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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TERMINATION BLOCKING OF MESSAGE DELIVERY SERVICE IN A SWTICH-BASED TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20080019487A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2007
  • Published: 01/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A telecommunications system for processing a call from a calling communication station for a called communication station, the telecommunications system comprising:

  • an end office switch configured to ring the called communication station with the call and determine blocking status for the call, the end office switch being further configured to play an announcement to the calling communication station offering a messaging service if the call is unblocked, the end office switch being further configured to disconnect the call from the called communication station if the messaging service is selected, a service control point (SCP) configured to receive a query for further routing instructions for the call, the SCP configured to return a response message if the call passes additional screening criteria;

    a platform configured to provide the messaging service to the calling communication station; and

    a service switching point (SSP) configured to receive the response message from the SCP and connect the calling communication station with the platform to provide the messaging service.

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