Method of establishing cooperation with a functionality

• US 5,557,652 A
• Filed: 11/20/1995
• Issued: 09/17/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Jonsson, Bjorn E. R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): TROST IV, WILLIAM GEORGE
• Application Number:
  US08/561,113
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 379/57, 379/58, 379/59, 379/60, 379/61, 379/63, 379/207, 379/201, 379/219, 379/220, 379/229, 455/33.1, 455/33.2, 455/54.1, 455/54.2, 340/825.44
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13532 mobile networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13533 multivendor and hybrid, e.g. public/private, networks, inc. international
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13541 routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13548 call modeling, e.g. Basic Call State Model
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0016 Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0045 involving hybrid, i.e. a mixture of public and private, or multi-vendor systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A method by means of which a first node in a first telecommunications network is able to establish cooperation with a functionality present in a second node in a second telecommunication network as a result of the second node initiating the establishment of a connection to the first node by using a reference, called interaction number, as a destination address, this interaction number being associated with the cooperation desired between the nodes. The reference is chosen from among predetermined destination addresses in the first node.

Claims

1. A method by means of which a first node in a telecommunication network establishes cooperation with hardware equipment which is present in a second node in a second telecommunication network and which can be connected to the first telecommunication network through the intermediary of a third telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

assigning to the desired cooperation between the first node and said hardware equipment a temporary interaction number which is associated with the desired cooperation;

transmitting the temporary interaction number to the second node;

initiating, by the second node, the establishment of a connection to the first node through said third telecommunication network using the temporary interaction number as a destination address of the first node;

connecting the hardware equipment to said connection; and

releasing said interaction number after the setup of said connection.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first node is programmed to include virtual hardware equipment corresponding to said hardware equipment in said second node, the first node allocates an IA-number to its virtual hardware equipment and sends the IA-number to the second node, and the second node establishes a connection with the first node while using the IA-number and connects its hardware equipment to said connection.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the temporary interaction number is transmitted over a signalling network.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the second node passes the temporary interaction number to a third node;

and

the third node initiates the establishment of a connection to the first node with the use of the transmitted, temporary interaction number.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second telecommunication networks are a common network, and the third telecommunication network is a network different from the common network.

6. A method in accordance with the claim 1, said first node comprising an item selected from the group that consists of hardware equipment, a program controlled computer, and a program, said item desiring cooperation with said hardware equipment in said second node, wherein said method comprising the further steps of;

assigning, in said first node, said temporary interaction to the selected item and, upon reception of said connection, connecting said selected item to said connection.

7. A method according to claim 6, said method further comprising the step of:

marking said selected item in said first node as occupied to all parties with the exception of the hardware equipment that uses said temporary interaction number reserved for the desired cooperation.

8. A method according to claim 6, said method further comprising the steps of:

including in the temporary interaction number a node address plus a temporary individual identifier;

choosing the temporary individual identifier from a number series which is internal for the first node and is held secret;

receiving, in said first node, an incoming call using said interaction number;

transmitting, over the connection at which said incoming call arrives to said first node, said individual identifier to said first node;

identifying, in said first node, said individual identifier of said incoming call; and

connecting the incoming call using said identifier with the hardware equipment assigned to said individual identifier.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein the step in which the second node initiates the establishment of a connection with the aid of the temporary interaction number is completed with a password procedure.

10. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein a first subscriber initiates communication with a second subscriber, comprising the steps of:

the first subscriber making a call over the conventional telephone network and as destination address gives the mobile telephone number of the second subscriber;

routing the call to a mobile service telephone station;

parking the incoming call at the mobile service telephone station, assigning to said call an IA-number, that as address has the mobile service telephone station as destination, signaling to the home mobile service telephone station of the second subscriber and over the signal path transmitting the mobile telephone number of the second subscriber as well as said IA-number and then monitoring its incoming ports in respect to an incoming call which as destination indicates the IA-number;

the home mobile service telephone station transmitting to a paging central a request to page the second subscriber and as a reference to the desired communication giving the mobile telephone number of the second subscriber and the IA-number;

the paging central broadcasting a paging message to the second subscriber, said message comprising the IA-number;

the second subscriber upon receipt of the paging message making an outgoing call and as destination gives the IA-number;

the outgoing call is routed to the mobile service telephone station; and

detecting at the mobile service telephone station the port on which there is an incoming call which as its destination has the IA-number and interconnecting said port with the parked call.

11. A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein the second subscriber makes the outgoing call over a mobile telephone network.

12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the second node includes a program controlled computer which is programmed to establish a connection to the first node with the use of the temporary interaction number as the destination address.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the program controlled computer of the second node includes a memory which contains data as to which functionalities are found available in the second telecommunication network and the destination addresses to those nodes in which these functionalities are found;

the program controlled computer is programmed to search the memory for the functionality desired in response to a functionality order; and

when the computer as a result of this memory search finds the node which has the desired functionality, called the target node, the program functions to send the functionality order to the target node, together with the temporary interaction number.

14. A method by means of which a first node in a telecommunication network establishes cooperation with a program controlled computer which is present in a second node in a second telecommunication network and which can be connected to the first telecommunication network through the intermediary of a third telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

assigning to the desired cooperation between the first node and said program controlled computer a temporary interaction number which is associated with the desired cooperation;

transmitting the temporary interaction number to the second node;

initiating, by the second node, the establishment of a connection to the first node through said third telecommunication network using the temporary interaction number as a destination address of the first node;

connecting the program controlled computer to said connection; and

releasing said interaction number after the setup of said connection.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the first node is programmed to include a virtual program controlled computer corresponding to said program controlled computer said second node;

the first node allocates an IA-number to its virtual program controlled computer and sends the IA-number to the second node; and

the second node establishes a connection with the first node while using the IA-number and connects its program controlled computer to said connection.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the temporary interaction number is transmitted over a signalling network.

17. A method according to claim 14, wherein the second node passes the temporary interaction number to a third node;

and

the third node initiates the establishment of a connection to the first node with the use of the transmitted, temporary interaction number.

18. A method according to claim 14, wherein the first and second telecommunication networks are a common network, and that the third telecommunication network is a network different from the common network.

19. A method in accordance with claim 14, said first node comprising an item selected from the group that consists of a hardware equipment, a program controlled computer and a program, said item desiring cooperation with said program controlled computer in said second node, wherein said method comprises the further step of:

assigning at said first node said temporary interaction to the selected item and upon reception of said connection, connecting said selected item to said connection.

20. A method according to claim 19, said method further comprising the step of:

marking said selected item in said first node as occupied to all parties with the exception of the program controlled computer that uses said temporary interaction number reserved for the desired cooperation.

21. A method according to claim 19, said method further comprising the steps of:

including in the temporary interaction number a node address plus a temporary individual identifier;

choosing the temporary individual identifier from a number series which is internal for the first node and is held secret;

receiving, in said first node, an incoming call using said interaction number;

transmitting, over the connection at which said incoming call arrives to said first node, said individual identifier to said first node;

identifying, in said first node, said individual identifier of said incoming call; and

connecting the incoming call using said identifier with the program controlled computer assigned to said individual identifier.

22. A method according to claim 21, wherein the step in which the second node initiates the establishment of a connection with the aid of the temporary interaction number is completed with a password procedure.

23. A method by means of which a first node in a telecommunication network establishes cooperation with a program which is present in a second node in a second telecommunication network and which can be connected to the first telecommunication network through the intermediary of a third telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

assigning to the desired cooperation between the first node and said program a temporary interaction number which is associated with the desired cooperation;

transmitting the temporary interaction number to the second node;

initiating, by the second node, the establishment of a connection to the first node through said third telecommunication network using the temporary interaction number as a destination address of the first node;

connecting the program to said connection; and

releasing said interaction number after the setup of said connection.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein the first node is programmed to include a virtual program corresponding to said program in said second node;

the first node allocates an IA-number to its virtual program and sends the IA-number to the second node; and

the second node establishes a connection with the first node while using the IA-number and connects its program to said connection.

25. A method according to claim 23, wherein the temporary interaction number is transmitted over a signalling network.

26. A method according to claim 23, wherein the second node passes the temporary interaction number to a third node, and the third node initiates the establishment of a connection to the first node with the use of the transmitted, temporary interaction number.

27. A method in accordance with claim 23, said first node comprising an item selected from the group that consists of hardware equipment, a program controlled computer, and a program, said item desiring cooperation with said program in said second node, wherein said method comprises the further step of:

assigning in said first node said temporary interaction to the selected item and, upon reception of said connection, connecting said selected item to said connection.

28. A method according to claim 26, said method further comprising the step of:

marking said selected item in said first node as occupied to all parties with the exception of said program that uses said temporary interaction number reserved for the desired cooperation.

29. A method according to claim 26, said method further comprising the steps of:

including in the temporary interaction number a node address plus a temporary individual identifier;

choosing the temporary individual identifier from a number series which is internal for the first node and is held secret;

receiving, in said first node, an incoming call using said interaction number;

transmitting, over the connection at which said incoming call arrives to said first node, said individual identifier to said first node;

identifying, in said first node, said individual identifier of said incoming call; and

connecting the incoming call using said identifier with the program assigned to said individual identifier.

30. A method according to claim 26, wherein the step in which the second node initiates the establishment of a connection with the aid of the temporary interaction number is completed with a password procedure.