Method and apparatus for over-the-air activation of neighborhood cordless services

摘要

A method for providing local cordless service comprises the steps of receiving subscriber neighborhood zone selection input so that a mobile telephone equipped subscriber may place or receive calls for a fixed rate, for example, per month without having to pay radio frequency air time charges any time they are located within their selected subscribed-to zones. If the subscribed-to zones are adjacent to one another and the mobile subscriber roans from one zone to another, the subscriber may continue their fee call uninterrupted and without paying air time charges. However, when the subscriber roans outside their subscribed-to zones they may be switched from the present local cordless services t conventional personal communications services and pay air time charges. However for an active call. No air-time charges are incurred as the user transitions between the cellular/DPCS environment and the local cordless service environment.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a local digital switch for providing a bearer channel line interface to an intelligent base station, wherein the local digital switch is further for providing a trunk-side interface to a network server platform and one of a public switched telecommunications system and a public cellular network, wherein the intelligent base station provides a local cordless-type service to a plurality of mobile stations, the intelligent base station comprising a controller for receiving radio frequency signals from the plurality of mobile stations, wherein the intelligent base station is assigned a wired network directory number, wherein the intelligent base station is in communication with the local digital switch; and the network server platform, wherein the network server platform comprises a pair of redundant work stations and an intelligent database containing subscriber profile information within a home neighborhood zone, wherein the subscriber profile information comprises subscriber profiles, subscribed calling features and calling preferences, wherein the network server platform is linked with other network server platforms for communication via an internet protocol based local cordless-type service intranet via a router, wherein the network server platform is in communication with the trunk-side interface.