Communication system and method using two-way paging to provide call control
First Claim
1. A method for routing a call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising the steps of:
- a) routing the call to a second communication device;
b) receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent parameters originating from a two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; and
c) routing the call to said third communication device.
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Abstract
A system and method of using two-way paging to establish communications with a mobile party having a Personal Telephone Number. The mobile party uses the two-way pager to transmit call control parameters which are used by the telephone network to route calls directed to the party'"'"'s PTN. The mobile party may also use the pager to transmit subsequent routing parameters which are used by the network to reroute calls which have been previously routed. The subsequent routing of a call may be performed at any time following a previous routing, even after the call has received answer supervision.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for routing a call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising the steps of:
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a) routing the call to a second communication device; b) receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent parameters originating from a two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; and c) routing the call to said third communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for routing a call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising:
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a) means for routing the call to a second communication device; b) means for receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent parameters originating from a two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; and c) means for routing the call to said third communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for routing call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising:
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a) a two-way paging system for receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent parameters originating from a two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; and b) a telephone network for i) routing the call to a second communication device, and (ii) routing the call to said third communication device only after said telephone network receives said subsequent parameters from said two-way pager. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for routing a call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising:
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a) means for (i) retrieving a pager code for the subscriber, and (ii) initiating a page of the subscriber, both in response to the initiation of the call; b) means for receiving one or more call control parameters, said call control parameters being originated from a two-way pager as a response to said page, and said parameters being associated with a second communication device; c) means for routing the call to said second communication device; d) means for receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent call control parameters being originated from said two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; and e) means for routing the call to said third communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for routing a call that is initiated at a first communication device and directed to a telephone number, comprising the steps of:
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a) routing the call to a second communication device; b) receiving one or more subsequent call control parameters, said subsequent parameters originating from a two-way pager and describing one or more characteristics of a third communication device including bandwidth; c) routing the call to said third communication device; and d) using one or more of said subsequent call control parameters, other than a terminating station identifier, to define a parameter of the call as completed to said third communication device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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