International temporary local directory number (tldn) translator

A method for contacting a mobile device in a serve domain from a device in a home domain, comprising:

• receiving a routing request for the mobile device;
• sending the routing request to a component servicing the mobile device in the serve domain;
• receiving a Temporary Local Directory Number (TLDN) from the serve domain;
• creating a pseudo-TLDN by modifying the TLDN such that the pseudo-TLDN is operative from the device located in the home domain;
• and
• transmitting the pseudo-TLDN to a component servicing the device in the home domain so that the device in the home domain is capable of contacting the mobile device using the pseudo-TLDN.

A method of passing routing information for a roaming device located in a serve domain from a device located in a home domain, comprising:

• receiving by a call processor from a mobile switching center (MSC) servicing a home domain a routing request to contact the roaming device;
• transmitting to an MSC in the serve domain the routing request;
• receiving by the call processor from the serve domain MSC a Temporary Local Directory Number (TLDN) for the roaming device;
• creating a pseudo-TLDN by modifying the TLDN such that the pseudo-TLDN can be dialed from the home domain and reach the roaming device in the serve domain;
• and
• transmitting the pseudo-TLDN to the home domain MSC.

A method for creating a pseudo-TLDN (Telephone Local Directory Number) so that a device in a home domain may contact a roaming device in a serve domain, comprising:

• receiving a routing request from a home domain;
• receiving a TLDN for the roaming device in the serve domain;
• determining the identity of the serve domain and the home domain;
• determining dialing characteristics when dialing from the home domain to the serve domain;
• and
• modifying the TLDN using the serve and home domains' characteristics to create the pseudo-TLDN.

An switch containing computer executable instructions that when executed perform the steps of:

• receiving a request for routing information for a device located in a serve domain;
• transmitting the request for routing information to a TLDN Translator;
• receiving a modified TLDN operative in the home domain to the device in the serve domain;
• and
• transmitting the modified TLDN to a network in the home domain to contact the device in the serve domain.

A method in a computer system of generating home routing information from a serve routing information received from a switch in the serve domain, comprising the steps of:

• receiving the serve routing information from the serve domain switch;
• identifying a format operative at the home domain switch;
• generating the home routing information in the format operative at the home domain switch using the serve routing information;
• and
• transmitting the home routing information in the acceptable format to the home domain switch.

A phone connected to a network, comprising:

• an input;
• an output;
• and
• a processor operative to perform the steps of:
• initating a call to a device in a serve domain;
• connecting to the device in a serve domain,
• wherein a switch connected to the device in the serve domain provided routing information that is inoperative from the home domain.

A method for determining an operative routing number from a home domain for a device in a serve domain, comprising:

• means for receiving a request for a routing number for a device located in the serve domain;
• means for receiving the routing number from the serve domain, the serve domain's routing number being inoperative from the home domain;
• and
• means for generating an operative routing number, from the home domain, for the device.