System and method of call processing
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1. A method of processing a call in a communications network;
- said method comprising;
receiving a call directed to one or more intended recipients;
determining whether group processing is required;
responsive to said determining, forwarding group related processing tasks to a group processor;
retrieving results of said group related processing tasks; and
initiating data communication in accordance with said retrieving.
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Abstract
A system and method of call processing may implement one or more computer servers or software modules, each of which may be responsible for a limited range of call processing tasks. Group requests, in particular, may be resolved through a distributed call processing system and method. Implementation of one or more dedicated servers or software modules may facilitate group call initiation and management.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of processing a call in a communications network;
- said method comprising;
receiving a call directed to one or more intended recipients;
determining whether group processing is required;
responsive to said determining, forwarding group related processing tasks to a group processor;
retrieving results of said group related processing tasks; and
initiating data communication in accordance with said retrieving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said method comprising;
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10. A call processing system comprising:
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a call processing engine executing basic call processing tasks; and
a group processor executing group related processing tasks and returning results to said call processing engine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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18. A server-based call processing system comprising:
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a call processing server, having data and a call processing engine residing thereon, identifying one or more intended recipients of a call and executing basic call processing tasks;
a grouping server receiving group related processing requests from said call processing engine; and
a contact server providing data associated with said one or more intended recipients to said grouping server.
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25. A computer-readable medium encoded with data and computer executable instructions for processing a call;
- the data and instructions causing an apparatus executing the instructions to;
receive a call comprising a plurality of data packets directed to one or more intended recipients;
determine whether said call requires group processing;
forward group related processing tasks to a group processor providing group related processing results; and
initiate data communication in accordance with said group related processing results.
- the data and instructions causing an apparatus executing the instructions to;
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31. A system for processing a call in a communications network;
- said system comprising;
receiving means for receiving a call directed to one or more intended recipients;
determining means for determining whether group processing is required;
forwarding means for forwarding group related processing tasks to a group processor responsive to output from said determining means;
retrieving means for retrieving results of said group related processing tasks; and
call initiation means for initiating data communication in accordance with said results. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- said system comprising;
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