Patent ID: 7792549

Claim:
A wireless network for providing repeat dialing, the wireless network comprising: an originating Mobile Switching Center (MSC) system; a Home Location Register (HLR) system for a called party; and a serving Mobile Switching Center (MSC) system that serves the called party; the originating MSC system receives a repeat dialing instruction from a calling party placing a first call to the called party that is powered off, and transmits a repeat dialing indicator to the HLR system for the called party; the HLR system for the called party receives the repeat dialing indicator, identifies when the called party powers on responsive to receiving a registration invoke message from the called party, and transmits a registration return result message to the serving MSC system that includes an instruction to attempt to set up a second call between the called party and the calling party responsive to identifying that the called party has powered on.