Public wireless/cordless internet gateway

• US 7,088,705 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2003
• Issued: 08/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Services Corporation (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Farris, Robert D., Curry, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Steven
• Application Number:
  US10/353,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20030169727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,287 Days
• Field of Search: 370351-352, 370/328, 370/338, 455/433
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]

Abstract

A localized wireless gateway system provides wireless telephone communication, and for at least interexchange communication, provides voice telephone access to a public packet data network, such as the Internet. The wireless gateway system includes base station transceivers and a packet service gateway coupling the transceivers to the public packet data network. The packet service gateway also provides for signaling through the network to establish two-way voice communication sessions. In the preferred implementation, the localized wireless gateway system includes at least one radio port control unit coupled to the base station transceivers for controlling calls through the transceivers. The localized wireless gateway system also includes a telephone switch, such as a digital PBX, selectively providing telephone communication channels between the radio port control unit(s) and the packet service gateway. An access manager controls registration and validation of roaming wireless telephones to utilize the wireless gateway system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a registration request from a mobile telephone terminal at a wireless gateway;

transmitting registration data including an address of the mobile telephone terminal and an address of the wireless gateway to a home location database through a packet data network;

receiving at the home location database a location request to locate the mobile telephone terminal, the location request including a data packet including a telephone number of the mobile telephone terminal;

in response to the location request, sending the address of the wireless gateway over the packet data network;

receiving a connection request to connect a call to the mobile telephone terminal, the connection request including a data packet including the address of the wireless gateway;

using the address of the wireless gateway to set up a voice communication with the mobile telephone terminal through the packet data network and the wireless gateway.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the home location database is within a home location register.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the location request from a device associated with a calling party;

receiving the address of the wireless gateway at the device associated with the calling party;

in response to receiving the address of the wireless gateway, sending the connection request from the device associated with the calling party over the packet data network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the registration request includes the telephone number of the mobile telephone terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the home location database is part of a domain name server system.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving at the domain name server system the location request;

analyzing a routing control record in the domain name server associated with the telephone number to determine a destination for the call;

when the destination is determined to be the mobile telephone terminal, providing the location request to the home location database.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the destination includes at least one of the mobile telephone terminal, a voice capable PC, and a PSTN telephone accessible via a PSTN gateway to the packet data network.

8. A method comprising:

receiving at a location database a location request to locate a mobile telephone terminal, the location request including a data packet including a telephone number of the mobile telephone terminal, the location request transmitted over a packet data network;

in response to the location request, sending an address corresponding to a wireless gateway system associated with the mobile telephone terminal over the packet data network;

receiving at the wireless gateway system a connection request to establish a call with the mobile telephone terminal, the connection request including a data packet including the address of the wireless gateway system;

establishing the call with the mobile telephone terminal through the packet data network, the wireless gateway system and a wireless connection to the mobile telephone terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein establishing the call with the mobile telephone terminal includes

transmitting a paging signal to the mobile telephone terminal;

receiving a response to the paging signal from the mobile telephone terminal; and

storing a routing number associated with the mobile telephone terminal.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless gateway system includes an access manager and a gateway, and both the access manager and the gateway are accessible via the packet data network.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining at the access manager whether the call may be established with the mobile telephone terminal.

12. A method comprising:

receiving at a wireless gateway system a first transmission that has been transmitted from a mobile device indicating a request to register the mobile device, the first transmission including an identity of the mobile device;

determining that the mobile device is not already registered;

transmitting a second transmission via a packet-switched network to a first database, the second transmission including the identity of the mobile device and identification data of the wireless gateway system;

receiving a third transmission via the packet-switched network from the first database, the third transmission including validation and service profile information associated with the mobile device;

storing the service profile information and the identity of the mobile device in a second database associated with the wireless gateway system in a record associated with the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the identity of the mobile device includes a telephone number.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the identification data of the wireless gateway system includes an IP address.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first database is included within a DNS system.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

transmitting a request for billing information to the mobile device;

receiving a fourth transmission from the mobile device, the fourth transmission including the billing information;

transmitting a fifth transmission via the packet-switched network to verify the billing information; and

receiving a sixth transmission via the packet-switched network indicating the verification of the billing information.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a first message in the course of establishing a call with the mobile device, the first message including the identity of the mobile device;

determining a routing number for the call;

transmitting the routing number over the packet-switched network;

receiving a second message in the course of establishing the call with the mobile device, the second message including the routing number and received via the packet-switched network;

establishing the call with the mobile device, wherein a portion of the call includes the packet-switched network.