Personal communication service with mobility manager

Patent 5329578 Issued on July 12, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 26, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Northern Telecom Limited

Application

No. 887758 filed on 05/26/1992

US Classes:

379/211.03, Sequential ringing379/88.15, Pager activation379/88.19, Call source identification379/88.25, Message storage in centralized location (e.g., central office, PBX, etc.)379/196, At switching center379/207.03, Time (e.g., time of day, expiration of time period, time zone, date)379/207.15, Automatic number identification or calling number identification (ANI or CLID)379/245, Identification455/414.1, Special service455/417, Call diversion455/445, Call routing (e.g., to prevent backhaul, routing efficiency, least cost, or alternate routing)455/461Including personal numbering system (i.e., intelligent network for subscriber tracking or follow-me subscriber feature)

Examiners

Primary: Dwyer, James L.
Assistant: Tsang, Fan

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Fortin; Jean-Pierre

International Classes

H04M 001/64
H04M 003/42

Abstract

A system for providing personal communication services (PCS) is described, wherein a subscriber can tailor the telephone service to provide communication mobility and incoming call management. Calls to a personal number assigned to the subscriber are routed to a PCS service node which will re-route the call according to the subscriber's service profile stored in a database. The service node insures that attempts to communicate with the subscriber are handled with appropriate consideration for who is calling, when the call is made, and the urgency of the call. In addition, the subscriber is given control over how the system will work for them in routing incoming calls.