Establishing communication sessions

US10581937B2 · kind B2 · utility

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: Nov 6, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 3, 2020
• Expiry date: May 10, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2207/18
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical 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.