Intelligent mobile station for a cellular telecommunications network

• US 5,905,958 A
• Filed: 03/18/1996
• Issued: 05/18/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Houde, Michel
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GELIN, JEAN ALLAND
• Application Number:
  US08/617,139
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414, 455/445, 455/403, 455/422, 455/433, 455/437, 455/438, 455/428, 455/425, 455/417, 455/418, 455/415, 455/435, 379/207, 379/230
• US Class Current: 455/437
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An intelligent mobile station for use in a cellular telecommunications network. The mobile station comprises a microprocessor that controls the mobile station and enables the mobile station to interface with the cellular telecommunications network and to execute enhanced subscriber services; a script memory connected to the microprocessor which stores service script logic; and a data memory connected to the microprocessor for storing script-related data required for executing the service script logic. The mobile station may collect script-related data from the cellular telecommunications network and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The mobile station may also transmit to the cellular telecommunications network and the PSTN, instructions for executing the enhanced subscriber services.

Claims

1. In a cellular telecommunications network, an intelligent mobile station that determines call treatment internally and sends call routing instructions to the network for an incoming call, said intelligent mobile station comprising:

a microprocessor that controls the mobile stations determines call treatment, and enables the mobile station to interface with said cellular telecommunications network;

a script memory connected to the microprocessor, said script memory storing service script logic for determining call treatment and creating the call routing instructions; and

a data memory connected to the microprocessor for storing script-related data required for executing the service script logic.

2. The intelligent mobile station of claim 1 wherein said telecommunications network is connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and said intelligent mobile station also interfaces with said PSTN.

3. The intelligent mobile station of claim 2 further comprising means for directing said cellular telecommunications network, said PSTN, and a mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to said intelligent mobile station, said data being utilized to determine the call treatment.

4. The intelligent mobile station of claim 3 further comprising means for providing call routing instructions to network nodes in said cellular telecommunications network and said PSTN.

5. The intelligent mobile station of claim 4 wherein said microprocessor includes means for executing a plurality of steps defined in said service script logic.

6. The intelligent mobile station of claim 3 wherein said means for directing the cellular network the PSTN, and the mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to the intelligent mobile station includes means for utilizing an intersystem communications protocol.

7. The intelligent mobile station of claim 6 wherein said intersystem communications protocol is based upon IS-41.

8. The intelligent mobile station of claim 3 wherein said means for directing the cellular network, the PSTN, and the mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to the intelligent mobile station includes means for utilizing short message service (SMS) message signaling.

9. The intelligent mobile station of claim 4 wherein the call routing instructions include call diversion instructions.

10. The intelligent mobile station of claim 9 wherein the call diversion instructions are selected from a group consisting of:

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to a call-forward telephone number;

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to voice mail;

directing that an announcement be played to a calling party, the announcement requesting a personal identification number (PIN);

rejecting the incoming call;

directing that an on-going call be placed on hold and connecting the incoming call;

directing that the incoming call be connected only during an allowable time period; and

originating a call in response to receiving the incoming call from a specified calling party.

11. A cellular telecommunications intelligent network comprising:

a mobile switching center;

a home location register having access to at least one service control point; and

a plurality of intelligent mobile stations that determine call treatment internally and send call routing instructions to the network for each incoming call, each intelligent mobile station being operated by an associated mobile subscriber, each of said intelligent mobile stations comprising;

a microprocessor that controls the mobile station, determines call treatment, and enables the mobile station to interface with said cellular telecommunications network;

a script memory connected to the microprocessor, said script memory storing service script logic for determining call treatment and creating the call routing instructions; and

a data memory connected to the microprocessor for storing script-related data required for executing the service script logic.

12. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 11 wherein said telecommunications network is connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and each of said intelligent mobile stations also interfaces with said PSTN.

13. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 12 wherein each of the intelligent mobile stations further comprises means for directing said cellular telecommunications network, said PSTN, and said mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to said intelligent mobile station, said data being utilized to determine call treatment internally in the intelligent mobile station.

14. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 13 wherein each of the intelligent mobile stations further comprises means for providing call routing instructions to network nodes in said cellular telecommunications network and said PSTN.

15. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 14 wherein said microprocessor includes means for executing a plurality of steps defined in said service script logic.

16. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 14 wherein the call routing instructions are call diversion instructions.

17. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 16 wherein the call diversion instructions are selected from a group consisting of:

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to a call-forward telephone number;

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to voice mail;

directing that an announcement be played to a calling party, the announcement requesting a personal identification number (PIN);

rejecting the incoming call;

directing that an on-going call be placed on hold and connecting the incoming call;

directing that the incoming call be connected only during an allowable time period; and

originating a call in response to receiving the incoming call from a specified calling party.

18. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 13 wherein said means for directing the cellular network, the PSTN, and the mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to the intelligent mobile station includes means for utilizing an intersystem communications protocol.

19. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 18 wherein said intersystem communications protocol is based upon IS-41.

20. The cellular telecommunications intelligent network of claim 13 wherein said means for directing the cellular network, the PSTN, and the mobile subscriber to provide said script-related data to the intelligent mobile station includes means for utilizing short message service (SMS) message signaling.

21. In a cellular telecommunications network, a method of routing a call, said method comprising the steps of:

interfacing an intelligent mobile station (IMS) with said cellular telecommunications network;

providing data to said IMS utilized to determine call treatment;

determining within said IMS, whether the IMS is available to receive the call;

determining call treatment internally within the IMS, upon determining that the IMS is not available to receive the call;

sending call routing instructions from said IMS to the network; and

routing the call in accordance with the call routing instructions from the IMS.

22. The method of claim 21 furter comprising the steps of:

connecting said cellular telecommunications network to a public switched telephone network (PSTN); and

interfacing said intelligent mobile station with said PSTN.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein said step of providing data to said intelligent mobile station includes directing said cellular telecommunications network, said PSTN, and an associated mobile subscriber to provide data to said intelligent mobile station.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said step of determining call treatment internally within the IMS includes executing a plurality of steps defined in service scripts stored in the IMS.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein said step of sending call routing instructions from said IMS to the network includes utilizing an intersystem communications protocol.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein said step of utilizing an intersystem communications protocol includes utiiig an intersystem communications protocol based upon IS-41.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein said step of sending call routing instructions from said IMS to the network in short message service (SMS) message signaling.

28. The method of claim 21 wherein the step of sending call routing instructions from the IMS to the network includes sending call diversion instructions.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of sending call diversion instructions from the IMS to the network includes sending call diversion instructions selected from a group consisting of:

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to a call-forward telephone number;

directing that the incoming call be forwarded to voice mail;

directing that an announcement be played to a calling party, the announcement requesting a personal identification number (PIN);

rejecting the incoming call;

directing that an on-going call be placed on hold and connecting the incoming call;

directing that the incoming call be connected only during an allowable time period; and

originating a call in response to receiving the incoming call from a specified calling party.