摘要:
A wireless network is disclosed that provides repeat dialing to busy called parties. The wireless network includes an originating MSC system that serves a calling party, and a terminating MSC system that serves a called party. The calling party initiates a call to the called party through the originating MSC system, and the terminating MSC system determines that the called party is busy on another call. The originating MSC system then receives a repeat dialing instruction from the calling party and transmits a repeat dialing indicator to the terminating MSC system. The terminating MSC system identifies when the called party becomes available in substantially real time. When available, the terminating MSC system attempts to set up a call between the called party and the calling party.
摘要:
Wireless networks and methods are disclosed that provide for anonymous call blocking in wireless networks. A wireless network of the invention includes an MSC system and an HLR system. When a calling party initiates a call to a called party, the MSC system receives the call and generates a call setup message for the call. The call is anonymous, so the call setup message does not include caller ID information for the calling party. The MSC system receiving the call transmits the call setup message to the HLR system. The HLR system determines if the call setup message includes caller ID information, and determines if the called party subscribes to anonymous call blocking. Responsive to determining that there is no caller ID information in the call setup message and that the called party subscribes to anonymous call blocking, the HLR system instructs the MSC system to block the call.
摘要:
A wireless network is disclosed that provides repeat dialing to called parties that are powered off. The wireless network includes an originating MSC system, a Home Location Register (HLR) system for a called party, and a serving MSC system that serves the called party. Responsive to identifying that the called party is powered off, the calling party transmits a repeat dialing instruction to the originating MSC system. The originating MSC system then transmits a repeat dialing indicator to the HLR system for the called party. The HLR system for the called party identifies when the called party powers on. When the called party does power on, the HLR system transmits an instruction to the serving MSC system to attempt to set up a call between the called party and the calling party.
摘要:
A method of processing short message service (SMS) calls for a subscriber's communication device in a communication network is provided. The method comprises: receiving an SMS request involving the communication device at a short message service center; accessing a family access control database storing family access control information received for the communication device; and determining whether the short message service request should be allowed or denied based on the information found in the database.
摘要:
A method of processing short message service (SMS) calls for a subscriber's communication device in a communication network is provided. The method comprises: receiving an SMS request involving the communication device at a short message service center; accessing a family access control database storing family access control information received for the communication device; and determining whether the short message service request should be allowed or denied based on the information found in the database.
摘要:
A wireless telecommunication system is used to provide alert notifications such as weather alerts to affected mobile units in a geographic area. In one embodiment, responsive to receiving an alert notification, an MSC identifies one or more affected mobile units located within the coverage area and sends a message including indicia of the alert notification to the affected mobile units. In another embodiment, a subscriber service center (SSC) receives an alert notification and consults a database to identify one or more mobile units eligible to receive the alert notification. The SSC queries a mobile position center to identify one or more affected mobile units located within the coverage area and sends a message including indicia of the alert notification to the affected mobile units.
摘要:
A wireless telecommunication network recognizes and blocks image transmissions from designated “no image zones.” In such manner, the wireless telecommunication network can block the transmission of video and/or photo images from mobile image device(s) (e.g., picture phones) attempting to send images from sensitive locations.
摘要:
Methods and systems are presented for implementing wireless number portability in a wireless communications network, in which an originating switching component determines whether a called number is ported or not based on profile information from a home location register without querying a number portability database.
摘要:
A wireless communication network is described that includes a control system and a plurality of network nodes, such as MSCs. The network nodes communicate with mobile wireless devices, such as cell phones. The control system receives national security information for a geographic region. The control system identifies one or more network nodes serving the geographic region indicated in the national security information, and transmits the national security information to the identified network nodes. Each of the identified network nodes receives the national security information from the control system. The network nodes generate security alert messages based on the national security information, and transmit the security alert messages to one or more mobile wireless devices being served by that network node. In response to a security alert message, each mobile wireless device provides the security alert message, or a representation thereof, to a wireless subscriber using the mobile wireless device.
摘要:
A method of message delivery using a wireless communications network includes sending a voicemail retrieval notification message to a calling party indicating that a called party has retrieved the calling-party-to-called-party voicemail message. A system for wireless communications network message delivery includes means for sending a voicemail retrieval notification message to the calling party indicating that the called party has retrieved the calling-party-to-called-party voicemail message.