Method for conveying call origination information in a predictive dialing environment
First Claim
1. A method of processing a call through the public switched telephone network, said method comprising:
- sending a call request for a switched circuit connection between a telephone call contractor and a called party, said call request being sent from the call contractor to a local switching office of the public switched telephone network in the context where said call contractor has contracted with a third party to call the called party; and
sending an identifier of the third party along with the call request as a source identifier of the call request, said source identifier of the third party being different than the call contractor and also different than the called party, the call request source identifier being sent along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the call contractor that requested the connection.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a call through the public switched telephone network. The method includes the steps of sending a call request for a switched circuit connection between a telephone call contractor and a called party, the call request being sent from the call contractor to a local switching office of the public switched telephone network in the context where said call contractor has contracted with a third party to call the called party and sending an identifier of the third party along with the call request as a source identifier of the call request, said source identifier of the third party being different than the call contractor and also different than the called party, the call request source identifier being sent along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the call contractor that requested the connection.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of processing a call through the public switched telephone network, said method comprising:
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sending a call request for a switched circuit connection between a telephone call contractor and a called party, said call request being sent from the call contractor to a local switching office of the public switched telephone network in the context where said call contractor has contracted with a third party to call the called party; and
sending an identifier of the third party along with the call request as a source identifier of the call request, said source identifier of the third party being different than the call contractor and also different than the called party, the call request source identifier being sent along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the call contractor that requested the connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for processing a call through the public switched telephone network, said apparatus comprising:
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means for sending a call request for a switched circuit connection between a telephone call contractor and a called party, said call request being sent from the call contractor to a local switching office of the public switched telephone network in the context where said call contractor has contracted with a third party to call the called party; and
means for sending an identifier of the third party along with the call request as a source identifier of the call request, said source identifier of the third party being different than the call contractor and also different than the called party, the call request source identifier being sent along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the call contractor that requested the connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for processing a call through the public switched telephone network, said apparatus comprising:
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a call request for a switched circuit connection that is sent between a telephone call contractor and a called party, said call request being sent from the call contractor to a local switching office of the public switched telephone network in the context where said call contractor has contracted with a third party to call the called party; and
an identifier of the third party that is sent along with the call request as a source identifier of the call request, said source identifier of the third party being different than the call contractor and also different than the called party, the call request source identifier being sent along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the call contractor that requested the connection. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of processing a call through the public switched telephone network, said method comprising:
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sending a connection request from a first party telephone call contractor to the public switched telephone network; and
sending an identifier of a third party that is different than the first party along with the connection request instead of an identifier of the first party that requested the connection.
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Specification