System and method for providing network information service using CID-type messages
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1. A computer-usable storage media storing a software routine to enable a computer-based telecommunications system to perform the following functions:
- to use a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) of the system to monitor incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is subscriber data, to use the SN/IP to send a message to a switching control point (SCP) of the system indicating the presence of subscriber data, to use the SCP to send a message to a service switching point (SSP) of the system that instructs a connection to the subscriber, to use the SSP to establish the connection, and to use the SN/IP to format the subscriber data into a CID (caller identification) format and deliver the formatted subscriber data to CID-enabled customer premises equipment (CPE) of the subscriber.
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Abstract
A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.
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1. A computer-usable storage media storing a software routine to enable a computer-based telecommunications system to perform the following functions:
- to use a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) of the system to monitor incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is subscriber data, to use the SN/IP to send a message to a switching control point (SCP) of the system indicating the presence of subscriber data, to use the SCP to send a message to a service switching point (SSP) of the system that instructs a connection to the subscriber, to use the SSP to establish the connection, and to use the SN/IP to format the subscriber data into a CID (caller identification) format and deliver the formatted subscriber data to CID-enabled customer premises equipment (CPE) of the subscriber.
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15. A computer-usable storage media storing a software routine to enable a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) of a computer-based telecommunications system to perform the following functions:
- to monitor incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is for a subscriber, to send a message to a switching control point (SCP) of the system indicating the presence of customer data, to connect to the subscriber in response to a message from a service switching point (SSP) of the system, to format the data into a CID (caller identification data) format, and to deliver the data to the subscriber.
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16. In a system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), a method for providing information over a telephone network comprising:
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automatically connecting email information for storage in a service node;
configuring a customer premises equipment (CPE) to receive and output a caller identification (CID) message;
connecting said SSP to said service node; and
providing non-CID data in said CID message from said SNIP to said CPE for output by said CPE, said non-CID data including said email information.
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17. In a system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), a method for providing information over a telephone network comprising:
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receiving, at the SNIP, a subscriber'"'"'s selection of message data to be delivered to the subscriber;
using the SNIP to store the message data;
configuring a customer premises equipment (CPE) to receive and output a caller identification (CID) message;
connecting said SSP to said SNIP; and
providing the message data in CID format from said SNIP to said CPE for output by said CPE. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), the system for providing access to an information service over a telephone network comprising:
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a customer premise equipment (CPE) selectably in communication with said SSP, said CPE configured to receive a dial tone when said CPE is off-hook;
a service node in communication with said SSP, said service node adapted to automatically receive and store content from said information service; and
a processor adapted to enable said SNIP to provide said content as continuous audio instead of said dial tone to said CPE when said CPE is off-hook;
wherein the content represents notification of email.
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21. A system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), the system for providing access to an information service over a telephone network comprising:
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a customer premise equipment (CPE) selectably in communication with said SSP, said CPE configured to receive a dial tone when said CPE is off-hook;
a service node in communication with said SSP, said service node adapted to automatically receive and store content from said information service and further adapted to receive input from a subscriber to the information service representing the subscriber'"'"'s choice of content; and
a processor adapted to enable said SNIP to provide said content as continuous audio instead of said dial tone to said CPE when said CPE is off-hook. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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