System and method for determination and display of “in-network caller” notification on a mobile device

• US 8,620,281 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2009
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Transaction Network Services Incorporated (Trident Private Holdings I LLC)
• Original Assignee: Cequint Incorporated (Trident Private Holdings I LLC)
• Inventors: Gosselin, Mark, Hennessey, Rick
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Liton
• Application Number:
  US12/422,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20100261461A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/415, 455/418, 455/432.1, 455/433
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

System and method for determining whether an incoming call originates from inside or outside of a mobile carriers network and indicates the result to the subscriber. An example system performs a GTT (global title translation) on an incoming number to determine the hosting carrier of any mobile phone number. When the result matches the subscriber'"'"'s carrier, the mobile device then indicates to the subscriber (i.e. mobile device) that the call is an “in network call.” Results of the comparison are stored and used for later incoming calls. The stored results are refreshed every time or periodically.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a) determining a network identifier at a mobile switching center for a mobile communications network associated with a call page;

b) sending the network identifier over a data channel to a receiving mobile device;

c) storing the network identifier in memory of the mobile device;

d) upon receipt of the call page at the receiving mobile device, comparing on the receiving mobile device the stored network identifier to a mobile communications network of the receiving mobile device;

e) outputting the results of the comparison on the receiving mobile device;

f) determining amount of time since a caller associated with the call page called last; and

g) refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold,

wherein the comparing is not performed at the mobile switching center.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) only if results of the comparison indicate that no match existed in the stored results.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising refreshing the stored results by repeating a)-c) for every call page.

4. A system comprising:

a means for determining at a mobile switching center a network identifier for a mobile communications network associated with a call page;

a means for sending the network identifier over a data channel to a receiving mobile device;

a means for storing the network identifier in memory of the mobile device;

upon receipt of the call page, a means for automatically comparing on the receiving mobile device the stored network identifier to a mobile communications network of the receiving mobile device;

a means for outputting the results of the comparison on the receiving mobile device;

a means for determining amount of time since a caller associated with the call page called last; and

a means for causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold, wherein the comparing is not performed at the mobile switching center.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a means for refreshing the stored results by causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat only if results of the comparison indicate that no match existed in the stored results.

6. The system of claim 4, further comprising a means for refreshing the stored results by causing the means for determining, the means for sending and the means for storing to repeat for every call page.

7. A mobile device comprising:

memory configured to store information regarding one or more previously determined comparisons between one or more mobile communications networks associated with one or more previous call pages with a mobile communications network of a subscriber associated with the mobile device;

a processor configured to

determine if a mobile communications network associated with a new call page matches the mobile communications network of the subscriber based on the stored results;

determine amount of time since a caller associated with a new call page called last;

refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory, if the determined amount of time is beyond a predefined threshold; and

an output device configured to output the determination,

wherein the determination is not performed at a mobile switching center.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory only if results of the processor performed determination indicate that no match existed in the stored results.

9. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to refresh the stored results by requesting a mobile switching center to determine a mobile communications network associated with the new call page, receiving the results of the determination and storing the received results in the memory for every call page.