EP0696146A2
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Intelligent terminal based selective call forwarding
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1995-07-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A telephone subscriber who wishes to forward calls placed to that subscriber from a selected set of calling parties identifies the current destination number to a service adjunct. The service adjunct, in turn, transmits the destination number to the intelligent terminals of preselected parties while those intelligent terminals are in an inactive (i.e. on-hook) mode, for storage in a local memory contained in those terminals. Thereafter, when the usual number of the telephone subscriber is "dialed" (e.g., entered on the keypad) at any one of the intelligent terminals, the stored destination number is retrieved and output to the telecommunications network in place of the usual number. The actual destination number is also displayed to the calling party who then has the option to let the call complete or disconnect to stop the call.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph Carlsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q3/00; H04Q3/0016; H04Q3/0029; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/54; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2022; H04M7/00; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/13282; H04Q2213/13515; H04Q2213/13527; H04Q2213/13541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for forwarding calls placed to a subscriber having a personal number, said calls being placed by selected calling parties using intelligent terminals, comprising the steps of storing information identifying (a) said personal number, (b) a forwarding number associated with said personal number, and (c) said intelligent terminals of selected calling parties, in a central processor, and transmitting said personal number and said forwarding number to said intelligent terminals of said selected parties while said intelligent terminals are in an inactive (i.e., on-hook) mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said intelligent terminals are arranged so that, when said personal number of said subscriber is dialed, said stored forwarding number is retrieved and output to the telecommunications network in place of said personal number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting said personal number and said forwarding number to said intelligent terminals via ISDN connections using X.25 packet data communications.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting said personal number and said forwarding number to said intelligent terminals via network SS7 facilities, which are mapped into Q.931 signaling messages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said transmitting step includes transmitting said personal number and said forwarding number to said intelligent terminals using analog signaling.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said central processor is located in the telecommunications network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said central processor is connected to the telecommunications network via an ISDN BRI connection.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said intelligent terminal is a wireless terminal and wherein said personal number and said forwarding number are transmitted to said wireless terminal via its control channel while said terminal is in an active but on-hook state.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for processing calls in an intelligent station so that calls to preselected numbers are forwarded to a destination number different from the usual number associated with said preselected numbers, said method comprising the steps of receiving, while said intelligent station is in an on-hook condition, information from a services adjunct identifying (a) a dialed number, and (b) an associated destination number to be used in place of said dialed number, storing said information in a memory in said intelligent station, when a number is dialed from said intelligent station, determining if said dialed number matches a stored dialed number, and if so, completing said call using said destination number in place of said dialed number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method defined in claim 9 further including the step of displaying said destination number prior to completing said call.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
91 words
Apparatus for forwarding calls placed to a subscriber having a personal number, said calls being placed by selected calling parties using intelligent terminals, comprising a services adjunct including a database for storing information identifying (a) said personal number, (b) a forwarding number associated with said personal number, and (c) said intelligent terminals of said selected calling parties, and means in said services adjunct for transmitting said personal number and said associated forwarding number to intelligent terminals of said selected parties while said intelligent terminals are in an inactive (i.e. on-hook) mode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said intelligent terminals include means arranged so that, when said personal number of said telephone subscriber is dialed, said associated forwarding number is retrieved and output to the telecommunications network in place of said personal number.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said transmitting means includes means for transmitting said personal number and said associated forwarding number to said intelligent terminals via ISDN connections using X.25 packet data communications.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said transmitting means includes means for transmitting said personal number and said associated forwarding number to said intelligent terminals via network SS7 facilities, as part of the Q.931 signaling messages.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said transmitting means includes means for transmitting said personal number and said associated forwarding number to said intelligent terminals using analog signaling.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
118 words
Apparatus for processing calls in an intelligent station so that calls to preselected numbers are forwarded to a destination number different from the usual number associated with said preselected numbers, said apparatus comprising means for receiving, while said intelligent station is in an on-hook condition, information from a services adjunct identifying (a) a dialed number, and (b) an associated destination number to be used in place of said dialed number, a memory for storing said information in said intelligent station, means for determining, when a number is dialed from said intelligent station, if said number matches a stored dialed number, and if so, means for completing said call using said destination number in place of said dialed number.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus defined in claim 16 further including means for displaying said destination number prior to completing said call.
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