Temporary wireless number communication system
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorFred S. Cook
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Abstract
A communication system for providing temporary wireless telephone numbers to wireless call devices. The communication system comprising a first switching system and a service control point. The first switching system is configured to receive a registration request from a wireless call device and process the registration request to generate a registration message for the service control point that includes a request registration information. The service control point is configured to receive the registration message and process the registration message to automatically assign a temporary wireless telephone number to the wireless call device.
Claims35
A communication system for providing temporary wireless telephone numbers, the system comprising:
- a first switching system configured to automatically receive a registration request from a wireless call device without an assigned telephone number when the wireless call device is powered on, and process the registration request to generate a registration message;
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- a service control point configured to receive the registration message, process the registration message to determine if the wireless call device is subscribed to a temporary wireless number service, and responsive to determining that the wireless call device is subscribed to the temporary wireless number service, process the registration message to automatically assign a temporary public switched telephone network (PSTN) number to the wireless call device and generate and provide a registration response message to the first switching system that includes the temporary PSTN number.
A method for operating a communication system that provides temporary wireless telephone numbers, the method comprising:
- automatically receiving a registration request in a first switching system from a wireless call device when the wireless device is powered on;
- processing the registration request to generate a registration message for a service control point;
- receiving the registration message in the service control point;
- processing the registration message to determine if the wireless call device is subscribed to a temporary wireless number service;
- responsive to determining that the wireless call device is subscribed to the temporary wireless number service, processing the registration message to automatically assign a temporary public switched telephone network (PSTN) number to the wireless call device and generate a registration response message for the first switching system that includes the temporary PSTN number;
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- providing the registration response message to the first switching system.
A communication system for providing temporary wireless telephone numbers, the system comprising:
- a first switching system configured to receive a registration request from a wireless call device without an assigned telephone number when the wireless device dials an access number, process the registration request to generate a registration message;
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- a service control point configured to receive the registration message, including the dialed number, process the registration message to determine if the wireless call device is subscribed to a temporary wireless number service, and responsive to determining that the wireless call device is subscribed to the temporary wireless number service, process the registration message to automatically assign a Public switched telephone network (PSTN) number to the wireless call device and generate and provide a registration response message to the first switching system that includes the temporary PSTN number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.