Conferencing and announcement generation for wireless VoIP and VoATM calls
First Claim
1. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a method for implementing multi-party conferencing, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a first call between the first wireless communication device and the second communication device using a wireless-specific digital frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
establishing a second call between the first wireless communication device and a third communication device using a PCM frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
routing said first and second calls through a conference circuit;
converting said first call from said wireless-specific frame transmission mode to said PCM frame transmission mode for communication through said conference circuit; and
combining said first call and said second call in said conference circuit to effect conferencing.
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Abstract
A telecommunication system routes wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device across a data-oriented network, without vocoding, for information delivery to a second communication device while implementing multi-party conferencing and tone/announcement generating functionality. Tone and announcement generation services are provided while the call path retains the wireless-specific digital frame format between the first wireless communication device and the terminating gateway. When tones are generated by the first wireless communication device, signaling messages are sent directly to the terminating gateway vocoder to initiate the generation of full rate DTMF tones at the terminating network. When tones and announcements are sent to the first wireless communication device, a resource server, working together with a feature server, generates a wireless-encoded version of the tone or announcement. This wireless-encoded version is then sent to the first wireless communication device, where an audible version of the tone or announcement is produced. When multi-party conferencing is initiated, the first call is established via wireless-specific digital frame communication. The first call is placed on hold while the second call is completed using a digital wireline format (e.g., PCM). Through vocoding, the first call'"'"'s connection is re-negotiated to match the digital wireline format of the second call. To complete the conference call, the two calls are combined in the conference circuit as a composite digital wireline traffic stream.
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46 Claims
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1. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a method for implementing multi-party conferencing, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a first call between the first wireless communication device and the second communication device using a wireless-specific digital frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
establishing a second call between the first wireless communication device and a third communication device using a PCM frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
routing said first and second calls through a conference circuit;
converting said first call from said wireless-specific frame transmission mode to said PCM frame transmission mode for communication through said conference circuit; and
combining said first call and said second call in said conference circuit to effect conferencing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a system for implementing multiparty conferencing, comprising:
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means for establishing a first call between the first wireless communication device and the second communication device using a wireless-specific digital frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
means for establishing a second call between the first wireless communication device and a third communication device using a PCM frame transmission mode to communicate across said data-oriented network;
a conference circuit;
means for routing said first and second calls through a conference circuit;
means for converting said first call from said wireless-specific frame transmission mode to said PCM frame transmission mode for communication through said conference circuit; and
means for combining said first call and said second call in said conference circuit to effect conferencing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a method for implementing tone generation functionality on behalf of the first wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a tone generation input at said first wireless communication device;
generating a tone generation signal in response to said tone generation event;
transporting said tone generation signal over said data-oriented network for delivery to said second communication device;
generating a tone corresponding to said tone generation event following said transporting step and in response to said tone generation signal; and
providing said generated tone to said second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a system for implementing tone generation functionality on behalf of the first wireless communication device, comprising:
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means for sensing a tone generation input at said first wireless communication device;
means for generating a tone generation signal in response to said tone generation event;
means for transporting said tone generation signal over said data-oriented network for delivery to said second communication device;
means for generating a tone corresponding to said tone generation event following transport of said tone generation signal by said transporting means and in response to said tone generation signal; and
means for providing said generated tone to said second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a method for providing tones and announcements to the first wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal requiring a tone or announcement to be sent to said first wireless communication device;
generating a wireless-specific tone or announcement frame in response to said signal;
transporting said wireless-specific tone or announcement frame to said first wireless communication device;
generating a tone or announcement at said first wireless communication device in response to said tone or announcement frame. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. In a telecommunication system routing wireless-specific digital frames from a first wireless communication device in a wireless network across a data-oriented network for information delivery to a second communication device, a system for providing tones and announcements to the first wireless communication device, comprising:
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means for receiving a signal requiring a tone or announcement to be sent to said first wireless communication device;
means for generating a wireless-specific tone or announcement frame in response to said signal;
means for transporting said wireless-specific tone or announcement frame to said first wireless communication device; and
means for generating a tone or announcement at said first wireless communication device in response to said tone or announcement frame. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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