Method and arrangement for using a mobile phone in a wireless office network
First Claim
1. A method for making a call in a Wireless Office Network that includes a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a Service Engine, and a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) connected to one or more wired terminals and one or more mobile telephones registered as Wireless Office System (WOS) subscribers identified by corresponding WOS numbers, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving a dialed telephone number;
determining at the Service Engine whether the dialed telephone number corresponds to a registered WOS number for a called subscriber; and
if the dialed telephone number is a registered WOS number,calling a mobile telephone having a corresponding mobile telephone number derived from the registered WOS number via the MSC, andcalling a wired terminal assigned to the called subscriber via the PBX substantially simultaneous with calling the corresponding mobile station;
if the dialed telephone number is received from another mobile telephone having an associated mobile telephone, determining whether the associated telephone number is a registered WOS number; and
if both the associated telephone number and the dialed number are not registered WOS numbers, handling the call by a cellular network via the MSC, instead of the WOS.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for using a mobile phone in a Wireless Office Network. The apparatus includes a Service Engine 40 connected between a MSC 30 and a PBX 50. The Service Engine 40 includes a Subscriber Data Base 43 in which mobile telephone extensions and corresponding wireless Office System extension number (WOSno) are registered. When the service engine receives a call to a WOS user the service engine converts the WOS number to the corresponding mobile subscriber number. The WOS number of a calling part is being presented on the terminal of the called part.
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1. A method for making a call in a Wireless Office Network that includes a Mobile Switching Center (MSC), a Service Engine, and a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) connected to one or more wired terminals and one or more mobile telephones registered as Wireless Office System (WOS) subscribers identified by corresponding WOS numbers, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a dialed telephone number; determining at the Service Engine whether the dialed telephone number corresponds to a registered WOS number for a called subscriber; and if the dialed telephone number is a registered WOS number, calling a mobile telephone having a corresponding mobile telephone number derived from the registered WOS number via the MSC, and calling a wired terminal assigned to the called subscriber via the PBX substantially simultaneous with calling the corresponding mobile station; if the dialed telephone number is received from another mobile telephone having an associated mobile telephone, determining whether the associated telephone number is a registered WOS number; and if both the associated telephone number and the dialed number are not registered WOS numbers, handling the call by a cellular network via the MSC, instead of the WOS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A Wireless Office Network, comprising:
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means for receiving a dialed telephone number; a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) connected to one or more wired terminals and one or more mobile telephones registered as Wireless Office System (WOS) subscribers identified by corresponding WOS numbers; a Mobile Switching Center (MSC); a Service Engine that determines whether the dialed telephone number corresponds to a registered WOS number for a called subscriber, wherein if the dialed telephone number is a registered WOS number, the Service Engine sets up a call to a mobile telephone having a corresponding mobile telephone number derived from the registered WOS number via the MSC, and wherein the Service Engine sets up a call to a wired terminal assigned to the called subscriber via the PBX substantially simultaneous with calling the corresponding mobile station, and wherein if the dialed telephone number is received from another mobile telephone having an associated mobile telephone, the service engine determines whether the associated telephone number is a registered WOS number; and
if both the associated telephone number and the dialed number are not registered WOS numbers, the Service Engine handles the call by a cellular network via the MSC, instead of the WOS. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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