ES2357630A1 - Intelligent calling of calls and process of calling for mobile cell phones. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Intelligent call router for mobile telephony comprising a microchip (1) that is provided with a programmable memory, a logic switch for activation and deactivation, a support film (2) and a discriminating application, in such a way that the user can select between different telephone operators to carry your calls without having to change the sim that you have installed on your phone. In this way, the level of freedom for the use of alternative operators of telecommunications services is increased, without the need for the user to change operator, have to perform any portability of their subscriber number or have to change telephone terminals . (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Intelligent Call Router and Process Call routing for mobile phones.

Object of the invention

The present invention patent application Its purpose is to register an intelligent router that It comprises a microchip and the supporting film that contains it as well as of a telephone call routing procedure mobile, which incorporate notable innovations and advantages.

More specifically, the invention makes reference to a microchip that adapts next to a SIM card (Module Subscriber Identification) of a mobile phone and allows the user make their calls through different operators of telecommunications, through the application of an intelligent process of call routing.

Background of the invention

The mobile phone market is characterized for the existence of a wide range of services (voice, SMS, MMS, Internet access, etc.) conditioned by the application of rates associated with pricing plans that attribute very high rates different depending on the way and circumstances in which said services are used.

The pricing plans that the operators of Telephony offer are raised based on parameters such as origin and call destination, hours of use, traffic volume performed, etc., being able to apply rates for the same service different, in relation to these parameters.

Moreover, said telephone operators They offer their customers different models of telephone terminals at promotional prices but, in most cases, said terminals have their availability conditioned on their use through a SIM of the Reference Operator, not authorizing its use without the physical presence of the corresponding SIM.

As a result, the user can being forced to accept price plans in which, although in certain circumstances may be favorable, may mean extraordinary costs from the moment you the use of the same escape to a certain framework of use that is often too restrictive.

However, the applicant does not have knowledge of the existence of a solution that presents all features described in this report.

Description of the invention

The present invention has been developed with the in order to provide an intelligent solution that solves the drawbacks mentioned above, also providing other additional advantages that will be apparent from the description which is accompanied below.

It is therefore a first object of the present invention offer an intelligent call router for mobile telephony equipped with a microchip that easily attaches to any SIM card of a mobile phone, without subtracting any of the functionalities and characteristics that it has associated and providing it with an additional capacity that allows the user Optionally route your calls through other Operators different than your SIM card is associated.

The microchip has a logic switch that allows to activate and deactivate it and has a memory programmable that allows the user to define patterns of routing that they will select, intelligently and for each type of call, which of the telephone operators alternatives that the microchip has identified is the most appropriate to carry out the call establishment.

The proposed invention adds two elements specific to the capacity of any mobile phone:

The first endowing him with the possibility of diversify calls through alternative operators.

The second through the ability to include a programmable memory through which the user can set the logical criteria by which in each call the telephone will automatically choose the most convenient operator for user interests.

In this way, the level of freedom to use alternative service operators telecommunications, without the need for the user to change operator, have to perform any portability of your subscriber number or have to change phone terminal.

It is important to highlight that the chip that is associated the first of the elements we refer to is installed on a support film containing a printed circuit which has the same shape as a SIM card, being the thickness of the set less than 1 millimeter in the area where it is located located the microchip and only a few microns in the rest of the film that It contains the printed circuit, which facilitates its placement in the same place where the SIM card is inserted in the phone User mobile.

On the other hand, the support film includes a printed circuit with two metal contact surfaces located one on each of the two sides of the support film.

The second element object of the present invention allows to provide an intelligent process of routing calls to those mobile phones that have the referred microchip call diversifier, in such a way so that the dialed number is replaced by a number of routing contained in an internal microchip memory, diverting the call to a telephone operator other than the one is associated to the SIM with which the phone is registered in The mobile phone network.

Other features and advantages of the microchip and of the intelligent routing application that are subject to the present invention will be apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment illustrated by non-limiting example mode in the accompanying drawings, in which:

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Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1.- It is a schematic view of microchip and its supporting film, in accordance with this invention; Y

Figure 2.- It is a block diagram that shows sequentially the user account management process and call routing of the present invention.

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Description of a preferred embodiment

As shown, the invention is based on the use of an intelligent router hosted in a microchip, indicated with reference 1 in figure 1, with a thickness less than 1 millimeter that is mounted on a film of extra-thin support 2. On said support film is integrated a printed circuit that presents two surfaces of metal contacts located one on each of the two sides of the film. The support film and the contact surfaces 3 are designed according to ISO-7816 ID000 specifications, being in this case the thickness of the support film (2) less than half millimeter thick.

Mention that microchip 1 contains a permanent and programmable memory in which an area of application and a data area. The application area reads the data that you receive from the incoming contacts that are in the film that contains the printed circuit, processes them taking into account parameterization values that, optionally, can be entered by the user and, once processed, sends the data obtained through the corresponding output contacts of the referred film. For its part, the data area contains parameters of routing that allow modifying the standard behavior of mobile phones, both as regards the dialed number as to the process of starting and ending calls.

The microchip processes the information by comparing the input data with patterns previously established by the user and based on them and a functional logic predefined, set calls by direct dialing of the subscriber number with which you intend to speak or by dialing an indirect access number, selectable from between a group of predetermined numbers, which will transfer the call towards the central of an alternative operator.

Each of the indirect access numbers It can be associated with a different type and quality of service and each service can be offered in "call forward" mode or in "call back" mode.

In the "call forward" mode the microchip replaces the called number, with an access number default that is stored in the parameter area, thereby forcing calls to be initially diverted to a number different from what the user intends to call.

Once the Telephone Operator that manages the access number dialed by the microchip performs the call pick-up, the microchip sets the corresponding dialogue with a computer system that the Operator maintains connected to the telephone network and sends you dial tones multi-frequency (DTMF) that correspond to the subscriber number with which the user intends to establish his call.

The telephone operator that manages the dialed access number verifies the destination of the call and processes setting it to the destination subscriber number according to the commercial conditions and quality of service that said Operator applies.

In the process of "call back", the microchip replace the called number with a default access number which is stored in the parameter area, forcing with so that calls are initially diverted to a number different from what the user intends to call.

Once the pick-up of the called, and the Operator identifies the subscriber number from which the call has been made, the microchip hangs up your call leaving waiting for the operator to make an automatic return Call to the same subscriber number that called you. A Once the microchip receives the call pick-up signal returned, sends the DTMF dial tones that correspond to the subscriber number with which the user intends to establish his call.

The Operator who performs the callback Verify the DTMFs that indicate the destination of the call and process setting it to the destination subscriber number according to the commercial conditions and quality of service that said Operator applies.

The user through a simple modification of parameters that can be set from the menus of Phone settings, you can choose between different access numbers that alternative telephone operators will offer, which one will you use for routing calls, being able to redefine, at any time, your preferences.

The parameterization of the values of Call routing can be associated with specific numbers or be established so that they apply to all those calls that meet common numbering criteria, such as: all international calls (whose numbering pattern starts by double zero), or all those calls that are direct to subscriber numbers of the mobile telephone network (which start with six) or all those that target networks of fixed telephony (starting with nine), those made at special rate numbering (numbers nine hundred) etc.

Figure 2 shows a scheme where explains the execution of a phone call made with a mobile phone provided with the microchip described above, and that It is detailed below:

After reading the digits typed by the phone user, the Operator checks if the call presents the Caller ID If yes and if said number belongs to the mobile phone numbering range, it verify the digits that the microchip additionally sends and it Identifies if the order and content of the same corresponds to the numbering ranges assigned to public telephone networks or if it corresponds to those assigned to the PIN numbers of recharge authorization.

If the number read is identified as belonging to the numbering ranges assigned to recharge authorizations, it is verified if the subscriber number that make the call belongs to a user previously registered in the system. If you do not belong to a registered user, create a new user account and associate it with said subscriber number and, in both cases, after verifying that the authorization PIN of top-up is correct, update the user account balance by the facial value assigned by said PIN, informing the subscriber, by an address, what is the balance resulting from your bill.

In the event that the number read corresponds to the numbering range assigned to public telephone networks, the system verifies if the caller's number is associated with a user account registered in the system and if said user account has enough balance to be able to assume the call cost to be established. If so, The system establishes the call. Otherwise, an address informs the subscriber that, previously, he must recharge his account.

Below is a brief description of the meaning of each of the indications that appear in the blocks shown in figure 2.

Read digits

Digit reading

ANI Hidden?

Check if the call presents the identification of the calling number.

No ANI.au

Notify that the read digits do not correspond in the format assigned to a subscriber number or to a number of account recharge

ANI Mobile?

Check if the number read belongs to the range of mobile numbering

Digits OK?

Check if the MicroChip sends information.

Digits Error?

Verify that the format of the received digits is corresponds to the expected format for a subscriber number of the telephone network or for a recharge authorization number (PIN)

Subscriber Number?

Verify that the format of the received digits is corresponds to the expected format for a subscriber number of the telephone network.

ANI Valid?

Check if the calling number corresponds to that of an authorized customer.

Bill Invalid.au

Notify that the number caller does not appear as authorized customer.

Is there a balance?

Check if there is caller's account Enough balance

Without Balance.au

Notify that the balance does not allow the Call requested.

Establishes call

Establishment of call.

PIN digits?

Procedure applied if the format of the digits received correspond to an authorization PIN number of recharge

ANI exists?

Check if the calling subscriber number is is identified as an authorized customer.

Create Account

Create a new user account.

Success?

Verify that the account was created correctly.

Error Account.au

Notify that it was not possible to create the account Username.

PIN valid?

Verify that the authorization PIN number of Recharge received is valid.

Recharge Account

Increase the balance of the user account with the value assigned to the recharge authorization PIN.

PIN.au error

Notify that the authorization PIN number of Recharge received is not valid.

Reload OK?

Verify that the balance update has been successfully completed

New Balance.au

Notify the resulting balance in account Username.

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The details, the shapes, the dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the microchip and the supporting film that constitute the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or of the scope defined by the claims to be include below.

Claims (9)

1. Intelligent call router for mobile telephony characterized by the fact that it comprises a microchip (1) which is provided with a programmable memory, a logic switch for activation and deactivation, a support film (2) and discriminating software, for such that the user can select between different telephone operators to make their calls without changing the SIM that is installed in their phone. 2. Smart call router for mobile telephony according to claim 1, characterized in that the microchip (1) has a thickness substantially equal to that of a SIM card, which allows it to be located in the space provided for the purpose of placing said SIM card inside a mobile phone. 3. Intelligent call router for mobile telephony according to claim 1, characterized in that the support film (2) on which the microchip (1) is located is designed according to ISO-7816 ID000 specifications, for all their values except for the one that refers to the thickness of the support film (2), which in no case will exceed the half and a millimeter thick, which allows it to be adapted in the same space destined to the placement of the SIM card that is inserted in Mobile phones 4. Smart call router for mobile telephony according to claim 1, characterized in that the support film (2) incorporates a printed circuit having two metal contact surfaces located one on each of the two sides of the film. support (2), said contact surfaces being designed, according to ISO-7816 ID000 specifications. 5. Call routing process in a mobile telephone characterized by the fact that it comprises controlling the process of establishing calls by means of a microchip that is provided with a programmable memory, a logic switch of activation and deactivation, a support film and a discriminant software, associated with a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), replace the called number with a routing number contained in the microchip's internal memory and divert calls to a Telephone Operator other than the Telephone Operator associated with the Identification Module Subscriber (SIM) installed on the mobile phone. 6. Call routing process according to claim 5, characterized in that the microchip provides to the chosen Telephone Operator for making the call the multifrequency tones that identify the destination number with which the user wishes to establish communication , so that it is said Telephony Operator who manages the section of call termination. 7. Call routing process according to claim 5, characterized in that the microchip requests the chosen Telephone Operator to make the call to hang up and return a call providing, when established, the multi-frequency tones that identify the destination number with which the user wishes to establish communication, so that it is said telephone operator that manages both the access section and the termination of the call. 8. Call routing process according to claim 5, characterized in that the user can program the microchip by means of numbering patterns, so that the procedure by which the called number is replaced by a routing number contained in The internal memory of the microchip applies only to those destination numbers that match the previously established patterns. 9. Call routing process according to claim 5, characterized in that the user can program the microchip by means of numbering patterns, so that the procedure by which the called number is replaced by a routing number contained in The internal memory of the microchip applies only to those destination numbers that differ from previously established patterns.