Method and apparatus for displaying calling party information
First Claim
1. A mobile station, comprising:
- circuitry for receiving and permanently storing its own calling party identification;
circuitry for receiving and temporarily storing a called party number; and
logic circuitry for transmitting the permanently stored calling party identification information within a call setup signal during call routing at a time prior to call connection without requiring the calling party to enter more information than the called party number.
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Abstract
A mobile station in a cellular telecommunication network includes an apparatus and method for storing a calling party identification signal. This calling party identification signal is transmitted to an originating MSC along with the call set up signals. The originating MSC then transmits the calling party identification signals to an HLR which transmits them to a serving MSC for delivering to the called party mobile station. Accordingly, the method and apparatus support the delivery of calling party identification signals to the called party without requiring the creation and maintenance of databases for storing such information. The mobile station as well as the MSCs adaptive to store the calling party information signals and to receive and transmit the same. The communication signal definitions between the mobile stations MSCs base stations HLRs and VLRs are all adapted to include and support the transmission of the calling party identification signals which are permanently stored in the mobile station.
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13 Claims
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1. A mobile station, comprising:
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circuitry for receiving and permanently storing its own calling party identification;
circuitry for receiving and temporarily storing a called party number; and
logic circuitry for transmitting the permanently stored calling party identification information within a call setup signal during call routing at a time prior to call connection without requiring the calling party to enter more information than the called party number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
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6. An originating mobile switching center (MSC), comprising:
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circuitry for receiving, prior to call connection and during call routing, a call setup signal which includes a calling party identification originated by a mobile station;
circuitry for extracting and temporarily storing the calling party identification which calling party identification was entered by the calling party at a time unassociated with the transmission of the call setup signals that are received by the originating mobile switching center; and
logic circuitry for selectively transmitting the calling party information including the calling party'"'"'s own calling party identification to a serving MSC along with routing (location) request signals wherein the MSC does not initiate a lookup to determine calling party identification that it routes as a part of call setup. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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7. A method for delivering calling party information to a called party, comprising:
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receiving, in a mobile switching center prior to a call connection and during call routing, calling patty information signals including a mobile station'"'"'s own calling party ID that was transmitted by a mobile station, which mobile station'"'"'s own calling party ID was permanently stored;
extracting the mobile station'"'"'s own calling party ID;
temporarily storing the mobile station'"'"'s own calling party ID; and
transmitting the mobile station'"'"'s own calling party ID to a serving MSC during call setup and routing and prior to call connection without initiating a lookup to determine a calling party ID that is transmitted as a part of the call setup signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 12, 13)
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