DE20022200U1 - Arrangement for the electronic provision of mobile phone numbers - Google Patents

Description

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Order for the electronic provision of mobile phone numbers

The invention relates to an arrangement for the electronic provision of mobile phone numbers in real time and for the generation of telecommunications connections, in particular with a mobile and non-wire-bound terminal - a mobile phone, but also from a landline, to be able to provide previously requested options optionally via email, call back or call center, fax and web voice data. This service is preferably provided for Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), High speed circuit switched Data (HSCSD), for the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and for the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS).

The telephone directory enquiries service is well known and works according to the following procedure. A user looks for a landline number of a communication partner. A landline is a network of hard-wired lines, like the classic telephone network.
In order to obtain a telephone number via the telephone directory, users are directed to a call center staffed by several people who have access to the same source data stored in a database.

Today's information systems and the state of the art are characterized by the following negative points, which are to be eliminated by the HandyService solution. Currently, only people answer and process the call. There are no automatic processes available. The information regarding telephone numbers

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99.9% of the information relates to landline connections (analog and ISDN telephones). The information is given by telephone by the relevant people in the call center. The waiting times are too long until the desired telephone number can finally be given and the resulting charges are high. There is no real "real-time" information, as the person in the call center is still the one providing the information. Multiple calls are often necessary if the information line is busy. The current information service does not work in a multi-frequency range but is limited to 2 connection types in Germany, for example, the analog telephone network and the digital telephone network. This means that intelligent procedures and arrangements are not used in real time and the query medium is limited to pure landline telephony; fax or Internet and multi-frequency queries are not available. Automated GSM, GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS support is not available, at least not in Germany as a whole. There is therefore no automatic real-time delivery of the requested data.
In summary, the disadvantage of the telephone directory enquiries compared to the state of the art is that, on the one hand, the telephone directory enquiries system is dependent on the people available in the call center and, when the call center is overloaded, the person making the enquiry is placed in a so-called "waiting line." On the other hand, the hit rate is reduced by parameters such as new connection, relocation of the person making the enquiry and the order in which the entry is made - since the spouse is usually entered as the main person.
Another disadvantage is that the currently available

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The information system provided does not have entries for cell phone or mobile phone numbers of all cell phone providers or carriers.

Therefore, it is the object of the invention to create a solution in terms of process technology such that the mobile or cell phone number to be determined, any provider, by means of known modules and component-specific elements of data and voice usage, makes information available fully automatically in real time to all users based on UMTS, GSM, HSCSD or GPRS as the carrier network.

The procedure for electronically providing mobile or cell phone numbers in real time and for generating telecommunications connections is carried out by a sending and receiving device by specifying a code, a primary key for search queries and a sender. This data is transported from the sending device to an information platform, evaluated, evaluated in real time and transported back in real time to the sending device, which now also functions as a receiving device, and thus to the sender.

When using a mobile device - a mobile phone as a transmitting and receiving device - the

Transporting the data to be determined using different frequency ranges, such as GSM, GPRS or UMTS via an air interface to the mobile phone platform and in real-time behavior, the determined result is also returned via an air interface to the mobile device - the mobile phone - as a transmitting and receiving device. The data to be queried is transported in the same way via

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Fixed lines to the information platform and the data collected are also fed back to the transmitting and receiving device via fixed lines.

This mobile phone service makes it possible to provide the desired/searched mobile phone number for a mobile device in real time after entering a special code and a name. In the classic case, the request is made by a customer who is on the move and cannot obtain certain information via the landline, but has a mobile device - a mobile phone. The request can optionally also be made via the Internet (HTTP) or via a voice network. The calling mobile phone receives the result on its display in real time. The transmitted result will immediately establish a connection to the desired connection (mobile connection) by pressing a connection setup button. This result can optionally also be made available via email, call back/call center, fax & web voice. The service itself uses GSM, HSCSD, GPRS and UMTS technology. The individual components function as follows:

The transmitting and receiving device is primarily a mobile device - a cell phone - of class D1, D2, E1 or E2 and can trigger a search request from the cell phone service using GSM, GPRS, HSCSD or UMTS technologies. The cell phone platform supports all frequency ranges available on the market today, such as 900 / 1800, 1885 - 2025 or 1980 2010. A code must be entered for this, which is responsible for the unique identification of the service and the

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routing.

However, in addition to mobile phones of classes D1, D2, E1 & E2 for GSM, GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS, the transmitting and receiving medium can also consist of the following technologies:
How

- Users who start a request via Internet Protocol IP => Internet, Intranet, VPN, Extranet => Send/Receive medium: computer / terminal. Both dial-up and classic fixed connections can be used here (28.8 kbit/s to 155 Mbit/s)

- Users who use a fixed data connection (DDV, SFV) = > carrier connection => send/receive medium: LAN, MAN, Mini & Micro and mainframe. In practice, the connection is made via 64 kbit/s up to LWL
- Users who use a fixed voice connection (analog, digital) => carrier connection => send/receive medium: telephone, fax. Connection variants can be used as analog DTAG connections as well as ISDN and channel bundling methods (inverse multiplexing).

The data is sent to the platform using transport technologies and the actual data transport.

Starting from the user, who has a mobile device - a cell phone of class D1, D2, E1 and / or E2 - uses the following access technologies to access the HandyService platform as a receiving medium: the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) in the frequency range of the above-mentioned 900 / 1800 MHz, the General Packet Radio Service

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(GPRS) or the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) as well as the High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD). Access can be carried out in all frequency ranges, as the HandyService platform receives these incoming frequency ranges and converts them

In addition to the access technologies listed above, the following access technologies can also be used, such as satellite connections (protocol-transparent) with a minimum bandwidth of 9.6 kbit/s, direct connections (DDVs) and standard fixed connections of at least 9.6 kbit/s, voice connections of the analog and digital class (dial-in) as well as fixed connections with a minimum bandwidth of 9.6 kbit/s, dial-in connections (dial-up connections) of the analog and digital types with a bandwidth of at least 9.6 kbit/s and IP access via the Internet with dynamic IP address allocation, so that static IP addresses are no longer necessary.

The data transport, i.e. the data to be transmitted or the user data, is transparent when using a mobile phone. This applies to the GSM GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS technologies.

If a "non-mobile phone technology" is used as a transport technology, transmission is possible using all router protocols.

The physical components - the hardware and software of the mobile phone platform are, on the one hand, a PABX (Private Automatic Branch Exchange) including all plug-in cards and software as well as the application of an individual and new

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Frequency adaptation board card, which is responsible for all frequency ranges, including the required software for all incoming calls of GSM, GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS technologies. Furthermore, a high-performance server including the operating systems Solaris / Linux / Win NT and individual software for data management, data maintenance and conversion are required. A multi-protocol router with a corresponding multi-protocol stack and the IOS as well as a database system for source data management are responsible. Furthermore, hubs and switches are required to connect all components via a local area network, as well as a network management system to monitor and trace the components securely 365 days a year, as well as various fixed connections to the cell phone carriers. For German providers, this connection is implemented via a redundant 155 Mbit/-FO connection, for example, with the respective interfaces and transfer points forming the routers. For example, mobile messaging gateways can be used for all European frequency ranges.

The method according to the invention is implemented specifically for the GSM, GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS technologies. When a user has made a call with all the necessary parameters via his mobile phone, this call reaches the frequency adaptation card, which synchronizes and accepts the incoming call. After the required conversion, the "payload data" is accepted by the available PABXs. These PABXs forward the payload data via a corresponding interface, in particular the G.703 / G.704 / X.21 / RJ45 interfaces, to a

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installed high-performance server automatically. The PABXs' primary task is to receive all incoming calls in all frequency ranges by integrating a new adaptation card and the necessary software, to unpack (remove) the necessary protocol overhead and to forward the actual user data to the high-performance server.

As soon as the data transfer has been successfully completed, the incoming call from the user is automatically terminated by the PABX system in order to avoid further charges. This also takes place with the help of the adaptation card.

The real-time server searches for the corresponding desired information based on the attributes provided by the user, i.e. the cell phone number of the B subscriber (searched cell phone number) is searched for in the ms range. This accesses a database that originally contains the raw data of all cell phone carriers. This unreadable raw data is converted into a readable format by special individual software and entered into an individually programmed database. The tuples ultimately represent the required or sought desired information for the α subscriber (caller).

As soon as the mobile phone platform has found the requested information, the connection to the α-subscriber (caller) is established via a special gateway, which communicates with the adaptation card in the PABX. A reconstruction of the GSM, GPRS, HSCSD and UMTS technologies is not required due to the solution according to the invention, since all data

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can be returned in real time during the call. With GSM, the Calling Line Identifier (CLI), the sender's phone number, which was originally transmitted or transferred when the connection was established, is used. This information is packed (packaged) using the appropriate protocol and securely transmitted to the sender's mobile device (mobile phone GSM, GPRS or UMTS). Here, too, the new adaptation card is used as a transmission unit for the corresponding frequencies and technologies.
In order to reach a large target group, the first step will be to use the GSM method as a "transmission medium", since all equipment manufacturers in the mobile phone sector already support this method at this time.
With the increase of GPRS and UMTS, the information sought is transmitted immediately in the same session. The laws of physics are not affected.

The transmission of information to the sender (caller) is carried out as follows: As soon as the request is received (in the ms range), the following steps and processes are automatically triggered for GSM:

- Servers signal the positive result to the PABX with the "request" of a call setup (connection setup) to the respective sender (CLI is known),

- PABX enables the call setup (connection setup) through the new adaptation card and the frequency is determined as well as the destination address (mobile phone number) and

- as soon as the secure transmission of the desired

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information has taken place, the connection is terminated via the PABX or the adaptation card.
The connection and the service are established primarily via the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) in a preferably 900/1800 MHz range, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), via the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) in a preferred 1885-2025 or 1980-2010 MHz range or via High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD).
This requested data is sent directly to the sender's display, so that he immediately has the result on his display and can thus establish a connection to the desired communication partner.

This GSM transmission technology uses the SMS transmission standard, which is already established today. This method enables data to be transmitted even during a telephone call. By using GPRS and UMTS, the request and the transmission of the result (target number) can take place within one session.

Ultimately, the original sender of the message who initiated the call receives the desired information on his mobile phone within a few milliseconds. His mobile phone, e.g. D1, D2, E1 or E:2) can be switched on and connected to the network in online mode; or in offline mode, i.e. switched off and therefore not connected to the network. The message thus reaches the recipient regardless of the network and connection status. At the latest after pressing the

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By pressing the power button and entering the PIN, the recipient is informed about the received message.

The following technologies can currently be used with the appropriate equipment: the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) with preferably 900 / 1800 MHz, the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) with preferably 1885-2025/ 1980-2010 MHz or the High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD).

Due to the new adaptation card, it is possible to address all frequency ranges and thus reach all possible end devices of the respective frequencies 100%.

This creates benefits for all target groups: firstly for the end customers,

that GSM, GPRS, UMTS technologies are used worldwide

can be

that a call center is no longer necessary,

that no "busy" is possible even with &eegr;&khgr; callers,

- that provider-independent technology is used

find,

that the procedure is based on an open information platform
frequency-independent data to be queried
can transmit,

- that a multi-level information platform for special

Telephone numbers such as private customers, business customers, VIP the
Transmission of information and

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- that all frequency ranges throughout Germany are covered

become.

Furthermore, the arrangement according to the invention enables easy portability to international carriers/network operators/providers through uniform standards; the search parameters, such as name, location, company, can be determined individually.

It should be particularly emphasized that when using the solution according to the invention, the transmission and reception medium (Internet, fax, voice, ...) can be changed individually.

The most important advantage is the fully electronic information in real time, including the electronic real-time signaling of the searched cell phone number as a result on the mobile device.
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The advantages for the carrier are

no costs for the carrier itself, since this inventive
Procedure a self-contained and independent
company and its information platform,

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an existing database for all currently
existing mobile phone carriers (D1, D2, E1, E2)
simplest and most effective connection to the HandyService platform.

Further details of the invention are described in the drawings using schematically illustrated embodiments.

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Figure 1 shows a general representation of the inventive

Solution

Figure 2 Request variants for the mobile phone service Figure 3 a request via mobile phone Figure 4 a request via mobile phone with an SMS result to

the called mobile phone Figure 5 a request via Internet Figure 6 Topologies and interfaces for the inventive

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Since these individual figures 1 to 6 clearly explain the solution according to the invention in its arrangement and are obvious to the "average person skilled in the art", further explanations of the individual figures 1-6 are omitted at this point. 20

Claims (6)

1. Arrangement for the electronic provision of cell phone numbers in real time and for generating telecommunication connections from a mobile terminal - cell phone - or a landline using known modules and component-specific elements of data and voice usage starting from a transmitting device with specification of a code, a primary key for search queries and a sender, characterized in that a transmitting and receiving device (A) is to be connected to a cell phone platform (C) via air interfaces (B) or fixed connection (B1) as a transport system and the results of this are in turn to be fed back via air interfaces (D) or fixed connection (D1) as a transport system to the transmitting and receiving device (E). 2. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmitting and receiving device (A/E) is equipped in the form of a mobile phone. 3. Arrangement according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the transmitting and receiving device (A/E) is equipped as a computer or terminal with classic fixed connections (B1; D1). 4. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the transmitting and receiving device (A/E) is to be equipped using a fixed voice connection. 5. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the transport system (B; B1) is to be converted to the mobile service platform as a receiving medium. 6. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that in addition to the access technologies GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSCSD, satellite connections, direct data connections, standard fixed connections, analog and digital voice connections, dial-in connections as analog or digital dial-in connections or via an IP access via the Internet with dynamic IP address allocation are to be used as access technologies.