System and method for call tracing
First Claim
1. A method for tracing a call to a mobile called station, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to trace the call after the call was initiated;
determining a predetermined storage device directly from subscription data of the mobile called station, the storage device being previously used to complete the call;
contacting the storage device; and
retrieving information about a caller from the storage device, the information being previously extracted from the caller when the caller initiated the call to the mobile called station.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracing calls, such as those terminating in a wireless telephone system, is disclosed. The system is part of a communication network that uses a switch connected to a caller. The switch extracts information about the caller such as a calling party number and other information useful for tracing the call. Once the information has been extracted, the switch sends the information to a storage device associated with the called party, such as a home location register. The storage device creates a log of the call, storing all the extracted information. When the call is to be traced, a device capable of accessing the storage device can easily retrieve the stored information and thereby identify and locate the caller.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for tracing a call to a mobile called station, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to trace the call after the call was initiated; determining a predetermined storage device directly from subscription data of the mobile called station, the storage device being previously used to complete the call; contacting the storage device; and retrieving information about a caller from the storage device, the information being previously extracted from the caller when the caller initiated the call to the mobile called station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for tracing a caller having originated a call to a called station in a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a mobile switch connected to the called station for extracting information about the caller and providing the information to a storage device associated with the mobile switch when the call was being originated. the storage device for receiving and logging the information from the switch and for facilitating the completion of the call, the storage device being associated with the called station; and means for identifying the storage device directly from the called station and retrieving the information from the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for tracing a call between a caller and a mobile unit, the system comprising:
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a first mobile switching center ("MSC") of a wireless network to which the mobile unit is a subscriber; a register for receiving and storing information from the first MSC; a network interconnecting the first MSC with the register; means for extracting call information at the MSC upon call initiation, and providingthe information to the register for storage; means for identifying the register by subscription information of the mobile unit upon receipt of a trace request; means for retrieving the call information from the register, the call information identifying the caller and thereby tracing the call. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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