Mobile originator call control

• US 6,639,973 B1
• Filed: 04/26/2002
• Issued: 10/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schaefer, Bradley R., Wheeler, Jill C., Armbruster, Peter J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoosain, Allan
• Application Number:
  US10/133,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20030202642A1
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 379/67.1, 379/68, 379/79, 379/88.04, 379/88.13, 379/88.17, 379/88.18, 379/88.22, 379/88.25, 379/900, 379/901, 379/908, 379/142.02, 379/207.07, 379/207.08, 379/209.01, 379/210.02, 709/227, 709/228, 709/204, 709/205, 709/217, 709/218, 709/235
• US Class Current: 379/88.18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/12 Counting circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/658 Combination of voice calls and paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/206 composed of PSTN and wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/424 Arrangements for automatic redialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal

Abstract

An originating party (10) places a call through an originating party called control (30), through a network (40), through a terminating party call control (50) to a terminating subscriber (22). For an inability to complete the connection from the originating subscriber to the terminating subscriber, control is returned from the terminating party call control through network (40) to the call control logic (31) of the originating party call control (30) or directly to the originating subscriber (10).

Claims

1. An arrangement for retaining call control of a call by an originator comprising;

a terminating party;

an originating party for initiating the call including subscriber calling equipment;

a network for processing the call to the terminating party;

means for call treatment included in the subscriber calling equipment being operated by the originator in response to an unsuccessful connection of the originating party to the terminating party to subsequently control the call;

there is further included an originating party call control coupled between the originating party and the network, the originating party call control including call control logic which transmits an indication to the network that control is to be returned to the originating party call control for an unsuccessful connection between the originating party and the terminating party;

the call control logic initiates the means for call treatment;

said means for call treatment including within the subscriber calling equipment a call treatment logic and a call treatment rule set;

said call treatment logic executes at least one set of calling preferences;

the call treatment rule set stores at least one set of calling preferences for the originating party;

the at least one set of calling preferences includes at least one of the group of;

an instant message;

a voicemail;

multiple voicemails;

an email; and

a periodic retry of the call;

the instant message further includes;

a list including a plurality of instant messages; and

means for selecting at least one of the plurality of instant messages.

2. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for call treatment is included in an originating party call control.

3. The arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for call treatment is included in the originating party.

4. A method for call control of a call by an originator comprising the steps of:

initiating the call by the originator to a terminating party;

determining by subscriber calling equipment a call treatment for the call;

receiving by the originator a status of the terminating party from a network;

the subscriber calling equipment performs a step of sending the status of the terminating party to the originator, if the call treatment is for originator control;

there is further included the step of determining by the originator whether call treatment by the originator is required from the status;

there is further included the steps of;

selecting from a call treatment rule set an appropriate rule for execution by the originator; and

executing by the originator the call treatment rule set;

there are further included the steps of;

clearing an attempt counter; and

determining from the attempt counter whether a maximum number of attempts has been achieved;

if the maximum number of attempts has not been achieved, there are further included the steps of;

said step of executing by the originator including the step of determining whether the terminating party has been blocked; and

if the terminating party has been blocked, redialing using an unblocked call identification.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein if the terminating party is not blocked, there are further included the steps of:

said step of executing further includes the step of determining whether the terminating party is busy; and

performing at least one of;

sending a pre-stored message to a pre-stored phone number;

sending a pre-stored message to a pre-stored internet protocol address; and

sending a pre-stored message for paging.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein if the terminating party is not busy, there are further included the steps of:

determining whether the terminating party has not a answered; and

if the terminating party has not answered, selecting an alternate phone number.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein there is further included a step of incrementing the attempt counter.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein there is further included a step of iterating the steps of determining whether the terminating party has been blocked;

if the terminating party has been blocked, redialing using an unblocked call identification;

determining whether the terminating party is busy;

performing at least one of;

sending a pre-stored message to a pre-stored phone number;

sending a pre-stored message to a pre-stored internet protocol address; and

sending a pre-stored message for paging;

determining whether the terminating party has not answered;

if the terminating party has not answered, selecting an alternate phone number; and

incrementing the attempt counter.