Method and device for handling missed calls in a mobile communications environment

• US 20050059384A1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kuusinen, Jarmo, Asikainen, Minna, Tourunen, Ari
• Granted Patent: US 7,783,283 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/48 Arrangements for recalling a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/537 Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message , whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

Abstract

A mobile terminal comprises a registering functionality which is adapted to register terminal-based information about one or more missed call events which are not accepted by a user. Network-based information about one or more missed call events or voice messages registered by a PLMN to which the mobile terminal is subscribed is received. The network-based information is combined with the terminal-based information such that the mobile terminal is able to present the combined information to a user. Moreover, a method is provided for registering information about missed call events in a PLMN comprising at least an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which is responsible for packet data services. An incoming call received by the IMS from a calling terminal originally destined to a called mobile terminal is redirected in accordance with Filter Criteria (FC) to the IMS and information about a missed call event in accordance with the incoming call is registered by the IMS.

Claims

1. Method for handling information about missed call events and information about voice messages by a mobile terminal (UE2), wherein said mobile terminal (UE2) comprises a registering functionality for registering terminal-based information about one or more missed call events;

comprising

receiving network-based information about one or more missed call events registered by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to which said mobile terminal (UE2) is subscribed; and

combining said network-based information with said terminal-based information.

2. Method according to claim 1, comprising

presenting said combined information to a user of said mobile terminal.

3. Method according to claim 1, comprising

instructing a voice mailbox system being part of said public land mobile network to reproduce voice messages stored thereon.

4. Method according to claim 3, comprising

instructing said voice mailbox system to reproduce user-selected voice messages, said user-selected voice messages being defined by user selection operable with said mobile terminal.

5. Method according to claim 1, comprising

downloading at least one voice message from a voice mailbox system (VAS) being part of said public land mobile network;

and

storing said downloaded voice message;

wherein said mobile terminal comprises a voice message reproduction functionality for reproducing voice messages.

6. Method according to claim 1, comprising

resolving a designation of a caller by a caller identifier comprised in said information about missed call events in accordance with a directory associating designations of callers with caller identifiers.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein said combining of said information about missed call events and said information about voice messages is obtained by comparing call identifiers.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal receives said network-based information about missed call events from a voice mailbox service (VAS) being part of said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN).

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal receives said network-based information about missed call events as XML-coded data from said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN).

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein said data communication with said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) is based on a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

19. Method according to claim 10, wherein said data communication with said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2) is based on a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

20. Computer program product for executing a method for registering and handling of information about missed call events, comprising program code sections for carrying out the steps of claim 1, when said program is run on a computer, a terminal, a network device, a mobile terminal or a mobile communication enabled terminal.

22. Computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing instructions which when executed by a processor cause the steps of claim 1 to be carried out.

24. Mobile terminal, adapted to handle information about missed call events comprising a registering functionality for registering terminal-based information about one or more missed call events;

said registering functionality is further adapted to handle network-based information about one or more missed call events by receiving said network-based information registered by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to which said mobile terminal (UE2) is subscribed and combining said network-based information with said terminal-based information;

wherein said network-based information about one or more missed call events may comprise network-based information about one or more voice messages, wherein said mobile terminal is adapted to perform any steps of the method according to claim 1.

11. Method for registering information about missed call events and voice messages in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) comprising at least an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS);

comprising;

receiving an incoming call by said IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) from a calling terminal (UE1) originally destined to a called mobile terminal (UE2);

redirecting said incoming call in accordance with filter criteria (FC) to IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS);

registering information about a missed call event in accordance with said incoming call by IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS); and

storing said registered information by the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

12. Method according to claim 11, wherein said IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) comprises one or more Call State Control Functions (CSCFs).

13. Method according to claim 12, comprising:

recording voice message dictated by a caller of said calling terminal (UE1) by a voice mailbox service (VAS) being part of said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN); and

storing said voice message by said Voice Mailbox Service (VAS) in association with said registered information about said missed call event.

14. Method according to claim 13, wherein a database (DB) is associated with said voice mailbox service (VAS).

15. Method according to claim 11, wherein one functional entity is aware of an availability of said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2) in said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN);

transmitting said registered information to said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2), when said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2) is present in said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN).

16. Method according to claim 11, wherein said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) includes an availability function which is responsible to inform 3^rd party services subscribed to said availability function about an availability of said called mobile terminal (UE2).

17. Method according to claim 16, wherein said Voice Mailbox Service (VAS) is subscribed to said availability function that indicates said availability of said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2) thereto.

18. Method according to claim 11, wherein said registered information is transmitted as XML-coded data to said originally destined mobile terminal (UE2).

21. Computer program product comprising program code sections stored on a machine-readable medium for carrying out the method of claim 11, when said program product is run on a computer, a terminal, a network device, a mobile terminal, or a mobile communication enabled terminal.

26. Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) adapted to register information about missed call events, comprising an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which is adapted to receive an incoming call from a calling terminal (UE1) originally destined to a called mobile terminal (UE2) and to redirect said incoming call in accordance with filter criteria to register information about a missed call event in accordance with said incoming call and to store said registered information, wherein said Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) is adapted to perform any steps of the method according to claim 11.

23. Mobile terminal adapted to handle information about missed call events comprising a registering functionality for registering terminal-based information about one or more missed call events;

said registering functionality is further adapted to handle network-based information about one or more missed call events by receiving said network-based information registered by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) to which said mobile terminal (UE2) is subscribed and combining said network-based information with said terminal-based information;

wherein said network-based information about one or more missed call events may comprise network-based information about one or more voice messages.

25. Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) adapted to register information about missed call events, comprising an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) which is adapted to receive an incoming call from a calling terminal (UE1) originally destined to a called mobile terminal (UE2) and to redirect said incoming call in accordance with filter criteria to register information about a missed call event in accordance with said incoming call and to store said registered information.