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Integration scheme for a mobile telephone
Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC
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Filing: 1998-07-31
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Granted: 2001-11-27
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Expires: 2018-07-31
Abstract
Abstract Methods and apparatus are described for providing fixed terminal access to a mobile telecommunications network in which subscriber's mobile stations in the mobile telecommunications network and the fixed terminals are addressable with subscriber information references of the mobile telecommunications network. The fixed terminals are connected to a local loop of a wireline network. An interface unit is provided between the mobile telecommunications network and the wireline network at a node of the mobile telecommunications network. Services of the mobile telecommunication network to and from a subscriber's fixed terminal are provided through the interface and the wireline network. The wireline network may be a public service telephone network.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Richard Waugh
- 👤 Wayne Nelson Shelley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/16; H04W92/00; H04W92/02; H04M; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/20; H04M2207/206; H04W12/00; H04W12/06; H04W12/60; H04W12/69; H04W12/72; H04W4/00; H04W4/16; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/10; H04W84/14; H04W92/04; H04W92/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of extending a mobile telecommunication network by providing fixed terminal access thereto, subscriber's mobile stations in the mobile telecommunications network being addressable by subscriber information references, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first interface unit between the mobile telecommunications network and a wireline network; providing a fixed terminal of a subscriber of the mobile telecommunications network, the fixed terminal being addressable with a subscriber information reference of the mobile telecommunications network and being connected to a local loop of the wireline network; and providing services of the mobile telecommunication network to and from the subscriber's fixed terminal through the first interface and the wireline network; wherein mobile services in a mobile telecommunications network format from the mobile telecommunications network are encapsulated by the first interface unit in a wireline network format and are transmitted transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of extending a mobile telecommunication network by providing fixed terminal access thereto, subscriber's mobile stations in the mobile telecommunications network being addressable by subscriber information references, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first interface unit between the mobile telecommunications network and a wireline network; providing a fixed terminal of a subscriber of the mobile telecommunications network, the fixed terminal being addressable with a subscriber information reference of the mobile telecommunications network and being connected to a local loop of the wireline network; and providing services of the mobile telecommunication network to and from the subscriber's fixed terminal through the first interface and the wireline network; wherein mobile services in a mobile telecommunications network format from the mobile telecommunications network are encapsulated by the first interface unit in a wireline network format and are transmitted transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising a second interface unit between the wireline network and the fixed terminal of a subscriber of the mobile telecoununications network and providing mobile telecommunication network services through the first and second interfaces and the wireline network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first interface unit is connected between a mobile switching center of the mobile telecommunications network and the wireline network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireline network is a PSTN and the first and second interface units are each provided a directory number within the PSTN.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 4 , wherein the provision of services includes routing calls from the subscriber's fixed terminal destined for the mobile telecommunications network and routing calls to th subscriber's fixed terminal from the mobile telecommunications network through the first interface unit and the wireline network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 5 , further comprising routing calls from the subscriber's fixed terminal destined for the mobile telecommunications network and routing calls to the subscriber's fixed terminal from the mobile telecommunications network through the first and second interface units and the wireline network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 4 , wherein each wireline of the PSTN includes one or more bearer channels and a data channel and data channel messages from the PSTN are terminated at the second interface unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 7 , wherein the second interface unit is connected to an S/T bus and the second interface unit converts incoming messages from the PSTN to S/T bus format and converts outgoing messages from the S/T bus format to a PSTN format.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 8 , wherein the second interface unit assigns data and bearer messages from the PSTN to appropriate channels on the S/T bus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein at least portions of messages from the mobile telecommunications network are encapsulated by the first interface unit so that they are transmitted transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein at least portions of the messages from the fixed subscriber terminal are encapsulated by the second interface unit so that they are transmitted transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 8 , wherein at least portions of messages from the mobile telecommunications network are encapsulated by the first interface unit so that they are transmitted transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for extending a mobile telecommunications network by providing fixed terminal access thereto, comprising: a first interface unit between the mobile telecommunications network and a wireline network; a fixed terminal of a subscriber of the mobile telecommunications network, the fixed terminal being addressable by a subscriber information of the mobile telephone network and being connected to the local loop of the wireline network; and the first interface unit having means for transmitting mobile network services for the subscriber's fixed terminal through the first interface unit and the wireline network; wherein the first interface unit is adapted to encapsulate mobile services in a mobile telecommunications network format from the mobile telecommunications network in a wireline network format so that it is transmittable transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for extending a mobile telecommunications network by providing fixed terminal access thereto, comprising: a first interface unit between the mobile telecommunications network and a wireline network; a fixed terminal of a subscriber of the mobile telecommunications network, the fixed terminal being addressable by a subscriber information of the mobile telephone network and being connected to the local loop of the wireline network; and the first interface unit having means for transmitting mobile network services for the subscriber's fixed terminal through the first interface unit and the wireline network; wherein the first interface unit is adapted to encapsulate mobile services in a mobile telecommunications network format from the mobile telecommunications network in a wireline network format so that it is transmittable transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 13 , further comprising a second interface unit between the wireline network and the fixed terminal of a subscriber.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 13 , wherein the first interface unit is connected between a mobile switching center of the mobile telecommunications network and the wireline network.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system according to claim 14 , wherein the wireline network is a PSTN and the first and second interface units are each provided with a directory number within the PSTN.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system according to claim 16 , further comprising means for routing calls from the subscriber's fixed terminal destined to the mobile telecommunications network and routing calls to the subscribers fixed terminal from the mobile telecommunications network through the first and second interface units and the wireline network.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system according to claim 16 , wherein each wireline of the PSTN includes one or more bearer channels and a data channel and the second interface unit includes a terminator for the data channel messages from the PSTN.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
50 words
A system according to claim 18 , where in the second interface unit is connected to an S/T bus and the second interface unit is adapted to convert incoming messages from the PSTN to S/T bus format and outgoing messages from the S/T bus format to an appropriate PSTN format.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system according to claim 19 , wherein the second interface unit is adapted to assign data and bearer messages from the PSTN to appropriate channels on the S/T bus.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 14 , wherein the second interface unit is adapted to encapsulate at least a portion of a message from the fixed subscriber terminal so that it is transmittable transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 19 , wherein the first interface unit is adapted to encapsulate at least a portion of a message from the mobile telecommunications network.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system according to claim 19 , wherein the second interface unit is adapted to encapsulate at least a portion of a message from the fixed subscriber terminal so that it is transmittable transparently through the wireline network.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
89 words
An interface unit for connection between a fixed terminal at a subscriber's premises and a wireline network, the interface unit comprising: a processor for processing messages between a mobile telecommunications network and the fixed terminal via the wireline network, the processor being adapted to encapsulate at least a portion of an outgoing message in the mobile telecommunications network format from the fixed terminal in an appropriate wireline format so that the outgoing message from the fixed terminal is transmittable transparently through the wireline network to the mobile telecommunications network.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
89 words
An interface unit for connection between a fixed terminal at a subscriber's premises and a wireline network, the interface unit comprising: a processor for processing messages between a mobile telecommunications network and the fixed terminal via the wireline network, the processor being adapted to encapsulate at least a portion of an outgoing message in the mobile telecommunications network format from the fixed terminal in an appropriate wireline format so that the outgoing message from the fixed terminal is transmittable transparently through the wireline network to the mobile telecommunications network.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
38 words
An interface unit according to claim 24 , wherein each wireline of the wireline network includes one or more bearer channels and a data channel, the interface unit further comprising a terminator for terminating wireline data channel messages.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
An interface unit in accordance with claim 24 wherein the wireline network is a PSTN.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
17 words
An interface unit according to claim 26 , further comprising means for routing calls through the PSTN.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
110 words
An interface unit for connection between a wireline network and a mobile telecommunications network, the interface unit comprising: a processor for processing messages to be transmitted between a mobile telecommunications network and a fixed terminal at a subscriber's premises via the wireline network, the processor being adapted to convert incoming messages in a wireline network format to a mobile telecommunications network format and to encapsulate at least a portion of an outgoing message having the mobile telecommunications network format in an appropriate wireline network format so that the outgoing message from the mobile telecommunications network is transmittable transparently through the wireline network to the fixed terminal at the subscriber's premises.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
110 words
An interface unit for connection between a wireline network and a mobile telecommunications network, the interface unit comprising: a processor for processing messages to be transmitted between a mobile telecommunications network and a fixed terminal at a subscriber's premises via the wireline network, the processor being adapted to convert incoming messages in a wireline network format to a mobile telecommunications network format and to encapsulate at least a portion of an outgoing message having the mobile telecommunications network format in an appropriate wireline network format so that the outgoing message from the mobile telecommunications network is transmittable transparently through the wireline network to the fixed terminal at the subscriber's premises.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
An interface unit according to claim 28 , wherein the wireline network is a PSTN.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
An interface unit according to claim 29 , further comprising means for routing calls through the PSTN.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2008-11-26 | 2009-05-28 | 2009-11-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2012-11-26 | 2013-05-28 | 2013-11-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |