System and method for converged network services

• US 7,983,680 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2005
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Tabassi, Ali R., Homan, Greg, Last, Becki J., Khurana, Sanjay, Jain, Praduman D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly; Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US11/199,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20070036098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,169 Days
• Field of Search: 455/445, 455/417, 455/521, 379/273
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing services for stations supported by a residential gateway are provided. The residential gateway can support one or more fixed-line station and/one or more mobile stations. The mobile stations can be supported by a wireless macro network and/or the residential gateway. Services such as simultaneous ringing, distinctive ringing, call transfer, extension functionality, and the like can be provided for the mobile station and the fixed-line station.

Claims

1. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

receiving, by a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, a call request;

determining that the call request is to be handled in accordance with a call service; and

routing the call request to a mobile station and a fixed-line station in accordance with the call service,

wherein the call service is a simultaneous call service, and the act of routing comprises the acts of

routing a first call request to a residential gateway; and

routing a second call request to the residential gateway.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the mobile station, and the call request is routed to the fixed-line station with a distinctive ring indication.

3. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

receiving, by a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, a call request;

determining that the call request is to be handled in accordance with a call service; and

routing the call request to a mobile station and a fixed-line station in accordance with the call service,

wherein the call service is a simultaneous call service, and the act of routing comprises the acts of

routing a first call request to a residential gateway;

routing a second call request to the residential gateway;

receiving, by the residential gateway, the first and second call requests; and

sending, by the residential gateway, an incoming call indication to the mobile station and the fixed-line station.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the call request is for the fixed-line station.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the call request is for a mobile station registered with a residential gateway.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the fixed-line station, and the call request is routed to the mobile station with a distinctive ring indication.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the mobile station, and the call request is routed to the fixed-line station with a distinctive ring indication

8. A method for providing call services, comprising the acts of:

receiving, by a broadband network service provider'"'"'s switch, a call request;

determining that the call request is to be handled in accordance with a call service; and

routing the call request to a mobile station and a fixed-line station in accordance with the call service,

wherein the call service is a simultaneous call service, and the act of routing comprises the acts of

routing a first call request to a residential gateway; and

routing a second call request to the residential gateway, wherein the call request is received by the switch with an address of the fixed-line station, and the call request is routed to the mobile station with a distinctive ring indication.