Call interception at a base station

摘要

A base station, for communication with a portable communication device and for connection to a communication network, able to receive a number from a portable communication device, and able to select from among the following possibilities as a function of the value of the number, the possibility to establish a call or data transmission to a communication network if the number does not correspond to a predetermined code; else if the number corresponds to a predetermined code, the possibility to activate a function at the base station, or to establish a new configuration for the base station, or to query on information on the base station. Also described is a related communication method.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first wireless link configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable communication device; a second wireless link configured to connect to an external communication network; a memory; at least one processor to: detect, via said first wireless link, a dialed number from said portable communication device; identify whether said dialed number corresponds to a predetermined number stored in the memory; change a configuration of said apparatus, said configuration being associated with the predetermined number, when the dialed number corresponds to said predetermined number, such that a behavior of the apparatus corresponding to the configuration is changed; and set up a call or data transmission over the external communication network using said second wireless link, when said dialed number does not correspond to said predetermined number stored in said memory.