Method and system for providing mobility to enhanced call service features ...

USO07996036B1

United States Patent

(12) (10) Patent No.: US 7,996,036 B1 Chen et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Aug. 9, 2011 (54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING (56) References Cited MOBILITY TO ENHANCED CALL SERVICE FEATURES AT REMOTE LOCATIONS U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS _ _ , 5,742,596 A * 4/1998 B t t l. ................ .. 370/356 (75) IHVBHIOPSI Ylhslll CheI1,M1dd1eT°Wn>NJ (US); 5,841,854 A * 11/1998 S:lriIIIrT1:cl11er 61 A1. 379/265.11 Mark Jeffrey Foladare, East 6,014,377 A * 1/2()()() Gillespie ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, H 37()/351 Brunswick, N] (US); Kathleen C. 6,198,932 B1 * 3/2001 Nakanishi 455/450 Fgwlers W311, N] (US); Shelley B, 6,301,339 B1 * 10/2001 Staples et al. 379/93.01 Goldman, East Brunswick, N] (US); 613141303 B1 : 11/2001 PIPPPS ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ 455/555 Q-WMAN1 21232121221, 1;/222; 45;/321; (US); R°Y Phflil’ Web“ Bndgewalen 634343169 B1* 8/2002 Verreault 370/522 NJ (U3); Robert S- Westrlch, 6,453,035 B1* 9/2002 Psarras 61 3.1. .. 379/221.08 Middletown, NJ (US); Aleksandr 6,496,694 B1* 12/2002 Menon 61 A1. 455/426.2 Zelezniak, Matawan, N] (US) 6,542,475 B1 * 4/2003 Bala et al. 370/271 6,553,102 B1* 4/2003 Fogg et al. 379/88.25 (73) Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., 615601222 B1 : 5/2003 Pmlnds et 31 370/353 Atlanta, GA (US) 6,567,514 B2 5/2003 Fleischer et al. ....... .. 379/221.03 (Continued) ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Primary Examl~ner_pierre_LOuis Desir U.S.C. 154(b) by 1137 days. This patent is subject to a tenninal dis- (57) ABSTRACT 1 ' . C almer A system and method for providing PBX-like functionality at (21) App1_ NO; 11/641,161 a remote office location includes the capability of maintaining a network session with a mobile number associated with the (22) Filed: Dec. 19, 2006 remote worker once the worker terminates the remote office session. The system utilizes a remote office platform interRelated U-s- APPli¢ati°n Data posed between a data communications network and a con(63) Continuation of application Nd 10/833,479, filed on ventional PBX switch (located either at a ‘subscriber-based Apt 27’ 2004, new pat NO_ 7,174,139, which is a oifice location or within the communication network and continuation of application No. 09/805,292, filed on Shared by 9 Pumber of dlfferem 5ub5Cnber‘§)~ A Fffnotely Man 13, 2001’ new pat Nd 6,823,197 located 1I11%1V1d1;2llf(S11Cl1 a(s1 a telecohmmLger)d lolgs in ltlo the remote o ce p at orm an , once t e in ivi ua is aut enti(51) Int C]_ cated, a graphical user interface (GUI) emulating a PBX H04 W 4/00 (2()()9_()1) station set is enabled at the remote employee’s personal com(52) U.S. Cl. ................ .. 455/554.1; 455/554.2; 455/555; 1111191, the GU1111¢111<11118 9 field for 911117 ofthe user’s 111911119 379/219; 379/22001; 379/225; 379/4331 number. When theuser ends the session at the remote loca(58) Field 61 Classification Search .................. .. 379/69, 11°19 the P1a‘f°I‘m 1nV°keS a m°b111‘Y Pme“ YO malmaln a

communication session with the remote worker via the communication device associated with the mobile number.

9 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets

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