Granted Patent B2

US 8,315,635 · App. 12/941,179 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A method for re-routing a call from a mobile station, the method comprising:

receiving, via a call server, an initiation message indicating that a mobile station has initiated a call to a non-local number;

after receiving the initiation message indicating that the mobile station has initiated the call to the non-local number, determining, via the call server, whether the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number;

after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is not to be re-routed to a local number, generating a continue message;

after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number, (a) generating, via the call server, a re-routing message and (b) storing, via the call server, data corresponding to the local number in association with (i) data corresponding to the non-local number and (ii) data corresponding to the mobile station based at least in part on the re-routing message;

receiving, via the call server, a request to establish a call session originating from the local number; and

after receiving, via the call server, the request to establish a call session originating from the local number, establishing a call session from the mobile station to the non-local number based at least in part on the stored data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the re-routing message comprises the local number.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising locking the local number from a pool of local numbers.

4. The method of claim 3 , after establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number, releasing the local number to the pool of local numbers.

5. The method of claim 3 , after a predetermined period of time elapsing, releasing the local number to the pool of local numbers.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing data corresponding to the non-local number in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number further comprises identifying data corresponding to the non-local number stored in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein (a) the call session is for a voice call and (b) the local number is local to the area in which the mobile station initiates the call.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

receiving a call record associated with the mobile station, wherein the call record indicates that the mobile station initiated the call to the local number; and

modifying the call record to indicate that the mobile station initiated the call to the non-local number.

10. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

receive an initiation message indicating that a mobile station has initiated a call to a non-local number;

after receiving the initiation message indicating that the mobile station has initiated the call to the non-local number, determine whether the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number;

after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is not to be re-routed to a local number, generate a continue message;

after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number, (a) generate a re-routing message and (b) store data corresponding to the local number in association with (i) data corresponding to the non-local number and (ii) data corresponding to the mobile station based at least in part on the re-routing message;

receive a request to establish a call session originating from the local number; and

after receiving the request to establish a call session originating from the local number, establishing a call session from the mobile station to the non-local number based at least in part on the stored data.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to lock the local number from a pool of local numbers.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to, after establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number, release the local number to the pool of local numbers.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to, after a predetermined period of time elapsing, release the local number to the pool of local numbers.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to store data corresponding to the non-local number in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number further comprises identifying data corresponding to the non-local number stored in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein (a) the call session is for a voice call and (b) the local number is local to the area in which the mobile station initiates the call.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive a call record associated with the mobile station, wherein the call record indicates that the mobile station initiated the call to the local number; and

modify the call record to indicate that the mobile station initiated the call to the non-local number.

18. A computer program product for re-routing a call from a mobile station via a call server executing the computer program product, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion configured to receive an initiation message indicating that a mobile station has initiated a call to a non-local number;

an executable portion configured to, after receiving the initiation message indicating that the mobile station has initiated the call to the non-local number, determine whether the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number;

an executable portion configured to, after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is not to be re-routed to a local number, generate a continue message;

an executable portion configured to, after a determination that the call from the mobile station to the non-local number is to be re-routed to a local number, (a) generate a re-routing message and (b) store data corresponding to the local number in association with (i) data corresponding to the non-local number and (ii) data corresponding to the mobile station based at least in part on the re-routing message;

an executable portion configured to receive a request to establish a call session originating from the local number; and

an executable portion configured to, after receiving the request to establish a call session originating from the local number, establish a call session from the mobile station to the non-local number based at least in part on the stored data.

19. The computer program product claim 18 further comprising an executable portion configured to lock the local number from a pool of local numbers.

20. The computer program product claim 19 further comprising an executable portion configured to, after establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number, release the local number to the pool of local numbers.

21. The computer program product claim 20 further comprising an executable portion configured to, release the local number to the pool of local numbers.

22. The computer program product claim 18 further comprising an executable portion configured to store data corresponding to the non-local number in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

23. The computer program product claim 22 , wherein establishing the call session from the mobile station to the non-local number further comprises identifying data corresponding to the non-local number stored in association with data corresponding to the mobile station.

24. The computer program product claim 23 , wherein (a) the call session is for a voice call and (b) the local number is local to the area in which the mobile station initiates the call.

25. The computer program product claim 22 further comprising an executable portion configured to:

receive a call record associated with the mobile station, wherein the call record indicates that the mobile station initiated the call to the local number; and

modify the call record to indicate that the mobile station initiated the call to the non-local number.

Assignments (9)