Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating formation of a call connection in a radio communication system with a service center identified by a short dialing code
First Claim
1. Apparatus for a radio communication system having a mobile node operable to communicate with a network part of a communication network, and at least a first service center coupled to the network part, the mobile node associated with a home network of the communication network a call originated at the mobile node selectably routable to a selected one of the at least the first service center to form a call connection therebetween, said apparatus for facilitating routing of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center, said apparatus comprising:
- a first storage element configured to store first codes that identify at least the first service center when the mobile node is positioned at the home network, a selected one of the first codes entered at the mobile node when initiating origination of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center;
a second storage element configured to store second codes used at a non-home network part of the communication network at which the mobile node is presently registered;
an indexer coupled to said first storage element and to said second storage element, said indexer configured to receive second codes, store said second codes in said second storage element and to index together the selected one of the first codes, when used to initiate the origination of the phone call, to a corresponding one of the second codes; and
a message detector coupled to the indexer, the message detector configured to receive a short message service (SMS) message received by the mobile node pursuant to mobile-node registration, the SMS message comprising second codes encapsulated in an envelope command message, the message detector additionally configured to recover from the SMS message, second codes and to provide the recovered second codes to the indexer for storage into the second storage element,wherein the network part of the communication network includes a first network portion and a second network portion, the first network portion configured to use a first set of the second codes and the second network portion configured to use a second set of the second codes and wherein the first network portion comprises a first coverage area and the second network portion comprises a second coverage area, and wherein the mobile node registers with the network part when passing from the first to the second coverage area, and, upon registering, storing the second set of the second codes in place of the first set of the second codes at said second storage element.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating call connection with a selected service center from a mobile node. A mobile node is provided with short dialing codes used in a network with which the mobile node is registered by SMS messages sent thereto, such as pursuant to registration procedures. Values of the short dialing codes downloaded to the mobile node are stored at a storage location, such as at a SIM card, indexed together with corresponding codes normally used by a user of the mobile nodes, such as the codes used in the home network of the mobile node. When a user places a call to a service center, the stored values are retrieved, and transposed, if needed, to ensure better that the call to the selected service center is successfully completed.
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23 Claims
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1. Apparatus for a radio communication system having a mobile node operable to communicate with a network part of a communication network, and at least a first service center coupled to the network part, the mobile node associated with a home network of the communication network a call originated at the mobile node selectably routable to a selected one of the at least the first service center to form a call connection therebetween, said apparatus for facilitating routing of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center, said apparatus comprising:
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a first storage element configured to store first codes that identify at least the first service center when the mobile node is positioned at the home network, a selected one of the first codes entered at the mobile node when initiating origination of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center; a second storage element configured to store second codes used at a non-home network part of the communication network at which the mobile node is presently registered; an indexer coupled to said first storage element and to said second storage element, said indexer configured to receive second codes, store said second codes in said second storage element and to index together the selected one of the first codes, when used to initiate the origination of the phone call, to a corresponding one of the second codes; and a message detector coupled to the indexer, the message detector configured to receive a short message service (SMS) message received by the mobile node pursuant to mobile-node registration, the SMS message comprising second codes encapsulated in an envelope command message, the message detector additionally configured to recover from the SMS message, second codes and to provide the recovered second codes to the indexer for storage into the second storage element, wherein the network part of the communication network includes a first network portion and a second network portion, the first network portion configured to use a first set of the second codes and the second network portion configured to use a second set of the second codes and wherein the first network portion comprises a first coverage area and the second network portion comprises a second coverage area, and wherein the mobile node registers with the network part when passing from the first to the second coverage area, and, upon registering, storing the second set of the second codes in place of the first set of the second codes at said second storage element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16)
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4. Apparatus for a radio communication system having a mobile node operable to communicate with a network part of a communication network, and at least a first service center coupled to the network part, the mobile node associated with a home network of the communication network a call originated at the mobile node selectably routable to a selected one of the at least the first service center to form a call connection therebetween, said apparatus for facilitating routing of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center, said apparatus comprising:
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a first storage element configured to store first codes that identify at least the first service center when the mobile node is positioned at the home network, a selected one of the first codes entered at the mobile node when initiating origination of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center; a second storage element comprising an updateable subscriber identity module (SIM) storage element configured to store second codes used at a non-home network part of the communication network at which the mobile node is presently registered and configured to permit updating of the second codes; an indexer coupled to said first storage element and to said second storage element, said indexer configured to receive second codes, store said second codes in said second storage element and to index together the selected one of the first codes, when used to initiate the origination of the phone call, to a corresponding one of the second codes, wherein the network part of the communication network includes a first network portion and at least a second network portion, the first network portion configured to use a first set of the second codes and the second network portion configured to use a second set of the second codes, the second codes stored at said second storage element formed of the first set when the mobile node is associated with the first network portion and the second value stored at said second storage element formed of the second set when the mobile node is associated with the second network portion; and a message detector coupled to the indexer, the message detector configured to receive a short message service (SMS) message received by the mobile node pursuant to mobile-node registration, the SMS message comprising second codes encapsulated in an envelope command message, the message detector additionally configured to recover from the SMS message, second codes and to provide the recovered second codes to the indexer for storage into the second storage element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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9. A method of communicating in a communication system having a mobile node operable to communicate with a network part of a communication network, and at least a first service center coupled to the network part, the mobile node associated with a home network of the communication network a call originated by the user at the mobile node selectably routable to a selected one of the at least the first service center to form a call connection therebetween, said method for facilitating routing of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center, said method comprising:
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storing first codes that identify at least the first service center when the mobile node is positioned at the home network, a selected one of the first codes, when initiating origination of the call to the selected one of the at least the first service center; detecting at a message detector for said mobile node, second codes within a short message service (SMS) message received pursuant to mobile node registration, the SMS message comprising second codes encapsulated in an envelope command message, the second codes within the SMS message identifying the at least the first service center, the second codes used at a non-home network part of the communication system at which the mobile node is presently registered; indexing together the selected one of the first codes, when used initiate the origination of the phone call, to a corresponding one of the second codes; and storing the second codes detected by said message detector, and which identify the at least the first service center, the second codes used at the non-home network part of the communication network at which the mobile node is presently registered; and registering by the mobile node with the network part, which includes a first network portion comprising a first coverage area and a second network portion comprising a second coverage area, when passing from the first to the second coverage area, and, upon registering, storing a second set of the second codes in place of a first set of the second codes at said second storage element, the first network portion configured to use the first set of the second codes and the second network portion configured to use the second set of the second codes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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