Temporary enum gateway

• US 9,407,774 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2014
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Mitchell, Don
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hemant
• Application Number:
  US14/165,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20140140248A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 370259-271, 370351-357, 709201-207, 709217-248
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• 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 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• 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: H04M 7/0075 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables

Abstract

A temporary ENUM architecture assigns a temporary ENUM at call time. For an originated communication requiring routing to a party which needs a particular callback format not supported, the TempENUM provides consistency with the specific format required by the receiving party. The TempENUM is assigned for the duration of the call or communication, or for a given amount of time thereafter. The TempENUM service gateway includes a TempENUM database, a module that assigns a suitable TempENUM at the time of call routing, and a module that handles a lookup in the TempENUM database, and maps the assigned TempENUM to a calling party identifier (CgPID). The TempENUM database stores a TempENUM from a coordinator system and relates the actual calling party identifier (CgPID) for use in callback attempts. Either during the initial call or communication, or shortly thereafter, the receiving party uses the TempENUM number to return communication the initial caller.

Claims

1. An electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway, comprising:

an ENUM coordinator system to receive a text message directed to an ENUM receiving entity and associated with a non-ENUM conforming text device identity information, said ENUM receiving entity mapping an ENUM with external resources associated with said ENUM;

a temporary ENUM database to associate a temporary conforming ENUM with said non-ENUM conforming text device identity information;

a module to assign said temporary conforming ENUM at a time of routing of said text message, said temporary conforming ENUM being an entry in said temporary ENUM database; and

a lookup module to lookup said temporary conforming ENUM in said temporary ENUM database and retrieve said associated text device identity information.

2. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said entry in said temporary ENUM database is a temporary entry that expires after a given amount of time after routing of said text message.

3. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

a phone number of a texting device initiating said text message.

4. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 3, wherein:

said phone number does not conform to a 10-digit North American Numbering Plan phone number.

5. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 3, wherein:

said phone number includes a country code.

6. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

an email address associated with a user of a texting device initiating said text message.

7. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

an instant messaging address associated with a user of a texting device initiating said text message.

8. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

a vehicle ID.

9. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

a mobile directory number (MDN).

10. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said temporary ENUM database forms a temporary ENUM service.

11. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said temporary conforming ENUM conforms to requirements of an addressed party relating to said text device identification information.

12. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 11, wherein:

said temporary conforming ENUM conforms to 10-digit North American Numbering Plan requirements.

13. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said text message is an instant message (IM).

14. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said text message includes video.

15. The electronic numbering (ENUM) gateway according to claim 1, wherein:

said text message includes voice.

16. A method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication, comprising:

receiving a text message directed to an ENUM receiving entity and associated with a non-ENUM conforming text device identity information, said ENUM receiving entity mapping an ENUM with external resources associated with said ENUM;

associating a temporary conforming ENUM with said non-ENUM conforming text device identity information;

assigning said temporary conforming ENUM at a time of routing of said text message, said temporary conforming ENUM being an entry in a temporary ENUM database; and

retrieving said associated text device identity information based on a database lookup of said temporary conforming ENUM in said temporary ENUM database.

17. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein:

said entry in said temporary ENUM database is a temporary entry that expires after a given amount of time after routing of said text message.

18. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

a phone number of a texting device initiating said text message.

19. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 18, wherein:

said phone number does not conform to a 10-digit North American Numbering Plan phone number.

20. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 18, wherein:

said phone number includes a country code.

21. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

an email address associated with a user of a texting device initiating said text message.

22. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein said text device identity information comprises:

an instant messaging address associated with a user of a texting device initiating said text message.

23. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein:

said temporary conforming ENUM conforms to 10-digit North American Numbering Plan requirements.

24. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein:

said text message is an instant message (IM).

25. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein:

said text message includes video.

26. The method of associating an electronic number (ENUM) to a given text message communication according to claim 16, wherein:

said text message includes voice.