Providing caller ID within a mobile telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method for communicating a caller identification number to a called party mobile station within a mobile telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request associated with an incoming call towards a called party mobile station at a first telecommunications node, said request including a caller identification number assigned to a calling party subscriber associated with said received incoming call;
determining that said called party mobile station is not reachable;
storing said received caller identification number in response to said determination;
determining that said called party mobile station is now reachable by receiving a first indication including a location update signal from a mobile switching center (MSC) with which said called party mobile station has newly registered for service; and
transmitting, in response to a receipt of said first indication, said stored caller identification number to said called party mobile station.
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Abstract
A calling party directory number associated with a terminating call towards a unreachable mobile station is stored at a home location register (HLR) associated with the unreachable mobile station. Thereafter, the HLR receives an indication from a particular mobile switching center (MSC) that the mobile station is now reachable. In response to such an indication, the HLR retrieves the previously stored calling party directory number and transmits the retrieved directory number to the reachable mobile station using unstructured messages. By displaying the transmitted number, the mobile station is able to inform the mobile subscriber of the attempted incoming calls received while the mobile station was either turned off or out of the service area.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for communicating a caller identification number to a called party mobile station within a mobile telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request associated with an incoming call towards a called party mobile station at a first telecommunications node, said request including a caller identification number assigned to a calling party subscriber associated with said received incoming call; determining that said called party mobile station is not reachable; storing said received caller identification number in response to said determination; determining that said called party mobile station is now reachable by receiving a first indication including a location update signal from a mobile switching center (MSC) with which said called party mobile station has newly registered for service; and transmitting, in response to a receipt of said first indication, said stored caller identification number to said called party mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating a directory number associated with a calling party subscriber for a particular incoming call towards a mobile station, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving said directory number associated with the calling party subscriber at a mobile telecommunications node; storing said directory number at said mobile telecommunications node; determining that said called party mobile station is reachable by receiving a signal from a mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) serving said called party mobile station, said received signal further includes a selected one of a Mobile Application Part (MAP) based location update signal and a Mobile Application Part (MAP) based International Mobile Subscriber Identity Attach (IMSI Attach) signal; and communicating said stored directory number from said mobile telecommunications node towards said called party mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile telecommunications node within a mobile telecommunications network for communicating a directory number associated with a calling party subscriber to a called party mobile station, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving said directory number associated with said calling party subscriber for a particular incoming call directed towards said called party mobile station; a register for storing said directory number; a processor for determining that said called party mobile station is reachable by receiving an indication including a location update signal from a mobile switching center (MSC) of the mobile telecommunications network with which said called party mobile station has newly registered for service; and a transmitter for communicating said stored directory number from said mobile telecommunications node to said called party mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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