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EP0608612A2
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Telephone call processing arrangement based on party services
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1993-12-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A telephone services functionality (250-1,--250-N) is disposed in a telecommunications network (200) to ensure that a telephone call is processed in accordance with the telephone services respectively subscribed to by the calling (e.g. S1) and called (e.g. S2) parties. In addition, the functionality retains control over the call so that it may respond to service requests entered by either the calling or called party at any point following establishment of the call connection. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Sarah T. Fischell
- 👤 Roberto Satuf Freire
- 👤 Warren R. Moe
- 👤 Gary A. Munson
- 👤 Teresa Lorraine Russell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/4228; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13512; H04Q2213/13547
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of processing a call between calling and called parties in a communications network formed from a plurality of network switches and providing a plurality of different communications services, said calling and called parties respectively subscribing to first and second ones of said communications services, said method comprising the steps of receiving said call and associated calling information, and CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of identifying, as a function of said calling information, first and second network service processors operative for respectively implementing said first and second services in said network and passing said calling information to said first and second processors, and controlling said call from said first and second processors jointly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving is FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY the step of receiving routing information determined as a result of said first and second processors communicating with one another and forwarding said call to another one of said switches identified as a function of said routing information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED in that said first and second processors jointly control said call until said call is terminated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of assigning control of said call to said first processor, and reassigning control of said call to said second processor if said first processor does not communicate with said second processor during the processing of said call.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY the steps of assigning initial control of said call to said first processor, and passing said control to said second processor after said call has been forwarded to said one of said switches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method set forth in claim 1 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said first service is a long distance service and said second service is a 900 service.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method set forth in claim 4 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED BY comprising the steps of responding to receipt of a respective telephone service request and passing said request to said controlling processor, and responding to receipt of an instruction from said controlling processor by performing a telephone service functionality indicative of said request.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2 FURTHER CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said first and second processors are the same processors.
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