Method for assigning feature sets on virtual private telecommunications networks
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting from a radio a first SID/NID signal and a FOR-- NID-- REG signal to a wireless terminal, wherein said first SID/NID signal is associated with a first set of user zones;
receiving from said wireless terminal;
(1) a indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; and
(2) a request to register said wireless terminal including a second SID/NID signal which corresponds to one of a predetermined list of systems/networks that said wireless terminal is permitted to access and which optionally differs from said first SID/NID signal;
wherein said second SID/NID signal is associated with a second set of user zones;
transmitting said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity to a database;
receiving from said database a prioritized list of user zones based on said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity;
transmitting to said database a pseudo directory number that is associated with a first user zone, which first user zone is the user zone that has the highest priority in said prioritized list of user zones and that is also a member of said second set of user zones; and
receiving from said database a feature set associated with said pseudo directory number.
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Abstract
A wireless telecommunications system is disclosed that is capable of providing both public wireless service and virtual private network service on existing IS-95 CDMA facilities without changes to the air interface, the hardware design or the protocols for interacting with home location registers. An illustrative embodiment of the present invention comprises: broadcasting from a radio a first SID/NID signal and a FOR-- NID-- REG signal to a wireless terminal, wherein the first SID/NID signal is associated with a first set of user zones; receiving from the wireless terminal: (1) a indicium of the wireless terminal'"'"'s identity, and (2) a request to register the wireless terminal based on a second SID/NID signal, wherein the second SID/NID signal is associated with a second set of user zones; transmitting the indicium of the wireless terminal'"'"'s identity to a database; receiving from the database a prioritized list of user zones based on the indicium of the wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; transmitting to the home location register a pseudo directory number that is based on a first user zone, which first user zone is the user zone that has the highest priority in the prioritized list of user zones and that is also a member of the second set of user zones; and receiving from the database a feature set based on the pseudo directory number.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting from a radio a first SID/NID signal and a FOR-- NID-- REG signal to a wireless terminal, wherein said first SID/NID signal is associated with a first set of user zones; receiving from said wireless terminal;
(1) a indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; and
(2) a request to register said wireless terminal including a second SID/NID signal which corresponds to one of a predetermined list of systems/networks that said wireless terminal is permitted to access and which optionally differs from said first SID/NID signal;
wherein said second SID/NID signal is associated with a second set of user zones;transmitting said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity to a database; receiving from said database a prioritized list of user zones based on said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; transmitting to said database a pseudo directory number that is associated with a first user zone, which first user zone is the user zone that has the highest priority in said prioritized list of user zones and that is also a member of said second set of user zones; and receiving from said database a feature set associated with said pseudo directory number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting from a first radio a first SID/NID signal and a first FOR-- NID-- REG signal to a wireless terminal, wherein said first SID/NID signal is associated with a first set of user zones; broadcasting from a second radio a second SID/NID signal and a second FOR-- NID-- REG signal to said wireless terminal, wherein said second SID/NID signal is associated with a second set of user zones; receiving at said first radio from said wireless terminal;
(1) a indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; and
(2) a request to register said wireless terminal including a third SID/NID signal which corresponds to one of a predetermined list of systems/networks that said wireless terminal is permitted to access and which optionally differs from said first and second SID/NID signals;transmitting said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity to a database; receiving from said database a prioritized list of user zones based on said indicium of said wireless terminal'"'"'s identity; transmitting to said database a pseudo directory number that is associated with a first user zone, which first user zone is the user zone that has the highest priority in said prioritized list of user zones and that is also a member of said second set of user zones; and receiving from said database a feature set associated with said pseudo directory number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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