Interexchange carrier automatic route selection system

Claim 1

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means interactive with the users for creating data base records of user selected interexchange carrier resources and for encoding said user created data base records into telephone switch code messages enabling the telephone switches to selectively interconnect the user lines with ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with the user created data base records.

Claim 2

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means interactive with the users for creating data base records of user selected interexchange carrier resources and for encoding said user created data base records into telephone switch code messages enabling the telephone switches to selectively interconnect the user lines with ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with the user created data base records.

Claim 7

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means for generating a data base defining ones of the multiple interexchange carrier resources available for use by a user, means interactive with the user for constructing data base records of ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said generated data base, means for encoding said user constructed data base records into telephone switch code messages and transmitting said encoded messages to one of the telephone switches interconnected with the user lines, and means enabled by said telephone switch code messages for selectively interconnecting the user lines with interexchange carrier routes defined by said user constructed data base records of the interexchange carrier resources.

Claim 8

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means for generating a data base defining ones of the multiple interexchange carrier resources available for use by a user, means interactive with the user for constructing data base records of ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said generated data base, means for encoding said user constructed data base records into telephone switch code messages and transmitting said encoded messages to one of the telephone switches interconnected with the user lines, and means enabled by said telephone switch code messages for selectively interconnecting the user lines with interexchange carrier routes defined by said user constructed data base records of the interexchange carrier resources.

Claim 13

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means for establishing a user data base, means for compiling a list of interexchange carrier resources available for use by the user in said established user data base, means for determining switch code languages used in controlling the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines with said compiled interexchange carrier resources and filing said determined switch code languages in said established user data base, means for activating said established user data base file at a time selected by the user, means interactive with the user for constructing data base records of routes comprising ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said compiled data base list, means for displaying said user constructed data base record of interexchange carrier routes, means for enabling the user to modify each of said displayed user constructed data base route records, means for user designating date and time of activation of each said data base route record, means for searching said user data base to locate activated ones of said user constructed data base route records, means for assembling ones of said determined switch code languages into encoded telephone switch messages required to control the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines to ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with each activated data base route record, means for transmitting said assembling telephone switch messages to the telephone switches, and means enabled by said transmitted telephone switch messages and responsive to user dialed digits for selecting ones of the interexchange carrier routes to interconnect the user lines therewith in accordance with said user designated date and time and in the order set forth in each activated data base route record.

Claim 14

A system for enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising means for establishing a user data base, means for compiling a list of interexchange carrier resources available for use by the user in said established user data base, means for determining switch code languages used in controlling the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines with said compiled interexchange carrier resources and filing said determined switch code languages in said established user data base, means for activating said established user data base file at a time selected by the user, means interactive with the user for constructing data base records of routes comprising ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said compiled data base list, means for displaying said user constructed data base record of interexchange carrier routes, means for enabling the user to modify each of said displayed user constructed data base route records, means for user designating date and time of activation of each said data base route record, means for searching said user data base to locate activated ones of said user constructed data base route records, means for assembling ones of said determined switch code languages into encoded telephone switch messages required to control the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines to ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with each activated data base route record, means for transmitting said assembling telephone switch messages to the telephone switches, and means enabled by said transmitted telephone switch messages and responsive to user dialed digits for selecting ones of the interexchange carrier routes to interconnect the user lines therewith in accordance with said user designated date and time and in the order set forth in each activated data base route record.

Claim 15

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of creating data base records of user selected interexchange carrier resources, and encoding said user created data base records into telephone switch messages enabling the telephone switches to selectively interconnect the user lines with ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with the user created data base records.

Claim 16

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of creating data base records of user selected interexchange carrier resources, and encoding said user created data base records into telephone switch messages enabling the telephone switches to selectively interconnect the user lines with ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with the user created data base records.

Claim 21

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of generating a data base defining ones of the multiple interexchange carrier resources available for use by a user, constructing data base records by the user of ones of the defined interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said generated data base, encoding said user constructed data base records into telephone switch code messages and transmitting said encoded messages to ones of the telephone switches interconnected with the user lines, and selectively interconnecting the user lines with interexchange carrier routes defined by said user constructed data base records of interexchange carrier resources.

Claim 22

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of generating a data base defining ones of the multiple interexchange carrier resources available for use by a user, constructing data base records by the user of ones of the defined interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said generated data base, encoding said user constructed data base records into telephone switch code messages and transmitting said encoded messages to ones of the telephone switches interconnected with the user lines, and selectively interconnecting the user lines with interexchange carrier routes defined by said user constructed data base records of interexchange carrier resources.

Claim 27

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of establishing a user data base, compiling a list of the interexchange carrier resources available for use by the user in said established data base, determining switch code languages used in controlling the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines with said compiled interexchange carrier resources and filing said determined switch code languages in said established user data base, activating said established user data base at a predetermined time specified by the user, constructing data base records interactive with the user of routes comprising ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said compiled user data base, displaying said user constructed data base route records, enabling the user to modify each of said displayed user constructed data base route records, designating a date and time by the user of an activation of each said user constructed data base route record, searching said compiled user data base to locate activated ones of said user constructed data base route records, assembling ones of said determined switch code languages into encoded telephone switch messages required to control the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines to ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with each activated data base route record, transmitting said assembled telephone switch messages to the telephone switches, and selecting ones of the interexchange carrier routes in response to said transmitted telephone switch messages and user dialed digits to interconnect the user lines therewith in accordance with said user designated date and time and in the order set forth in each activated data base route record.

Claim 28

A method of enabling users to select multiple interexchange carrier resources serving telephone switches interconnected with user lines comprising the steps of establishing a user data base, compiling a list of the interexchange carrier resources available for use by the user in said established data base, determining switch code languages used in controlling the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines with said compiled interexchange carrier resources and filing said determined switch code languages in said established user data base, activating said established user data base at a predetermined time specified by the user, constructing data base records interactive with the user of routes comprising ones of the interexchange carrier resources selected by the user from said compiled user data base, displaying said user constructed data base route records, enabling the user to modify each of said displayed user constructed data base route records, designating a date and time by the user of an activation of each said user constructed data base route record, searching said compiled user data base to locate activated ones of said user constructed data base route records, assembling ones of said determined switch code languages into encoded telephone switch messages required to control the telephone switches to interconnect the user lines to ones of the interexchange carrier resources in accordance with each activated data base route record, transmitting said assembled telephone switch messages to the telephone switches, and selecting ones of the interexchange carrier routes in response to said transmitted telephone switch messages and user dialed digits to interconnect the user lines therewith in accordance with said user designated date and time and in the order set forth in each activated data base route record.