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Location based method of and system for forwarding wireless telephone calls
Assignee: INTEGRATED TELECOM SOLUTIONS Inc A TEXAS CORP
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Filing: 1997-06-18
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Granted: 2000-03-14
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Expires: 2017-06-18
Abstract
Abstract A method of and system for processing a telephone call to a wireless telephone number associated with a mobile telephone unit forwards the call to a registered wireline number if the mobile unit is located near the geographic location associated with the wireline number. In response to a call placed to a wireless telephone number, the system determines the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number. If the mobile unit is near a registered location, the system forwards the call to the registered wireline number associated with the registered location.
Inventors
- 👤 Arshad A. Syed
- 👤 Curtis R. Reider
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/54; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/10; H04M2203/1091; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/14; H04M2242/30; H04W; H04W4/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of processing telephone calls to a wireless telephone number associated with a mobile telephone unit, said mobile telephone unit being located at a geographic location, which comprises the steps of: in response to a call placed to a wireless telephone number, determining the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number; determining whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered forwarding telephone number; and, forwarding the call to a registered forwarding telephone number corresponding to the geographic location of the mobile unit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of processing telephone calls to a wireless telephone number associated with a mobile telephone unit, said mobile telephone unit being located at a geographic location, which comprises the steps of: in response to a call placed to a wireless telephone number, determining the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number; determining whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered forwarding telephone number; and, forwarding the call to a registered forwarding telephone number corresponding to the geographic location of the mobile unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said step of determining the geographic location of the mobile unit includes the step of: querying a network location finding service for the location of said mobile telephone unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said step of determining whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered forwarding telephone number includes the steps of: maintaining a subscriber record associated with said wireless telephone number, said subscriber record including a list of registered forwarding telephone numbers and respective associated registered geographic locations; receiving a location from said location finding service; comparing the location received from said location finding service with said subscriber record.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of determining whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered forwarding telephone number includes the further step of: determining whether the location received from said location finding service is within a preselected distance of one of said registered locations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, including the step of completing the call to the wireless telephone number if the mobile unit is located at a geographic location greater than a preselected distance from a registered location.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of processing telephone calls to a wireless telephone number associated with a mobile telephone unit, said mobile telephone unit being located at a geographic location, which comprises the steps of: in response to a call placed to a wireless telephone number, querying a network location finding service to determine the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number; and, in response to receiving a location from a network location finding service, searching a list of registered geographic locations to determine whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered wireline telephone number.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of processing telephone calls to a wireless telephone number associated with a mobile telephone unit, said mobile telephone unit being located at a geographic location, which comprises the steps of: in response to a call placed to a wireless telephone number, querying a network location finding service to determine the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number; and, in response to receiving a location from a network location finding service, searching a list of registered geographic locations to determine whether the geographic location of the mobile unit associated with the wireless telephone number corresponds to a geographic location of a registered wireline telephone number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as claimed in claim 6, including the step of: forwarding the call to a registered wireline telephone number if the mobile unit is located within a preselected distance of said registered wireline telephone number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as claimed in claim 6, including the step of: completing the call to the mobile unit if the mobile unit is located greater than a preselected distance from a registered wireline telephone number.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for processing wireless telephone calls, which comprises: a mobile services switching center for routing calls to wireless telephone numbers; a home location register for providing routing information to said mobile services switching center; a location based call forwarding service, said location based call forwarding service maintaining subscriber records including lists of registered forwarding wireline telephone numbers and respective associated registered geographic locations, said location based call forwarding service including: means for receiving requests for routing instructions from said home location register; means for forming location queries; means for comparing mobile unit locations with registered geographic locations in said subscriber records; and, means for sending location based routing instructions to said home location register; and a location finding system, said location finding system monitoring the location of mobile units associated with wireless telephone numbers, said network location finding service having means for responding to location queries from said location based call forwarding service.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
154 words
A system for processing wireless telephone calls, which comprises: a mobile services switching center for routing calls to wireless telephone numbers; a home location register for providing routing information to said mobile services switching center; a location based call forwarding service, said location based call forwarding service maintaining subscriber records including lists of registered forwarding wireline telephone numbers and respective associated registered geographic locations, said location based call forwarding service including: means for receiving requests for routing instructions from said home location register; means for forming location queries; means for comparing mobile unit locations with registered geographic locations in said subscriber records; and, means for sending location based routing instructions to said home location register; and a location finding system, said location finding system monitoring the location of mobile units associated with wireless telephone numbers, said network location finding service having means for responding to location queries from said location based call forwarding service.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
84 words
A location based call forwarding service, which comprises: means for storing subscriber records including lists of registered forwarding wireline telephone numbers and respective associated registered geographic locations; means for receiving requests for routing instructions from a mobile telephone system home location register; means for sending location based routing instructions to said home location register; means for sending location queries from a network to a mobile unit location finding system; and means for comparing mobile unit locations with registered geographic locations in said subscriber records.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
A location based call forwarding service, which comprises: means for storing subscriber records including lists of registered forwarding wireline telephone numbers and respective associated registered geographic locations; means for receiving requests for routing instructions from a mobile telephone system home location register; means for sending location based routing instructions to said home location register; means for sending location queries from a network to a mobile unit location finding system; and means for comparing mobile unit locations with registered geographic locations in said subscriber records.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-03-14 | 2007-09-13 | 2008-03-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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