Method for redirecting a call to at least one message deposit server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10075594-B2
Application number	US-201514882280-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	Oct 23, 2014
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for redirecting a call to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as the “forwarding field”, the method being such that it includes the steps of: assigning to the forwarding field of the first signaling message a first value greater than or equal to a threshold, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network; transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal; and upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message, assigning to the forwarding field of a second signaling message a second value less than the threshold; and transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen deposit server. The invention also relates to a server and a terminal comprising a device suitable for implementing the method according to the invention.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for redirecting a call in a telecommunication network to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as a “forwarding field”, the method comprising:
avoiding forwarding of the call to a first message deposit server by assigning to the forwarding field of the first signaling message a first value greater than or equal to a threshold, regardless a current value of the forwarding field, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network;
transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal;

upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message:
assigning to a forwarding field of a second signaling message a second value less than the threshold; and
transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen message deposit server.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the message indicating a failure to set up the call in response to the first signaling message contains an indication relating to a cause of the failure and in that the at least one deposit server to which the second signaling message is transmitted is chosen according to the cause of the failure.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method additionally includes, when the message indicating the failure to set up the call with the second terminal contains an indication according to which the call is set up with a message deposit server associated with the second terminal, transmitting a message for canceling the call intended for the message deposit server associated with the second terminal.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method additionally includes, when the message indicating the failure to set up the call with the second terminal contains an indication according to which the call is set up with a message deposit server associated with the second terminal, transmitting a message for canceling the call intended for the message deposit server associated with the second terminal.

5. A device for redirecting a call in a telecommunication network to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as a “forwarding field”, the device comprising:
a counter suitable for avoiding forwarding of the call to a first message deposit server by assigning a first value greater than or equal to a threshold to the forwarding field of the first signaling message, regardless a current value of the forwarding field, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network;
a communication module suitable for transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal;
upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message, the counter and the communication module being operated in order to:
assign a second value less than the threshold to a forwarding field of a second signaling message; and
transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen message deposit server.

6. A terminal including a redirection device for redirecting a call in a telecommunication network to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as a “forwarding field”, the device being characterized in that it includes:
a counter suitable for avoiding forwarding of the call to a first message deposit server by assigning a first value greater than or equal to a threshold to the forwarding field of the first signaling message, regardless a current value of the forwarding field, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network;
a communication module suitable for transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal;
upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message, the counter and the communication module being operated in order to:
assign a second value less than the threshold to a forwarding field of a second signaling message; and
transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen message deposit server.

7. A server including a redirection device for redirecting a call in a telecommunication network to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as a “forwarding field”, the device being characterized in that it includes:
a counter suitable for avoiding forwarding of the call to a first message deposit server by assigning a first value greater than or equal to a threshold to the forwarding field of the first signaling message, regardless a current value of the forwarding field, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network;
a communication module suitable for transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal;
upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message, the counter and the communication module being operated in order to:
assign a second value less than the threshold to a forwarding field of a second signaling message; and
transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen message deposit server.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable recording readable by a computer on which there is recorded a computer program comprising instructions for executing a method for redirecting a call in a telecommunication network to at least one message deposit server chosen beforehand, when a call being set up is being transferred from a first terminal to a second terminal, the transfer being carried out by means of a first signaling message containing a value representative of a number of transfers of the call, referred to as a “forwarding field”, the method being characterized in that it includes the following steps:
avoiding forwarding of the call to a first message deposit server by assigning to the forwarding field of the first signaling message a first value greater than or equal to a threshold, regardless a current value of the forwarding field, the threshold corresponding to a value starting from which the transfer of a call is not allowed by the network;
transmitting the first signaling message to the second terminal;

upon receiving a message indicating a failure to set up the call with the second terminal in response to the first signaling message:
assigning to a forwarding field of a second signaling message a second value less than the threshold; and
transmitting the second signaling message to the at least one chosen message deposit server.

Assignees

• Orange

Inventors

• Moncomble Ghislain
• Bouvet Bertrand

Classifications

• H04M2201/12

  Counting circuits · CPC title

• H04M3/53325 Primary

  Interconnection arrangements between voice mail systems · CPC title

• H04Q2213/13282

  Call forward, follow-me, call diversion · CPC title

• H04M3/53308 Primary

  Message originator indirectly connected to the message centre, e.g. after detection of busy or absent state of a called party · CPC title

• H04M3/545

  with loop avoiding arrangements · CPC title