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Control of call features provided to a subscriber by a hierarchical telecommunication switch

  • US 5,673,312 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1996
  • Issued: 09/30/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a telecommunication network that supports subscribers, a method for controlling features made available to a subscriber comprising the steps of:

  • recognizing a request for call origination by a calling party on an associated communication line;

    locating a first record in a database based on the identification of the calling party'"'"'s line;

    determining a first set of predetermined call features based on information contained in the first record;

    receiving a personal identification number (PIN) entered by the calling party via said associated communication line;

    locating a second record based on the PIN in the database, said second record independent of said first record;

    determining a second set of predetermined call features based on information contained in the second record;

    determining a third set of call features that is made available to the calling party based on call features contained in said first and second sets of features, whereby call features associated with a particular line can be supplemented by other call features associated with the PIN of a particular subscriber.

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