Communication system providing integrated wireless and packet communication services
First Claim
1. A method of operating a communication system comprising:
- receiving a communication directed to a phone number;
determining that the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance, and then determining that the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless communication network and the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet communication network;
simultaneously transferring the communication to the wireless phone in the wireless communication network and to the packet appliance in the packet communication network;
wherein a ring instruction signaling to the wireless phone is SS7 IAM, wherein a ring instruction signaling to the packet appliance is SIP invite;
maintaining a shared address book, a shared voice mail box, and a shared call log for the phone number, wherein the shared phone number is delivered to a caller as automatic number identification (ANI).
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Abstract
A communication system receives a communication for a phone number and determines if the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance. If the phone number is shared, then the communication system determines if the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless network and if the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet network. If the wireless phone is logged-in, then the communication system transfers the communication to the wireless network for delivery to the wireless phone. If the packet appliance is logged-in, then the communication system transfers the communication to the packet network for delivery to the packet appliance. The communication may be simultaneously transferred to the wireless network and the packet network if the phone number is shared and the wireless phone and the packet appliance are both logged-in.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a communication system comprising:
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receiving a communication directed to a phone number; determining that the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance, and then determining that the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless communication network and the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet communication network; simultaneously transferring the communication to the wireless phone in the wireless communication network and to the packet appliance in the packet communication network; wherein a ring instruction signaling to the wireless phone is SS7 IAM, wherein a ring instruction signaling to the packet appliance is SIP invite; maintaining a shared address book, a shared voice mail box, and a shared call log for the phone number, wherein the shared phone number is delivered to a caller as automatic number identification (ANI). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system comprising:
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a wireless communication network; a packet communication network; and a communication platform configured to receive a communication directed to a phone number and determine that the phone number is shared by a wireless phone and a packet appliance, and then determine that the wireless phone is logged-in to a wireless communication network and the packet appliance is logged-in to a packet communication network; simultaneously transfer the communication to the wireless phone in the wireless communication network and to the packet appliance in the packet communication network; wherein a ring instruction signaling to the wireless phone is SS7 IAM, wherein a ring instruction signaling to the packet appliance is SIP invite; maintain a shared address book, a shared voice mail box, and a shared call log for the phone number, wherein the shared phone number is delivered to a caller as automatic number identification (ANI). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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