Patent ID: 6249676
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A telecommunications system for optimizing a call between a calling one of a plurality of mobile terminals and a called one of said mobile terminals within a satellite network, said telecommunications system comprising:a mobile switching center in wireless communication with said calling mobile terminal via a satellite, said calling mobile terminal having a keypad thereon adapted to receive a service code, said service code being sent from said calling mobile terminal to said mobile switching center; anda home location register connected to said mobile switching center, said home location register storing supplementary service information associated with said calling mobile terminal, said supplementary service information being sent to said mobile switching center;wherein said mobile switching center optimizes said call when said service code is set to optimize without regard to whether said supplementary service information associated with said calling mobile terminal interferes with optimization of said call;wherein said mobile switching center does not optimize said call when said service code is set to supplementary services regardless of whether said supplementary service information associated with said calling mobile terminal interferes with optimization of said call.