Telephony service invocation using service descriptors

• US 20040120491A1
• Filed: 12/20/2002
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Creamer, Thomas E., Moore, Victor S., Jaiswal, Peeyush, Colson, Vicki L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,386,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/207.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/12 intelligent networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42272 whereby the subscriber registers to the terminals for personalised service provision
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling

Abstract

A method of providing telephony services can include receiving a request to query a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for a call. The service description information can specify at least one telephony service associated with a subscriber for use in processing the call. The method further can include querying the subscriber information data store to determine the service description information, receiving the service description information from the subscriber information data store, and providing the service description information to a telephony service node to implement a telephony service specified by the service description information with respect to the call.

Claims

1. A method of providing telephony services comprising:

receiving a request to query a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for a call, wherein the service description information specifies at least one telephony service associated with a subscriber for use in processing the call;

querying the subscriber information data store to determine the service description information;

receiving the service description information from the subscriber information data store; and

providing the service description information to a telephony service node to implement a telephony service specified by the service description information with respect to the call.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephony service node implements a telephony service specified by the service description information without using origination point information or termination point information for the call.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

4. The method of claim 3, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.

5. The method of claim 1, said receiving step further comprising:

receiving additional items of subscriber information for the call from the subscriber information data store; and

parsing the service description information from the additional items of subscriber information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

within the telephony service node, receiving the call with the associated service description information;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the determined telephony service.

7. In a telephony service node, a method of providing telephony services comprising:

within the telephony service node, receiving a call and associated service description information, wherein the service description information is determined from a subscriber information data store;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the at least one determined telephony service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said matching step determines the at least one telephony service specified by the service description information without using origination point information or termination point information for the call.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

10. The method of claim 9, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.

11. In a telephony service node, a method of providing telephony services comprising:

within the telephony service node, receiving a call;

initiating a query to a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for the call, wherein the service description information specifies at least one telephony service associated with a subscriber for use in processing the call;

receiving the service description information from the subscriber information data store;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the determined at least one telephony service.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said matching step determines the at least one telephony service specified by the service description information without reference to origination point information or termination point information for the call.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

14. The method of claim 13, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.

15. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

receiving a request to query a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for a call, wherein the service description information specifies at least one telephony service associated with a subscriber for use in processing the call;

querying the subscriber information data store to determine the service description information;

receiving the service description information from the subscriber information data store; and

providing the service description information to a telephony service node to implement a telephony service specified by the service description information with respect to the call.

16. The machine-readable storage of claim 15, wherein the telephony service node implements a telephony service specified by the service description information without using origination point information or termination point information for the call.

17. The machine-readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

18. The machine-readable storage of claim 17, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.

19. The machine-readable storage of claim 15, said receiving step further comprising:

receiving additional items of subscriber information for the call from the subscriber information data store; and

parsing the service description information from the additional items of subscriber information.

20. The machine-readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

within the telephony service node, receiving the call with the associated service description information;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the determined telephony service.

21. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

within the telephony service node, receiving a call and associated service description information, wherein the service description information is determined from a subscriber information data store;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the at least one determined telephony service.

22. The machine-readable storage of claim 21, wherein said matching step determines the at least one telephony service specified by the service description information without using origination point information or termination point information for the call.

23. The machine-readable storage of claim 21, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

24. The machine-readable storage of claim 23, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.

25. A machine-readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

within the telephony service node, receiving a call;

initiating a query to a subscriber information data store to determine service description information for the call, wherein the service description information specifies at least one telephony service associated with a subscriber for use in processing the call;

receiving the service description information from the subscriber information data store;

matching the service description information with at least one telephony service available in the telephony service node for processing the call; and

processing the call in accordance with the determined at least one telephony service.

26. The machine-readable storage of claim 25, wherein said matching step determines the at least one telephony service specified by the service description information without reference to origination point information or termination point information for the call.

27. The machine-readable storage of claim 25, further comprising:

adding service description information to a subscriber entry in the subscriber information data store.

28. The machine-readable storage of claim 27, said adding step further comprising:

appending the service description information to a subscriber name portion of the subscriber entry.