Method and apparatus for routing calls by remote control
First Claim
1. A method for remote control of routing a call in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least a first signal at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network, said first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal;
receiving a second signal at said mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said second signal alerting said mobile terminal of an incoming call;
transmitting a third signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said third signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal;
receiving a fourth signal at said mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal;
transmitting a fifth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fifth signal including a selection of at least one of said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal and an identifier of said mobile terminal; and
routing said call to one of said at least one fixed terminal and said mobile terminal based on said selection.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone is used to control the routing of an incoming or outgoing call in a mobile communications network. A number of registration devices having low energy transmitters are strategically located throughout the coverage area of the mobile communications network. Each registration device is associated with a number of nearby fixed telephones. As the mobile terminal enters the coverage area of a registration device, the mobile telephone receives a registration signal from the registration device. At the onset of a call, the mobile terminal displays a list of the fixed telephones to a user. The user inputs a preference to the mobile terminal to receive or make the incoming or outgoing call via one of the nearby fixed telephones or the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal transmits the preference to a service node, which sets up and appropriately routes the call. The mobile terminal thus remotely controls the routing of the incoming or outgoing call.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for remote control of routing a call in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least a first signal at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network, said first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; receiving a second signal at said mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said second signal alerting said mobile terminal of an incoming call; transmitting a third signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said third signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; receiving a fourth signal at said mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fifth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fifth signal including a selection of at least one of said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal and an identifier of said mobile terminal; and routing said call to one of said at least one fixed terminal and said mobile terminal based on said selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for remote control of rerouting an ongoing call in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least a first signal at a mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said second signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; receiving a third signal at said mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said third signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fourth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including a selection of at least one of said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal and an identifier of said mobile terminal; transmitting an alert to said at least one fixed terminal, based on said selection; and in response to said alert being answered, rerouting said ongoing call to said at least one fixed terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remote control of originating a call in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network at least a first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal in a fixed telecommunications network; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said second signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; receiving a third signal at said mobile terminal, said third signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fourth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including a selection of at least said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; receiving an alert signal at said at least one fixed telephone in response to said selection, whereby a user replying to said alert signal can be connected to a called party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for activating by remote control a registration device for use in routing calls in at least one communications network to a fixed terminal, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first signal at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network, said first signal including an identification of said registration device; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to a service node accessible from said mobile communications network, said second signal including said identification of said registration device and an activation request; transmitting a third signal from said service node to said mobile terminal, said third signal including a registration device activation control signal; and transmitting a fourth signal from said mobile terminal to said registration device, said fourth signal including said registration device activation control signal said mobile terminal thereby remotely controlling said activating of said registration device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for deactivating by remote control a registration device for use in routing calls in at least one communications network to a fixed terminal, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first signal from a mobile terminal to a service node accessible from a mobile communications network, said first signal including an identification of said registration device and a deactivation request; transmitting a second signal from said service node to said mobile terminal, said second signal including a registration device deactivation control signal; and transmitting a third signal from said mobile terminal to said registration device, said third signal including said registration device deactivation control signal, said mobile terminal thereby remotely controlling said deactivating of said registration device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for remotely controlling conditions for routing a call in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first signal to a service node, said service node connected to at least one telecommunications network, said first signal including a personal telephone number and a personal identification number; transmitting a second signal to said service node, said second signal including an identity of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network, whereby using said personal telephone number and said personal identification number, said service node creates an association between said personal telephone number and said identity of said mobile terminal; and transmitting a third signal to said service node, said third signal including an identity of a registration device and an identity of a fixed terminal in a fixed communications network, whereby said service node creates an association between said identity of said registration device and said identity of said fixed terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for routing a call in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first signal from a registration device, said first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; receiving said first signal at a mobile terminal in said mobile communications network; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to a mobile telephone network in said mobile communications network, said second signal including a selection of at least one of said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal and an identifier of said mobile terminal; and based on said selection, routing said call to one of said at least one fixed terminal and said mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for originating a call in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a first signal from a registration device, said first signal including an identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; receiving said first signal at a mobile terminal in said mobile communications network; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to a mobile telephone network in said mobile communications network, said second signal including said identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal; and responsive to said second signal, routing to originate said call from said at least one fixed terminal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for use by a mobile terminal user to control routing of a call in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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storing a call setup control signal in a service node, said call setup control signal including a personal number associated with said user; transmitting a first signal from said service node to said mobile terminal, said first signal including an indication of said call setup control signal and a routing option for use by said user, said routing option including a list of a plurality of fixed terminals associated with a registration device, said registration device having established communications contact with said mobile terminal; displaying said routing option to said user at said mobile terminal; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to said service node, said second signal including a selection from at least one of said plurality of fixed terminals and an identifier of said mobile terminal; and under control of said service node, routing a call associated with said call setup control signal to a selected one of said plurality of fixed terminals and said mobile terminal.
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33. A system for use in routing a call by remote control in a mobile communications network, comprising:
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registration means for identifying a plurality of associated fixed terminals, said registration means including a signal transmitter; a mobile terminal, said mobile terminal interconnected for two-way communications with said mobile communications network, and including registration receiver means for receiving a signal transmitted from said registration means, and selection means for a user to select from at least one of said plurality of fixed terminals and said mobile terminal; and a service node interconnected with said mobile communications network, said service node including means for routing said call to a selected one of said at least one of a plurality of fixed telephone terminals and said mobile terminal, in response to a selection signal received from said mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for routing an incoming call by remote control effectuated in real time within a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first signal at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network, said first signal including a registration identifier associated with a registration device; receiving a second signal at said mobile terminal from said mobile communications network, said second signal alerting said mobile terminal of said incoming call; transmitting a third signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said third signal including said registration identifier; receiving a fourth signal at said mobile terminal from said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including at least one fixed terminal identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fifth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fifth signal including a selection of one of said at least one fixed terminal identifier associated with said at least one fixed terminal and an identifier associated with said mobile terminal; and routing said incoming call to one of said at least one fixed terminal and said mobile terminal based on said selection. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A method for remote control of rerouting an ongoing call in a mobile communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first signal at a mobile terminal in said mobile communications network, said first signal including a registration identifier associated with a registration device; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said second signal including said registration identifier; receiving a third signal at said mobile terminal from said mobile communications network, said third signal including at least one fixed terminal identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fourth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including a selected one of said at least one fixed terminal identifier and an identifier of said mobile terminal; transmitting an alert signal to one of said at least one fixed terminal, based on said selection; and in response to said alert signal being answered, rerouting said ongoing call to said one of at least one fixed terminal. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A method for remote control of originating a call in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network a first signal including a registration identifier associated with a registration device; transmitting a second signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said second signal including said registration identifier; receiving a third signal at said mobile terminal, said third signal including at least one fixed terminal identifier associated with at least one fixed terminal; transmitting a fourth signal from said mobile terminal to said mobile communications network, said fourth signal including a selected one of said at least one fixed terminal identifier; receiving, in response to said selection, an alert signal at one of the at least one fixed terminal associated with said selected one of said at least one fixed terminal identifier, whereby a user replying to said alert signal can be connected to a called party. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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