System and method of signaling the importance of a transmission in a wireless communications network
First Claim
1. A method of communicating an importance level of a call to a recipient mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center;
generating an initial address message for the particular call,the initial address message including a notification value field;
determining whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call by a user of an originating mobile device for the particular call;
if an importance level has been designated for the particular call, determining the importance level of the particular call based on a particular key sequence entered by the user of the originating mobile device;
setting a value of the notification value field to a value corresponding to the importance level, if the importance level of the particular call has been designated; and
transmitting the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device.
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Abstract
A method of communicating an importance level of a call to a recipient mobile device is disclosed. The method includes receiving call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center and generating an initial address message for the particular call. The initial address message may include a notification value field. The method further includes determining whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call, setting a value of the notification value field based on whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call, and transmitting the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device.
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1. A method of communicating an importance level of a call to a recipient mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center; generating an initial address message for the particular call, the initial address message including a notification value field; determining whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call by a user of an originating mobile device for the particular call; if an importance level has been designated for the particular call, determining the importance level of the particular call based on a particular key sequence entered by the user of the originating mobile device; setting a value of the notification value field to a value corresponding to the importance level, if the importance level of the particular call has been designated; and transmitting the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for transmitting signals in a wireless communications network, the system comprising:
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a destination mobile switching center, the destination mobile switching center configured to communicate with a recipient mobile device; an originating mobile switching center, the originating mobile switching center configured to; receive call information for a particular call from an originating mobile device; generate an initial address message for the particular call, the initial address message including a notification value field; determine whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call by a user of an originating mobile device for the particular call; if an importance level has been designated for the particular call, determine the importance level of the particular call based on a particular key sequence entered by the user of the originating mobile device; set a value of the notification value field to a value corresponding to the importance level, if the importance level of the particular call has been designated; and transmit the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device via the destination mobile switching center. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile switching center of a wireless communications network, the mobile switching center comprising:
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a processor; a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-program instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive call information for a particular call at a mobile switching center; generate an initial address message for the particular call, the initial address message including a notification value field; determine whether an importance level has been designated for the particular call by a user of an originating mobile device for the particular call; if an importance level has been designated for the particular call, determine the importance level of the particular call based on a particular key sequence entered by the user of the originating mobile device; set a value of the notification value field to a value corresponding to the importance level, if the importance level of the particular call has been designated; and transmit the initial address message for the particular call to a recipient mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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