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Mediated access to an intelligent network

  • US 5,862,334 A
  • Filed: 11/26/1997
  • Issued: 01/19/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for interconnecting service providers to an intelligent network comprising:

  • at least one service provider having a service control point, said at least one service provider located outside of the intelligent network;

    at least one service switching point located inside the intelligent network, said at least one service switching point being programmed to perform a first set of mediation functions, including screening, billing, error handling, and routing; and

    a mediation point located at the boundary of said intelligent network and interconnecting said at least one service provider and said at least one service switching point, said mediation point being programmed to perform a second set of mediation functions, including screening, billing, error handling, and routing;

    wherein messages transmitted from said service control point to said at least one service switching point and messages transmitted from said at least one service switching point to said service control point all contain an address to, and pass through, said mediation point.

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