Patent ID: 6631258
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A system for forwarding an incoming call, the call originating from a first communication device and being directed to a directory number of a wireless centrex system, the wireless centrex system comprising:an intelligent radio transceiver in communication with a mobile station; a local digital switch configured to route communications between the first communication device and the mobile station, in communication with the intelligent radio transceiver via a wireline interface without being connected to any public cellular system, configured to route communications between the first communication device and a second communication device; and a network server platform configured to determine whether the wireless mobile station having a forward directory number associated with the directory number is busy with another call, the local digital switch configured to forward the call to the second communication device responsive to the network server platform determining that the wireless mobile station is busy, and further configured to route the call to the wireless mobile station responsive to the network server platform determining that the wireless mobile station is not busy.