Validation of a forward-to-number by a mobile station
First Claim
1. A method for activating a call forwarding feature from a mobile station, said mobile station served by a mobile switching center (MSC) within a mobile telecommunications system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a subscriber activation request and a particular forward-to-number for said call forwarding feature;
querying by the mobile station of a user on whether a verbal verification of Said forward-to-number should be made;
establishing, responsive to an affirmative indication by said user during said querying step, a speech connection with a telephone terminal associated with said particular forward-to-number to verbally verify said forward-to-number; and
transmitting a connection-less signal encapsulating said activation request and said particular forward-to-number to said MSC in response to successful establishment of said speech connection.
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Abstract
A call forwarding activation request is transmitted from a mobile station to the serving mobile switching center (MSC) over a data channel incapable of carrying voice data. However, mobile subscribers and mobile service providers would like to establish a speech connection between the mobile station and the forward-to-number to ensure that the forward-to-number has been dialed correctly and that desired parties are at the other end. Accordingly, whenever a call forwarding activation request is received by the mobile station, the mobile station itself initiates an outgoing call setup toward the forward-to-number. The connection-less signal encapsulating the activation request is transmitted to the serving MSC only after the successful completion of such call setup. After receiving the transmitted connection-less signal, the serving HLR alters the call forwarding feature status to active.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for activating a call forwarding feature from a mobile station, said mobile station served by a mobile switching center (MSC) within a mobile telecommunications system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a subscriber activation request and a particular forward-to-number for said call forwarding feature; querying by the mobile station of a user on whether a verbal verification of Said forward-to-number should be made; establishing, responsive to an affirmative indication by said user during said querying step, a speech connection with a telephone terminal associated with said particular forward-to-number to verbally verify said forward-to-number; and transmitting a connection-less signal encapsulating said activation request and said particular forward-to-number to said MSC in response to successful establishment of said speech connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for activating a call forwarding feature from a mobile station, said mobile station served by a mobile switching center (MSC) within a mobile telecommunications system, said system comprising:
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means for receiving an activation request and a particular forward-to-number for said call forwarding feature; means for querying by the mobile station of a user on whether a verbal verification of said forward-to-number should be made; means, responsive to receipt of an affirmative indication from said user by said means for querying, for establishing a speech connection with a telephone terminal associated with said particular forward-to-number to verbally verify said forward-to-number; and means for transmitting a connection-less signal encapsulating said activation request and said particular forward-to-number to said MSC in response to successful establishment of said speech connection. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile station for activating a call forwarding feature toward a particular forward-to-number, said mobile station served by a particular Mobile Switching Center (MSC) within a mobile telecommunications network, said mobile station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a subscribes activation request and said forward-to-number from a mobile subscriber associated with said mobile station; means for generating an outgoing call setup towards said forward-to-number over a traffic channel (TCH) to verbally verify said forward-to-number; means, responsive to successful generation of an outgoing all setup by said means for generating, for querying by the mobile station of a user on whether to complete activation of said call forwarding feature; and a transmitter for transmitting a connection-less signal over a data channel to request said MSC to activate said call forwarding feature in response to receipt of an affirmative indication by said means for querying. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for verifying and activating a forward-to-number for a call forwarding feature from a mobile station, said mobile station served by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to activate said call forwarding feature towards said forward-to-number; originating an outgoing call setup towards said forward-to-number over a traffic channel (TCH); if said outgoing call setup is successful, querying by the mobile station of a user on whether to complete activation of said call forwarding feature; and if an affirmative indication is received during said querying step, transmitting a connection-less signal over a data channel to said MSC to activate said call forwarding feature towards said forward-to-number. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for verifying and activating a forward-to-number for a call forwarding feature within a mobile station, said mobile station served by a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), said system comprising:
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means for receiving a request to activate said call forwarding feature towards said forward-to-number; means, responsive to the received request, for requesting a speech connection with said forward-to-number to verbally verify said forward-to-number; and means, for detecting termination of said speech connection and response to a following subscriber indication to complete activation of said call forwarding feature, for transmitting a connection-less signal over a data channel to said MSC to activate said call forwarding feature towards sid forward-to-number. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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