Emergency call back using MSC numbers

• US 5,689,548 A
• Filed: 05/21/1996
• Issued: 11/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Ericsson, Inc. (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Alperovich, Vladimir, Maupin, Alain Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US08/651,982
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 379/58, 379/59, 379/60, 379/114, 379/45-46, 379/48-49, 455/33.1, 455/33.2, 455/94
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/48 Arrangements for recalling a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

When establishing an emergency call connection towards a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) terminal for a mobile subscriber, instead of transmitting the Mobile Station Integrated Service Directory Number (MSISDN) assigned to the mobile station, a directory number assigned to the serving mobile switching center/visitor location register (MSC/VLR) is transmitted as the Calling Party Number. The MSISDN number is stored into the Generic Address Parameter (GAP) within the transmitted Initial Address Message (IAM) signal. When the PSAP attempts to call back the mobile station in response to a disconnection of the original emergency call connection, the PSAP transmits another IAM signal with the received MSC directory number as the Called Party Number. Once the setup signal is routed to the serving MSC/VLR, an application module within the serving MSC/VLR extracts the MSISDN from the GAP to call back the proper mobile station.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a call back from a wireline telecommunications terminal to a mobile station within a mobile telecommunications system, said mobile station assigned a mobile station identification number and associated with a home location register (HLR), wherein said mobile station is currently being served by a mobile switching center (MSC), said MSC assigned an dialable wireline directory number, and wherein said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a connection request signal with said dialable wireline directory number as a called party number by said MSC, said connection request signal further encapsulating said mobile station identification number and routed to said MSC without previously performing an interrogation of said home location register for said mobile station;

extracting said encapsulated mobile station identification number from said connection request signal; and

establishing a call back connection towards said mobile station with said extracted mobile station identification number as said called party number.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said telecommunications terminal comprises a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile station identification number comprises a Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Number (MSISDN).

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said connection request signal comprises an Initial Address Message (IAM).

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said call back is in response to a disconnection of an initial call connection between said wireline terminal and said mobile station and wherein said method further comprises the step of transmitting a setup signal containing said mobile station identification number and said dialable wireline directory number from said MSC to said telecommunications terminal for establishing said initial emergency call connection.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said setup signal comprises an Initial Address Message (IAM).

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said dialable wireline directory number is transmitted as a Calling Party Address for said IAM.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said mobile station identification number is encapsulated into said IAM.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said IAM comprises a Generic Address parameter (GAP) encapsulating said mobile station identification number.

10. A system for establishing a call back connection between a mobile station and a telecommunications terminal, said mobile station assigned a mobile station identification number and served by a mobile switching center (MSC), said MSC further assigned a MSC identification number, said system comprising:

means for receiving a first signal requesting a call connection towards said telecommunications terminal from said mobile station by said MSC;

means for transmitting a second signal, said second signal establishing said call connection between said mobile station and said telecommunications terminal, said second signal transmitted with said MSC identification number as a Calling Party Number (Cgpn) and said second signal encapsulating said mobile station identification number;

means for receiving a third signal at said MSC in response to a disconnection of said call connection, said third signal containing said MSC identification number as a Called Party Number (Cdpn) and further encapsulating said mobile station identification number;

means for extracting said encapsulated mobile station identification number from said third signal; and

means for establishing a call back connection using said extracted mobile station identification number as said Cdpn.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said second signal comprises an Initial Address Message (IAM) signal.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said IAM signal contains a Generic Address Parameter (GAP) encapsulating said mobile station identification number.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said telecommunications terminal comprises a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

14. The system of claim 11 wherein said mobile station identification number comprises a Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Number (MSISDN).

15. A method for establishing a call connection between a mobile station and a telecommunications terminal, said mobile station assigned a mobile station (MS) identification number, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a first signal requesting a call connection with said telecommunications terminal by said mobile station, said first signal comprising a first Calling Party Number (Cgpn) parameter storing said MS identification number;

receiving said first signal by a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station, said MSC assigned a MSC identification number;

transmitting a second signal requesting a call connection with said telecommunications terminal by said MSC, said second signal comprising a second Calling Party Number (Cgpn) parameter storing said MSC identification number and said second signal further encapsulating said MS identification number;

establishing said call connection between said mobile station and said telecommunications terminal in response to said second signal;

responsive to a failure of said call connection, transmitting a third signal requesting a call back connection with said mobile station by said telecommunications terminal, said third signal comprising a Called Party Number (Cdpn) parameter storing said MSC identification number and said third signal further encapsulating said MS identification number;

receiving said third signal by said MSC;

extracting said encapsulated MS identification number; and

establishing a call back connection towards said mobile station by said MSC, said call back connection established utilizing said extracted MS identification number as a Called Party Number (Cdpn).

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said MS identification number comprises a Mobile Station Integrated Service Digital Number (MSISDN).

17. The method of claim 15 wherein said MSC identification number comprises a telecommunications directory number assigned to said MSC.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein said third signal comprises an Initial Address Message (IAM).

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said IAM comprises a Generic Address Parameter (GAP) encapsulating said MS identification number.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein said telecommunications terminal comprises a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) terminal.

21. A method for handling an emergency mobile call, said method comprising the steps of:

responsive to a mobile station emergency dialing, transmitting a first call setup request signal for establishing a first call connection between a mobile station and a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), said first call setup request signal identifying said PSAP as a called party number (Cdpn) and a directory number associated with a serving mobile switching center (MSC) as a calling party number (Cgpn), the first setup request signal further including a parameter storing a mobile station Integrated Service Directory Number (MSISDN) assigned to said mobile station;

responsive to a disconnection of said first call connection, transmitting a second call setup request signal identifying said PSAP as the Cgpn and said directory number associated with said serving MSC as the Cdpn, the second call setup request signal further including a parameter storing said MSISDN; and

extracting said MSISDN from said received second call setup request signal by said serving MSC for establishing a call back connection with said mobile station.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein said first call setup request signal comprises an Initial Address Message (IAM).

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said IAM includes a Generic Address Parameter for storing said MSISDN.