Automatic callback system and method
First Claim
1. A system for providing an automatic call-back to a calling party who encounters a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number, comprising:
- a switching network having switches for routing telephone calls;
a signaling network coupling said switches in said switching network to one another for routing a calling party number and a called party number associated with a telephone call; and
a platform coupled to said switching network, said platform storing a calling party number and a called party number received from said switching network and corresponding to a telephone call in which said calling party encountered a ring-no-answer condition and requested an automatic call-back, and said platform having a processor adapted to provide said automatic call-back to said calling party number in response to detection of a signal indicating a subsequent telephone call involving said called party number.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing an automatic call-back when a calling party number encounters a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number. An exemplary system includes: (1) a switching network having switches for routing telephone calls; (2) a signaling network coupling switches in the switching network to one another for routing a calling party number and a called party number associated with a telephone call; and (3) a platform coupled to the switching network. The platform stores a calling party number and a called party number received from the switching network corresponding to a telephone call in which the calling party number encountered a ring-no-answer condition and requested an automatic call-back. A processor in the platform detects a subsequent telephone call involving the called party number and, at the conclusion of the subsequent telephone call, initiates the automatic call-back to the calling party number. Upon completing the automatic call-back to the calling party number, the platform transmits a pre-recorded announcement to the calling party number via the switching network indicating that the platform will attempt to complete a telephone call to the called party number in satisfaction of the calling party number'"'"'s outstanding automatic call-back request. Upon completing the telephone call to the called party number, the platform merges the telephone call to the calling party number with that to the called party number.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for providing an automatic call-back to a calling party who encounters a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number, comprising:
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a switching network having switches for routing telephone calls; a signaling network coupling said switches in said switching network to one another for routing a calling party number and a called party number associated with a telephone call; and a platform coupled to said switching network, said platform storing a calling party number and a called party number received from said switching network and corresponding to a telephone call in which said calling party encountered a ring-no-answer condition and requested an automatic call-back, and said platform having a processor adapted to provide said automatic call-back to said calling party number in response to detection of a signal indicating a subsequent telephone call involving said called party number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for providing an automatic call-back to a calling party who encounters a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number, comprising:
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a switching network having switches for routing telephone calls; said switching network comprising a first originating switch node coupled to a first originating telephone call location corresponding to a calling party number and, a terminating switch node coupled to a destination telephone call location corresponding to a called party number; a signaling network coupling switches in said switching network to one another for routing origination information and destination information associated with a telephone call; and a platform coupled to said switching network, said platform storing said calling party number and said called party number received from said first originating switch node and corresponding to a telephone call in which said calling party encountered a ring-no-answer condition and requested an automatic call-back, and said platform having a processor adapted to provide said automatic call-back to said calling party number in response to detection of a signal indicating a subsequent telephone call involving said called party number. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing an automatic call-back to a calling party who encountered a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number to initiate a telephone call, comprising the steps of:
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determining that a ring-no-answer condition exists based on a telephone call placed by a calling party to said called party number; detecting a signal indicating a subsequent telephone call involving said called party number; and providing an automatic call-back to said calling party number in response to detection of said signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing an automatic call-back to a calling party who encounters a ring-no-answer condition upon calling a called party number, the system for use in a network of the type which includes a switching network having switches for routing telephone calls and a signaling network coupled to said switches in said switching network for routing a calling party number and a called party number associated with a telephone call, the system comprising:
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a storage medium, coupled to said switching network, for storing a calling party number and a called party number received from said switching network and corresponding to a telephone call in which said calling party encountered a ring-no-answer condition and requested an automatic call-back; and a processor, coupled to said storage medium, adapted to detect a signal indicating a subsequent telephone call involving said called party number and, to provide said automatic call-back to said calling party number in response to detection of said signal.
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