Single number presentation for dual-mode phones
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1. A method of operating a dual-mode phone comprising:
- detecting an attempt to place a call through a cellular connection to a target number;
storing the target number;
initiating a cellular connection to a predetermined number in lieu of the target number, the predetermined number being different than the target number and assigned to a private branch exchange that is part of a wireless network; and
once connected, transmitting the stored target number to a controller that is adapted to (i) receive the target number, (ii) identify the calling dual-mode phone, (iii) retrieve caller-id information associated with the dual-mode phone, (iv) call the target number and supply the caller-id information associated with the dual-mode phone, and (v) establish an audio connection between the dual-mode phone and the device associated with the target number.
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Abstract
Providing a single number presentation to the party called by a dual-mode phone. The operation of the cellular side of a dual-mode phone is altered such that when the user attempts to place an outgoing call using the cellular phone, the call is redirected to a preprogrammed incoming phone number associated with the enterprise. When the enterprise PBX answers this call, the dual-mode phone transmits the desired number to the enterprise PBX. The enterprise PBX then places the call to the desired number, and in the process transmits the caller-id information assigned to the dual-mode phone.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of operating a dual-mode phone comprising:
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detecting an attempt to place a call through a cellular connection to a target number; storing the target number; initiating a cellular connection to a predetermined number in lieu of the target number, the predetermined number being different than the target number and assigned to a private branch exchange that is part of a wireless network; and once connected, transmitting the stored target number to a controller that is adapted to (i) receive the target number, (ii) identify the calling dual-mode phone, (iii) retrieve caller-id information associated with the dual-mode phone, (iv) call the target number and supply the caller-id information associated with the dual-mode phone, and (v) establish an audio connection between the dual-mode phone and the device associated with the target number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a dual-mode phone that includes a first radio subsystem for wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communications and a second radio subsystem for cellular communications, comprising:
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initiating a call from the first radio subsystem to a wireless network controller and a mobility controller when the dual-mode phone is in range to receive communications from the wireless network controller so that the mobility controller processes information within the call and provides a network caller identification associated with the dual-mode phone to a called party; detecting an attempt to place the call through a cellular connection to a target number; storing the target number; initiating a cellular connection to a predetermined number assigned to a device being part of the wireless network including the wireless network controller and the mobility controller in lieu of the target number, the predetermined number being different than the target number; and once connected, transmitting the stored target number to the mobility controller that is adapted to (i) receive the target number and caller identification information associated with the dual-mode phone, (ii) identify a calling party as the dual-mode phone, and thereafter, (iii) establish a call to the target number over the wireless network while supplying the network caller identification associated with the dual-mode phone to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A dual-mode phone comprising:
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a first radio subsystem adapted to initiate a telephone call to a called party over a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network; a second radio subsystem adapted to initiate a call over a cellular network, where in response to an attempt to place the call using the cellular network, the dual-mode phone (i) stores a phone number being a destination for the call, (ii) initiates a call to a predetermined number assigned to a device forming part of the Wi-Fi network in lieu of initiating the call over the cellular network, (iii) and providing the stored phone number and a caller-id information of the dual-mode phone so that a telephone call to the destination including a network caller-id information that corresponds to the caller-id information is initiated after the calling party is authenticated using the caller-id information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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