Personal communication service registration system and method
First Claim
1. A registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
- a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines;
a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point;
a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity;
a first adjunct registration device which is portable associated with each of said subscribers, which registration device includes a low power transceiver programmed to respond to receipt of a predetermined wireless signal;
a second adjunct registration device associated with the consumer premise terminals associated with said subscribers, said second adjunct registration devices including low power transceivers programmed to periodically transmit a predetermined wireless signal associated with at least one of said first adjunct registration devices to cause said first registration device transceiver to respond, said second adjunct registration device responsive to receiving said response causing the conveyance of a signal to at least one of said service switching points, whereby said service switching point originates a signal to said network controller to cause storage of registration of the subscriber associated with said first adjunct registration device.
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Abstract
A simplified system and method is provided for effecting registration in a system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communication network by utilizing in association with a pair of land line terminals designated by the subscriber one or two adjunct registration devices. In a manual version a registration device is situated at the site of the subscriber premise terminal and registration in the ISCP of the advanced intelligent network (AIN) of the wireline system is effected by subscriber actuation of the manual device. In an automated version the registration device at the site of the terminal includes a transceiver for emitting a periodic low power and limited range scanning signal to detect the presence of a key chain device carried by the subscriber. This device includes a miniature transceiver to effect a handshake exchange with the stationary registration device upon entering its vicinity. Both embodiments may be provided with a second control for establishing a blocking and/or call forwarding condition in the user profile in the central office switch which contains that profile.
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48 Claims
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1. A registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
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a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines; a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point; a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity; a first adjunct registration device which is portable associated with each of said subscribers, which registration device includes a low power transceiver programmed to respond to receipt of a predetermined wireless signal; a second adjunct registration device associated with the consumer premise terminals associated with said subscribers, said second adjunct registration devices including low power transceivers programmed to periodically transmit a predetermined wireless signal associated with at least one of said first adjunct registration devices to cause said first registration device transceiver to respond, said second adjunct registration device responsive to receiving said response causing the conveyance of a signal to at least one of said service switching points, whereby said service switching point originates a signal to said network controller to cause storage of registration of the subscriber associated with said first adjunct registration device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
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a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines; a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point; a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated with a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity; a registration device associated with the consumer premise terminals associated with said subscribers, said registration device including a manually operable control device including means to initiate the conveyance of a signal to at least one of said service switching points, whereby said service switching point originates a signal to said network controller to cause storage of registration of the subscriber associated with the terminal with which said registration device is associated, said registration device includes subscriber actuatable means which upon actuation subsequent to said registration causes initiation of a signal to the central office containing the service profile of said terminal, whereby said profile is changed to cause calls to said single number of said subscriber directed to said terminal to be blocked without connection of said terminal to a Central office switch over its associated communication line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
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a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines; a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point; a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity; a registration device associated with the consumer premise terminals associated with said subscribers, said registration device including a subscriber operable control device including means to initiate the conveyance of a signal to at least one of said service switching points, whereby said service switching point originates a signal to said network controller to cause storage of registration of the subscriber associated with said the terminal with which said registration device is associated, said registration device includes subscriber actuatable means which upon actuation subsequent to said registration causes initiation of a signal to the central office containing the service profile of said terminal, whereby said profile is changed to cause calls to said single number of said subscriber directed to said terminal to be blocked without connection of said terminal to a central office switch over its associated communication line. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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29. In a registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
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a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines; a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point; a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity, a method comprising the steps of; actuating a registration device at the site of a subscriber premise telephone terminal; responsive to said actuation conveying a signal to at least one of said service switching points; generating a signal at said service switching point and conveying said signal to said network controller; responsive to receipt of said signal at said network controller storing data in storage associated with the network controller to indicate registration of the subscriber associated with said the terminal at which said registration device is actuated as being located at said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. In a registration system for routing a call to a subscriber to a personal telephone number service in an integrated wired and wireless communications network, comprising:
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a central office switching system connected to communication lines connected to subscriber premise terminals including at least one service switching point for selectively providing switched communications between the communication lines; a mobile switching center connected to the central office switching system arranged for selectively providing wireless communications between said central office switching system and wireless mobile communications units by using control data conveyed to at least one service switching point through a service transfer point; a network controller arranged for selectively providing control data to effect land line communications, and arranged separately from the central office switching system and the mobile switching center, said network controller being connected to both said mobile switching center and at least one service switching point through at least one service transfer point arranged to convey control data to effect communications, said network controller storing preprogrammed call processing data associated with subscribers who are associated with the communication lines connected to consumer premise terminals connected to the central office switching system and said mobile switching center and who are also associated a mobile communication unit, said network controller having additional storage capacity, a method comprising the steps of; periodically transmitting from the site of the terminal of a subscriber a wireless signal associated with said terminal;
detecting said transmitted signal with a portable registration device;responsive to said detection transmitting from said portable registration device a wireless signal associated with said first transmitted wireless signal and responsive thereto; detecting said response at the source of said first transmission and responsive to detecting said response conveying a signal to at least one of said service switching points; originating a signal at said service switching point responsive to said signal conveyed thereto and conveying said signal originated at said service switching point to said network controller; deriving information from said signal received at said network controller and storing in the storage of said network controller data to indicate registration of the subscriber associated with the terminal at which said signal to said service switching point originated as being located at said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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