Communication method

• US 20050185783A1
• Filed: 12/21/2004
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hagebarth, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 7,532,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/201.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42008 Systems for anonymous communication between parties, e.g. by use of disposal contact identifiers

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of having telecommunication connections as well as a mobile terminal and a contact server for executing this method. A mobile terminal logs on to a contact server that manages a personal profile of a first subscriber. A first communication connection is established between the mobile terminal of the first subscriber and a second subscriber whose personal profile matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to a search profile associated with the first subscriber. A response to a switch command, the first communication connection is interrupted and a second communication connection is established between the mobile terminal of the first subscriber and a third subscriber whose personal profile as well matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to the search profile.

Claims

1. A method of having telecommunication connections, the method comprising the steps of:

logging on to a contact server that manages a personal profile of a first subscriber;

establishing a first communication connection between a mobile terminal of the first subscriber and a second subscriber whose personal profile matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to a search profile associated with the first subscriber; and

interrupting the first communication connection between the first and the second subscriber and establishing a second communication connection between the mobile terminal of the first subscriber and a third subscriber whose personal profile as well matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to the search profile.

2. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the method comprising the further steps of assigning a live-modus to subscribers logged on to the contact server;

and selecting a group of two or more matching subscribers, the matching subscribers being in the live-modus and having a personal profile that matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to the search profile associated with the first subscriber.

3. The method of claim 2, characterized in that the method comprises the step of determining for subscribers whether the subscribers are busy or not;

and indicating to the first subscriber such subscriber data of subscribers of the group of matching subscribers.

4. The method of claim 2, characterized in that the method comprising the steps of downloading a list from the contact server to the mobile terminal associated with the first subscriber;

and displaying the list or part of the list by the mobile terminal, the list specifying subscribers of the group of matching subscribers.

5. The method of claim 4, characterized in that the method comprising the further step of updating the list.

6. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the method comprising the further step of controlling the interruption of the first communication connection and the establishment of the second communication connection by a single command inputted by the first subscriber.

7. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the first subscriber uses a mobile phone terminal for the communication with the second and third subscribers and the first subscriber accesses the contact server via a web-based terminal for specifying the personal profile and/or the search profile of the first subscriber.

8. A contact server for controlling telecommunication connections between subscribers of a telecommunication network, the contact server comprising:

a data base unit for administrating personal profiles of subscribers of the telecommunication network; and

a control unit for establishing a first communication connection between a mobile terminal of a first subscriber logged on to the contact server and a second subscriber whose personal profile matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to a search profile associated with the first subscriber, and for interrupting the first communication connection between the first and the second subscriber and establishing a second communication connection between the mobile terminal of the first subscriber and a third subscriber whose personal profile as well matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to the search profile associated with the first subscriber.

9. A mobile terminal for controlling telecommunication connections between a first subscriber and further subscribers of a telecommunication network, the mobile terminal comprising a control unit for logging on to a contact server that manages a personal profile of the first subscriber, for establishing a first communication connection between the first subscriber and a second subscriber whose personal profile matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to a search profile associated with the first subscriber and for interrupting the first communication connection between the first and the second subscriber and establishing a second communication connection between the first subscriber and a third subscriber whose personal profile as well matches with the personal profile of the first subscriber according to the search profile associated with the first subscriber.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9, characterized in that the mobile terminal further comprises a display unit for displaying a list including the second and third subscribers and a control button for controlling the establishment of the first communication as well as the interruption of the first communication and the establishment of the second communication.