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Processing interactions among telecommunications call features

  • US 5,251,255 A
  • Filed: 04/17/1991
  • Issued: 10/05/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of processing a call, comprising the steps of:

  • responsive to receipt of data for said call in a switching system, transmitting a request message to a remote feature processor system, the remote feature processor for serving a plurality of switching systems, said request message comprising an event indication for a state of said call and indications of active ones of a plurality of functional indicators for said call;

    responsive to receipt of said request message in said remote feature processor, processing said request message, using said event indication and using said indications of active ones of said plurality of functional indicators, to formulate and transmit a response message comprising an indication of a response command from said remote feature processor to said switching system; and

    responsive to receipt of said response message, executing said response command in said switching system;

    wherein said request message further comprises customer indentification data for said call;

    wherein said remote feature processor comprises data for customers identified by said customer identification data; and

    wherein said remote feature processor further modifies the processing of said request message by using said data stored for customers identified by said customer identification data;

    wherein one of said functional indicators is a do not disturb indicator.

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