Method and apparatus for establishing a call connection based on a communication system condition desired by a calling party

• US 8,374,644 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2008
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Nagasawa, Chizuko, Morita, Kugo
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US12/672,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20110195693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,652 Days
• Field of Search: 4554121-4122, 455415-420, 455/422.1, 455423-425, 4554321-4323, 455/434, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/556.2, 455/70, 455/266, 455/403, 4554352-4353, 455/452.2, 455/517, 455524-525, 455/553.1, 4555541-5542, 455560-561, 709226-228, 370/328, 370/338, 3703952-39521, 370/395.3, 370/395.4, 370/395.5, 370/395.52, 370/468
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/652 Call initiation triggered by text message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/654 Pre, in or post-call message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42289 with carrierprovider selection by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42374 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/424 Arrangements for automatic redialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/123 where the packet-switched network is an Internet Protocol Multimedia System-type network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/127 where the session control protocols comprise SIP and SS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

An origination terminal in accordance with the present invention is provided with a control unit for controlling, when receiving information indicating that a destination terminal uses a network different from a network desired by an originator, so as to transmit a call enable notification request requesting the destination terminal, when the destination terminal can connect to the network desired by the originator, to transmit a call enable notification notifying the originator accordingly. The destination terminal in accordance with the present invention is provided with a control unit for controlling, when receiving the call enable notification request from the origination terminal, so as to transmit the call enable notification when the destination terminal can connect to the network desired by the originator.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus for communicating with a wireless device, the communication apparatus comprising:

a transmission unit for transmitting a call request including information about a bandwidth condition of a wireless communication system of a called side desired by a calling side, wherein the called side is configured to use a plurality of different wireless communication systems; and

a control unit for transmitting, in response to receiving information indicating that the called side uses a wireless communication system not satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side, a call enable notification request requesting the called side to notify the calling side when the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side by transmitting a call enable notification that notifies the calling side accordingly.

2. A wireless communication apparatus configured to use a plurality of different wireless communication systems comprising:

a message reception unit for receiving, an initiation message including information about a bandwidth condition desired by a calling side and a request requesting use of at least one of the plurality of different wireless communication systems to receive a call request subsequently transmitted by the calling side;

a response unit for responding to the initiation message received so as to receive the call request by use of one wireless communication system among the plurality of wireless communication systems;

a control unit for controlling, in response to receiving a call enable notification request that requests a called side to notify the calling side when the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side by transmitting a call enable notification, that notifies the calling side that the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side.

3. A wireless communication apparatus configured to use a plurality of different wireless communication systems comprising:

a message reception unit for receiving an initiation message including information about a bandwidth condition desired by a calling side and a request requesting use of at least one of the plurality of different wireless communication systems to receive a call request subsequently transmitted by the calling side;

a response unit for responding to the initiation message received so as to receive the call request by use of a one wireless communication system among the plurality of wireless communication systems;

a control unit for controlling in response to receiving a call enable notification request that requests a called side to notify the calling side when the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side by transmitting a call enable notification that notifies the calling side that the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side; and

a request reception unit for receiving the call enable notification request, a determination unit for determining whether to grant the call enable notification request, and a cancellation unit for cancelling use of the one wireless communication system used by the response unit if the determination unit grants the call enable notification request.

4. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determination unit, by comparing the call enable notification request received to a bandwidth condition of a mode which has been set in advance, determines whether to grant the call enable notification request received based on the mode.

5. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determination unit, by comparing the call enable notification request received to a bandwidth condition of a notification party which has been set in advance, determines whether to grant the call enable notification request received based on the notification party.

6. A communication control method comprising:

transmitting a call request including information about a bandwidth condition of a wireless communication system of a called side desired by a calling side, wherein the called side is configured to use a plurality of different wireless communication systems; and

in response to receiving information indicating that the called side uses a wireless communication system among a plurality of wireless communication systems which does not satisfy the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side, transmitting a call enable notification request requesting the called side to notify the calling side when the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side by transmitting a call enable notification that notifies the calling side accordingly.

7. A communication control method comprising:

receiving, an initiation message including information about a bandwidth condition desired by a calling side and a request requesting use of at least one of a plurality of different wireless communication systems to receive a call request subsequently transmitted by the calling side;

responding to the initiation message received so as to receive the call request by use of one wireless communication system among the plurality of wireless communication systems;

controlling, in response to receiving a call enable notification request that requests a called side to notify the calling side when the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side by transmitting a call enable notification that notifies the calling side that the called side can connect to a wireless communication system satisfying the bandwidth condition desired by the calling side.