Patent ID: 6970719
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A private wireless network, to which private network mobile stations subscribe, integrated with a public wireless network, to which public network mobile stations subscribe, said private wireless network being able to provide wireless telecommunications services to at least one mobile station that subscribes to said private wireless network and to said public wireless network, said public wireless network having a public network subscriber database containing a public network data record for each of said public network mobile stations, including a first data record for said at least one mobile station, said public wireless network providing a public network coverage area within which said at least one mobile station can communicate with said public wireless network over an air interface, said public wireless network including a public mobile switching center (MSC) serving mobile stations operating in said public network coverage area, said private wireless network comprising: at least one base station providing a private network coverage area, said at least one mobile station being able to communicate with said at least one base station over an air interface when said at least one mobile station is operating in said private network coverage area; a switching system in communication with said at least one base station, said switching system including a private MSC serving mobile stations operating in said private network coverage area; a gateway service control point (SCP) in communication with said switching system, wherein said gateway SCP provides call processing instructions in response to queries from said switching system; and a private network subscriber database located in said gateway SCP, said private network subscriber database containing a private network data record for each of said private network mobile stations, including a second data record for said at least one mobile station.