Method of enabling a wireless device to make a network connection without using a network operator's home location register

摘要

A wireless device can initiate a network connection without using a network operator's home location register. The wireless device sends data to a server that defines a call request;;and the server decides on the appropriate routing over all available networks for that call request. But, unlike a conventional HLR, the server can receive communications from the device using any one of several different protocols, and is not limited to the MAP (mobile application part) protocol. For example, the wireless device can use SMS or HTTP over the internet to communicate with the server. The server then determines the appropriate least cost routing.

主权项

1. A method of enabling a wireless handheld cellular phone device, located in a region, to initiate a network connection without using a network operator's home location register that covers that region, comprising the steps of:
(a) the wireless handheld cellular phone device using a module that is responsible for contacting a server to communicate with the server over a wireless link, wherein the wireless handheld cellular phone device includes the module that is implemented as software and that is downloadable to the wireless handheld cellular phone device; (b) the wireless handheld cellular phone device using the module to send, over the wireless link, data to the server that defines a call request; (c) in response to the call request, a software application running on the server deciding on the appropriate routing to a 3rd party end-user for that call request without using the network operator's home or visitor location register.