US 7,496,372 B1
Accessing numbers outside a closed user group in a mobile communication system
Soili Haapala, Espoo (Finland); and Lauri Lahtinen, Espoo (Finland)
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland)
Appl. No. 10/296,004
PCT Filed May 31, 2000, PCT No. PCT/EP00/05002
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 22, 2003,
PCT Pub. No. WO01/93609, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 06, 2001.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—518  [455/519; 455/565] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
storing a table of special identifications, wherein the table of special identifications is valid for a group of subscribers in a closed user group of a communication system, the closed user group comprising a plurality of subscribers, the special identifications corresponding to entities outside the closed user group with whom connection access is allowed;
receiving a request for a connection between a first entity and a second entity, the first entity being one of the group of subscribers of the closed user group;
a) checking whether the connection is within the closed user group;
b) checking whether the connection is allowed if it crosses the border of the closed user group;
c) checking whether the second entity corresponds to the table of special identifications listing entities outside the closed user group with whom connection access is allowed; and
giving connection access if at least one of the conditions a, b and c is true; and
rejecting connection access if each of conditions a, b and c is false.