System, method, and computer-readable medium for abbreviated-code dialing in a network system

• US 9,055,581 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Philips North America LLC (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Ubeeairwalk, LLC
• Inventors: Osborn, Christopher Martin Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Faragalla, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): OLIVER, GERALD L
• Application Number:
  US13/729,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20130114510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 455/424, 455/425, 455/437, 455/438, 455/443, 455/444, 370/328, 370/331, 370/352
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/385 Uniform resource identifier for session initiation protocol [SIP URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/009 in systems involving PBX or KTS networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0058 Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 : Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/30 : by measured or perceived connection quality data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 : Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 : between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 : Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 : Access point devices with remote components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for abbreviated dialing in a femtocell network is provided. A user having authorized access to the femtocell network may dial another authorized user using an abbreviated code. On receipt of the call request, a femtocell system may evaluate the destination number to determine if it is an abbreviated code. If the dialed number is not an abbreviated code, the femtocell system may direct the call request to the telecommunication core network for processing thereby. If the dialed number is evaluated by the femtocell system as an abbreviated code, the femtocell system may direct the call request to an on-site PBX for call handling. If the abbreviated code is a valid code and the dialed user equipment is currently in the femtocell network service area, the PBX may then complete the call setup within the femtocell network.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a femtocell, a call setup request from a first user equipment;

performing, in the femtocell, an evaluation of a destination number of a second user equipment to which a call related to the call setup request is directed; and

directing the call to a private branch exchange deployed in the femtocell network if the destination number is an abbreviated code of a telephone number derived from the destination number;

directing the call to a core network communicatively coupled with the femtocell network if the destination number is not an abbreviated code of a telephone number derived from the destination number.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising determining the destination number comprises an abbreviated code.

3. The method of claim 1, where the abbreviated code comprises a four-digit number.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising transmitting the call setup request to the private branch exchange.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising:

determining that the second user equipment is located in a service area of the femtocell network; and

setting up the call in the femtocell network.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising:

determining that the second user equipment is not located in a service area of the femtocell network; and

setting up the call in the core network.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising determining the destination number does not comprise an abbreviated code.

8. The method of claim 7 comprising transmitting the call setup request to the core network for processing thereby.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, wherein the instructions:

receive, by a femtocell of a femtocell network comprising a private branch exchange, a call setup request from a first user equipment;

perform within the femtocell an evaluation of a destination number of a second user equipment to which the call is directed, wherein the evaluation determines if the destination number comprises an abbreviated code; and

direct the call to the private branch exchange if the destination number comprises the abbreviated code;

direct the call to a core network communicatively coupled with the femtocell network if the destination number does not comprise the abbreviated code.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions determine the destination number comprises a four-digit abbreviated code.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions that transmit the call setup request to the private branch exchange.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions that:

determine that the second user equipment is located in a service area of the femtocell network; and

set up the call in the femtocell network.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions that:

determine that the second user equipment is not located in a service area of the femtocell network; and

set up the call in the core network.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that perform an evaluation comprise instructions that determine the destination number does not comprise an abbreviated code.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 comprising instructions that transmit the setup request to the core network for processing thereby.

16. A system, comprising:

a packet-switched network;

an IP Multimedia subsystem communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network; and

a femtocell network communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network, the femtocell network comprising a private branch exchange that associates directory numbers of authorized user equipment with abbreviated codes, wherein the femtocell network includes a femtocell that receives a call setup request from a first user equipment, performs an evaluation to determine whether a destination number of a second user equipment to which the call setup request is directed comprises an abbreviated code, and directs the call to the private branch exchange if the destination number comprises the abbreviated code or directs the call to a core network communicatively coupled with the femtocell network if the destination number does not comprise the abbreviated code.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the femtocell determines the destination number comprises a four-digit abbreviated code.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the femtocell transmits the setup request to the private branch exchange.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the private branch exchange determines that the second user equipment is located in a service area of the femtocell network and sets up the call in the femtocell network.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the private branch exchange determines that the second user equipment is not located in a service area of the femtocell network and transmits the call setup request to the IP Multimedia subsystem for processing of the call set up request.