Patent ID: 7047026
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: assigning by a controller a permanent first and second numbers to a mobile station, wherein the numbers have fewer than seven digits; assigning by the controller permanent user zones to the mobile station; assigning by the controller temporary user zones to the mobile station; employing the first number when the mobile station is located in a first location in a respective permanent user zone of the permanent user zones, wherein the first number allows connection to the mobile station of a call that employs the first number; and employing the second number when the mobile station is located in a second location in a respective temporary user zone of the temporary user zones, wherein the second number allows connection to the mobile station of a call that employs the second number, and wherein the second number differs from the first number, and wherein the second location differs from the first location.