Wireless centrex automatic callback

A wireless apparatus for, where a number called by a wireless user is busy, automatically redialing the number in a wireless communication system, wherein the wireless communication system comprises:

• a switched communications network, coupled to at least a first local digital switch;
• at least a first network server platform, coupled to the at least first local digital switch;
• the at least first local digital switch, coupled to the at least first network server platform, and, where selected, to a voice message system;
• the at least first local digital switch, coupled to at least a first voice access port;
• the at least first voice access port, coupled to the at least first local digital switch and arranged to communicate with at least a first mobile station;
• the at least first mobile station, arranged to communicate with the at least first voice access port, wherein the at least first mobile station includes the wireless apparatus for automatically redialing the number;
• and wherein the switched communications network, the at least first network server platform, the at least first local digital switch, the at least first voice access port and the at least first mobile station utilize a predetermined scheme to provide automatic callback for the wireless apparatus, the wireless apparatus comprising:
• a memory, for automatically saving the number, and, where selected, a phone number for an incoming call received;
• and
• a wireless automatic callback processor, coupled to the memory, for initiating a wireless communication, upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, by automatically redialing the number.

A wireless communication system having a wireless apparatus for, where a number called by a wireless user is busy, automatically redialing the number, the wireless apparatus comprising:

• a memory, for automatically saving the number called;
• and
• a wireless automatic callback processor, coupled to the memory, for initiating, upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, redialing the number,
• wherein the wireless communication system comprises:
• a switched communications network, coupled to at least a first local digital switch;
• at least a first network server platform, coupled to the at least first local digital switch;
• the at least first local digital switch, coupled to the at least first network server platform, and, where selected, to a voice message system;
• the at least first local digital switch, coupled to at least a first voice access port;
• the at least first voice access port, coupled to the at least first local digital switch and arranged to communicate with at least a first mobile station;
• the at least first mobile station, arranged to communicate with the at least first voice access port, wherein the at least first mobile station includes the wireless apparatus for automatically redialing the number;
• and wherein the switched communications network, the at least first network server platform, the at least first local digital switch, the at least first voice access port and the at least first mobile station utilize a predetermined scheme to provide automatic callback for the wireless apparatus.

A wireless communication platform for providing wireless automatic callback, comprising:

• at least one mobile station;
• a micro-cellular base station controller, arranged to communicate wirelessly with the at least one mobile station for, when a number called by the at least one mobile station is busy, automatically redialing the number in accordance with a predetermined scheme to provide automatic callback for the at least one mobile station;
• a switching and database automatic callback processor for wireless automatic callback, coupled to the micro-cellular base station controller and a memory, for providing processing for wireless automatic callback for the at least one mobile station upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, by automatically redialing a phone number;
• the memory, coupled to the micro-cellular base station controller and the switching and database processor, having a database for storing at least the number redialed;
• and
• the switching and database processor, in communication with the micro-cellular base station controller via a wireline interface without being connected to any public cellular system.

A method for, where a number called by a wireless user is busy, automatically redialing a call in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:

• dialing a phone number for a call by a wireless apparatus, and where the phone number called is busy, automatically saving the phone number for the call;
• initiating, upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, automatic redialing of the phone number for the call by the wireless apparatus;
• and
• downloading billing information from a network server platform to the wireless user, updating the billing information and returning the billing information that has been updated to the network server platform.

A wireless apparatus for, where a number called by a wireless user is busy, automatically redialing the number in a wireless communication system, comprising:

• a memory, for automatically saving the number, and, where selected, a phone number for an incoming call received;
• and
• a wireless automatic callback processor, coupled to the memory, for initiating a wireless communication, upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, by automatically redialing the number,
• wherein the memory further stores predetermined information of a wireless user, wherein the predetermined information is billing information for the wireless user, and wherein the billing information is obtained from a network server platform by the wireless user, updated and returned to the network server platform, wherein further access to the billing information is blocked by the network server platform during updating.

A wireless communication system having a wireless apparatus for, where a number called by a wireless user is busy, automatically redialing the number, the wireless apparatus comprising:

• a memory, for automatically saving the number called;
• and
• a wireless automatic callback processor, coupled to the memory, for initiating, upon one of a predetermined button/buttons being pressed or a predetermined verbal callback command being issued, redialing the number,
• wherein the memory further stores predetermined information of a wireless user, wherein the predetermined information is billing information for the wireless user, and wherein the billing information is obtained from a network server platform by the wireless user, updated and returned to the network server platform, wherein further access to the billing information is blocked by the network server platform during updating.