephone devices an incoming call should be routed to, on the time and day the incoming call is received; b) accessing, when an incoming call is received, said list of CLIDs to determine whether the incoming call requires a special routing treatment; c) routing the incoming call, according to said special routing treatment and said subscriber schedule if a CLID is detected and contained on said list of CLIDs; and d) if a CLID is not detected, routing the incoming call according to said special routing treatment in response to predetermined DTMF tones. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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