Integrated communication terminal for next generation mobile telecommunications

• US 7,463,622 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Issued: 12/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Palo Alto Research, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jianhong Hu, Wei Lu
• Inventors: Lu, Wei, Hu, Jianhong
• Primary Examiner(s): SOBUTKA, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US10/904,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20050130611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,490 Days
• Field of Search: 455/445, 455/433, 455/432.1, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/413, 370352-356, 370/400, 370/401, 3703952-39531, 370328-338, 370/351, 370/310
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An advanced communication terminal system of integrating mobile communications, wireless access systems and wireline communications into one open architecture platform supporting cost-effective broadband services in both wireless and wired communication environment with one integrated terminal device in order to maximize the wireless spectrum utilization and optimize the network resource management.

Claims

1. A method of a converged network access infrastructure supporting incoming call processing management capabilities for an integrated communication terminal in a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) or Mobile Gateway, said method comprising:

a) searching a Connection Table in said MSC or said Mobile Gateway for the network access status of said integrated communication terminal,

b) establishing communication between said MSC and said integrated terminal through an IP (internet protocol) connection when an Visitor IP (internet protocol) address is available in said Connection Table,

c) forwarding to a related base station to establish communication between said base station and said integrated terminal over a mobile cellular air-link channel when said Visitor P address is not available in said Connection Table, but the address of said mobile cellular air-link channel is available in said Connection Table,

d) forwarding to a Virtual Mobile Server through IP (internet protocol) connection for further processing if none of the above said addresses is available in said Connection Table.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising reporting said “

Visitor IP address”

of said integrated terminal to said MSC when said IP connection is established. Said “

Visitor IP Address”

is changed when said integrated terminal moves to different access location of wireline network or through a short range Wireless LAN (local area network)/Wireless PAN (personal access network) to the wireline network, and accordingly this said “

Visitor IP Address”

is dynamically updated in said MSC of the user registration.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising utilizing a static mobile cellular air-link channel or a dynamically assigned mobile cellular air-link channel to optimize the wireless spectrum utilization.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising searching for available network accesses based on pre-defined search criteria and priority order set by the user.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising establishing IP (internet protocol) connection with said integrated terminal through a fully wired network or the combination of wired network and said Wireless LAN/Wireless PAN, wherein said Wireless LAN/Wireless PAN is in the short range local access area of said integrated terminal.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising supporting various service calls including data service and voice service, wherein a Voice-over-IP (internet protocol) technology is utilized for said voice service.

7. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said Virtual Mobile Server comprising:

a) service function capabilities including mobile secretary, mobile office, voice mailbox, Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) and information center,

b) special services management capabilities including location management, security and safety management, access optimization, and operation and maintenance management,

c) Software Defined Modules (SDM) center providing on-line secured Internet downloading of Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) modules for said integrated terminal,

d) a mobile connection table containing the most updated information of said “

Visitor IP Address”

of said integrated terminal which is “

On-Line”

of IP (internet protocol) connection.

8. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said Virtual Mobile Server can be any computer server with Internet connection, and with an IP (internet protocol) address called Home IP (internet protocol) address.

9. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein one said Virtual Mobile Server can support one or multiple said integrated terminals, wherein many such said integrated terminals can share same said Virtual Mobile Server.

10. A system as recited in claim 1 wherein said MSC can be replaced with a Mobile Gateway or simply a mobile network access equipment connecting with the backbone core network or network infrastructure.

11. A method as recited in claim 1 comprising frequently searching for the higher priority network access mode whenever the connection is in the low priority mode to optimize the network access control, improve the wireless spectrum utilization efficiency and maximize the broadband services.