MXPA96003067A - Position register for a private base station, supported by a terrestrial line, operable in a celu system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a private base station position recorder for communicating with a private base station, the private base station registers a plurality of portable stations to activate the portable stations to communicate through the station. private base, the position recorder of the private base station is characterized in that it comprises: means for receiving a single local address, generated in the private base station, for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, the single local address is provided for each portable station registered with the private base station, and means for including the routing information for sending or routing a call coming from a calling party to the private base station for an identified portable station, and means for attaching the local address only to the shipping information for the station portable identifies

Description

POSITION RECORDER FOR A PRIVATE BASE STATION, SUPPORTED BY A TERRESTRIAL LINE, OPERABLE IN A CELLULAR SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field This invention relates in a general manner. with wireless radiotelephones and, more particularly, with operational radiotelephones with a private base station. 2. Description of the Previous Technique Modern cellular telephone systems currently use high-power multiplexed narrow-band radiofrequency communication techniques, with time and / or code division, together with large cells to establish and maintain telephone communications. With the increasing popularity of the mobile stations configured for operation in these systems, greater flexibility is desired by the user's use of these mobile stations. An approach to provide flexibility to the user and to REF: 22602 at the same time favoring a greater use of the mobile stations is by providing low energy private base stations in which a user can register his mobile station and make and receive telephone calls. A private base station shares the same frequency bands as the large cells, but operates at a greatly reduced energy level. In addition, each private base station has its landline subscriber telephone number through which all incoming and outgoing calls are sent. Although there are currently private base stations that can support a record of multiple mobile stations, a call received at a private base station for any of the mobile stations registered with this base station causes all mobile stations registered with the base station be alerted or warned in a similar way. Although this type of operation has generally been successful in the past, when the probability of one or two mobile stations registering with a private base station at any given time, it is now technically feasible and desirable to provide information control to a mobile station. private base which hosts many mobile stations to activate the base station to produce an alert or warning signal for a mobile station only when a call coming in for this station is received.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, a private base station position register supports the registration of multiple mobile stations in the private base station and provides control information to activate a personalized call supply feature for each registered mobile station. When the registration of a mobile station with a private base station is carried out, the private base station communicates to the mobile station information to a base station position recorder together with the assignment of a local unique address for each of the multiple mobile stations registered with the private base station. When the private base station receives an incoming call for one of the particular mobile stations, this unique local address associated with the particular station is provided by the base station position register as part of the incoming call information, also received by the base station, whereby the base station is allowed to differentiate or alert the particular mobile station. By receiving the unique local address for each of the mobile stations from the base station position recorder, the private base station is also able to advantageously offer various intelligent features which are customized according to the needs of the users. For example, a calling party may have its name displayed on the mobile station to which it has access for the convenience of the user at that mobile station.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING This invention and its mode of operation will be understood more clearly from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a simplified block diagram of a cellular communication system, its logical entities as well as the relative connection with the public switched telephone network and a private base station; Figure 2 shows a high-level block diagram of a separate private base station in identifiable circuit sections; Figure 3 shows a high-level block diagram of a private base station that visits a separate register position in identifiable circuit sections, according to the invention; Figure 4 shows a registration / network update process through which a mobile station has access to a private base station, according to the invention; Figure 5 shows a network cancellation process which details how a registration of a mobile station with a private base station is canceled, according to the invention; and Figure 6 shows a network process which provides the transaction flow of an incoming call for a registered mobile station with a private base station according to the invention. Through the drawings, the same elements, when shown in more than one figure, are designated with the same reference number.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Now, with reference to Figure 1, there is shown a simplified block diagram of a cellular switching system, its logical entities as well as the relative connection with the public switched telephone network and a private base station. The cellular concept is well known and described, in general, in the Bell System Technical Journal, Volume 58, Number 1, January 1979, and specifically in an article entitled The Cellular Concept by VH MacDonald, on pages 15 to 41 of this magazine. Included within the cellular switching system are the mobile stations (MS) 10 and 11, the mobile switching center (MSC) 12, the public switched telephone network (PSTN) 14, a cellular base station (CBS) 13, a start point position recorder (HLR) 15, a visitor position recorder (VLR) 16, a visitor station recorder of private base station (P-VLR) 30, and a private base station (PBS) 20. A Subscriber station telephone equipment 19 is shown illustratively connected to public switched telephone network 14, in a known manner. For purposes of clarity, the mobile switching center 12 is shown illustratively connected to the mobile switching center 18 and the network operation controller (NOC) 17. The mobile switching center 18 is part of the operation of the general cellular systems and can, similarly, have an initial point position recorder, a visitor position recorder, a P-VLR, as well as multiple cellular base stations associated therewith. It is understood that other mobile switching centers can also be part of the cellular system. The network operation controller provides full control and therefore ensures that the operation of the entire cellular system is supported and the service is provided. The mobile stations 10 and 11, and the base station 20 are designed to operate in a cellular system in accordance with the Interim (IS) -136 standard of the Association of Telecommunications Industries (TIA), dated December 1994. The mobile switching center 12 performs all the switching functions related to a call supply and is interconnected to the public telephone switched network 14, to the initial point position recorder 15, to the visitor position recorder 16 and to the base station 13 cell phone. The initial point position recorder 15 maintains a database, a profile record and call forwarding information or a pointer to the call forwarding information for all mobile stations in a particular assigned home point area. The visitor position recorder 16 maintains a database for call forwarding information or a pointer to the call forwarding information for those mobile stations which are visitors to their assigned area of coverage. The visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station performs interconnection functions between the private base station, such as station 20 and both the initial point position recorder 15 and the visitor position recorder 16 to maintain the information of sending calls and, according to the described modality, the position information order registered for the mobile stations that are currently registered with the private base station. The visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station is also responsible for managing the usage spectrum and operations for the private base station 20. The functions for the visitor location registrar 30 of the private base station can be summarized conveniently as follows: 1. Authorize the operation of new private base stations. 2. Transfer parameters of private base station operation and perform operation management. 3. Authenticate all calls received from the private base station. 4. Perform the Registration Notification task to HLR / VLR when updating the network from a private base station. 5. Perform the task of inactivating the mobile station to the HLR / VLR when receiving network cancellation from the private base station. The private base station 20 qualifies for cellular operation of private (or non-public) multiple access time division (TDMA) mode under IS-136 of the cellular radio interconnection, which allows a cellular mobile station to register with a private base station for receiving or originating calls through a landline connected to a public switched telephone network, rather than through a cellular base station, such as a cellular base station 13, connected in the regular public cellular system. Specifically, this radio interconnection provides the digital control channel in accordance with TIA IS-136.1 and the traffic channels and the control channel in accordance with TIA IS-136.2 for communication with the mobile station. A modem interconnection between the private base station and the visiting position recorder of the private base station is also supported by the radio interconnection. The private base station 20 is limited to a very low level of transmitted energy to restrict its coverage range to a relatively small area. This allows the private base station to reuse the same radio frequency spectrum used by the macro cellular system to the extent that the frequency of use selected by the private base station is different from the cell for a public cellular system or regular macro in whose coverage area is located at the private base station. The operating frequency spectrum for the private base station is selected so as to "ensure no interference with the macro cellular system. This is obtained by directing the private base station to conduct a channel scan and interference measurement before selecting its operating frequencies. While operating in its normal reception waiting mode for an incoming call from a busy request from a registered mobile station, the private base station 20 continuously outputs digital control channel information containing its identity and system parameters.

A mobile station, in accordance with IS-136, can scan the transmission of private base station control channel using various techniques. One of these can be based on the prior knowledge of the mobile station of the existence of the private base station. Another way may be in response to the user of the mobile station manually instructing the mobile station to search for the private base station. In still another technique, the mobile station, upon finding the control channel of the private base station, automatically travels through a series of controlled procedures to obtain registration with the private base station. Once the mobile station, for example, station 10 or 11, obtains a successful registration with the private base station 20, the private base station 20 makes a modem connection, with the station 30 visitor station recorder. Private base to update the temporary line dialing number (TLDN) of the mobile station. The temporary line dialing number, in this case, will be the landline number (LLN) of the private base station. From here, when an incoming call is routed to a particular mobile station, information is accessed that includes the time line dialing number for this mobile station from the visitor location registrar 30 of the private base station through of the initial point position recorder 15 or the visitor position register 16 and the call is sent to the LLN of the private base station. It is also understood that the dialed number of the timeline may be stored either in the initial point position recorder 15 or the visitor position recorder 16., and the mobile switching center 12 then accesses this TLDN from this register. The private base station 20 detects the dialing of a call that enters and sends an alert or call signal to the registered mobile station. Following the response of the mobile station to the alert signal, the private base station 20 establishes a traffic channel for the mobile station and generates a busy condition to connect the incoming call through the private base station to the mobile station. The private base station 20 supports the registration of multiple mobile stations and, according to the described embodiment, provides a personalized call supply feature for each registered mobile station. In order to provide the personalized call supply feature, during the updating of the TLDN for the mobile station in the visitor registrar of the private base station visitor, additional information elements are added, that is, digits to update the TLDN for differentiating a particular mobile station with the private base station 20. During the registration of a mobile station with the private base station, a unique local address is generated at the private base station. This unique local address can advantageously be generated from the mobile station identification number contained in each mobile station or generated from an ordered position assigned by the private base station for each portable station registered with the private base station. Thus, by way of illustrative example of the ordered position registration operation, the mobile station registering with the private base station 20 is inserted into the registered position 1 by the visitor register recorder 20 of the private base station, and the second mobile station is inserted in the registration position 2 by the visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station, and so on. This ordered position information is advantageously treated as the local single address or a subaddress by the private base station 20 for each mobile station registered therewith. In this way we have a different entity of binary digits for each mobile station which differentiates it from all the other mobile stations registered with the station 20 of private bases. The private base station receives the binary digits that describe the registered position order in the same way that the supply of the calling party's ID is obtained. The ordered position information is appended to the calling party's ID message that accompanies a dialing signal that is input, or is appended to a time slot assigned to the calling party's ID message when it is not present such a message The switch offices that provide caller ID messages to a telephone station capable of decoding and storing the incoming telephone number are shown or described in U.S. Patent No. 4,277,649, which was granted to D. Sheinbein on July 7, 1981. Upon knowing the order of the registered position, the private base station together with the help of a mobile station user profile stored in the private base station can support additional features, such as 1. Display the name of the calling party on the telephone; 2. Resign a distinctive alert; 3. Blocking calls; 4. Delay of an incoming call; and 5. Support on an answering / messaging device for telephone. Figure 2 shows a high-level block diagram of a separate private base station 20 in identifiable circuit sections. A radio frequency (RF) circuit 21 performs signal processing of the radio frequency. In this circuit a radio frequency receiving section is included which receives the radio frequency signal from the mobile stations 10 and 11 and, after a proper down-conversion and filtering, produces I and Q signals for an RF CODEC 22, which it is connected to the RF circuit 21. A radio frequency transmission section in the RF circuit 21 receives the I and Q signals from the RF CODEC 22, converts these signals to the appropriate radio frequency range and amplifies them for wireless transmission by means of the antenna 23. The RF CODEC 22 performs the analog-to-digital (A / D) conversion of the I and Q signals received in the receiver section of the RF circuit 21, and the digital-to-analog (D / A) conversion of the I and Q signals provided to the transmitter section of the RF circuit 21. The RF CODEC 22 also performs modulation for the transmission path.

Connected to the RF CODEC 22 is a digital signal processor (DSP) 23 which performs all baseband signal processing for private base station applications. This involves speech encoding / decoding, frame formation / elimination of multiple access frames with time division, channel coding / decoding and other modem functions, such as, for example, automatic gain control, symbol synchronization recovery, synchronization and similar. The DSP 23 also communicates with a microcontroller 24 to exchange control messages. The CODEC 25 of the user performs the conversion of digitally sampled speech signals to analog speech signals and also performs the conversion of analog speech signals to speech signals sampled digitally. Connected to the CODEC 25 of the user are interconnection, line circuits of the interconnection section 26 which performs the functions required to interconnect the private base station 20 with the public switched telephone network 14. These include such functions and circuits as, for example, hook-and-switch, hybrid, timbre detection, line termination, hang-up / off-hook signal interconnection signals and the like. The microcontroller 24 performs call processing functions between the private base station 20 and any of the registered mobile stations as well as the other control functions that are required for the operation of the private base station 20. The LEDs 27 provide visual feedback to the user who makes entries in the private base station. The buttons 28 are connected to the microcontroller 24 and used to make the inputs in the private base station 20. Once such an entry is made, as described hereinafter, this is performed by the primary user of the base station to register a mobile station for the first time. Now, with reference to Figure 3 of the drawings, there is shown, according to a described embodiment, a general block diagram of a visitor location recorder 30 of a private base station. This private base station visitor location recorder 30 may be located geographically away from, or placed with either a visitor position recorder or a registrar at the initial point position, which receives and provides private base station information. In addition, the functions provided by the visitor registrar of the private base station visitor may also be integrated with a visitor position recorder or an initial point position recorder., to the extent that such operation is anticipated by this. The elements used in the private base register are a computer 300, a modem 330, control interconnect modules 340, 341 and 342, a disk storage unit 343 and a plurality of databases 310, 330, 335 and 340 The entry to the private base station register 30 from the private base station, such as the private base station is provided over lines 331 of two-way communications to the record concentration modem 330. The communications of the modem of Record concentration 330 typically provides data communication between multiple private base stations and the visitor location register of the private base station through the public switched telephone network. By providing these communications, you can use any of the well-known protocols that exist in the industry today. By way of example, modem protocols such as V.22, V.22 bis or Bell 212 are all suitable for communications between the record concentration modem 330 and a private base station through the switching network. of public telephony. It is also possible to have a packet data protocol that provides the requirement for two-way communications. For example, an X.25 packet data protocol can be used to provide these communications. Communication lines 332 of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) are also connected to the communication interconnection module 340. Although ISDNs are displayed, other lines may also be used appropriately to provide these communications. The ISDN lines 332 are directly connected to the communication interconnection module 340 and allow the visiting station registrar 30 of the private base station to maintain communications between the initial point position recorder 15 and the visitor position register 16. The protocols that can be used to provide this ISDN communication can be, by way of example, either IS-41 or SS7, which are well known in the industry. The data signals received by the register concentration modem 330 on both communication lines 331 and 332 are provided to a communications interconnection module 340. The data received by the interconnection module 340 is coupled to the input / output control module 341 for processing by the computer 300 or for its introduction or access to one or more series of databases, shown illustratively as a basis for data 310, 330, 335 and 345, as well as disk storage means 343 by means of a peripheral control interconnection module 342. The peripheral control interconnection module 342 interconnects with the computer 300 and with the communication lines to the appropriate databases of a series of databases, or data files according to the service or task that is being carried out. finished. Each of the database series 310, 330, 335 and 345 contain specific information. For example, the database 310 contains information on the frequency assignments of the surrounding cellular systems. The database 330 contains information on the operating parameters of private base stations determined by the position of the private base station. Examples of parameters of a private base station are its operation frequency, transmission power, synchronization authorization and the like. The database 335 contains mobile station order of position information registered with the private base station and also with the private base station profiles. Examples of private base station profiles are "call waiting" ("Cali aiting") and "caller ID" ("Caller ID") provided by the public switched telephone network, and also any of the specific interconnection requirements for the private base station. The database 345 contains operation and maintenance information for each private base station registered with the private base station position register 30. It should be understood that other databases providing additional services or tasks may also be interconnected with the computer 300 via the peripheral control interconnection module 342. The storage disk 343 contains operational information that is applicable to the cellular system in general, such as operating parameters that are required to interconnect the visiting position recorder of the private base station with the initial point position recorder and the data logger. visitor position. In the computer 300 is contained a data processor 304, a random access memory (RAM) 305 and a read-only memory (ROM) 306. This processor 304 responds to data entry in the input / output control module 341. And with the entry of the random access memory 305 and the read-only memory 306, the processor 34 also provides the data to the common link 301 of the processor to facilitate data exchange between the plurality of databases and the module 340 of interconnection of communications by means of the peripheral control interconnection module 342. Now, with reference to Figure 4, there is shown a registry / network update process through which a mobile station, such as the mobile station 10, has access to a private base station such as the private base station 20. The private base station initially authorizes the mobile station to obtain a registration through it. After such initial authorization, the mobile station remains in the digital control channel. Subsequently, the private base station seeks authorization for registration of the mobile station from the visiting position recorder of the private base station. This fixation of the mobile station in the digital control channel can be terminated by the private base station if an appropriate authorization is not obtained from the visiting position recorder of the private base station. During the registration process, the initial point position recorder 15 or the visitor position recorder 16 provide a call that advances the number from the visitor's position recorder of the private base station (the LLN of the private base station) ) to the mobile station.

There are two kinds of registration processes that take place between the mobile station and the private base station. One is the initial registration of the mobile station with the private base station. In this case, the private base station has no prior knowledge of the mobile station and will not accept its attempts to register unless the primary user of the private base station instructs the private base station to do so in this way . This acceptance process can be carried out by the primary user by pressing a registration button at the base station and subsequently avoiding fraudulent registration, for example by entering a coded sequence of digits which only this person knows. Once the mobile station obtains its initial registration, it can automatically obtain subsequent records with the private base station by its arrival within the coverage area of the private base station. Therefore, this subsequent registration does not require the intervention of the primary user of the private base station in any way. The registration process begins when an authorized mobile station sends a registration test (registration sequence) to the private base station. This process of updating registered / network is summarized below and also illustrated in figure 4. 1. The mobile station sends a registration test which includes the identification of the mobile stations (mobile station ID) and the electronic serial number of the mobile station (ESN) to the private base station. 2. The private base station sends back a registration acceptance signal to the mobile station. 3. The private base station establishes a modem call to the P-VLR. 4. The private base station performs an authentication task to satisfy the requirements of P-VLR. 5. The P-VLR sends a recognition or negative recognition signal (ACK / NACK) to the private base station in response. 6. The receipt of a NACK response cancels the additional transactions by the private base station and the registration attempt of the mobile station will be canceled. Based on the situation, the private base station can also be directed to deactivate and retry the registration at some later time. 7. After receiving an ACK, the private base station performs a network update when the mobile station ID, the mobile station ESN, the land line number as well as the order of the registered position obtained from the mobile station are sent to the P-VLR. The order of the registered position uniquely identifies the mobile station among other mobile stations registered at that time within the private base station. 8. The P-VLR sends a Registration Notification to either HLR or VLR. If the mobile station is in its initial coverage area starting point, the notification will go to the HLR. Otherwise, the VLR will receive the notification. In the latter case, the HLR for the initial point area of the mobile station will also be notified of the registration notification. 9. The HLR or VLR sends an ACK or NACK to the P-VLR. If a NACK is sent, the elimination will depend on several factors that depend on the company that provides the service. For example, the company providing the service may find that the mobile station does not have a valid service with it, or a second example would be that the mobile station does not have a valid mobile ID number, or it could be any other similar reason. 10. The P-VLR sends an ACK or NACK corresponding to the private base station. 11. After reception of the ACK or NACK by the private base station, the modem call is terminated. 12. If a NACK is sent to the private base station by the P-VLR, the private base station sends a registration cancellation to the mobile station. The first mobile station registered with the private base station in this process is assigned the number 1 of position assignment. Subsequent mobile stations registered with the private base station are correspondingly provided with increasing numbers. A private base station usually supports, by way of example, 10 such registers, although more or less may be desired, and the private base station may be configured appropriately to accommodate these different numbers. If a new mobile station registration request is properly received which exceeds the number currently assigned to support registered mobile stations, the least used mobile registration number will be considered vacant to make room for the new number. Once registered, the mobile station does not need to be re-registered in this particular way. Whenever the mobile station attempts to obtain a subsequent record for service with the private base station, the registration position number for the mobile station remains unchanged, assuming a certain minimum level of periodic use. During the process of providing subsequent service, the private base station always sends the visitor location register 30 of the private base station the same registration position number for a particular mobile station. Furthermore, it is compressible that the exchange of information for a new mobile station registration will be much more extensive when compared with its subsequent registration with the private base station. Now, with reference to Figure 5, a network cancellation process is shown in which a pre-established and existing record of a mobile station with a private base station is canceled or terminated. The network cancellation process begins when an authorized mobile station moves outside the coverage area of the private base station or the power of a mobile station is turned off. When the mobile station moves outside the coverage area of the private base station, the communication loss resulting from the mobile station is detected by the private base station. In addition, when the power of a mobile station is turned off, the mobile station performs a deactivation register. When either of these two events is carried out, the network cancellation process is executed by the private base station. Through this process, any call that is advanced by the landline number of the private base station for the mobile station is canceled. This network cancellation process is summarized below and also illustrated in Figure 5. 1. The mobile station performs a power suspension log. 2. The private base station establishes a modem call to the P-VLR. 3. The private base station performs an authentication task to satisfy the requirements of the P-VLR. 4. The P-VLR sends an ACK or NACK in response. 5. If a NACK response is received, the private base station cancels the additional transactions for this particular mobile station. The private base station can also be directed to deactivate or to attempt a subsequent authentication again. 6. If an ACK response is received, the private base station performs a network cancellation when sending the Mobile station ID and the mobile station ESN to cancel forward calls from telephone calls of the mobile station which has moved out of the coverage area or whose power has been turned off. 7. The P-VLR sends a mobile station inactivation signal to the HLR / VLR. 8. Subsequently, the HLR / VLR sends an ACK or a NACK to the P-VLR. 9. The P-VLR sends an ACK or NACK corresponding to the private base station. 10. After sending the ACK or NACK to the private base station, the modem call is terminated. The user of a mobile station may select to terminate communication with a private base station and re-enter his mobile station in the cellular system. A mobile station can exercise this option when, for example, the service at the private base station is not available because the single landline connection to the public switched telephone network is occupied by another mobile station communicating through of the shared private base station. A mobile station user can be reintroduced to the cellular system simply by, for example, pressing the cellular service button which executes a procedure in which the service with the private base station is terminated and the service is established with the company that provides the cellular service or the public cellular system. Once the cellular service is established with, for example, the cellular base station 13, shown in Figure 5, a network update is carried out by the initial point register 15 if the mobile station is located in the area of initial point coverage or by the visitor position recorder 16 if the mobile station is outside the initial point coverage area. Subsequently, the initial point position recorder 15 or the visitor position recorder 16 inform the visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station that the identified mobile station has returned to the cellular system. The visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station then stores the mobile station inactivation signal to effectively identify the mobile station and inactivate or cancel the calls that forward information. Once the landline between the private base station 20 and the public telephony switching network 14 is available, the network cancellation process described in Figure 5 is found by the private base station. Since the calls sent for the identified mobile station have already been canceled in the visitor location recorder 30 of the private base station, in this case, by the mobile station that is reintroduced to the cellular system, the execution of this process only confirms that the mobile station at that time is not active with the private base station 20. Next, with reference to Figure 6, a network process is shown which provides a call transaction flow entering for a registered mobile station with a private base station. All incoming calls for each of the mobile stations registered with the private base station will be sent to the landline number in the private base station. The call transaction flow is summarized below and with reference to Figure 6. 1. A call origin and the ID of the dialed mobile station are received from the public switched telephone network, and sent to the MSC. Alternatively, the MSC may receive the origin of the call and the ID of the dialed mobile station from a cellular base station 13 in the public cellular system. 2. The MSC sends a route request to the HLR of the mobile station (or to the VLR when the mobile station is a visiting station). 3. The HLR will forward the Route Request to the corresponding P-VLR, which contains the registration information for the mobile station. 4. The P-VLR returns the TLDN as well as the order of the registered position to the HLR (or to the VLR when the mobile station is a visiting station) as part of the route information. In this case, the order of the registered position is defined as a sub-address for the mobile station. 5. The HLR adds the ID of the mobile station and the ESN of the mobile station to the information sent, and returns the position request to the MSC which, in turn, forward this information to the PSTN. 6. The call is supplied by 1 PSTN ,. which can include the caller's ID, to the LLN, the sub-address contains the order of the registered position and is also sent together with the calling party's ID to the private base station. The private base fie station subsequently sends a search request to the mobile station along with the caller's ID. The mobile station searched is one which corresponds to the order of the registered position. Based on obtaining a registered position order for each of the mobile stations, the private base station is able to advantageously offer various intelligent features which are customized according to the needs of the user. For example, the calling party may have its name displayed on the mobile station for the convenience of the user in the mobile station.

The user of a registered mobile station with a separate memory space assigned to the private base station is provided to store a directory of telephone numbers with names associated respectively with the telephone numbers. Upon receiving a call coming from a particular mobile station (differentiated by the registered position order), the calling party has a number that matches one of the numbers stored in the directory and will have its name sent to the mobile station by the Private base station for its display, instead of the telephone number. The private base station is capable of providing a distinctive warning for a registered mobile station. The user of a registered mobile station may have, for example, a distinctive ringing sound (chosen from a group of ringing sounds) associated with a particular calling party stored in your directory. The distinctive stamp is described illustratively in U.S. Patent No. 4,995,075. When an incoming call is from a particular calling party, the private base station is able to alert the mobile station using the different ringing sound. The private base station is also capable of providing various additional advantageous functions based on obtaining a registered position order for each of the mobile stations. Features such as call blocking, incoming call delay, such as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,386,460 and a telephone answering function with personalized mailboxes can be easily provided. For blocking calls, the user has the choice to block an incoming call whose number matches one of the specified numbers stored in the directory. The call delay entering the private base station for each of the registered mobile station users is advantageously provided. And the private base station allows personalized greetings stored in a mailbox for each of the registered mobile stations. When an incoming call is addressed to a particular mobile station and the user of this station does not respond, this personalized greeting is played back to the calling party by the private base station. It is noted that in relation to this date, the best method known by the applicant to carry out the aforementioned invention is the conventional one for the manufacture of the objects to which it refers. Having described the invention as above, property is claimed as contained in the following:

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1. A private base station position recorder for communicating with a private base station, the private base station registers a plurality of portable stations to activate the portable stations to communicate through the private base station, the logger The private base station position is characterized in that it comprises: means for receiving a unique local address for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, the single local address being provided for each portable station registered with the private base station; and means for including sending information, for sending a call coming from a calling party to a private base station for an identified portable station, and means for attaching the unique local address to the information sent for the identified portable station.

2. The telephone system according to claim 1, characterized in that the local unique address is generated from a mobile station identification number contained in each mobile station.

3. The telephone system according to claim 1, characterized in that the local unique address is generated from an ordered position assigned by the private base station for each portable station registered with the private base station.

4. A private base station position recorder for communicating with a private base station, the private base station registers a plurality of portable stations to allow portable stations to communicate through the private base station, the position recorder of the private base station is characterized in that it comprises: means for receiving registration information from the private base station for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, and means for assigning ordered position information to the registration information for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, the ordered position information is indicative of their respective order in which each portable station is registered with the private base station.

5. The private base station position recorder according to claim 4, characterized in that it additionally includes means for providing ordered position information to the private base station for each of the plurality of portable stations.

6. The private base station position recorder according to claim. 5, characterized in that it additionally includes means for connecting both the private base station position recorder and the private base station to a telephone switch in the public switched telephone network.

7. The private base station position recorder according to claim 6, characterized in that it additionally includes means for sending a call coming from a calling party connected to a telephone switch, to the private base station for a portable station identified, and means for attaching ordered position information for the portable station identified to the information sent.

8. The private base station position register according to claim 7, characterized in that the sending means includes means for sending the incoming call to the private base station through the telephone switch.

9. The private base station position recorder according to claim 6, characterized in that it additionally includes means for sending a call entering from a calling party connected in a cellular telephone network to the private base station for a portable station identified, and means for attaching the ordered position information to the information sent for the identified portable station.

10. The private base station position recorder according to claim 9, characterized in that the sending means includes means for sending the incoming call to the private base station through the telephone switch.

11. The private base station position recorder according to claim 4, characterized in that the functions of the private base station position recorder are functionally integrated in a home or home point position recorder.

12. The private base station position recorder according to claim 4, characterized in that the functions of the private base station position recorder are functionally integrated in a visitor position recorder.

13. A private base station position recorder for communicating with a private base station, the private base station registers a plurality of portable stations to allow portable stations to communicate through the private base station, the position recorder The private base station is characterized in that it comprises: means for receiving registration information from the private base station for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations; and means for assigning ordered position information to the registration information for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, one has access to the position information ordered by the private base station upon receiving a call that enters over a telephone line.

14. The private base station position register according to claim 13, characterized in that the ordered position information is indicative of the respective order in which each portable station is registered with the private base station.

15. The private base station position recorder according to claim 14, characterized in that it additionally includes means for providing ordered position information to the private base station for each of the plurality of portable stations.

16. The private base station position recorder according to claim 15, characterized in that it includes means for connecting both the private base station and the private base station position recorder to a telephone switch in the public switched telephone network .

17. The private base station position recorder according to claim 16, characterized in that it additionally includes means for receiving a call coming from a calling party connected to the telephone switch and for sending the call to the private base station for an identified portable station, and means for attaching ordered position information to the information sent to the identified portable station.

18. The private base station position recorder according to claim 17, characterized in that the sending means includes means for sending the incoming call to the private base station through the telephone switch.

19. The private base station position recorder according to claim 16, characterized in that it additionally includes means for sending a call coming from a calling party connected in a cellular telephone network, to the private base station for a portable station identified, and means for attaching ordered position information to the information sent to the identified portable station.

20. The private base station position register according to claim 19, characterized in that the sending means includes means for sending the information entering the private base station through the telephone switch.

21. The private base station position recorder according to claim 20, characterized in that the wireless portable stations are configured for operation in a cellular telephone system.

22. One method of operation for a private base station position register to communicate with a private base station, the private base station registers a plurality of portable stations to allow portable stations to communicate through the base station, the method is characterized in that it includes the steps of: receiving registration information from the private base station for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations; and assigning ordered position information to the registration information for each of the plurality of wireless portable stations, the ordered position information is indicative of the respective order in which each portable station is registered with the private base station.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that it additionally includes the step of providing ordered position information from the private base station position recorder to the private base station for each of the plurality of portable stations.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that the proportion stage includes the step of connecting both the private base station position recorder and the private base station to the telephone switch in the public switched telephone network.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that it additionally includes the step of sending a call coming from a calling party connected to a telephone switch to the private base station for a portable station identified, and the step of appointing the position information ordered for the portable station identified to the information sent.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that the sending step includes the step of sending the incoming call to the private base station in the telephone switch.

27. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that it additionally includes the step of sending a call coming from a calling party connected in a cellular telephone network to the private base station for a identified portable station, and the stage of attaching ordered position information to send information to the identified portable station.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that the sending step includes the step of sending the incoming call to the private base station in the telephone switch.