Method of making changes in a directory number administration, and directory number administration facility

• US 6,289,091 B1
• Filed: 09/18/1997
• Issued: 09/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Stahl, Uwe, Lautenschlager, Wolfgang
• Primary Examiner(s): Matar, Ahmad
• Assistant Examiner(s): Deane, Jr., William J.
• Application Number:
  US08/932,867
• Time in Patent Office: 1,454 Days
• Field of Search: 379/219, 379/220.01, 379/207.02, 379/229, 379/230, 379/221.01
• US Class Current: 379/207.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13097 Numbering, addressing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13349 Network management
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13542 numbering plans, e.g. number re-allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/47 using translators

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of making changes in a directory number administration (DNA), a directory number administration facility whereby changes are made in accordance with this method, and a method for providing a directory number administration service via such a directory number administration. The directory number administration (DNA) manages the assignment of a quantity of subscriber stations to call numbers. To make a change in this assignment, a change order is entered into the directory number administration and the change takes place when the change order is executed by the directory number administration (DNA). However the change order is not executed immediately by the directory number administration (DNA) when a change order is entered. A connection is established between a subscriber terminal (TE) and the directory number administration (DNA), and a trigger message (TRIG) is sent from the subscriber terminal (TE) to the directory number administration (DNA) via the established connection. The execution of the change order is finally released when the trigger message (TRIG) is received.

Claims

1. A method of making changes in a directory number administration (DNA) whereby the directory number administration (DNA) manages the assignment of a quantity of subscriber stations (SA1, SA2) to call numbers, a change order is entered into the directory number administration (DNA) to make a change in this assignment, and the execution of the change order makes the change in the directory number administration (DNA), characterized in that a connection is established between any subscriber terminal (TE) and the directory number administration (DNA) by way of a subscriber station (SA1, SA2) of a subscriber network (LN1, LN2), that a trigger message (TRIG) uncoupled from the change order is sent from the subscriber terminal (TE) to the directory number administration (DNA) via the established connection by a human operator (M), and that the reception of the trigger message (TRIG) causes the directory number administration (DNA) to carry out the change order, wherein the method allows different potential terminals to be connected to the subscriber networks (LN1, LN2).

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the directory number administration (DNA) manages the assignment of call numbers to all the subscriber stations of one or several communications networks (LN1, LN2).

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the directory number administration (DNA) manages the assignment of the call numbers to the subscriber stations of two or more communications networks (LN1, LN2) which share a common call numbering area.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the change order causes a change in the assignment of a call number to a subscriber station (SA1) of a first (LN1) of the communications networks, into an assignment of the call number to a subscriber station (SA2) of a second (LN2) of the communications networks.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is checked whether the connection for transmitting the trigger message (TRIG) is established from a defined original number to a defined target call number, and only then allows the order to be executed.

6. A method as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the original number is the call number whose assignment is being changed.

7. A method as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the original number is a call number of a closed user group.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an authorization identification is sent along with the trigger message (TRIG) and only allows an order to be executed by the directory number administration (DNA) if the transmitted authorization identification corresponds to an authorization identification that is assigned to the order.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a time frame is assigned to the order and the order is only executed if the trigger message (TRIG) is received within the assigned time frame.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the connection to the subscriber terminal is established via a mobile radio network (KN2).

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the reception of the trigger message (TRIG) causes the directory number administration (DNA) to execute the change order with substantial immediacy.

12. A method of providing a directory number administration service (DNA) whereby the directory number administration service (DNA) manages the assignment of all the subscriber stations (SA1, SA2) of one or several communications networks (LN1, LN2) to call numbers, and a change is made in this assignment by executing a change order in the directory number administration service (DNA), characterized in that to change an assignment a connection is established between any subscriber terminal (TE) and the directory number administration service (DNA) by way of a subscriber station (SA1, SA2) of a subscriber network (LN1,LN2), that a trigger message (TRIG) uncoupled from the change order is sent from the subscriber terminal (TE) to the directory number administration (DNA) via the established connection by a human operator (M), and that the reception of the trigger message (TRIG) causes the directory number administration (DNA) to execute the change order, wherein the method allows different potential terminals to be connected to the subscriber networks (LN1, LN2).

13. A directory number administration facility (DNA) with a first data bank (DBM) for managing the assignment of a quantity of subscriber stations to call numbers, and with a control unit (LOG) to make a change in this assignment by executing a change order, characterized in that the control unit (LOG) has a communications unit (KOM4) for establishing a connection between any subscriber terminal (TE) and the directory number administration (DNA) by way of a subscriber station (SA1, SA2) of a subscriber network (LN1, LN2), and an access device (ACC2) which has a receiver unit (KOM4) for receiving a trigger message (TRIG) that is uncoupled from the change order and is sent by a human operator (M) from the subscriber terminal (TE) via the established connection, and is designed so that upon receiving the trigger message (TRIG) it executes the change order via the control unit (LOG), wherein different terminals are potentially connected to the subscriber networks (LN1,LN2).

14. A directory number administration facility as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the first data bank is equipped with an interface device designed to enable one or several exchanges to access the data bank.

15. A directory number administration facility as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the first data bank is equipped with a synchronization device (SYNC) for synchronizing two or more second data banks (DB) with the first data bank (DBM).