Communication system and method using two-way paging to provide call control
First Claim
1. A method for routing a call, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a call directed to a first telephone number;
b) retrieving a record associated with the first telephone number from a database, the record including a call-control parameter representing at least one of a communication bandwidth and a communication protocol associated with a second telephone number; and
c) routing the call to the second telephone number based on the call-control parameter.
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Abstract
A system and method of using two-way paging to establish communications with a mobile party having a Personal Telephone Number. In one possible embodiment, the mobile party uses a two-way pager to transmit a terminating number, bandwidth, and protocol to a paging service. The paging service relays the terminating number, bandwidth, and protocol to a Customer Routing Point where the information is stored. Thereafter, when a caller initiates a call to the mobile party by dialing the mobile party'"'"'s Personal Telephone Number, a Network Control Point is notified. The Network Control Point accesses the Customer Routing Point, cross-references the Personal Telephone Number with the stored terminating number, bandwidth, and protocol, and retrieves the cross-referenced information. The Network Control Point then uses the retrieved information to route the call to a terminating telephone station associated with that information. Other possible embodiments include: using an adjunct to perform the functions of the Customer Routing Point and Network Control Point; and combining an adjunct with a Customer Routing Point and Network Control Point. The call handling services offered through the various hardware embodiments include: registration type routing, call by call type routing, and revertive calling.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for routing a call, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a call directed to a first telephone number; b) retrieving a record associated with the first telephone number from a database, the record including a call-control parameter representing at least one of a communication bandwidth and a communication protocol associated with a second telephone number; and c) routing the call to the second telephone number based on the call-control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for routing calls, the system comprising:
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a) a telecommunications network receiving a call directed to a first telephone number; and b) a database storing a plurality of records, each record including a call-control parameter representing at least one of a communication bandwidth and a communication protocol associated with a second telephone number, the telecommunications network retrieving from the database a record associated with the first telephone number and routing the call to the second telephone number based on the call-control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for routing a call, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a call directed to a first telephone number; b) transmitting a paging signal directed to a two-way pager associated with the first telephone number; c) receiving a routing signal from the two-way pager, the routing signal including a second telephone number and a call-control parameter representing at least one of a communication bandwidth and a communication protocol associated with the second telephone number; and d) routing the call to the second telephone number based on the call-control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for routing calls, the system comprising:
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a) a telecommunications network receiving a call directed to a first telephone number; b) a database storing a two-way pager code with a telephone number; c) an adjunct coupled to the telecommunications network and the database, the adjunct retrieving from the database a first two-way pager code associated with the first telephone number; d) a paging service receiving the first two-way pager code and the first telephone number from the adjunct, the paging service transmitting a paging signal including the first two-way pager code and the first telephone number, the telecommunications network receiving a routing signal from a responding two-way pager associated with the first two-way pager code, the routing signal including a second telephone number and a call-control parameter representing at least one of a communication bandwidth and a communication protocol associated with the second telephone number, and the telecommunications network routing the call to the second telephone number based on the call-control parameter. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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