Method for prioritizing services provided by different network entities
First Claim
1. In a multi-network communication system including at least a first and second communication networks, said first network servicing subscribers with a first set of call types of system serviceable call types and said second network servicing subscribers with a second set of call types of the system serviceable call types, a method for coordinating the receipt of incoming calls to a subscriber subscribing to the system serviceable call types of at least said first and second networks, comprising the steps of:
- registering a current call associated with the first set of call types by a subscriber serviced by the first network;
receiving a request, from the second network, for interruption of the current call serviced by the first network to allow the subscriber to receive an incoming call associated with the second set of call types to be serviced by the second network;
sending a request to disconnect service to the current call to the first network when a priority of the subscriber to maintain access to the current call is lower than a priority of the subscriber to be given access to the incoming call; and
denying interruption of the current call by the incoming call when the priority to maintain access of the current call is higher than the priority to be given access to the incoming call,wherein the first and second sets of call types are different system serviceable call types, and whereby said system serviceable call types comprise at least two of the following call types;
(a) telephone interconnect calls and circuit data calls serviced by a message switching center,(b) dispach calls serviced by a dispatch application processor;
(c) packet data type call serviced by a packet data service system, and(d) paging requests serviced by short message service switching system.
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Abstract
An apparatus and associated method employ the concept of a central busy list for coordinating the receipt of incoming calls to a subscriber subscribing to the calling services of separate first and second communication networks. The central busy list apparatus cooperates with the networks to register a current call by a subscriber serviced by the first network, to receive a request for interruption of the call serviced by the first network to allow the subscriber to receive an incoming call to be serviced by the second network, to send a request to disconnect to the first network when a priority of the current call is lower than the priority of the incoming call, and to deny interruption of the current call by the incoming call when the priority of the current call is higher.
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16 Claims
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1. In a multi-network communication system including at least a first and second communication networks, said first network servicing subscribers with a first set of call types of system serviceable call types and said second network servicing subscribers with a second set of call types of the system serviceable call types, a method for coordinating the receipt of incoming calls to a subscriber subscribing to the system serviceable call types of at least said first and second networks, comprising the steps of:
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registering a current call associated with the first set of call types by a subscriber serviced by the first network; receiving a request, from the second network, for interruption of the current call serviced by the first network to allow the subscriber to receive an incoming call associated with the second set of call types to be serviced by the second network; sending a request to disconnect service to the current call to the first network when a priority of the subscriber to maintain access to the current call is lower than a priority of the subscriber to be given access to the incoming call; and denying interruption of the current call by the incoming call when the priority to maintain access of the current call is higher than the priority to be given access to the incoming call, wherein the first and second sets of call types are different system serviceable call types, and whereby said system serviceable call types comprise at least two of the following call types; (a) telephone interconnect calls and circuit data calls serviced by a message switching center, (b) dispach calls serviced by a dispatch application processor; (c) packet data type call serviced by a packet data service system, and (d) paging requests serviced by short message service switching system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a multi-network communication system including a first communication network for servicing subscribers with a first set of call types of system serviceable call types and a second communication network servicing subscribers with a second set of call types of the system serviceable call types, a monitoring apparatus for coordinating the receipt of incoming calls to a subscriber subscribing to the system serviceable call types provided by at least the first and second networks, the apparatus comprising:
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means for registering a current call associated with the first set of set types by a subscriber serviced by the first network; means for receiving a request, from the second network, for interruption of the current call serviced by the first network to allow the subscriber to receive an incoming call associated with the second set of call types to be serviced by the second network; means for sending a request to disconnect service to the current call to the first network when a priority of the subscriber to maintain access to the current call is lower than a priority of the subscriber to be given access to the incoming call; and means for denying interruption of the current call by the incoming call when the priority to maintain access of the current call is higher than the priority to be given access to the incoming call, wherein the first and second sets of call types are different system serviceable call types, and whereby said system serviceable call types comprise at least two of the following call types; (a) telephone interconnect calls and circuit data calls serviced by a message switching center, (b) dispatch calls serviced by a dispatch application processor; (c) packet data type calls serviced by a packet data service system, and (d) paging requests serviced by a short message service switching system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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