System for processing calling party information for international communications services
First Claim
1. A method of delivering originating country code information associated with an international call initiated by a caller in an originating country and destined for a called party in a destination country wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- receiving routing information associated with the call;
extracting from said routing information an originating country code;
formatting said originating country code in a field reserved for automatic number identification data; and
forwarding said originating country code to said called party.
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Abstract
A system for delivering originating country information for international toll-free calls to a subscriber includes three separate processes. The country code is extracted from billing and routing data forwarded by the caller'"'"'s national telephone network to the communication switching system of the destination country of the call, the originating country code is then inserted in either the calling party number or the destination number depending on subscriber'"'"'s terminating arrangement and finally, the originating country code is delivered to the international toll-free subscriber before the call is completed. Once received by the subscriber, the originating country information can be used to tailor customized services for the foreign caller such as directing calls to attendants fluent in caller'"'"'s language, or mapping the originating country code to the country name for display to attendants.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of delivering originating country code information associated with an international call initiated by a caller in an originating country and destined for a called party in a destination country wherein said method comprises the steps of:
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receiving routing information associated with the call; extracting from said routing information an originating country code; formatting said originating country code in a field reserved for automatic number identification data; and forwarding said originating country code to said called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for delivering originating country code information associated with an international call initiated by a caller in an originating country and destined for a called party in a destination country wherein said system comprises
means for receiving routing information associated with the call; -
means for extracting from said routing information an originating country code; means for formatting said originating country code in a field reserved for automatic number identification data; and means for forwarding said originating country code to said called party. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving billing and routing data associated with an international call; means for deriving from said data a code identifying the country of origination of said call; means for replacing some of the digits in a field ordinarily used for automatic number identification (ANI) with digits of said originating country code; and means for delivering contents of said field to said called party. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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