System and method for leveraging a caller ID to provide a reverse signaling pathway in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for providing signaling in a network environment, comprising:
- a mobile station operable to;
receive an existing call anchored by a mobility application in an enterprise network;
select a caller ID for the existing call, the caller ID comprising a uniquely identifying number, the caller ID being unique to the existing call to distinguish to the mobility application the existing call from a new call to the mobile station, the existing call and the new call anchored by the same mobility application, the caller ID allowing the mobility application to communicate a command of a private branch exchange (PBX) feature that applies to the existing call but not the new call in a caller ID segment of the caller ID;
send the caller ID to the mobility application;
receive the new call over a cellular network and anchored by the same mobility application as the existing call, the new call including the caller ID segment and the caller ID, the caller ID segment comprising the command of the PBX feature for the existing call, the caller ID uniquely identifying the existing call; and
facilitate execution of the command of the PBX feature for the existing call but not the new call.
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Abstract
A method for providing signaling in a network environment is provided that includes receiving, at a mobile station, a new call from a mobility application, the new call including a caller ID segment associated with an existing call for the mobile station. The method further includes evaluating data included in the caller ID segment in order to perform an activity related to the data provided in the caller ID segment.
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1. An apparatus for providing signaling in a network environment, comprising:
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a mobile station operable to; receive an existing call anchored by a mobility application in an enterprise network; select a caller ID for the existing call, the caller ID comprising a uniquely identifying number, the caller ID being unique to the existing call to distinguish to the mobility application the existing call from a new call to the mobile station, the existing call and the new call anchored by the same mobility application, the caller ID allowing the mobility application to communicate a command of a private branch exchange (PBX) feature that applies to the existing call but not the new call in a caller ID segment of the caller ID; send the caller ID to the mobility application; receive the new call over a cellular network and anchored by the same mobility application as the existing call, the new call including the caller ID segment and the caller ID, the caller ID segment comprising the command of the PBX feature for the existing call, the caller ID uniquely identifying the existing call; and facilitate execution of the command of the PBX feature for the existing call but not the new call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing signaling in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile station, an existing call anchored by a mobility application in an enterprise network; selecting a caller ID for the existing call, the caller ID comprising a uniquely identifying number, the caller ID being unique to the existing call to distinguish to the mobility application the existing call from a new call to the mobile station, the existing call and the new call anchored by the same mobility application, the caller ID allowing the mobility application to communicate a command of a private branch exchange (PBX) feature that applies to the existing call but not the new call in a caller ID segment of the caller ID; sending the caller ID to the mobility application; receiving, at the mobile station, the new call over a cellular network and anchored by the same mobility application as the existing call, the new call including the caller ID segment and the caller ID, the caller ID segment comprising the command of the PBX feature for the existing call, the caller ID uniquely identifying the existing call; and facilitating execution of the command of the PBX feature for the existing call but not the new call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software for providing signaling in a network environment, the software comprising computer code such that when executed is operable to:
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receive, at a mobile station, an existing call anchored by a mobility application in an enterprise network; select a caller ID for the existing call, the caller ID comprising a uniquely identifying number, the caller ID being unique to the existing call to distinguish to the mobility application the existing call from a new call to the mobile station, the existing call and the new call anchored by the same mobility application, the caller ID allowing the mobility application to communicate a command of a private branch exchange (PBX) feature that applies to the existing call but not the new call in a caller ID segment of the caller ID; send the caller ID to the mobility application; receive, at the mobile station, the new call over a cellular network and anchored by the same mobility application as the existing call, the new call including the caller ID segment and the caller ID, the caller ID segment comprising the command of the PBX feature for the existing call, the caller ID uniquely identifying the existing call; and
facilitate execution of the command of the PBX feature for the existing call but not the new call. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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