Abstract:
An improved data transmission system (2) which transmits data at least partially over existing telephone system (10), the improvement comprising devices (4, 6) which, in addition to transmitting and receiving data and being actuated by a non-telephone signal, automatically complete a telephone communication with a predetermined computer (8). Once the device (4, 6) is connected to the computer, it receives information such as a particular telephone number which is used in the reception and/or transmission of data. The received information is preferably peculiar to the location of the device (4, 6) and can be used to appropriately program the device (4, 6) for carrying out a function in a manner specific to its location. The information specific to the location is determined in accordance with the telephone number of the telephone line connecting the device (4, 6) to the telephone system (10) as the computer (8) has the capability of Calling Number Identification.
Abstract:
A system for automatically handling incoming telephone calls including a circuit for receiving an incoming telephone call arriving at an incoming line, a circuit (18) for receiving telephony information about the incoming telephone call, a circuit for assigning one of a plurality of possible application programs to handle the call based upon the information, the circuit (38) for assigning including a call discrimination subsystem, at least one application program including queries for obtaining further information about the call, and a circuit for returning control to the call discrimination subsystem to reassign the call based upon the telephony information and the further information.
Abstract:
A method and system for routing phone calls from a caller (12) to a selected destination (10) based on voiceband (voice) and digital services (data) transport capabilities is disclosed. The selected destination (10) is one of a plurality of destinations identified by a common telephone number such as an 800 number. A plurality of discriminators common to both voice and data calls are associated with the phone call. An additional data rate discriminator is also associated for a data call corresponding to a requested data rate from the calling party (16). A database, such as a direct services dialing database (34), is accessed in response to receiving the common telephone number from the calling party (16) for obtaining a destination number for a voice call based on the common discriminators (11), and a separate destination number for a data call (10). The separate destination number for the data call is based on the common discriminators and the desired data rate. The call is completed by directing the call to the selected destination number (10).
Abstract:
A method and an arrangement for providing a nationwide dial-a-view service in which a caller desiring a given viewing selection dials an ''800'' dial-a-view number for ordering that selection through the telephone networking arrangement. The arrangement includes local (109) and toll switching offices (113, 102) for accessing a centralized database system (101) for providing routing instructions advantageously to network services equipment (103) which acknowledges the request and processes the request to cable televison distribution equipment (146). The dialed ''800'' number is recognized as a dial-a-view request, and the database system provides the originating toll office (102) with routing instructions for sending the request to the network service equipment. Automatic number identification of the caller is requested from the originating toll office and forwarded along with requisted programming to the vendor equipment (104). The vendor equipment supplies the requested programming to the calling customer via an addressable decoder (106) at the calling customer's televison (105). The vendor equipment also perform customer order entilement verification prior to supplying the calling customer with the requested programming.
Abstract:
A telecommunication system (10) of the invention can include two Telecommunications Service Portal (TSP) nodes (12a, 12b) which are in communication with each other and with a CSX switch (14) to provide a convergent multimedia services environment. In conjunction with the CSX, the TSP (12a, 12b) offers class 5 and class 4 voice band services. These services can satisfy, for example, the needs for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). When coupled with other network elements, intelligent peripherals, and subscriber premise equipment, the TSP offers a solution to the demand for convergent multimedia services environments.
Abstract:
A fraud detection system is disclosed for telephone PBX calls. The system includes a fraud data server for buffering the call detail records relating to inbound 800 number calls and outbound international calls. A threshold manager is connected at its input to an output of the fraud data server for detecting numerical counts exceeding preselected threshold values, in predetermined fields of the call detail records, and generates an alarm. The output of the threshold manager is connected to an input of the fraud data server for buffering the alarm incident to respective call detail records. A computer workstation is connected to the fraud data server for receiving packets of call detail records relating to alarm data, in a filtered preselected format. The workstation includes a monitor for displaying the alarm data on a graphical interface.
Abstract:
In a telephone network, customized advanced intelligent network (AIN) services are provided to standard IN/1 "800" service customers. An IN/1 service switching point (IN/1 SSP) (130) receives a call directed to the standard IN/1 "800" service customer (112), and generates an "800" query to an "800" services data base (156). An "800" service control point ("800" SCP) (150) generates an "800" response containing a carrier identification code, and the IN/1 SSP routes the call via a trunk group designated by the carrier identification code. An AIN-equipped service switching point (AIN SSP) (126) then generates an AIN query to an AIN service data base (174). In response, an AIN-equipped service control point (AIN.SCP) (170) executes AIN service records corresponding to the standar IN/1 "800" service customer to generate an AIN response containing call processing instructions. The AIN SSP (126) then uses the call processing instructions to complete the call.
Abstract:
A call processing system (220) that is configured to communicate with a plurality of remote processors (221, 222, 223), wherein the call processing system (220) comprises a routing system (211) configured to receive signaling for a call wherein the signaling indicates a called number including an international country code, and a processing system configured to process the international code to select one of the remote processors (223) from the plurality of remote processors (221, 222, 223). The processing system is further configured to transfer a remote processor query to the one remote processor (223) and process a remote processor response from the one remote processor (223) to transfer a routing instruction for the call to the routing system (211).
Abstract:
An automated freephone (or toll free) telephone system allows a subscriber (S) to request a freephone number, by dialling into a telephony server (23) and being allocated, or choosing, a freephone number. Access to that freephone number may be restricted by the subscriber to just certain telephone numbers and/or area codes. Subsequently, when another subscriber rings the allocated freephone number, the telephony server (23) routes the call to the subscriber's number, assuming that the other subscriber is on the restricted list, if applicable. The telephony server (23) arranges for the call charges of the freephone call to be billed to the subscriber (S).
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described for processing a wireless call signal in which a bill-receiving party different from the calling party is billed for wireless air time charges associated with a received wireless call signal. A translator is disclosed for incorporating a called party destination code into the received wireless call signal when the received wireless call signal has a preselected routing code. A processor is also disclosed for routing the call signal to the translator when the received wireless call signal has the preselected routing code. The translator and processor are preferably configured to translate wireless call signals encoded according to the signaling system 7 common channel signaling protocol.