Telecommunication combination comprising a telepoint and a portable radio terminal

A combination of a switched telecommunication network, a branch exchange connected to the telecommunication network, a plurality of portable radio terminals constituting extension terminals to the branch exchange, a telepoint transceiver controller connected to the telecommunication network, and a plurality of telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller;

• the telecomminication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the branch exchange and the telepoint transceiver controller, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the subscriber store;
• the branch exchange comprising an exchange switch, exchange radio transceivers connected to the switch, and an extension location store for information on portable radio terminals constituting extension terminals to the branch exchange;
• each telepoint radio transceviver comprising means for paging of a portable radio terminal upon request by the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving and forwarding to the telepoint transceiver controller responses to paging, and means for receiving access requests from portable radio terminals and forwarding them to the telepoint transceiver controller;
• the telepoint transceiver controller comprising means for receiving a call from the telecommunication network to a portable terminal and initiating a broadcast paging of the portable terminal from all telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving a response to a paging from a telepoint radio transceiver or an access request from a telepoint radio transceiver and forwarding a call to or from a portable radio terminal via a connected serving telepoint radio transceiver to the telecommunication network;
• the portable radio terminal comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by exchange radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint radio transceiver and transceiver controller the branch exchange to whom the portable radio terminal constitutes an extension and reporting to the branch exchange extension location store the identity of the telepoint transceiver controller of the choosen radio transceiver when a telepoint radio transceiver is choosen as serving transceiver;
• in which combination a call to a portable radio terminal constituting an extension to a private branch exchange being set up by the telecommunication network to the branch exchange in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• when receiving a call from the network to a portable radio terminal having reported to the extension location store as being served by a telepoint radio transceiver the branch exchange forwarding the call back to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint transceiver controller connected to the serving telepoint radio transceiver.

A combination of a public switched telecommunication network, a telepoint radio station connected to the telecommunication network and a subscriber residential equipment comprising a residential base radio station connected to the telecommunication network and a portable radio terminal;

• the telecommunication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the subscriber residential equipment and the telepoint station, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the network subscriber store;
• the telepoint radio station comprising a telepoint radio transceiver for radio communication with portable radio terminals, means for receiving an access request from and forwarding a call from a served portable radio terminal to the telecommunication network, means for paging a served radio terminal called by the telecommunication network, and means for forwarding a call from the telecommunication network to a paged and responding served portable radio terminal;
• the residential base radio station comprising a residential radio transceiver for radio communication with the portable radio terminal and a residential location store for information on the portable radio terminal constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• the portable radio terminal of the subscriber residential equipment comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by the residential radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint station and the telecommunication network the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment and reporting to the residential location store the identity of choosen radio transceiver when other than the residential radio transceiver constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• in which combination a call to a portable radio terminal constituting part of a subscriber residential equipment being set up by the telecommunication network to the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• when receiving a call from the network to a portable radio terminal having reported to the residential location store as being served by an other transceiver the residential base radio station forwarding the call back to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint radio station comprising the serving transceiver.

A combination of a public switched telecommunication network, a telepoint transceiver controller connected to the telecommunication network, a plurality of telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller, a subscriber residential equipment comprising a residential base radio station connected to the telecommunication network and a portable radio terminal;

• the telecommunication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the subscriber residential equipment and the telepoint transceiver controller, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the network subscriber store;
• each telepoint radio transceviver comprising means for paging of a portable radio terminal upon request by the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving and forwarding to the telepoint transceiver controller responses to paging, and means for receiving access requests from portable radio terminals and forwarding them to the telepoint transceiver controller;
• the telepoint transceiver controller comprising means for receiving a call from the telecommunication network to a portable terminal and initiating a broadcast paging of the portable terminal from all telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving a response to a paging from a telepoint radio transceiver or an access request from a telepoint radio transceiver and forwarding a call to or from a portable radio terminal via a connected serving telepoint radio transceiver to the telecommunication network;
• the residential base radio station comprising a residential radio transceiver for radio communication with the portable radio terminal and a residential location store for information on the portable radio terminal constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• the portable radio terminal of the subscriber residential equipment comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by the residential radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint station and the telecommunication network the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment and reporting to the residential location store the identity of choosen radio transceiver when other than the residential radio transceiver constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• in which combination a call to a portable radio terminal constituting part of a subscriber residential equipment being set up by the telecommunication network to the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• when receiving a call from the network to a portable radio terminal having reported to the residential location store as being served by telepoint radio transceiver the residential base radio station forwarding the call back to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint transceiver controller connected to the serving telepoint radio transceiver.

A combination of a public switched telecommunication network, a private automatic branch exchange connected to the telecommunication network, plural portable radio terminals constituting extensions to the branch exchange, and a telepoint radio station connected to the telecommunication network;

• the telecommunication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the branch exchange and the telepoint station, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the network subscriber store;
• the branch exchange comprising an exchange switch, exchange radio transceivers connected to the switch, and an extension location store for information on portable radio terminals constituting extension terminals to the branch exchange;
• the telepoint radio station comprising a telepoint radio transceiver for radio communication with portable radio terminals, means for receiving an access request from and forwarding a call from a served portable radio terminal to the telecommunication network, means for receiving a call from the network, means for paging a served radio terminal according to information in a call from the telecommunication network, and means for forwarding a call from the telecommunication network to a paged and responding served portable radio terminal;
• the portable radio terminal comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by exchange radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint station and the network the branch exchange to whom the portable radio terminal constitutes an extension or the network subscriber store and reporting to the extension location store or the network subscriber store the identity of choosen radio transceiver when other than one of the exchange radio transceivers of the same branch exchange;
• the telecommunication network, when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal constituting an extension to a private branch exchange, setting up a call to the branch exchange or to the telepoint station in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• the branch exchange when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal having reported to the extension location store as being served by a telepoint radio transceiver forwarding the call to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint station comprising the serving radio transceiver.

A combination of a switched telecommunication network, a branch exchange connected to the telecommunication network, a plurality of portable radio terminals constituting extension terminals to the branch exchange, a telepoint transceiver controller connected to the telecommunication network, and a plurality of telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller;

• the telecomminication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the branch exchange and the telepoint transceiver controller, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the subscriber store;
• the branch exchange comprising an exchange switch, exchange radio transceivers connected to the switch, and an extension location store for information on portable radio terminals constituting extension terminals to the branch exchange;
• each telepoint radio transceviver comprising means for paging of a portable radio terminal upon request by the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving and forwarding to the telepoint transceiver controller responses to paging, and means for receiving access requests from portable radio terminals and forwarding them to the telepoint transceiver controller;
• the telepoint transceiver controller comprising means for receiving a call from the telecommunication network to a portable terminal and initiating a broadcast paging of the portable terminal from all telepoint radio transceivers connected to the telepoint transceiver controller, means for receiving a response to a paging from a telepoint radio transceiver or an access request from a telepoint radio transceiver and forwarding a call to or from a portable radio terminal via a connected serving telepoint radio transceiver to the telecommunication network;
• the portable radio terminal comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by exchange radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint radio transceiver and transceiver controller the branch exchange to whom the portable radio terminal constitutes an extension or the network subscriber store and reporting to the branch exchange extension location store or to the network subscriber store the identity of the telepoint transceiver controller of the choosen radio transceiver when a telepoint radio transceiver is choosen as serving transceiver;
• the telecommunication network when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal constituting an extension to a private branch exchange setting up a call to the branch exchange or to the telepoint transceiver controller in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• the branch exchange when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal having reported to the extension location store as being served by a telepoint radio transceiver forwarding the call to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint transceiver controller comprising the serving radio transceiver.

A combination of a public switched telecommunication network, a telepoint radio station connected to the telecommunication network and a subscriber residential equipment comprising a residential base radio station connected to the telecommunication network and a portable radio terminal;

• the telecommunication network comprising a network subscriber store for information on network subscribers including the subscriber residential equipment and the telepoint station, means for connecting subscriber equipment to the network, and means for setting up calls to and from connected subscriber equipment in accordance with information in the network subscriber store;
• the telepoint radio station comprising a telepoint radio transceiver for radio communication with portable radio terminals, means for receiving an access request from and forwarding a call from a served portable radio terminal to the telecommunication network, means for receiving a call from the network, means for paging a served radio terminal according to information in a call from the telecommunication network, and means for forwarding a call from the telecommunication network to a paged and responding served portable radio terminal;
• the residential base radio station comprising a residential radio transceiver for radio communication with the portable radio terminal and a residential location store for information on the portable radio terminal constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• the portable radio terminal of the subscriber residential equipment comprising means for scanning of radio channels used by the residential radio transceiver or telepoint radio transceiver, means for receiving radio signals at scanning and determining from received radio signals information on identity of transmitting transceiver, if any, means for choosing as serving transceiver a transceiver of appropriate received radio signals, if any, and means for calling via a telepoint station and the telecommunication network the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment or the network subscriber store and reporting to the residential location store or the network subscriber store the identity of choosen radio transceiver when other than the residential radio transceiver constituting part of the same subscriber residential equipment;
• the telecommunication network when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal constituting part of a subscriber residential equipment setting up the call to the residential base radio station constituting part of the same subscriber equipment or the telepoint radio station in accordance with information on the portable radio terminal in the network subscriber store;
• and
• when receiving a call to a portable radio terminal having reported to the residential location store as being served by an other transceiver the residential base radio station forwarding the call to the telecommunication network as a call to the telepoint radio station comprising the serving transceiver.