Reestablishment

Claim 1

A method for reestablishing a call after the call has been disconnected involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call, and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein said terminal initiates said call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number, reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 2

A method for reestablishing a call after the call has been disconnected involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call, and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein said terminal initiates said call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number, reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 9

An apparatus for reestablishing a call from a terminal after the call has been disconnected in a communication system,wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of a call are connected together, comprising: means for initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein the terminal initiates the call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and means for reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 10

An apparatus for reestablishing a call from a terminal after the call has been disconnected in a communication system,wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of a call are connected together, comprising: means for initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein the terminal initiates the call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and means for reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 17

A method for reestablishing a call which has a quality level considered below an acceptable level by a subscriber participating in the call, said call involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein said terminal initiates said call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number, reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 18

A method for reestablishing a call which has a quality level considered below an acceptable level by a subscriber participating in the call, said call involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein said terminal initiates said call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number, reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 24

An apparatus for reestablishing a call which has a quality level considered below an acceptable level by a subscriber participating in the call, said call involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of a call are connected together, comprising: means for initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein the terminal initiates the call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and means for reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 25

An apparatus for reestablishing a call which has a quality level considered below an acceptable level by a subscriber participating in the call, said call involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of a call are connected together, comprising: means for initiating a new call back across said second radio communication path to said meeting point, wherein the terminal initiates the call back to said service node using an interaction number which is different from a called party's number and is entered and stored prior to call disconnection in said terminal or in equipment permanently connected to said terminal; and means for reconnecting the terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 31

A method for reestablishing a call after a normal termination involving a terminal in a communication system wherein, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: depressing a predetermined key or sequence of keys on a keyset on said terminal after the call has been terminated; determining whether the terminal has an active call record with an interaction number, said interaction number being different from a called party's number; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number reconnecting said terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 32

A method for reestablishing a call after a normal termination involving a terminal in a communication system wherein, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of such communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, said method comprising the steps of: depressing a predetermined key or sequence of keys on a keyset on said terminal after the call has been terminated; determining whether the terminal has an active call record with an interaction number, said interaction number being different from a called party's number; and said meeting point, when receiving said interaction number reconnecting said terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 38

An apparatus for reestablishing a call after a normal termination involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, comprising: means on said terminal for initiating the reestablishment procedure after the call has been terminated; means for determining whether the terminal has an active call record with an interaction number, said interaction number being different from a called party's number; and means for reconnecting paid terminal to the opposite party.

Claim 39

An apparatus for reestablishing a call after a normal termination involving a terminal in a communication system, wherein a first radio communication path has been established between the terminal and a first radio station before the disconnection of the call and a second radio communication path is established between the terminal and the second radio station after the disconnection of the call and wherein a wired communication path is established from the second radio station to a meeting point selected by a service node common to a plurality of communication paths, at which meeting point the parties of the call are connected together, comprising: means on said terminal for initiating the reestablishment procedure after the call has been terminated; means for determining whether the terminal has an active call record with an interaction number, said interaction number being different from a called party's number; and means for reconnecting paid terminal to the opposite party.