| 摘要 |
<p>A system and method are disclosed for handling incoming telephone calls intended for a mobile telephone located within a predefined area, such as a building or compound. The system includes a plurality of base stations, each base station corresponding to a distinct sub-area within the predefined area and capable of communicating with the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is located within the respective sub-area. The system further includes a switching device for controlling communication with the mobile telephone. In addition, the switching device identifies the current sub-area in which mobile telephone is located, maintains a database indicating whether each sub-area is designated as a quiet area whereby incoming telephone calls to the mobile telephone are prohibited while the mobile telephone is located within the quiet area, and directs the incoming telephone call elsewhere upon an affirmative determination that the current sub-area is designated as a quiet area.</p> |
