Terry Lee Parker

US Patent:

49583689, Sep 18, 1990

Filed:

Oct 31, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/265183

Inventors:

Terry S. Parker - Spring TX

Assignee:

GTE Mobilnet Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04M 157

US Classification:

379 91

Abstract:

A Customer Activation System, including a method and apparatus, for expeditiously providing a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) customer access to CMR service. The system includes a regional processor programmed to: accept information identifying the CMR customer; obtain a credit check of the CMR customer; assign a telephone number to the CMR customer; and insert and activate the telephone number in a cellular switch.

US Patent:

49013408, Feb 13, 1990

Filed:

Sep 19, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/246582

Inventors:

Terry S. Parker - Spring TX
Harold G. Saroka - Winfield TX
Harold E. Horton - San Ramon TX
Edward L. Didion - Spring TX
Elmer Lyle - Spring TX
Randall L. Crouse - Spring TX

Assignee:

GTE Mobilnet Incorporated - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04Q 704

US Classification:

379 60

Abstract:

A technique for enabling a peregrinating Cellular Mobile Radiotelephone (CMR) subscriber to automatically receive, in a foreign service area (that is, an area outside his home service area), calls placed to his MID at his home service area. A roaming processor is coupled through a cable or LAN to a switch associated with a foreign MTSO and is coupled, preferably through a private data network, to a switch associated with the subscriber's home MTSO. Within the roaming processor resides a program that detects the reception at the foreign switch of a predetermined code indicating that calls placed to the roamer's home MID are to be forwarded to the foreign MTSO. Subsequent to the "validation" of the roamer and to the performance of certain software housekeeping tasks, the roamer is assigned a Temporary Directory Number (TDN) for use in the remote service area. The FMR processor then commands the subscriber's home MTSO switch to forward calls, placed to the subscriber's MID at the home MTSO, to the TDN. Calls are subsequently forwarded, via the PSTN, from the subscriber's home MTSO to the foreign MTSO.