Methods and apparatus for providing communications to telecommunications terminals
First Claim
1. A method for providing communications to a telecommuncations terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a page of data from a data terminal connected to a data network at a data service node of the data network, the request specifying at least one particular telecommunications terminal;
sending a terminal status request from the data service node to a communications system which serves the particular telecommunications terminal, the terminal status request specifying the particular telecommunications terminal;
receiving from the communications system at the data service node a terminal status message containing information indicating a current status of the particular telecommunications terminal;
sending from the data service node to the data terminal a page of data indicating the current status of the particular telecommunications terminal, the page of data comprising at least one icon when the particular telecommunications terminal is in a state in which it can receive communications;
upon selection of the icon, receiving at the data service node a communications request specifying the particular telecommunications terminal and another telecommunications terminal, and sending from the data service node to the communications system a communications origination request to originate communications between the particular telecommunications terminal and the other telecommunications terminal.
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Abstract
In methods and apparatus for providing communications to a telecommunications terminal, a request for a page of data is received at a data service node, the request specifying at least one particular terminal. A terminal status request is sent from the data service node to a communications system which serves the particular terminal, the terminal status request specifying the particular terminal. The data service node receives from the communications system a terminal status message containing information indicating a current status of the particular terminal. The data service node sends to the data terminal a page of data indicating the current status of the particular terminal. The page of data comprises a communications request icon when the particular terminal is in a state in which it can communications. Upon selection of the communications request icon at the data terminal, the data service node receives a communications request specifying another telecommunications terminal, and sends to the communications system a communications origination request to originate communications between the particular terminal and the other terminal. The particular terminal may be a mobile voice terminal having a display and being served by a wireless communications system. The page of data may include both a voice call request icon for initiating a voice call to the particular terminal, and a short message request icon for sending a short message to be displayed at the particular terminal.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing communications to a telecommuncations terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a page of data from a data terminal connected to a data network at a data service node of the data network, the request specifying at least one particular telecommunications terminal; sending a terminal status request from the data service node to a communications system which serves the particular telecommunications terminal, the terminal status request specifying the particular telecommunications terminal; receiving from the communications system at the data service node a terminal status message containing information indicating a current status of the particular telecommunications terminal; sending from the data service node to the data terminal a page of data indicating the current status of the particular telecommunications terminal, the page of data comprising at least one icon when the particular telecommunications terminal is in a state in which it can receive communications; upon selection of the icon, receiving at the data service node a communications request specifying the particular telecommunications terminal and another telecommunications terminal, and sending from the data service node to the communications system a communications origination request to originate communications between the particular telecommunications terminal and the other telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data service node for providing communications to a telecommunications terminal, the data service node comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions for execution by the processor and being connected to a data network, the data service node being operable according to the instructions:
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to receive a request for a page of data from a data terminal connected to a data network, the request specifying at least one particular telecommunications terminal; to send a terminal status request to a communications system which serves the telecommunications terminal, the mobile terminal status request specifying the particular telecommuncations terminal; to receive from the communications system a terminal status message containing information indicating a current status of the particular telecommunications terminal; to send to the data terminal a page of data indicating the current status of the particular telecommuncations terminal, the page of data comprising at least one communications request icon when the particular telecommunications terminal is in a state in which it can receive communications; and upon selection of the voice call request icon at the data terminal, to receive a communications request specifying another telecommunications terminal, and to send to the communications system a communications origination request to originate communications between the particular telecommunications terminal and the other telecommunications terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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