公开(公告)号：US06396818B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09045473

申请日：1998-03-20

申请人： Javor P. Kolev ,  Mara A. Frank ,  Jonathan C. Lohr

发明人： Javor P. Kolev ,  Mara A. Frank ,  Jonathan C. Lohr

IPC分类号： H04B785

CPC分类号： H04B7/1856

摘要： A method and apparatus employing an improved user interface for satellite communications user terminals in satellite communications systems provides call routing information, in particular gateway selection information, during channel request portion of call initiation. In one approach, a symbol, for example a key on a keypad, is associated with gateway selection information, such as a country code and national destination code. When a user thereafter initiates a call by selecting the symbol and causing a subscriber number for a desired destination to be entered, the satellite communications user terminal automatically transmits the gateway selection information associated with the symbol during the channel request portion of call initiation. In another approach, some gateway selection information is selected as a default. Thereafter, the satellite communications user terminal automatically transmits the default gateway selection information, when appropriate, during the channel request portion of subsequent call initiations until the default is changed. User satisfaction with satellite communications user terminals is thereby improved.

摘要翻译： 卫星通信系统中的卫星通信用户终端采用改进的用户接口的方法和装置在呼叫发起的信道请求部分期间提供呼叫路由信息，特别是网关选择信息。 在一种方法中，符号，例如键盘上的键，与诸如国家代码和国家目的地代码之类的网关选择信息相关联。 当用户此后通过选择该符号并导致输入所需目的地的用户号码来启动呼叫时，卫星通信用户终端在呼叫发起的信道请求部分期间自动发送与该符号相关联的网关选择信息。 在另一种方法中，选择一些网关选择信息作为默认。 此后，卫星通信用户终端在适当时自动发送默认网关选择信息，在后续呼叫发起的信道请求部分中，直到默认改变为止。 从而提高了对卫星通信用户终端的用户满意度。