System and method for speeding call originations to a variety of devices using intelligent predictive techniques for half-call routing

• US 9,980,198 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2014
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tango Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tango Networks Incorporated
• Inventors: Silver, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasia, Redentor
• Assistant Examiner(s): MAK, PETER K
• Application Number:
  US14/513,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20150029838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,316 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1106 Call signalling protocols; H.323 and related
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• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/57 for integrated multimedia messaging subsystem [IMS]
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• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/208 : IMS, i.e. Integrated Multimedia messaging Subsystem
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Abstract

A mobile application gateway configured to interconnect mobile communication devices on a cellular network with an enterprise network is provided. The mobile application gateway includes a voice and data signaling gateway configured to provide routing functionalities, service functionalities and admission control. A gateway GPRS support node (GGSN) is configured to establish a secure data session between one or more of the mobile communication devices and the enterprise network by establishing a GPRS tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel between a carrier-hosted serving GPRS support node (SGSN) and the GGSN.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a call at an enterprise network routing number; and

a processor configured to;

re-route the call from an enterprise network based on predefined routing criteria stored in at least one of a carrier gateway server (GS-C) and an enterprise gateway server (GS-E);

detect an emergency event corresponding to call routing services associated with a private branch exchange (PBX);

set the predefined routing criteria of at least one of the GS-C and the GS-E to an emergency mode of operation responsive to identifying the emergency event; and

transmit a call routing instruction based on the emergency mode of operation from at least one of the GS-C and the GS-E to a mobile network associated with the call.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the enterprise network routing number is associated with a mobile device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to set the enterprise network routing number to route to a corresponding mobile network routing number associated with the mobile device operated by an enterprise user assigned to the enterprise network routing number.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process the call.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising automatically re-routing the call.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform;

receiving a call at an enterprise network routing number;

re-routing the call from an enterprise network based on predefined routing criteria stored in at least one of a carrier gateway server (GS-C) and an enterprise gateway server (GS-E);

detecting an emergency event corresponding to call routing services associated with a private branch exchange (PBX); and

setting the predefined routing criteria of at least one of the GS-C and the GS-E to an emergency mode of operation responsive to identifying the emergency event; and

transmitting a call routing instruction based on the emergency mode of operation from at least one of the GS-C and the GS-E to a mobile network associated with the call.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the enterprise network routing number is associated with a mobile device.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to perform setting the enterprise network routing number, via the GS-E, to route to a corresponding mobile network routing number associated with the mobile device operated by an enterprise user assigned to the enterprise network routing number.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein if the GS-E is not available to perform call routing functions then setting the GS-C to perform the call routing functions.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 comprising processing the call via at least one of a carrier gateway server (GS-C) and an enterprise gateway server (GS-E).

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 comprising automatically re-routing the call.