Methods and systems for call processing in a wireline and wireless network

• US 8,942,688 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CallWave Communications, LLC
• Original Assignee: CallWave Communications, LLC
• Inventors: Kirchhoff, Leland W., Trandal, David S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, NAM TRUNG
• Application Number:
  US14/218,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20140206364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• Field of Search: 455/417, 455/426.1, 455/445, 379/211.01, 379/211.02, 379/142.04, 379/142.07, 379/142.15, 379/212.01
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/651 with speech synthesis
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• 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 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0093 signalling arrangements in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for routing call in a wireless network environment. In one embodiment, a phone address is assigned to a subscriber and/or a subscriber'"'"'s mobile telecommunications device. A call directed to the phone address is routed to a call processing system. An outbound call from the call processing system is placed to a wireless communication service provider so as to cause, at least in part, the wireless communication service provider to route the outbound call to the subscriber'"'"'s mobile telecommunications device, wherein the call processing system configures call signaling parameters associated with the outbound call so that the outbound call appears to be to a phone number ported to the wireless communication service provider, and wherein the phone number has not been ported to the wireless communication service provider. The outbound call is bridged with the inbound call.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a data network interface;

a telecommunications interface;

a call processing system, including at least one processing device, coupled to the data network interface and the telecommunications interface, the call processing system configured to perform operations, comprising;

receiving a first call, intended for a user, from a first calling party, the first call directed to a first phone address, wherein the first call is associated with a calling party phone address;

placing an outbound call via a wireless network of a wireless communications service provider the user is subscribed to, wherein call signaling parameters of the outbound call are configured to preserve the calling party phone address;

causing, at least in part, one or more subsequent calls from a mobile device of the user to be presented to one or more called parties with the first phone address;

receiving a second call intended for the user from a second calling party, the second call directed to the first phone address; and

causing, at least in part, routing to be configured within the wireless network so as to inhibit the second call from being routed directly to the mobile device of the user without transit through the call processing system even if both the user and the second calling party are subscribers of the wireless communications service provider.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the first phone address is not a phone number of the wireless communications service provider.

3. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the first phone address has not been ported to the wireless communications service provider.

4. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein placing the outbound call to the wireless network comprises placing the outbound call to a mobile switching center associated with the wireless communications service provider via an SS7 ISUP (Signaling System 7 Integrated Services Digital Network User Part) Initial Address Message.

5. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising causing, at least in part:

setting of a Generic Address parameter to the first phone address;

setting of a Called Party Number parameter to a Location Routing Number of a wireless communications service provider gateway mobile switching center; and

setting of a Translated Called Number Indicator (TCNI) bit in a Forward Call Parameter.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

presenting, via a user interface of the first software program, the calling party phone address enabling the user to screen the first call.

7. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to direct the first call to a telephonic device associated with the user.

8. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, the user to compose a text message

originating, from the first software program, a transmission of the text message to the calling party phone address.

9. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to originate the one or more subsequent calls.

10. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein the calling party phone address is presented on the mobile device of the user enabling the user to screen the first call.

11. The system as defined in claim 1, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

transmitting over a data network to the first software program a first notification regarding the first call.

12. The system as defined in claim 11, the operations further comprising presenting in association with the first notification a call handling control regarding the first call.

13. The system as defined in claim 11, the operations further comprising transmitting over the data network to the first software program a second notification regarding the second call.

14. A system, comprising:

a data network interface;

a telecommunications interface;

a call processing system, including at least one processing device, coupled to the data network interface and the telecommunications interface, the call processing system configured to perform operations, comprising;

receiving a first call, intended for a user, from a first calling party, the first call directed to a first phone address, wherein the first call is associated with a calling party phone address;

causing, at least in part, routing to be configured within a wireless communications service provider the user is subscribed to so as to inhibit the first call from being routed directly to a mobile computing device of the user without transit through the call processing system even if both the user and the first calling party are subscribers of the wireless communications service provider;

placing an outbound call via the wireless network of the wireless communications service provider the user is subscribed to, wherein call signaling parameters of the outbound call are configured to preserve the calling party phone address; and

causing, at least in part, one or more subsequent calls from the mobile computing device of the user to be presented to one or more called parties with the first phone address.

15. The system as defined in claim 14, wherein placing the outbound call to the mobile computing device of the user comprises placing the outbound call via an SS7 ISUP (Signaling System 7 Integrated Services Digital Network User Part) Initial Address Message.

16. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising causing, at least in part:

setting of a Generic Address parameter to the first phone address;

setting of a Called Party Number parameter to a Location Routing Number; and

setting of a Translated Called Number Indicator (TCNI) bit in a Forward Call Parameter.

17. The system as defined in claim 14, wherein a text message addressed to the first phone address routes to the user'"'"'s wireless communications service provider for transmittal to the mobile computing device of the user.

18. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

presenting, via a user interface of the first software program, the calling party phone address enabling the user to screen the first call.

19. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to direct the first call to a telephonic device associated with the user.

20. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to compose a text message; and

originating, from the first software program, a transmission of the text message to the calling party phone address.

21. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device associated with the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to originate the one or more subsequent calls.

22. The system as defined in claim 14, the operations further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

transmitting, over a data network, to the first software program a first notification regarding the first call.

23. The system as defined in claim 22, the operations further comprising presenting in association with the first notification a call handling control regarding the first call.

24. A method of routing calls:

receiving at a call processing system a first call, intended for a user, from a first calling party, the first call directed to a first phone address, wherein the first call is associated with a calling party phone address;

placing an outbound call from the call processing system to a wireless network of a wireless communications service provider subscribed to by the user, wherein call signaling parameters of the outbound call are configured to preserve the calling party phone address;

causing, at least in part, one or more subsequent calls from a mobile device of the user to be presented to one or more called parties with the first phone address; and

receiving at the call processing system a second call intended for the user from a second calling party, the second call directed to the first phone address;

causing, at least in part, routing to be configured within the wireless network so as to inhibit the second call from being routed directly to the mobile device of the user without transit through the call processing system even if both the user and the second calling party are subscribers of the wireless communications service provider.

25. The method as defined in claim 24, wherein the first phone address is not a phone number of the wireless communications service provider and has not been ported to the wireless communications service provider.

26. The method as defined in claim 24, wherein placing the outbound call to the wireless network comprises placing the outbound call to a mobile switching center associated with the wireless communications service provider via an SS7 ISUP (Signaling System 7 Integrated Services Digital Network User Part) Initial Address Message.

27. The method as defined in claim 24, the method further comprising causing, at least in part:

setting of a Generic Address parameter to the first phone address;

setting of a Called Party Number parameter to a Location Routing Number of a wireless communications service provider gateway mobile switching center; and

setting of a Translated Called Number Indicator (TCNI) bit in a Forward Call Parameter.

28. The method as defined in claim 24, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

presenting, via a user interface of the first software program, the calling party phone address and enabling the user to screen the first call.

29. The method as defined in claim 24, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to direct the first call to a telephonic device associated with the user.

30. The method as defined in claim 24, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to originate the one or more subsequent calls.

31. The method as defined in claim 24, wherein the calling party phone address is presented on the mobile device of the user enabling the user to screen the first call.

32. The method as defined in claim 24, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile device of the user; and

transmitting over a data network to the first software program a first notification regarding the first call.

33. A method of routing calls:

receiving at a call processing system a first call, intended for a user, from a first calling party, the first call directed to a first phone address, wherein the first call is associated with a calling party phone address;

wherein even if both the user and first calling party are subscribed to a wireless communications service provider, routing is configured within a wireless network of the wireless communications service provider to inhibit the first call from being routed directly to a mobile computing device of the user without transit through the call processing system;

placing an outbound call from the call processing system via the wireless network of the wireless communications service provider the user is subscribed to, wherein call signaling parameters of the outbound call are configured to preserve the calling party phone address; and

causing, at least in part, one or more subsequent calls from the mobile computing device of the user to be presented to one or more called parties with the first phone address.

34. The method as defined in claim 33, wherein placing the outbound call to the mobile computing device of the user comprises placing the outbound call via an SS7 ISUP (Signaling System 7 Integrated Services Digital Network User Part) Initial Address Message.

35. The method as defined in claim 33, the method further comprising causing, at least in part:

setting of a Generic Address parameter to the first phone address;

setting of a Called Party Number parameter to a Location Routing Number; and

setting of a Translated Called Number Indicator (TCNI) bit in a Forward Call Parameter.

36. The method as defined in claim 33, wherein a text message addressed to the first phone address routes to the user'"'"'s wireless communications service provider for transmittal to the mobile computing device of the user.

37. The method as defined in claim 33, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

presenting, via a user interface of the first software program, the calling party phone address, thereby enabling the user to screen the first call.

38. The method as defined in claim 33, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to direct the first call to a telephonic device associated with the user.

39. The method as defined in claim 33, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device associated with the user; and

enabling the user, via a user interface of the first software program, to originate the one or more subsequent calls.

40. The method as defined in claim 33, the method further comprising:

providing a first software program to the mobile computing device of the user; and

transmitting, over a data network, to the first software program a first notification regarding the first call.