AUTOMATIC AND SUSTAINED ASSOCIATION OF USERS WITH COMMUNICATIONS PATHS.

摘要

IN A NETWORK (FIG. 1) OF INTERCONNECTED WIRELESS NETWORKS (NODEUIM) AND WIRED TELEPHONE NETWORKS (PSTN, PBX), THERE IS PROVIDED A MECHANISM FOR SUSTAINED ASSOCIATION OF USERS WITH COMMUNICATIONS PATHS. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY UPON AN ATTEMPTED USE OF AN UNASSOCIATED TELEPHONE, IDENTIFYING ONESELF TO THE NETWORK (VIA THE WIRELESS NETWORK) AND ACTIVATING ONE''S TELEPHONE LINE (PAIR 1.2.3... N) BY KEYING ONE''S OWN TELEPHONE NUMBER (12345, 12346 OR 12347) THROUGH THE TELEPHONE KEYPAD, LOCATING HIS TELEPHONE LINE (12345, 12346 OR 12347) BY MONITORING UNASSOCIATED LINES (PAIR 1.2.3 ... N) FOR ACTIVITY, AND THE ONE SO IDENTIFIED RECEIVING A SUSTAINING ASSOCIATION (FOR MORE THAN A FEW COMMUNICATIONS) WITH THE TELEPHONE LINE (PAIR 1,2,3 ... N AND UIM) SO LOCATED.(FIG.)