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Call routing interface for satellite communications user terminals

  • US 6,396,818 B1
  • Filed: 03/20/1998
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A call routing interface method for satellite communications user terminals, comprising:

  • a) associating a multi-digit value with a single key at a satellite communications user terminal;

    said value representing at least a portion of gateway selection information, said portion comprising at least one of the group consisting of country code, mobile country code, national destination code, and mobile network code;

    b) thereafter, initiating, by a user, a call on a satellite communications system by selecting said key and thereafter selecting a subscriber number for a desired destination; and

    c) thereafter transmitting, by said satellite communications user terminal, said value to a satellite so as to provide gateway selection information to a satellite communications system during the channel request portion of call initiation.

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