Pre-connection call authentication within a telephony network
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1. A method for providing call authorization within a telephony network comprising the steps of:
- receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a telephony voice channel between an originating device and a receiving device;
identifying said receiving device specified by said connectivity request;
accessing receiving device specific information, wherein said device specific information includes an authorization requirement;
receiving a digitally encoded signal specifying an authorization code from said originating device;
determining whether said authorization code satisfies said authorization requirement; and
, establishing a connection between said originating device and said receiving device responsive to said determining step.
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Abstract
A method for providing call authorization within a telephony network can include receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a telephony voice channel between the originating device and a receiving device. The specified receiving device can be determined and receiving device specific information that includes an authorization requirement can be accessed. A connection between the originating device and the receiving device can be established responsive to whether the authorization code satisfies the authorization requirement.
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1. A method for providing call authorization within a telephony network comprising the steps of:
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receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a telephony voice channel between an originating device and a receiving device;
identifying said receiving device specified by said connectivity request;
accessing receiving device specific information, wherein said device specific information includes an authorization requirement;
receiving a digitally encoded signal specifying an authorization code from said originating device;
determining whether said authorization code satisfies said authorization requirement; and
,establishing a connection between said originating device and said receiving device responsive to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing call authorization comprising:
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a profile repository containing receiving device specific information; and
,a call authorizer communicatively linked to a telephony network and to said profile repository, configured to send and receive digitally encoded pre-connection telephony signals specifying authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a telephony connectivity request for establishing a telephony voice channel between an originating device and a receiving device;
identifying said receiving device specified by said connectivity request;
accessing receiving device specific information, wherein said device specific information includes an authorization requirement;
receiving a digitally encoded signal specifying an authorization code from said originating device;
determining whether said authorization code satisfies said authorization requirement; and
,establishing a connection between said originating device and said receiving device responsive to said determining step. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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