Abstract:
A telecommunication system (10) provides calling party identification for an unidentified calling party (21) while the subscriber (26) is logged on to the Internet (24) on their subscriber lines (14 and 21). If a call is made to the subscriber's line (14) while the subscriber is logged onto the Internet (24) on the subscriber line (14), the SCP (16) determines whether the calling party (21) information is present. If the calling party (21) information is not present (either unavailable or blocked), the calling party (21) is prompted to record their name (or some sort of identification). The subscriber (26) can choose to have the recorded identification played on the subscriber's computer (26) via the Internet (24). After listening to the audible identification on the subscriber's computer (26), the subscriber (26) then can choose to reject the call, send the call to voicemail, terminate the Internet (24) connection and take the call, etc.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for routing a call from the calling party to a called party includes determining within an SCP whether the calling party is authorized to place calls to the called party as a part of setting up the call. In the described embodiment of the invention, the disclosed method is to be implemented as a subscriber feature. In one embodiment of the invention, the SCP merely examines the calling party number to determine whether it is authorized to make the call. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the calling party number is first mapped to a calling party name and then the calling party name is compared to a list of calling party names that are authorized to make the call. This embodiment is advantageous in that it allows for calling parties to aurally state their name into a telephone so that the SCP, with the help of the IVR, may determine what the calling party name is. This is helpful for those circumstances where an authorized calling party seeks to place a call to the called party from a phone other than his or her own. The invention further includes, in some embodiments, giving the calling party an option to pay a toll to have the call routed for those circumstances in which the calling party is not authorized to place calls to the called party. In one embodiment of the invention, the calling party is asked whether a toll charge can be charged to the calling party. In another embodiment, the calling party is asked to provide an authorization PIN.
Abstract:
A system and method to provide a busy signal to a communication without a terminating network element providing answer supervision and without the originating caller associated with the communication being charged for the communication. A communication that has been forwarded over an integrated services digital network (ISDN) interface connection from a central office to a terminating network element for further routing of the communication to a terminating unit is accepted at the terminating network element and an ISDN interface connection is made, but answer supervision with respect to the communication is not provided. Upon a determination that the terminating unit to which the communication would otherwise be forwarded is busy, the terminating network element provides an ISDN release complete message with respect to the communication to the central office. The ISDN release complete message instructs the central office to play a busy signal to the communication. The terminating network element also releases the ISDN interface connection to the communication. In response to receipt of the ISDN release complete message from the terminating network element, the central office plays a busy signal to the communication.
Abstract:
An intelligent peripheral (IP) (3) in a telecommunications network is operated under the control of a service control point (SCP) (5). Control messages conforming to a standard control protocol, which may be INAP - the Intelligent Network Application Protocol, are passed from the SCP to the IP which then executes a predetermined function. Some of the control messages include a field identifying the messages as relating to an additional function not provided for in the standard protocol. In response to such a message, the IP executes the relevant additional function instead of one of the standard functions.
Abstract:
A telecommunications system (10) receives a call back request through a separately maintained computer network, such as an X.25 based computer network (130), and initiates the actual call back toward the requesting subscriber using its own Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) telecommunications network (140). If the call back request fails, an X.25 packet containing an error code is transmitted back to the originating subscriber over the separately maintained computer network. An X.25 TCAP converter (110) is used as an interface card to allow X.25 packets to communicate freely with TCAP based telecommunications network.
Abstract:
A system and method for providing advanced voice services to subscribers of a telecommunications network are disclosed. The system comprises a local switch (31) connected to the telecommunications network (112) for providing two-way communication between the subscribers and the network. A database of subscriber services, which may be a virtual service switching point (ViSSP) (40), is connected to the local switch (31), and an intelligent peripheral (IP) (111) is connected to the database and the local switch. The IP processes voice information and dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) digits received from the switch in response to instructions from the database. The system retrieves subscriber services from the database utilizing a call-setup protocol such as the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) User Part (ISUP) call setup protocol, and provides the services to the switch. The system also retrieves the processed voice information and DTMF digits from the IP and provides the processed information and digits to the switch.
Abstract:
A development method and device of intelligence service for NGN. The method includes: a building intelligence service logic for NGN using a SIB which support SIP and a standard SIB which support a narrowband intelligence network; a service control function entity of NGN implements the intelligence service according to the intelligence service logic. The device includes: a standard SIB unit, an expand SIB unit, a logic creation unit, a logic run unit.
Abstract:
A telecommunication system (10) provides calling party identification for an unidentified calling party (21) while the subscriber (26) is logged on to the Internet (24) on their subscriber lines (14 and 21). If a call is made to the subscriber's line (14) while the subscriber is logged onto the Internet (24) on the subscriber line (14), the SCP (16) determines whether the calling party (21) information is present. If the calling party (21) information is not present (either unavailable or blocked), the calling party (21) is prompted to record their name (or some sort of identification). The subscriber (26) can choose to have the recorded identification played on the subscriber's computer (26) via the Internet (24). After listening to the audible identification on the subscriber's computer (26), the subscriber (26) then can choose to reject the call, send the call to voicemail, terminate the Internet (24) connection and take the call, etc.
Abstract:
An agent station for a call-in center has a telephone for an agent's use connected by a communication link with a computer workstation adpated for monitoring transaction and status for the telephone and calls received on the telephone. In a preferred embodiment the computer workstation is connected on a local area network (LAN) to a processor running and instance of a telephony server (T-Server) application, and the computer workstation reports telephone transaction and status data to the T-Server, which uses the data to effect call routing at a remote telephony switch. In some embodiments the computer workstations are personal computers (PCs) and the communication link between telephones and PCs is a PC-compatible serial data link.
Abstract:
In a telecommunication system, a subscriber station invokes a sponsored-call application service program when the subscriber station originates a call. Based upon certain criteria, service logic determines whether the call is sponsored or not. If sponsored, additional service logic utilizes the location of the call origination (i.e., location of the subscriber station) and/or other attributes of the subcriber station to select an announcement from a plurality of announcements for transmission to the subscriber station. After the announcement is transmitted (i.e., played), the subscriber station is connected to the call's desired destination. If not sponsored, the call is handled as a normal call.