Examples disclosed herein involve receiving a request from a calling device to establish a communication session between a mobile device and the calling device, the mobile device assigned a virtual telephone number, retrieving location information corresponding to a location of the mobile device from a location register, and sending a redirect to a session border controller (SBC) to establish the communication session between the calling device and the mobile device based on the location information.

Examples disclosed herein involve receiving a request from a calling device to establish a communication session between a mobile device and the calling device, the mobile device assigned a virtual telephone number, retrieving location information corresponding to a location of the mobile device from a location register, and sending a redirect to a session border controller (SBC) to establish the communication session between the calling device and the mobile device based on the location information.

Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual messages.

Improved approaches for users of electronic devices to communicate with one another are disclosed. The electronic devices have audio and/or textual output capabilities. The improved approaches can enable users to communicate in different ways depending on device configuration, user preferences, prior history, etc. In one embodiment, the communication between users is achieved by short audio or textual messages.

A wireless communication network serves wireless user devices over a radio channel that is allocated into subchannels for wireless network slices. A wireless access node schedules resource blocks from the subchannels to the wireless user devices based on their wireless network slices. The wireless access node detects a subchannel has available resource blocks and other subchannels need the available resource blocks. The wireless access node schedules the available resource blocks to the wireless user devices that need the available resource blocks and that use a higher priority wireless network slice. The wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless user devices over the scheduled resource blocks and exchanges the user data with the wireless network slices. The wireless network slices exchanging at least some of the user data with external systems.

A wireless communication network serves wireless user devices over a radio channel that is allocated into subchannels for wireless network slices. A wireless access node schedules resource blocks from the subchannels to the wireless user devices based on their wireless network slices. The wireless access node detects a subchannel has available resource blocks and other subchannels need the available resource blocks. The wireless access node schedules the available resource blocks to the wireless user devices that need the available resource blocks and that use a higher priority wireless network slice. The wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless user devices over the scheduled resource blocks and exchanges the user data with the wireless network slices. The wireless network slices exchanging at least some of the user data with external systems.

Calls, e.g., voice calls (telephone calls) and video calls, made within a wireless communication network include a subject line that may or may not be included with an identification of the party making the call. Thus, when a user within the wireless communication network receives a call on a mobile device, prior to answering the call, a subject of the call is displayed to the user or audibly provided to the user. The subject of a call may be automatically provided to the user. In embodiments, a prompt may be required from the user in order to display or hear the subject of the incoming call.

Calls, e.g., voice calls (telephone calls) and video calls, made within a wireless communication network include a subject line that may or may not be included with an identification of the party making the call. Thus, when a user within the wireless communication network receives a call on a mobile device, prior to answering the call, a subject of the call is displayed to the user or audibly provided to the user. The subject of a call may be automatically provided to the user. In embodiments, a prompt may be required from the user in order to display or hear the subject of the incoming call.

A communication device for use in a system including a database storing a unique identifier and position information for every mobile communication terminal is provided with an acquisition unit that acquires, based on the unique identifier of a mobile communication terminal serving as a communication destination, the position information of the mobile communication terminal serving as the communication destination from the database, and acquires an IP address of a router accommodating the mobile communication terminal serving as the communication destination, based on the acquired position information, and a communication unit that transmits a packet having the IP address in a header.

Disclosed embodiments are directed an application program configured to run on a user's mobile device can allow voice-activated call pick-up to the user, without the user having to use his or her hands for picking up the call. For example, the application program can initially be trained to a user's voice command. When an incoming call is received at the mobile device, the user can pick up the call by issuing a voice command. In some embodiments, the application program can determine whether to allow voice-activated pick-up of calls based on data collected from multiple sensors associated with the vehicle, the mobile device, or a remote source.