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Telephone polling method

  • US 5,838,774 A
  • Filed: 07/01/1996
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A telephone polling method for tabulating calls made to a telephone polling number in an Advanced Intelligent Network, including a switch, a service circuit node, and a service control point, wherein the service control point is functionally connected to the switch and the service circuit node, wherein the service control point includes a database of subscriber information including a list of telephone polling numbers corresponding to subscribers, and wherein the telephone polling method comprises the steps of:

  • receiving a call from a calling party made to the telephone polling number at the calling party'"'"'s switch;

    sending call identifying information associated with the call made to the telephone polling number from the switch to the service control point, said call identifying information including demographic information about the calling party; and

    at the service control point;

    determining whether the call identifying information identifies a call made to the telephone polling number of a subscriber;

    tabulating a response corresponding to the call made to the telephone polling number;

    recording said demographic information; and

    sending instructions to the switch for handling the call made to the telephone polling number.

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