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Mobility extended telephone application programming interface and method of use

  • US 5,978,672 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1996
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrated wireless and wired communications system having a wireline network with centralized control of telephone services provided to end users along with customized services and a wide area wireless network that provides customized services and applications, thereby providing mobility management to end users from any call point within the wireless network, said system comprising:

  • a wireless switched intelligent network having a protocol and standardized messages to facilitate interaction with the network based applications for enhanced and customized services, the wireless network further comprising service control points adapted to hold data bases or execute applications and at least one mobile switching center;

    a wireline switched intelligent network having a protocol and standardized messages to facilitate interaction with the network based applications for enhanced and customized services; and

    means for connecting the wireline switched intelligent network to the wireless switched intelligent network enabling the wireless network to interact with the wireline network as if the wireline network was an integral part of the wireless network while providing local mobility and profile information to the integrated communications system, such means further comprising;

    means for translating signals from the wireless network to the wireline network; and

    means for translating signals from the wireline network to the wireless network.

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