Arrangement in a telecommunications system having automatic universal personal telecommunication services registration features

• US 5,812,948 A
• Filed: 08/22/1996
• Issued: 09/22/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Telia AB (Government of Norway)
• Inventors: Hjern, Magnus, Olanders, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Tommy P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Vu
• Application Number:
  US08/669,388
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435, 455/436-440, 455/433, 455/411, 455/415, 455/432, 455/418, 455/462, 455/464, 455/465, 455/461, 379/89, 380/21, 380/23, 370/331
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

A telecommunications system operates with a personal telephony function and a respective user has the capability of controlling offered personal telecommunications services. In the system, the user is represented by a unique identity (UPTN), which is used for identification and authenticity check of the user. Access to the telecommunications services can be established from a DECT portable which is involved in identification, authenticity check and registration in the telephone system. Availability of the services offered thus becomes more user friendly and the services and the DECT system become more attractive to the end users.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system comprising:

a user-operated DECT telephone configured to perform a personal telephony f unction, a user of said DECT telephone having been assigned a universal personal telephone number that allows for an identification of the user and an authenticity check of the user to be made;

a fixed part of a DECT system configured to communicate over a radio link with said DECT telephone so a s to connect said DECT telephone with a public switch telephone network, wherein

access from said DECT telephone being established with a universal personal telecommunications service as controlled by said user employing said DECT telephone,

said DECT telephone being configured to determine when said user enters a new location area, and provide to said fixed part with a registration message including a Portable Access Rights Key and International Portable User'"'"'s Identities, said fixed part being configured to receive said Portable Access Rights Key and International Portable User'"'"'s Identities and make available said Portable Access Rights Key and International Portable User'"'"'s Identities for universal access in said universal personal telecommunications service to said DECT telephone for reaching said user in said new location area.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

incoming and outgoing calls to said DECT telephone are automatically registered using said DECT telephone.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein:

registration of said user is effected without a direct call from said DECT telephone to said fixed part so as to establish, for said user of DECT telephone, universal personal telecommunication service.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein:

said DECT telephone is configured to allow said user to optionally register for universal personal telecommunication service.

5. The system according to claim 2, wherein:

said DECT telephone comprises,

means for analyzing system information from a base station,

means for obtaining access and locking the DECT telephone to a connection with the base station,

said base station having means for sending a request message to the DECT telephone if universal personal telecommunication services are requested by said user,

said DECT telephone also having

means for answering said request message, and

a storage mechanism configured to store the International Portable User'"'"'s Identities,

said fixed part comprising means for identifying a content of the International Portable User'"'"'s Identities as a personal number associated with universal personal telecommunications services such that the DECT telephone and fixed part automatically attempt to initiate a registration procedure with the public switch telephone network.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein:

the DECT telephone, upon receipt of a positive acknowledgment, employs means for indicating to the user that a universal personal telecommunications services registration process is presently ongoing, and employs means for respectively providing an acknowledgment of completion or not completion of a successful or unsuccessful registration.

7. The system according to claim 2, wherein:

said fixed part comprises a local data base having means for storing an identity of a user of the DECT telephone with a corresponding indication as to whether the user requests automatic registration with universal personal telecommunications services when said DECT telephone informs said fixed part of the DECT telephone'"'"'s local area.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein:

upon entry into the new location area, the DECT telephone automatically initiates a registration with the fixed part resulting in a normal registration process with a local DECT system, said fixed part configured to request the personal identification code of the user on acceptance of the DECT telephone into the local DECT system and that upon providing the PARK and International Portable User'"'"'s Identities from the user, the DECT telephone being registered for universal personal telecommunications service.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

registration of said user is effected without a direct call from said DECT telephone to said fixed part so as to establish, for said user of DECT telephone, registration with said universal personal telecommunication service.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein:

said DECT telephone is configured to allow said user to optionally register for universal personal telecommunication service.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein:

registration of said user is effected without a direct call from said DECT telephone to said fixed part so as to establish, for said user of DECT telephone, universal personal telecommunication service.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein

said DECT telephone is configured to operate with an authentication module having contained therein a personal identification code, said personal identification code used for local authentication with said fixed part,

said personal identification code being an only number needed by the user to initiate said registration, and

further authentication with the fixed part and universal personal telecommunication service being performed by automatic communication between the DECT telephone and the fixed part, initiated by said DECT telephone.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein:

said fixed part comprises a local data base having means for storing an identity of a user of the DECT telephone with a corresponding indication as to whether the user requests automatic registration with universal personal telecommunications services when said DECT telephone informs said fixed part of the DECT telephone'"'"'s local area.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein:

said DECT telephone is configured to allow said user to optionally register for the universal personal telecommunication service.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein

said DECT telephone is configured to operate with an authentication module having contained therein a personal identification code, said personal identification code used for local authentication with said fixed part,

said personal identification code being an only number needed by the user to initiate said registration, and

further authentication with the fixed part and universal personal telecommunication service being performed by automatic communication between the DECT telephone and the fixed part, initiated by said DECT telephone.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein:

said DECT telephone is configured to operate with an authentication module having contained therein a personal identification code, said personal identification code used for local authentication with said fixed part,

said personal identification code being an only number needed by the user to initiate said registration, and

further authentication with the fixed part and universal personal telecommunication service being performed by automatic communication between the DECT telephone and the fixed part, initiated by said DECT telephone.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein:

said DECT telephone comprises,

means for analyzing system information from a base station,

means for obtaining access and locking the DECT telephone to a connection with the base station,

said base station having means for sending a request message to the DECT telephone if universal personal telecommunication services are requested by said user,

said DECT telephone also having

means for answering said request message, and

a storage mechanism configured to store the International Portable User'"'"'s Identities,

said fixed part comprising means for identifying a content of the International Portable User'"'"'s Identities as a personal number associated with universal personal telecommunications services such that the DECT telephone and fixed part automatically attempt to initiate a registration procedure with the public switch telephone network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein:

the DECT telephone, upon receipt of a positive acknowledgment, employs means for indicating to the user that a universal personal telecommunications services registration process is presently ongoing, and employs means for respectively providing an acknowledgment of completion or not completion of a successful or unsuccessful registration.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein:

said fixed part comprises a local data base having means for storing an identity of a user of the DECT telephone with a corresponding indication as to whether the user requests automatic registration with universal personal telecommunications services when said DECT telephone informs said fixed part of the new location area of the DECT telephone.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein:

upon entry into the new location area, the DECT telephone automatically initiates a registration with the fixed part resulting in a normal registration process with a local DECT system, said fixed part configured to request the personal identification code of the user on acceptance of the DECT telephone into the local DECT system and that upon providing the Portable Access Rights Key and International Portable User'"'"'s Identities from the user, the DECT telephone being registered for universal personal telecommunications service.