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Service and information management system for a telecommunications network
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1998-07-31
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Granted: 1999-08-31
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Expires: 2018-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A system for service control and operations for a telecommunications network. In particular, an architecture and method for a service control and operations element system. The system communicates with a plurality of interconnected telecommunications network elements via a switching and signaling subsystem. The system provides and controls the various functions of the telecommunications network, such as call processing and routing, automatic fault detection and correction, providing services to customers in an interactive manner, fraud detection and control, identification of patterns of abuse of the network, collecting data regarding call activity at each network element, and producing a record of each call placed within the network.
Inventors
- 👤 Gurcharan S. Bhusri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/22; H04M3/2254; H04M3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for servicing every telephone call made in a telecommunications network, comprising: an interconnect bus; a database for storing processing and routing information relating to the telephone call, said database in communication with said interconnect bus; a plurality of instructions specifying functions of the apparatus; a processor in communication with said interconnect bus; a communications unit in communication with a plurality of interconnected network elements in the telecommunications network and in communication with said interconnect bus; and an information packet associated with the telephone call, said information packet containing data which supports one of the functions of the apparatus, said information packet being transmitted from at least one of the plurality of interconnected network elements to said communications unit for every telephone call.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
An apparatus for servicing every telephone call made in a telecommunications network, comprising: an interconnect bus; a database for storing processing and routing information relating to the telephone call, said database in communication with said interconnect bus; a plurality of instructions specifying functions of the apparatus; a processor in communication with said interconnect bus; a communications unit in communication with a plurality of interconnected network elements in the telecommunications network and in communication with said interconnect bus; and an information packet associated with the telephone call, said information packet containing data which supports one of the functions of the apparatus, said information packet being transmitted from at least one of the plurality of interconnected network elements to said communications unit for every telephone call.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus for servicing a telephone call according to claim 1, wherein said database identifies one of the plurality of network elements responsible for processing and routing the call.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus for servicing a telephone call according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of interconnected network elements routes the call based on the information contained in a first message sent to the network element by said communications unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus for servicing a telephone call according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of instructions comprises means for determining call processing and routing through the plurality of interconnected network elements for the call.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-08-30 | 2003-03-01 | 2003-08-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-08-30 | 2007-03-01 | 2007-08-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-08-30 | 2011-03-01 | 2011-08-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |