Packet data service with circuit-switched call notification
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1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
- establishing a packet data session from a wireless communications device to support a network connection to a packet-switched network;
transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; and
receiving the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve wireless communications wherein a packet data session may be established between a wireless communications device and a packet data serving node to support a network connection to a packet-switched network. The wireless communications device may be configured to receive a notification of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network even when the network connection is active.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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establishing a packet data session from a wireless communications device to support a network connection to a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; and receiving the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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establishing a packet data session from a wireless communications device to support a network connection to a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; receiving the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active; and sending a reply from the wireless communications device to the voice message server in response to the notification. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A wireless communications device, comprising:
a processor configured to establish a packet data session to support a network connection to a packet-switched network, transmit a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device, and receive the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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a processor configured to establish a packet data session to support a network connection to a packet-switched network, transmit a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device, and receive the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active, wherein the processor is further configured to send a reply to the voice message server in response to the notification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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means for establishing a packet data session to support a network connection to a packet-switched network; means for transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; and means for receiving the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, while the packet data session is active.
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18. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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establishing a packet data session between a wireless communications device and a packet data serving node to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; and routing the notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from the voice message server to the wireless communications device identified by the connection information while the packet data session is active. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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establishing a packet data session between a wireless communications device and a packet data serving node to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; routing the notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from the voice message server to the wireless communications device identified by the connection information while the packet data session is active; receiving the incoming call at a mobile switching center while the network connection is active; routing a signal from the mobile switching center to the voice message server indicating that the wireless communications device is unavailable, the receipt of the signal at the voice message server prompting the routing of the notification from the voice message server to the wireless communications device; routing a reply from the wireless communications device to the voice message server; and signaling the mobile switching center from the voice message server to deliver the incoming call to the wireless communications device in response to the reply.
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23. A method of communications, comprising:
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operating a wireless communications device in a serving network, the wireless communications device being assigned to a home network different from the serving network; establishing a packet data session between the wireless communications device and a packet data serving node in the serving network to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; and routing the notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from the voice message server in the home network to the wireless communications device identified by the connection information over the packet data session while the packet data session is active. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method of communications, comprising:
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operating a wireless communications device in a serving network, the wireless communications device being assigned to a home network different from the serving network; establishing a packet data session between the wireless communications device and a packet data serving node in the serving network to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to enable the wireless communications device to receive a notification from the voice message server of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network, the registration request including connection information identifying the wireless communications device; routing the notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from the voice message server in the home network to the wireless communications device identified by the connection information over the packet data session while the packet data session is active; receiving the incoming call at a mobile switching center in the home network while the packet data session is active; routing a signal from the mobile switching center in the home network to the voice message server in the home network indicating that the wireless communications device is unavailable, the receipt of the signal at the voice message server in the home network prompting the routing of the notification of the incoming call from the voice message server in the home network to the wireless communications device; routing a reply from the wireless communications device to the voice message server in the home network; and signaling the mobile switching center in the serving network from the voice message server in the serving network to deliver the incoming call to the wireless communications device in response to the reply.
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26. A non-transitory storage medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
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code for establishing a packet data session from a wireless communications device to support a network connection to a packet-switched network; code for transmitting a registration request, from the wireless communications device, over the packet data session to a voice message server using a session key to register the wireless communications device to receive a notification of an incoming call from a circuit-switched network; and code for receiving the notification, in the wireless communications device identified by the connection information, from the voice message server while the packet data session is active.
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27. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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establishing a packet data session between a wireless communications device and a packet data serving node to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; routing a notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from a voice message server to the wireless communications device while the packet data session is active; and receiving the incoming call at a mobile switching center while the network connection is active, routing a signal from the mobile switching center to the voice message server indicating that the wireless communications device is unavailable, the receipt of the signal at the voice message server prompting the routing of the notification from the voice message server to the wireless communications device, the method further comprising routing a reply from the wireless communications device to the voice message server, and signaling the mobile switching center from the voice message server to deliver the incoming call to the wireless communications device in response to the reply.
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28. A method of communications, comprising:
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operating a wireless communications device in a serving network, the wireless communications device being assigned to a home network different from the serving network; establishing a packet data session between the wireless communications device and a packet data serving node in the serving network to support a network connection with a packet-switched network; routing a notification of an incoming circuit-switched call from a voice message server in the home network to the wireless communications device while the packet data session is active; and receiving the incoming call at a mobile switching center in the home network while the network connection is active, routing a signal from the mobile switching center in the home network to the voice message server in the home network indicating that the wireless communications device is unavailable, the receipt of the signal at the voice message server in the home network prompting the routing of the notification of the incoming call from the voice message server in the home network to the wireless communications device, the method further comprising routing a reply from the wireless communications device to the voice message server in the home network, and signaling the mobile switching center in the serving network from the voice message server in the serving network to deliver the incoming call to the wireless communications device in response to the reply.
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