Method and apparatus for tracing a specific communication
First Claim
1. A method of tracing the route of an in-progress call in a public switched telephone network having a communications switch with buffers storing information about calls in the network, comprising the steps of:
- sending a set of search criteria related to the in-progress call to the communications switch;
searching information in the communications switch buffers to locate information related to the in-progress call; and
reporting the results of the search, including results that allow the route of the in-progress call to be traced, out of the communications switch while the call is still in-progress.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus using information stored in a communications switch to trace a specific communication in a network, including an in-progress communication. A search request with a set of search criteria is sent to a communications switch that routes communications in the network. Information stored in the communications switch, such as a communications switch call record, is searched to locate information matching the set of search criteria in the search request. The results of the search are reported out of the communications switch allowing the specific communication to be traced.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of tracing the route of an in-progress call in a public switched telephone network having a communications switch with buffers storing information about calls in the network, comprising the steps of:
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sending a set of search criteria related to the in-progress call to the communications switch; searching information in the communications switch buffers to locate information related to the in-progress call; and reporting the results of the search, including results that allow the route of the in-progress call to be traced, out of the communications switch while the call is still in-progress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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