摘要:
A method of identifying fraud in a telecommunications system, the method including receiving data related to a current call placed from an originating ANI to a terminating ANI, where the received data includes the terminating ANI and a billing number used to place the call. Billing numbers for prior calls to the terminating ANI, if any, and corresponding indicia of the times of the calls are retrieved. A determination is made of whether the number of billing numbers used for the current and prior calls to the terminating ANI over a prior period of time falling within a time interval satisfies a threshold. If the threshold is satisfied, a fraud alert is generated.
摘要:
A private branch exchange (PBX) (118) system that routes calls within a packet-switching network (106). Login information is received from a data device (102). The login information includes an alias identifying a user at the data device (102) and a network address identifying the location of the data device (102) on the packet-switching network (106). The virtual private branch exchange system associates the user's PBX (118) extension with the network address and routes calls to the user's PBX (118) extension to the data device (102) on the basis of the network address of the data device (102).
摘要:
A call intercept process (CIP) for calling card calls originating from an international country (102) and terminating at an international high fraud country. When a call is placed via a calling card and terminates to a high fraud terminating location, the call is first screened against a database (120) to determine if the termination is in fact, a high fraud country. Regardless of whether this screening is implemented, the call is routed to a first level operator in order to verify the billing account information (130) of the caller as an authorized user. This verification is based on customer and business name, address, zip code, and phone number. If the caller passes verification, a CIP process automatically overrides the calling card from any future Intercepts (135). If caller fails account verification, the CIP process automatically places the card in a 'LOCKED STATUS MODE' (145).
摘要:
System and method for facilitating intelligent network call processing using a centralized call context database. The system and method include and involve a call context database (102) and an intelligent telecommunications network (100) that is coupled to the call context database (102). The network (100) includes and involves an access network element (110, 112, 116, 118) capable of receiving a call, generating first call context data and a network call identifier related to the call, storing the call context data and the network call identifier in the call context database, transmitting the network call identifier, and processing the call. The network (100) further includes and involves a plurality of network elements (104, 106, 108, 114) that are coupled to the call context database (102) and the access network element (110, 112, 116, 118). Each network element is capable of receiving the call and/or data related to the call and the network call identifier from the network access element, generating second call context data in the call context database, transmitting the network call identifier to another network element, retrieving call context data based on the network call identifier, and processing the call based on the call context data retrieved from the call context database (102).
摘要:
This invention relates to the field of IP telephony. More particularly, this invention is a method for handling the signaling related to the storing and forwarding of voice and video messages in an IP based network. With reference to Fig. 1, this invention is a method for signaling an IMS (25) on an IP based network (17) to perform an action on a message, where the action is either a deposit of the message or the retrieval of a previously deposited message, including the steps of sending an SIP INVITE request from a network server (23) to the IMS (25) indicating the desired action; receiving a corresponding SIP message from the IMS (25) agreeing to participate in the desired action; and sending an SIP acknowledge message from the network server (23) to the IMS (25) confirming receipt of the corresponding SIP message; and performing the desired action.
摘要:
A system and method for providing an addition to the Session Initiation Protocol is disclosed. The addition is a new field header, preferably entitled "Feature", that is added to the REGISTER message. This field would contain control information for various feature services, like the Do Not Disturb feature and other services provided by traditional PBX systems.
摘要:
A self-healing optical network carrying traffic between first and second optical linear terminals (NODE A, NODE B, NODE C, NODE D). The self-healing optical network including first, second, and third optical switching units (210, 216, 226, 232), first, second, and third spare optical channels (214, 220, 222, 228), and a working optical channel (212, 218, 224, 230). The first, second, and third optical switching units are coupled in a ring configuration using said first, second, and third spare optical channels. The first and second optical switching units are coupled by the first spare optical channel and by the working optical channel. The first and second optical switching units each direct the traffic between the first and second optical linear terminals along the working optical channel or along the second and third spare optical channels in the event the working optical channel is not available.
摘要:
An Early Payment Discount (EPD) mechanism that enables customers to automatically receive an early payment discount for paying their invoice electronically, e.g., via electronic funds transfer (EFT), through an e-Billing system within a designated number of days from on-line invoice post date.
摘要:
A method is disclosed for connecting a customer representative to a customer switch within a telecommunications network having a plurality of switch domains, each switch domain including a plurality of switches each having a corresponding switch name. At least one of the switches is a gateway switch. The method includes receiving a switch name corresponding to a selected customer switch and displaying a listing of switches residing within a first one of the switch domains. A determination is then made on whether the received switch resides in a first switch domain. A list of gateway switches residing within the selected switch domain is also provided. And from this list a gateway switch is selected in accordance with its availability. A connection is thereafter made via the gateway switch to the received switch. If the received switch is determined not to be resident in the displayed switch listing, a further listing of switches of another switch domain is displayed. A determination is next made on whether the received switch resides within the now displayed switch domain. This process is repeated until a match is made or until it is determined that the received switch is not resident in any of the switch domains.
摘要:
A method (fig.2) and related apparatus for delivering a message from a calling party at a calling station to a called party at a called station. In response to an unsuccessful attempt to communicate from the calling station to the called station (step 32), the messaging system stores a message from the calling station (step 32). The messaging system attempts deliver the message to the called station by initiating a communication from the messaging system to the called station (step 38). In response to successful delivery of the message, the messaging system notifies the calling party that the message to the called station was successfully delivered.