Automatic/timed silencing of mobile phone from a network

Details Automatic/timed silencing of mobile phone from a network Automatic/timed silencing of mobile phone from a network

2007-07-24

2007-07-24

Tsang, Fan (Department: 2614)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Including personal numbering system

C455S456400, C455S528000, C455S567000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10435450

ABSTRACT:
A method and system provides automatic/timed silencing of a mobile phone by a telecommunications network. The method has the steps of: forming a schedule of silence at a mobile phone; sending the schedule of silence to a mobile switching center; storing the schedule of silence in a subscriber database in the mobile switching center; blocking at least incoming calls at the mobile switching center according to the stored schedule of silence, and sending a first message to the mobile phone that instructs the mobile phone to enter a silence mode; transmitting, according to the stored schedule of silence, a second message from the mobile switching center to the mobile phone that instructs the mobile phone to exit the silence mode, and ceasing to block at least the incoming calls to the mobile phone. The system implements the method.

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