Telecommunications system and method enabling use of a general personal number in fixed and mobile networks and cordless access systems
US5909650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and a procedure for a telecommunications system that makes possible the introduction of a general personal telephone number which functions in both fixed and mobile networks as well as in cordless access systems connected to these networks. A condition for this personal number is a central network node located at, or in connection to, these telecommunications networks (7), preferably PSTN, ISDN, GSM, NMT, without influencing network functions, numbering schemes, terminals in these networks. For a call to a subscriber located in any telecommunications network, the call, independent of from which telecommunications network the call emanates, is connected to this central network node which converts the received personal number to the specific number corresponding to the telecommunications network at which the subscriber has registered himself/herself, whereafter said network node executes connection of the call to the current access point which corresponds to the specific number.
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