Method and system for providing integrated services in a mobile radio communication system
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsEugene Tseitlin, Barry Kogan, Anatoly Agulnik
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Abstract
A radio communication system (10) that includes a method and call processor (18) for integrating multiple services. The call processor (18) provides a transparent interface between various service subsystems (12-16) to allow inter-service call waiting notification and to improve overall system reliability and performance. A local home location register (HLR) (21) stores mobile subscriber unit status information, permitting the call processor (18) to perform call notification and route calls more efficiently.
Claims21
A radio communication system for providing communication services to a plurality of mobile stations, comprising:
- an interconnect subsystem for providing interconnect services that allow the plurality of mobile stations to communicate by way of a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
- a dispatch subsystem for providing dispatch services to the plurality of mobile stations;
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- a call processor, operatively coupled to the interconnect subsystem and the dispatch subsystem, for integrating the interconnect services and the dispatch services provided to the plurality of mobile stations, wherein integrating comprises providing at least one response directed to a source mobile radio communication unit in a first service mode that includes an indication that a target mobile radio communication unit is engaged in a call in a second service mode, wherein the first service mode and the second service mode are supported by different subsystems from the group comprising the interconnect subsystem and the dispatch subsystem.
A system for providing communication services to a plurality of mobile radio communication units, each of the mobile radio communication units being capable of operating in a plurality of service modes, the system comprising:
- a mobile switching center (MSC) for providing a communications link to a public switched telephone network (PSTN);
- a base station controller (BSC);
- a plurality of base sites, operatively coupled to the BSC, for providing trunking communication services to the mobile radio communication units;
- a dispatch processor, operatively coupled to the base sites, for providing dispatch services to the mobile radio units;
- a home location register (HLR) for storing service mode status information for the plurality of mobile radio communication units;
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- a call processor, operatively coupled to the MSC, BSC, HLR, and dispatch processor, for providing at least one response to the MSC, BSC, and dispatch processor based on the service mode status information, wherein the at least one response is directed to a source mobile radio communication unit in a first service mode and includes an indication that a target mobile radio communication unit is engaged in a call in a second service mode.
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