Location triggered barring of call forwarding
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1. An apparatus for controlling call forwarding service provided to a wireless mobile communication station, comprising:
- an input for receiving information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communication station and for receiving information indicative of a call forwarding bar area, anda determiner coupled to said input, said determiner having an output responsive to said location information and said call forwarding bar area information for indicating that call forwarding from the wireless mobile communication station is barred, without indicating that other outgoing calls from the wireless mobile communication station are barred.
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Abstract
Call forwarding service provided to a wireless mobile communication station is controlled by barring call forwarding from the wireless mobile communication station selectively based on the location of the wireless mobile communication station.
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1. An apparatus for controlling call forwarding service provided to a wireless mobile communication station, comprising:
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an input for receiving information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communication station and for receiving information indicative of a call forwarding bar area, and a determiner coupled to said input, said determiner having an output responsive to said location information and said call forwarding bar area information for indicating that call forwarding from the wireless mobile communication station is barred, without indicating that other outgoing calls from the wireless mobile communication station are barred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for controlling call forwarding service provided to a wireless mobile communication station, comprising:
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an input for receiving information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communication station; and an output for indicating, based on the location information, that call forwarding from the wireless mobile communication station to a forwarding destination is barred, without indicating that all other types of outgoing calls from the wireless mobile communication station to the forwarding destination are barred.
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16. A method of controlling call forwarding service provided to a wireless mobile communication station, comprising:
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receiving information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communication station; receiving information indicative of a call forwarding bar area; and indicating, based on the location information and the call forwarding bar area information, that call forwarding from the wireless mobile communication station is barred, without indicating that other outgoing calls from the wireless mobile communication station are barred. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of controlling call deflecting service provided to a wireless mobile communication station, comprising:
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receiving information indicative of a location of the wireless mobile communication station; receiving information indicative of a call deflecting bar area; and indicating, based on the location information and the call deflecting bar area information, that call deflecting from the wireless mobile communication station is barred, without indicating that other outgoing calls from the wireless mobile communication station are barred. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for controlling call forwarding service provided to a mobile station, without modifying mobile switching center/visitor location register design, comprising:
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an input for receiving information indicative of a location of the mobile station sent from a mobile switching center/visitor location register; a storage portion for storing therein call forwarding destination information, call forwarding bar area information and barred forwarding calls information associated with the mobile station; and a determiner coupled to said input and said storage apparatus, said determiner having an output responsive to said location information and said call forwarding bar area information and said barred forwarding calls information and said call forwarding destination information for indicating to said mobile switching center/visitor location register that call forwarding from said mobile station is barred, without indicating that other outgoing calls from said mobile station are barred. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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