Patent ID: 6587683
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
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 configured to generate a message in response to the call; and a network server platform coupled to the local digital switch to determine responsive to receiving the message whether the call should be forwarded, and to determine where the mobile station is registered and how to route the call to the mobile station, the local digital switch being configured to forward the call to the second communication device responsive to the network server platform determining that the call should be forwarded, and being further configured to route the call to the mobile station having a forward directory number associated with the directory number responsive to the network server platform determining that the call should not be forwarded.