Gogo LLC

Alcatel Lucent

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Paresh Kanabar

Premkumar Bangole

Tony LaMarca

Bryan Adrian Lauer

Kathy Wang

David S Benco

Patrick Jay Walsh

Pat Walsh

John C Nguyen

John C V Nguyen

Armando Arbe

Mark Alan McCormick

Terry Jacobson

Phillip Michael Sands

Huixian Song

Tony Lamarca

Techniques for facilitating data communications among electronic devices via various communication networks are provided. A first electronic device may be connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device may be connected to an on-board communications network of a vehicle. A first voice- or message-based content may be received from the first electronic device, for delivery to the second electronic device. A data center may transmit a corresponding forward communication to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link. The data center may also receive a return communication from the second electronic device via either the satellite communication link or a terrestrial communication link, and transmit corresponding content to the first electronic device.

Facilitating communications between on-board electronic devices and terrestrial devices

Embodiments are provided for processing voice communication requests intended for a destination electronic device connected to an on-board communications network. According to certain aspects, a server may receive a request for a routing number and provide the routing number to a service provider network. The server may also identify an identification of a destination electronic device included in a voice communication request, modify the voice communication request to indicate the identification of the destination electronic device, and transmit, to an on-board communications network for delivery to the destination electronic device, a communication according to the voice communication request that was modified.

Systems and methods for facilitating communications destined for a non-terrestrial network

Embodiments are provided for registering an electronic device of a subscriber for cellular-based communications. According to certain aspects, the cellular-based communications may be facilitated by a data center while the electronic device is not easily within range of a cellular network, such as when the electronic device is traveling on an aircraft. The registration includes associating a subscription identification of a cellular services plan with an identification of the electronic device, from which a registration server may create an account associated with the cellular-based communications. Further, the registration server may generate a digital certificate using the electronic device identification and issue the digital certificate to the electronic device.

Systems and methods for configuring an electronic device for cellular-based communications

Embodiments are provided for facilitating text- and voice-based communications that are destined for an electronic device connected to a non-terrestrial network. According to certain aspects, the electronic device can be previously registered with a data center and can have an active service or product with the data center. A data center receives a communication request that is intended for the electronic device. The data center examines the communication request to identify the electronic device, and modifies the communication request to indicate an identification of the electronic device. The data center transmits the modified communication request to an on-board communications network system for delivery to the destination device.

Embodiments are provided for notifying an electronic device connected to a non-terrestrial communication network of a voice-based communication request that is intended for the electronic device. According to certain aspects, a data center can receive the voice-based communication request that is initiated by an originating device. The data center can generate a text message that indicates the voice-based communication request and transmit the text message to the non-terrestrial communications network for delivery to the destination electronic device. The text message can identify the originating electronic device and enable the user of the destination electronic device to send an additional text message to the originating electronic device.

Systems and methods for notifying electronic devices of voice-based communication requests

Embodiments are provided for communicating with electronic devices traveling on an aircraft. According to certain aspects, a data center can examine registration data to identify a set of electronic devices that are traveling on a particular flight, and can retrieve relevant travel information associated with the set of electronic devices. In particular, the travel information may be general to the flight or may be related to a specific itinerary for one of the passengers. The data center may generate one or more text messages that are intended for one of more of the set of electronic devices. The data center may also transmit the text message(s) to an on-board network for delivery to the electronic device(s).

Systems and methods for communicating with non-terrestrial electronic devices

Embodiments are provided for processing a voice-based communication request intended for a destination electronic device that is connected to an on-board communications network. According to certain aspects, a data center can receive the voice-based communication request that is initiated by an originating device. The data center can determine that the destination electronic device is registered with the on-board communications network and generate an audio unavailable message that indicates the unavailability of the destination electronic device. Using a communication channel that is established with the originating electronic device, the data center transmits the audio unavailable message to the originating electronic device to inform its user that the voice call cannot be connected.

Systems and methods for facilitating voice-based communications

Embodiments are provided for facilitating text- and voice-based communications that originate from an electronic device connected to a non-terrestrial network. According to certain aspects, the electronic device can be previously registered with a data center and can have an active service or product with the data center. The electronic device initiates a communication request that is intended for a destination device. The data center examines the communication request to identify the electronic device, and modifies the communication request to indicate a subscription associated with the electronic device. The data center transmits the modified communication request to a service provider network for delivery to the destination device.

Systems and methods for facilitating communications originating from a non-terrestrial network

A method is provided for paging a mobile station () served by a wireless telecommunications network (A). The method includes: remembering a last known location of the mobile station (), and implementing a first paging strategy for the mobile station () within a first collection of cells () served by a first mobile switching center (). If a response to the first paging strategy is not received by the first mobile switching center (), then the method further includes: selecting one or more cells () served by a second mobile switching center () based upon the last known location of the mobile station (); identifying the selected cells () in an intersystem paging request; forwarding the intersystem paging request from the first mobile switching center () to the second mobile switching center (); and, in response to the second mobile switching center () receiving the intersystem paging request, paging the mobile station () in those cells () served by the second mobile switching center () which are identified in the intersystem paging request.

Neighboring cell paging at border mobile switching center

Embodiments are provided for registering an electronic device of a subscriber for cellular-based communications. According to certain aspects, the cellular-based communications may be facilitated by a data center while the electronic device is not easily within range of a cellular network, such as when the electronic device is traveling on an aircraft. A first, ground-based part of the registration includes creating an account for the electronic device that indicates an identification of the electronic device retrieved from a home network of the subscriber. A second, air-based part of the registration includes connecting to the electronic device via an on-board communications system and communicating with the home network to indicate that the location of the electronic device is known.

Systems and methods for two-part electronic device registration

A method in one application of maintaining a paging status associated with a communication device. The method also comprises paging the communication device based on the paging status. A system in one application comprising a communications controller configured to store a paging status that is associated with a communication device. The system further comprising a communications manager communicatively coupled to the communications controller. Also, at least one data store is communicatively coupled to the communications controller. The communications controller pages a communication device based on a paging status. The paging status is stored in one of the at least one data store.

Method and system for network support for optimized paging of communication devices

A method in one example has the steps of: notifying a calling mobile terminal that a called mobile terminal is not available to receive a call; and notifying the called mobile terminal that an unsuccessful call attempt was made to the called mobile terminal via a mobile terminated short message when one of the following occurs, the called mobile terminal completes a current call and the called mobile terminal powers on.

Using SMS to explicity notify called party when called party becomes available

The present invention provides a method for sending a message to a calling phone when a called phone aborts an incoming call request. A mobile unit receives a call request from a calling phone. The communication network determines that the mobile unit has aborted the call request during ringing. For example, the mobile unit may abort the call request by pressing a predetermined key, such as the &#x3c;END&#x3e; key, on the mobile unit. The communication network alerts the calling phone that the mobile unit aborted the call request during ringing. The network can play a message to the calling phone that the mobile unit has aborted the call request during ringing, and the message can include additional information, such as the expected length of time that the mobile unit will be unavailable or other predetermined messages.

Method for sending a message to a calling phone when called phone aborts an incoming call request

A method is provided for paging a mobile station () served by a wireless telecommunications network (A). The method includes: using a plurality of band-classes to selectively communicate with the mobile station (); remembering which one of the plurality of band-classes was last used to communicate with the mobile station (); and, selectively paging the mobile station () over the wireless telecommunications network (A) when the mobile station () is being sought, the paging covering at least the remembered band-class for the mobile station () being paged.

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Paresh Kanabar