System and method for providing access to value added services for roaming users of mobile telephones
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1. A system for providing a roaming subscriber with access to services available in a first telephone network via a voice connection, said subscriber roaming in a second telephone network, the system comprising:
- a first service node for association with said first mobile telephone network, a second service node for association with said second mobile telephone network, a packet-switch network for connecting said first service node with said second service node, said first and said second service nodes being configured to establish a signaling connection from said roaming mobile subscriber to a requested one of said services in said first mobile telephone network and to exchange signals required for said services between said first mobile network and said second telephone network via said packet switch network thereby to support said substantially seamless access, said signals comprising at least a subscriber identification signal to be transferred from said first telephone network to said second telephone network via said packet-switch network for reassociation with said voice connection whilst said voice connection is live.
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A system for providing a roaming subscriber with access to services available in a first telephone network, when the subscriber is roaming in a second telephone network, includes a packet-switched network connecting the first telephone network with the second telephone network. Signals required for the services are transmitted between the first telephone network and the second telephone network via the packet-switched network.
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1. A system for providing a roaming subscriber with access to services available in a first telephone network via a voice connection, said subscriber roaming in a second telephone network, the system comprising:
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a first service node for association with said first mobile telephone network, a second service node for association with said second mobile telephone network, a packet-switch network for connecting said first service node with said second service node, said first and said second service nodes being configured to establish a signaling connection from said roaming mobile subscriber to a requested one of said services in said first mobile telephone network and to exchange signals required for said services between said first mobile network and said second telephone network via said packet switch network thereby to support said substantially seamless access, said signals comprising at least a subscriber identification signal to be transferred from said first telephone network to said second telephone network via said packet-switch network for reassociation with said voice connection whilst said voice connection is live. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing a roaming subscriber at a remote telephone network with access to services available in a first telephone network, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a first node to said first telephone network, wherein a second node is connected to said remote telephone network, and making a live voice connection between said roaming subscriber and a requested one of said services located in said first telephone network, and a signaling connection between said first and said second node using a packet-switch network, thereby to support transfer of a subscriber identifying signal between said roaming subscriber and said requested service via said packet-switch network for reassociation with said live voice connection to said services, thereby to render said at least one of said services available with voice operation to said roaming subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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