Translation indicator for database-queried communications services
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1. A method of completing a telephone call, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving in a communications network a telephone number dialed by a caller to request a database-queried communications service, said telephone number being the only telephone number translatable to at least one POTS number;
translating the received telephone number to said at least one POTS number;
completing the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the said at least one POTS number; and
delivering to a monitor associated with said telephone set information indicative of said translation.
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Abstract
A communications system is arranged to route a database-queried call (900-number or 800-number call) to a subscriber (pay-per-call sponsor or 800-number customer), and to deliver to the subscriber information identifying the call as a database-queried call, as opposed to a switched-line or POTS call.
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1. A method of completing a telephone call, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a communications network a telephone number dialed by a caller to request a database-queried communications service, said telephone number being the only telephone number translatable to at least one POTS number; translating the received telephone number to said at least one POTS number; completing the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the said at least one POTS number; and delivering to a monitor associated with said telephone set information indicative of said translation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of completing a telephone call to a subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a communications network a telephone number dialed by a caller to request a database-queried communications service, said telephone number being translatable to a single POTS number; translating the received telephone number to the POTS number; cryptographically authenticating information indicative of said translation by including a secret key in a calculation of said authentication information, the secret key being known only to the subscriber and a communication carrier which translated the dialed number; and completing the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the POTS number while delivering to a monitor associated with said telephone set said cryptographic information indicative of said translation.
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8. A method of completing a telephone call to a subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a communications network a telephone number dialed by a caller to request a database-queried communications service, said telephone number being translatable to a single POTS number; translating the received telephone number to the POTS number; cryptographically authenticating information indicative of said translation by including in said authenticated information a digital signature of a communication carrier which translated the dialed number; completing the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the POTS number while delivering to a monitor associated with said telephone set said cryptographic information indicative of said translation.
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9. A system for completing a telephone call, the system comprising:
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a communications network which receives a telephone number dialed by a caller said telephone number being the only telephone number translatable to a single POTS number; a database of said communications network which translates the received telephone number to said POTS number; and a switch of said communications network which a) completes the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the POTS number and delivers to a monitor associated with said telephone set information indicative of said translation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for completing a telephone call, the system comprising:
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a communications network which receives a telephone number dialed by a caller, said telephone number being the only telephone number translatable to a single POTS number; a database of said communications network which translates the received telephone number to said POTS number and cryptographically authenticates information indicative of said translation; and a switch of said communications network which a) completes the call to a subscriber'"'"'s telephone set associated with the POTS number and delivers to a monitor associated with said telephone set said cryptographic information that is indicative of said translation, and that is received from said switch. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. The system of claim l4 wherein said database includes in said authenticated information a digital signature of a communication carrier which translated the dialed number.
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