Patent ID: 6496691
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method for enabling enhanced call return in a wireless network, the method comprising:receiving an incoming telephone call at an anchor mobile switching center (MSC) within the wireless network from a caller, wherein the incoming telephone call identifies a mobile subscriber (MS) as a callee thereof; capturing caller-specific information for the caller, wherein the caller-specific information includes at least one of the name of the caller and the telephone number of the caller, and wherein capturing the caller-specific information includes storing the caller-specific information into an LIDB (line information database) within the wireless network upon origination of the incoming telephone call; configuring an intelligent peripheral (IP) within the wireless network to maintain a storage for the caller-specific information for each of a predetermined number of past callers placing calls to the mobile subscriber; and storing the caller-specific information into the IP, wherein storing the caller-specific information into the IP includes: informing a home location register (HLR) for the mobile subscriber of receipt of the incoming telephone call; the HLR retrieving the caller-specific information from the LIDB after being informed of the receipt of the incoming telephone call; and transferring the caller-specific information to the IP via a first message from the HLR to the IP, wherein the first message from the HLR to the IP is a service request (SERVREQ) invoke message.