(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLL5HED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
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`(43) International Publication Date
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`(10) International Publication Number
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`(51) International Patent Classification:
`H04M 3/42 (2006.01)
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`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT/EP20 I 0/0033 78
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`(25) Filing Language:
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`4 Jm1e 2010 (04.06.2010)
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`(30) Priority Data:
`10 2009 023 927.8 4 June 2009 (04.06.2009)
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`(71) Appllcant (for all designated States except US):
`DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG [DE/DE]; Friedrich(cid:173)
`Ebert-Allee 140, 53113 8 01111 (DE).
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`Inventors; and
`Inventors/Applicants (for US only): PRIKOWITSCH,
`Florian [AT/AT]; Neusiedlzeile 52, A-2304 Orth/Donau
`(AT). VANENTIN, Sascha [AT/AT]; Dostgasse 5-7,
`AT-1140 Wien (AT).
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`Agent: COHAUSZ DA WIDOWICZ HANNIG &
`SOZIEN; Schtunannstrasse 97-99, 40237 Otisseldorf
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`kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM,
`AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ,
`CA,CH,CL,CN,CO,CR, CU,CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO,
`DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT,
`HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP,
`KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD,
`ME, MG, MK, MN, :MW, MX, :MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI,
`NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD,
`SE, SO, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR,
`TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW.
`(84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicaied, for every
`kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH,
`GM, KE, LR, LS, M\\', MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG,
`ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ,
`TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK,
`EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, lS, lT, LT, LU,
`L V, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK,
`SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ,
`GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)
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`Declarations under Rule 4.17:
`as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of
`the earlier application (Rule 4. 17(iii))
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`(54) Title: :METHOD FOR CALL CONTROL WHEN SETTING UP A COMMUNICATION LINK
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`(57) Abstract.: The inventions relates to a method for
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`The invention relates to a method for call control when setting up a
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`Such methods for call control when setting up a communication link are known.
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`The object of the invention is therefore to develop a method for call control
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`define actions resulting therefrom in order to be able to react to any reported
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`call statuses as desired and to be able to act.
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`The invention achieves this object by means of a method according to claim 1.
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`Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.
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`A particular advantage of the method for call control when setting up a
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`the status is used to evaluate the network, is that an application reported back
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`By means of the invention a method can be performed, including interfaces
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`therefore, enabling the A subscriber, i.e. the caller himself, to individualize
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`outgoing actions, such as calls, short messages (SMS), multimedia messages
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`network is the call status and/or the login status of the called terminal device,
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`By way of example, the call status may be the message that the call is outgoing.
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`The term current status therefore covers individual or a plurality of relevant
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`the greatest possible breadth of application. In particular, the method can also
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`an appropriate application for executing the method. In this case, the call control
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`If the application by means of which the method is executed and/or controlled is
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`i.e. the A subscriber, to log on to and/or register on a server associated with. the
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`The application associated with the A subscriber terminal device therefore
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`or use of the application itself does not necessarily require logon. Provision may
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`The A subscriber application (on the terminal device of the A subscriber) is
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`The subscription/application server is the network interface to the A subscriber
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`figure 1 shows obtainment and installation of the application by means of a
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`figure 2 shows logon and registration of the A subscriber (caller) via a network
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`figure 3 shows logon and registration of the A subscriber (caller) on the server
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`figure 4 shows an application example of the call control.
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`Figure 2 shows the logon via a network interface, wherein the application is
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`The customer/A subscriber wishes to install the required application on his own
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`Following transmission of the OK/not OK information 26 to the server 20, the A
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`the service operator. The check is performed by means of a query 42 by the
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