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Establishing communication sessions

US10003622B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Martin Troester · Eppelheim, DE
Janna Troester · Renningen, DE
Thomas Pohl · Holzgerlingen, DE
Bernd Simmet · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2207/18
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a system for establishing a communication session between a first communication device in a main communication network and a second communication device in a local communication network comprising a wireless network, the second communication device being located in the vicinity of a mobile device, the first communication device contacting an external phone number, wherein the external phone number is assigned to a unique identifier of the mobile device. The method comprises (i) the mobile device sending the unique identifier detectable on the wireless network; (ii) providing the unique identifier of the mobile device) and a local communication identifier to a service provider adapter; (iii) determining the location of the mobile device, associating the mobile device to the second communication device in dependence of its location.

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