US6603761B1
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Using internet and internet protocols to bypass PSTN, GSM map, and ANSI-41 networks for wireless telephone call delivery
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 2000-01-07
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Granted: 2003-08-05
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Expires: 2020-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A method and system to provide GSM subscribers roaming into CDMA or TDMA networks, and CDMA or TDMA subscribers roaming into GSM networks, with basic call delivery wireless services as long as the roamers can pay the bill with their valid credit card, and to do so independently of and as a bypass of GSM Memorandum of Understandings for cellular/PCS services. This is achieved by integrating the proper pieces of wireless and wireline networks and secure communications, using IP networks and protocols as an alternative to the existing telephony-based approach.
Inventors
- 👤 Jin Wang
- 👤 Patuardhana Babu Gorrepati
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 66
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A method to provide billing resolution and basic wireless call delivery service for a roaming user's mobile device, between a home wireless network supporting a home air interface technology and a visited wireless network supporting a visited air interface technology, the method comprising the steps of: providing a home wireless network coupled to an existing Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and a signalling network comprising at least one of an existing Global Systems for Mobile communication (GSM) Mobile Application Part (MAP) signalling network and an existing American National Standards Institute (ANSI-41) signalling network; redirecting call delivery service for a user's mobile device from the home wireless network to a voice and data service provider's network that is independent of the home wireless network, the signalling network, and the visited wireless network; receiving redirection information from the voice and data service provider's network and storing the received redirection information within the user's mobile device; relocating the user's mobile device to a roaming area served by a visited wireless network; passing the redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network; associating the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network; providing a first bypass network separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; communicating the association of the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network via the first bypass network to the voice and data service provider's network; providing a second bypass network separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; delivering at least one redirected call responsive to the voice and data service provider's network via the second bypass network and via the visited wireless network to the user's mobile device; and resolving billing for the wireless call delivery service responsive to the billing resolution information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
304 words
A method to provide billing resolution and basic wireless call delivery service for a roaming user's mobile device, between a home wireless network supporting a home air interface technology and a visited wireless network supporting a visited air interface technology, the method comprising the steps of: providing a home wireless network coupled to an existing Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and a signalling network comprising at least one of an existing Global Systems for Mobile communication (GSM) Mobile Application Part (MAP) signalling network and an existing American National Standards Institute (ANSI-41) signalling network; redirecting call delivery service for a user's mobile device from the home wireless network to a voice and data service provider's network that is independent of the home wireless network, the signalling network, and the visited wireless network; receiving redirection information from the voice and data service provider's network and storing the received redirection information within the user's mobile device; relocating the user's mobile device to a roaming area served by a visited wireless network; passing the redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network; associating the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network; providing a first bypass network separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; communicating the association of the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network via the first bypass network to the voice and data service provider's network; providing a second bypass network separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; delivering at least one redirected call responsive to the voice and data service provider's network via the second bypass network and via the visited wireless network to the user's mobile device; and resolving billing for the wireless call delivery service responsive to the billing resolution information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the method is operational without requiring an existing GSM Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and without requiring an existing ANSI-41 business roaming agreement, and without using the existing PSTN for call delivery from the voice and data service provider's network to the visited wireless network, and without using the existing PSTN for call delivery from the home wireless network to the visited wireless network, and without using the existing GSM MAP signalling network and without using the existing ANSI-41 signalling network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the step of passing the redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network further comprises entering the billing resolution information into the user's mobile device for each delivered call.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the redirection information comprises at least a temporary Diffie-Hellman shared secret established between the user's mobile device and the visited wireless network.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the GSM MAP network is a Signalling System 7 (SS7) network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the ANSI-41 network is a Signalling System 7 (SS7) network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the step of redirecting call delivery further comprises providing the home wireless network with a forwarding phone number corresponding to the voice and data service provider's network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the first bypass network is an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the first bypass network and the second bypass network are the same bypass network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the home air interface technology comprises at least one of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as in claim 10 , wherein the home air interface technology additionally comprises an analog air interface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the visited air interface technology comprises at least one of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as in claim 12 , wherein the visited air interface technology additionally comprises an analog air interface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the home air interface technology and the visited air interface technology each comprises at least one of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as in claim 14 , wherein the home air interface technology and the visited air interface technology are different and mutually exclusive.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method as in claim 15 , wherein the user's mobile device operates in at least two wireless modes, said two modes corresponding respectively to the home air interface technology and the visited air interface technology.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method as in claim 16 , wherein the step of relocating the user's mobile device to a roaming area served by a visited wireless network further comprises switching the user's mobile device from operating in the wireless mode corresponding to the home air interface technology to the wireless mode corresponding to the visited air interface technology.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the step of passing the redirection information from the roaming user's mobile device to the visited wireless network further comprises: arranging a temporary secure link between the user's mobile device and the visited wireless network, and using the temporary secure link to securely communicate the redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 18 , wherein the step of arranging a temporary secure link further comprises establishing a temporary Diffie-Hellman shared secret shared by the user's mobile device and the visited wireless network.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as in claim 19 , wherein the billing resolution information identifies a credit card.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as in claim 20 , wherein the step of passing the redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network further comprises entering the credit card identification into the user's mobile device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method as in claim 20 , wherein the step of resolving billing further comprises: accumulating charges for call delivery services in a billing server; and reconciling accumulated charges for call delivery services with a credit card billing server associated with the identified credit card.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as in claim 1 , wherein the second bypass network is an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as in claim 23 , wherein the redirection information comprises at least an IP address of the voice and data service provider's network, and wherein the step of communicating the association further comprises contacting the voice and data service provider's network via the IP network responsive to the IP address.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as in claim 23 , wherein the step of delivering redirected calls further comprises: establishing an IP tunnel within the second bypass network, and delivering redirected calls from the voice and data service provider's network via the IP tunnel in the second bypass network to the visited wireless network.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as in claim 25 , wherein the step of establishing an IP tunnel within the second bypass network further comprises communicating the IP address of an end of the IP tunnel within the visited wireless network to the voice and data service provider's network.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as in claim 25 , wherein the step of establishing an IP tunnel within the IP network further comprises using Mobile IP protocol to track the varying location of the user's mobile device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method as in claim 25 , wherein the step of delivering redirected calls from the voice and data service provider's network via the IP tunnel to the visited wireless network further comprises: converting circuit calls at the voice and data service provider's network to packet data; conveying packet data via the IP tunnel to the visited wireless network; and converting packet data at the visited wireless network to circuit calls.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as in claim 28 , wherein the step of converting circuit calls at the voice and data service provider's network further comprises encoding circuit calls into packet data using H.323 protocol.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 28 , wherein the step of converting packet data at the visited wireless network further comprises decoding packet data into circuit calls using H.323 protocol.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method as in claim 25 , wherein the step of delivering redirected calls from the voice and data service provider's network via the IP tunnel to the visited wireless network further comprises: converting circuit calls at the visited wireless network to packet data; conveying packet data via the IP tunnel to the voice and data service provider's network; and converting packet data at the voice and data service provider's network to circuit calls.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as in claim 31 , wherein the step of converting circuit calls at the visited wireless network further comprises encoding circuit calls into packet data using H.323 protocol.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as in claim 31 , wherein the step of converting packet data at the voice and data service provider's network further comprises decoding packet data into circuit calls using H.323 protocol.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
227 words
A system to provide billing resolution and basic wireless call delivery service for a roaming user's mobile device, between a home wireless network and a visited wireless network, the system comprising: a user's mobile device, a home wireless network, coupled to both an existing Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and a signalling network comprising at least one of an existing Global Systems for Mobile communication (GSM) Mobile Application Part (MAP) signalling network and an existing American National Standards Institute (ANSI-41) signalling network; a voice and data service provider's network; redirecting call delivery means to redirect call delivery service from the home wireless network to the voice and data service provider's network; a visited wireless network; and bypass network means coupling the visited wireless network and the voice and data service provider's network, wherein the bypass network means is separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; wherein the user's mobile device comprises at least: home wireless network operating means to provide for operating within the home wireless network; visited wireless network operating means to provide for operating within the visited wireless network; and storage means for storing redirection information; and wherein the visited wireless network comprises association means for associating the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network and billing resolution means for resolving billing for the wireless call delivery service.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
227 words
A system to provide billing resolution and basic wireless call delivery service for a roaming user's mobile device, between a home wireless network and a visited wireless network, the system comprising: a user's mobile device, a home wireless network, coupled to both an existing Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) and a signalling network comprising at least one of an existing Global Systems for Mobile communication (GSM) Mobile Application Part (MAP) signalling network and an existing American National Standards Institute (ANSI-41) signalling network; a voice and data service provider's network; redirecting call delivery means to redirect call delivery service from the home wireless network to the voice and data service provider's network; a visited wireless network; and bypass network means coupling the visited wireless network and the voice and data service provider's network, wherein the bypass network means is separate and distinct from the existing signalling network and the existing PSTN network; wherein the user's mobile device comprises at least: home wireless network operating means to provide for operating within the home wireless network; visited wireless network operating means to provide for operating within the visited wireless network; and storage means for storing redirection information; and wherein the visited wireless network comprises association means for associating the user's mobile device with the visited wireless network and billing resolution means for resolving billing for the wireless call delivery service.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the GSM MAP network is a Signalling System 7 (SS7) network.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the ANSI-41 network is a Signalling System 7 (SS7) network.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
88 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the system is operational without requiring an existing GSM Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and without requiring an existing ANSI-41 business roaming agreement, and without using the existing PSTN for call delivery from the voice and data service provider's network to the visited wireless network, and without using the existing PSTN for call delivery from the home wireless network to the visited wireless network, and without using the existing GSM MAP signalling network and without using the existing ANSI-41 signalling network.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
64 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the home wireless network and the visited wireless network each comprise at least one of a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) wireless network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless network, and a Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM) wireless network, wherein the home wireless network and the visited wireless network are different and mutually exclusive.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the user's mobile device further comprises means to select between the home wireless network operating means and the visited wireless network operating means.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the home wireless network is one of a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) wireless network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless network, and a Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM) wireless network.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as in claim 40 , wherein the home wireless network additionally comprises an analog wireless network.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the visited wireless network is one of a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) wireless network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless network, and a Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM) wireless network.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as in claim 42 , wherein the visited wireless network additionally comprises an analog wireless network.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the user's mobile device further comprises temporary secure link means to provide for securely communicating redirection information and billing resolution information from the user's mobile device to the visited wireless network.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system as in claim 44 , wherein the temporary secure link means further comprises a Diffie-Hellman shared secret means for providing a temporary Diffie-Hellman secret shared by the user's mobile device and the visited wireless network.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system as in claim 44 , wherein the billing resolution information identifies a credit card.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as in claim 46 , wherein the user's mobile device further comprises means to enter the identification of the credit card.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system as in claim 47 , wherein the means to enter the identification of the credit card comprises a keypad.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as in claim 47 , wherein the means to enter the identification of the credit card comprises a credit card reader.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
60 words
The system as in claim 47 , wherein the billing resolution means further comprises: a billing server for accumulating charges for call delivery services; a credit card billing server comprising at least an account associated with the identified credit card; and means to reconcile the accumulated charges for call delivery services against the account associated with the identified credit card.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the redirection information comprises at least a temporary Diffie-Hellman shared secret established between the user's mobile device and the visited wireless network.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as in claim 51 , wherein the redirection information comprises at least an IP address of the voice and data service provider's network.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the bypass network is an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system as in claim 53 , wherein the IP network further comprises an IP tunnel.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system as in claim 34 , wherein the bypass network further comprises an IP tunnel.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system as in claim 55 , wherein the IP tunnel is comprised of a first end within the voice and data service provider's network, and a second end within the visited wireless network.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system as in claim 55 , wherein the voice and data service provider's network further comprises Mobile IP means to track the varying location of the user's mobile device.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system as in claim 55 , wherein the voice and data service provider's network further comprises: circuit call conversion means for converting circuit calls at the voice and data service provider's network to packet data; and packet data conversion means for converting packet data at the voice and data service provider's network to circuit calls.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as in claim 58 , wherein the circuit call conversion means is an H.323 server.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as in claim 58 , wherein the packet data conversion means is an H.323 server.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system as in claim 55 , wherein the visited wireless network further comprises: circuit call conversion means for converting circuit calls at the visited wireless network to packet data; and packet data conversion means for converting packet data at the visited wireless network to circuit calls.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as in claim 61 , wherein the circuit call conversion means is an H.323 server.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as in claim 61 , wherein the packet data conversion means is an H.323 server.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system as in claim 56 , wherein the first end further comprises a respective first end IP address, and the second end further comprises a respective second end IP address.
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