Method and communication system of associated phone calling

• US 7,328,006 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2004
• Issued: 02/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Dianjing Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Dianjing Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Li, Xin
• Primary Examiner(s): Perez-Gutierrez; Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel; Nimesh
• Application Number:
  US11/005,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20050227681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 455/417, 455/412, 455/420, 455/422.1, 455/450, 4554141-414, 455/456.3, 379/201.01, 379/265.11, 379/212.01, 370/322, 370/328, 370/329, 370/280, 370/210.01, 370351-356, 370466-467
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A method for an associated phone calling is disclosed, that a mobile terminal needs to have association relationships with one or multiple communication terminals in a network. First, having received a call initiating by a mobile terminal which has an association relationship, said network determining a communication terminal as an associated terminal according to said association relationship; then said network initiating calls to a called terminal and said associated terminal, respectively; then having received answer messages from said called terminal and said associated terminal, said network establishing connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal. The invention also provides a communication system that implements said method, at least comprises a call processing equipment and a service control equipment. Applying the invention, a subscriber can initiate a call from a personal phone book in his mobile terminal and then communicates with called party with other terminal.

Claims

1. An associated phone calling method, comprises the steps of:

setting an association relationship between a mobile terminal and one or multiple communication terminals in a communication network;

having received a call request for a called terminal from the mobile terminal, said network determining one communication terminal as an associated terminal of the mobile terminal according to said association relationship;

said network initiating calls to the called terminal and said associated terminal, respectively;

according to answers received from said called terminal and said associated terminal, said network establishing connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication terminal is a fixed terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said association relationship is that a prefix-number corresponds a communication terminal number;

said call request is a call request carrying a prefix-number; and

said determining one communication terminal as an associated terminal comprises the steps of;

checking the prefix-number carried by said call request, and indexing to corresponding communication terminal number.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said association relationship is that a location area identification of the mobile terminal corresponds a communication terminal number;

and

said determining one communication terminal as an associated terminal comprises the steps of;

checking the location area identification of the calling mobile terminal, and indexing to corresponding communication terminal number.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said location area is a cell of a cellular system, a location area divided by Observed Time Difference Of Arrival (OTDOA) position technique, a location area divided by Global Positioning System (GPS) technique or a location area divided by short distance radio positioning technique.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said association relationship is that a combination of location area identification of the mobile terminal and prefix-number corresponds a communication terminal number;

said call request is a call request carrying a prefix-number; and

said determining one communication terminal as an associated terminal comprises the steps of;

checking the prefix-number carried by said call request and the location area identification of the calling mobile terminal, and indexing to corresponding communication terminal number.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said location area is a cell of a cellular system, a location area divided by Observed Time Difference Of Arrival (OTDOA) position technique, a location area divided by Global Positioning System (GPS) technique or a location area divided by short distance radio positioning technique.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said network initiating calls to the called terminal and said associated terminal, respectively, comprises the steps of:

at first, initiating a call to said called terminal,

having received an answer message from said called terminal, initiating a call to said associated terminal.

9. The method of claim 8, after having received an answer message from said called terminal, further comprises:

establishing connection between said mobile terminal and called terminal.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprises:

releasing the connection between said network and said mobile terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said network initiating calls to the called terminal and said associated terminal, respectively, comprises the steps of:

at first, initiating a call to said associated terminal;

having received an answer message from said associated terminal, initiating a call to said called terminal.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprises:

the account of the mobile terminal being in charge of billing of communication between said associated terminal and called terminal.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal serving voice or multimedia communication.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said network establishing connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal according to answers received from said associated terminal further comprises the steps of:

establishing connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal when said associated terminal is available;

or said network establishing connection between said mobile terminal and said called terminal when said associated terminal is unavailable.

14. A communication system for an associated phone calling, comprises a call processing equipment for call access and call connection and a service control equipment;

wherein, said call processing equipment further comprises a detection and trigger mechanism of associated phone calling service, which initiates associated phone calling service according to subscriber signed information or special number segment for said associated phone calling service on receiving a call request from a mobile terminal and reports to said service control equipment; and

wherein, said service control equipment is set service control logic and service data of associated phone calling service;

when service control equipment has received the report from the call processing equipment, said service control equipment interacts with said call processing equipment, influences the call process according to the service control logic and controls the call processing equipment to initiate calls to the called terminal and said associated terminal respectively and to establish connection between said associated terminal and called terminal according to answers received from said called terminal and said associated terminal.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said communication system is a mobile intelligent network, said call processing equipment is a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) or Gateway MSC (GMSC) with Service Switching Function (SSF), and said service control equipment is a Service Control Point (SCP).

16. The system of claim 14, wherein said communication system is a third generation (3G) network, said call processing equipment is a Serving Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF), and said service control equipment is an Application Server (AS).

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said AS is a Session Initiation Protocol AS (SIP AS), a CAMEL Service Environment (CSE) accessed by an IP Multimedia Service Switching Function (IM-SSF) or an OSA Application Server (OSA AS) accessed by an OSA Service Capability Server (OSA SCS).

19. The method of claim 14, wherein said call processing equipment establishing connection between said associated terminal and called terminal according to answers received from said associated terminal further comprises the steps of:

establishing connection between said associated terminal and said called terminal when said associated terminal is available;

or said network establishing connection between said mobile terminal and said called terminal when said associated terminal is unavailable.