United States Patent [i9]
Brennan et al.
[54] PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICE WITH MOBILITY MANAGER
[75] Inventors: Paul M. Brennan, Toronto; Raymond M. Mark, Mississauga, both of Canada
[73] Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited, Montreal, Canada
[21] Appl. No.: 887,758
[22] Filed: May 26,1992
[51] Int. CI.* H04M 1/64; H04M 3/42
[52] U.S. CI 379/67; 379/88;
379/89; 379/97; 379/196; 379/201; 379/211
[58] Field of Search 379/67, 88, 89, 196,
379/97, 201, 207, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217,
374
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
4,313,035 1/1982 Jordan et al 379/230
4,850,012 7/1989 Metita et al 379/217
4,893,335 1/1990 Fuller et al 379/200
4,942,598 7/1990 Davis 379/67
5,023,868 6/1991 Davidson et al 379/211
5,222,125 6/1993 Creswell et al 379/88
[ii] Patent Number: 5,329,578 [45] Date of Patent: Jul. 12,1994
5,239,577 8/1993 Bates et al 379/201
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
PCT Publication #WO 91/07838-Published May 30, 1991.
Primary Examiner—James L. Dwyer
Assistant Examiner—Fan Tsang
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Jean-Pierre Fortin
[57] ABSTRACT
A system for providing personal communication services (PCS) is described, wherein a subscriber can tailor the telephone service to provide communication mobility and incoming call management. Calls to a personal number assigned to the subscriber are routed to a PCS service node which will re-route the call according to the subscriber's service profile stored in a database. The service node insures that attempts to communicate with the subscriber are handled with appropriate consideration for who is calling, when the call is made, and the urgency of the call. In addition, the subscriber is given control over how the system will work for them in routing incoming calls.
11 Claims, 17 Drawing Sheets
