Advanced intelligent network screening
First Claim
1. A method for screening calls associated with a private network in an advanced intelligent communications system, the advanced intelligent communications system comprising a two-way communications network interconnecting a plurality of service switching points and a plurality of geographically dispersed network locations, said service switching points selectively establishing a communication connection between at least two of said plurality of network locations in response to a call request from a calling party, one of said plurality of service switching points comprising a designated service switching point designated for receiving incoming traffic for said private network, and a service control point comprising a call processing record including service logic for screening calls associated with said private network, said method comprising:
- receiving, at said designated service switching point, a call request from an off-network calling party to establish a communication connection terminating on said private network;
forwarding call data to said service control point, said call data comprising an originating number of said off-network calling party, an authorization code, and a terminating number within said private network;
collecting, at said service control point, said call data and accessing said call processing record associated with said private network;
confirming, at said service control point, whether said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network based on said authorization code;
thereafter, if said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network, verifying at said service control point, whether said terminating number within said private network is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party; and
routing said call request to said terminating number, within said private network, if said terminating number is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party.
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Abstract
An network screening application is provided for use in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The network screening application may provide two screening features for a private telecommunications network. One screening feature may screen off-network calls to be terminated on the private network to ensure that the calling party is an authorized user of the network and to ensure that the called party is authorized to receive the off-network calls. The other screening feature may screen outgoing calls from the private network (i.e., on-network calls) such as long distance phone calls terminating outside of the local service area of the network, to ensure that the on-network calling party is authorized to make outgoing calls from the network.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for screening calls associated with a private network in an advanced intelligent communications system, the advanced intelligent communications system comprising a two-way communications network interconnecting a plurality of service switching points and a plurality of geographically dispersed network locations, said service switching points selectively establishing a communication connection between at least two of said plurality of network locations in response to a call request from a calling party, one of said plurality of service switching points comprising a designated service switching point designated for receiving incoming traffic for said private network, and a service control point comprising a call processing record including service logic for screening calls associated with said private network, said method comprising:
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receiving, at said designated service switching point, a call request from an off-network calling party to establish a communication connection terminating on said private network; forwarding call data to said service control point, said call data comprising an originating number of said off-network calling party, an authorization code, and a terminating number within said private network; collecting, at said service control point, said call data and accessing said call processing record associated with said private network; confirming, at said service control point, whether said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network based on said authorization code; thereafter, if said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network, verifying at said service control point, whether said terminating number within said private network is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party; and routing said call request to said terminating number, within said private network, if said terminating number is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for screening calls associated with a private network in an advanced intelligent communications system, the advanced intelligent communications system comprising a two-way communications network interconnecting a plurality of service switching points and a plurality of geographically dispersed network locations, said service switching points selectively establishing a communication connection between at least two of said plurality of network locations in response to a call request from a third party, one of said plurality of service switching points comprising a designated service switching point designated for receiving incoming traffic for said private network, and a service control point comprising a call processing record including service logic for screening calls associated with said private network, said system comprising:
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means for receiving, at said designated service switching point, a call request from an off-network calling party to establish a communication connection terminating on said private network; means for forwarding call data to said service control point, said call data comprising an originating number of said off-network calling party, an authorization code, and a terminating number within said private network; means for collecting, at said service control point, said call data and accessing said call processing record associated with said private network; means for confirming, at said service control point, whether said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network based on said authorization code; means for verifying, at said service control point, whether said terminating number within said private network is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party; and means for routing said call request to said terminating number, within said private network, if said off-network calling party is authorized to access said private network and said terminating number is authorized to receive said call request from said off-network calling party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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