Method and apparatus for controlling communications
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a communication established between terminals through a telecommunications system, comprising the steps of:
- a) detecting a malfunction event related to a communication established between the terminals,b) determining that there is a faulty terminal and a non-faulty terminal between said terminals according to the malfunction event,c) detecting in the telecommunications system a terminal registered for a user identifier which was registered through the faulty terminal or which is related by subscription to said user identifier,route a message received from a terminal involved in said communication towards another terminal involved in said communication which requires a reply,start a timer for receiving said reply,determine said another terminal as the faulty terminal if said reply is not received at time-out of said timer, andd) establishing from the telecommunications system a new communication between said registered terminal and said non-faulty terminal.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling a communication established between terminals through a telecommunications system. When a malfunction event related to a communication (310) established between terminals is detected (320), a determination (330) is made in the telecommunications system of a faulty terminal and a non-faulty terminal, according to the malfunction event. Subsequently, the telecommunications systems determines (340) whether a terminal is registered for a user identifier which was registered through the faulty terminal, or which is related to it by subscription and, in that case, it establishes (350) a new communication between said registered terminal and the non-faulty terminal. The user of the non-faulty terminal can rely on the telecommunications system to recover automatically the lost communication, without trying to attempt a new communication request with an uncertain result.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a communication established between terminals through a telecommunications system, comprising the steps of:
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a) detecting a malfunction event related to a communication established between the terminals, b) determining that there is a faulty terminal and a non-faulty terminal between said terminals according to the malfunction event, c) detecting in the telecommunications system a terminal registered for a user identifier which was registered through the faulty terminal or which is related by subscription to said user identifier, route a message received from a terminal involved in said communication towards another terminal involved in said communication which requires a reply, start a timer for receiving said reply, determine said another terminal as the faulty terminal if said reply is not received at time-out of said timer, and d) establishing from the telecommunications system a new communication between said registered terminal and said non-faulty terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling a communication established between terminals through a telecommunications system that comprises a processor and a storage device in communication with said processor for storing instructions to be executed by said processor to:
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process a detected malfunction event related to a communication established between at least two terminals so as to determine a faulty terminal and a non-faulty terminal between said terminals according to the malfunction event, detect a terminal registered in the telecommunications system for a user identifier registered through the faulty terminal or is related by subscription to said user identifier, route a message received from a terminal involved in said communication towards another terminal involved in said communication which requires a reply, start a timer for receiving said reply, determine said another terminal as the faulty terminal if said reply is not received at time-out of said timer, and establish a new communication between said registered terminal and said non-faulty terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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