Patent ID: 7310523
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A telecommunication system comprising: a mobile switch for coupling with a public switched telephone network and a plurality of wireless base stations in a wireless network, said mobile switch directing wireless services to subscribers thereof; a location register defining a current network location where a respective subscriber is connected and a current geographic location where said respective subscriber is located, said respective subscriber being associated with a wireless device having an electronic identification number used in said wireless network; an access device for coupling a user terminal to a landline within said public switched telephone network, wherein said landline has a landline ID, and wherein said respective subscriber becomes associated with a fixed geographic location when using said user terminal coupled to said access device; and a control channel transmitting said electronic identification number and a location coordinate corresponding to said fixed geographic location from said access device to said location register when said respective subscriber moves an active connection from said wireless network to said public switched telephone network; wherein said location register stores said location coordinate as said current geographic location associated with said electronic identification number, whereby said subscriber receives location-based wireless services via said landline.