Common treatment of calls from subscribers served by different types of telecommunication equipment
First Claim
1. A method for handling calls between subscribers directly supported by different types of telecommunication equipment comprising the steps of:
- identifying a group affiliation parameter associated with a call request by a first subscriber, the group affiliation parameter defining one organization of which the first subscriber is a member, the first subscriber directly receiving telecommunication services from one of a private branch exchange (PBX), a Centrex exchange and a central office telecommunication switch;
generating a call setup message that carries indicia of the group affiliation parameter of the first subscriber;
receiving the call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a second subscriber who directly receives telecommunication services from a different one of the private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch;
determining if the second subscriber is a member of said one organization as identified by the indicia in the call setup message;
using call handling parameters associated with the one organization to process the call request if the second subscriber is a member of the one organization.
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Abstract
A telecommunication network includes the first subscriber served by one type of telecommunication switch and a second subscriber served by a different type of telecommunication switch. A group affiliation parameter which defines an organization of which the first subscriber is a member is included in a call setup message. Upon receiving the call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a called second subscriber, a determination is made of whether the first and second subscribers are members of the same organization. Upon determining that the first and second subscribers are members of the same organization, call handling parameters associated with the first organization are used to process the call request to allow common control of such calls even though the first and second subscribers are associated with different types of telecommunications equipment.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for handling calls between subscribers directly supported by different types of telecommunication equipment comprising the steps of:
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identifying a group affiliation parameter associated with a call request by a first subscriber, the group affiliation parameter defining one organization of which the first subscriber is a member, the first subscriber directly receiving telecommunication services from one of a private branch exchange (PBX), a Centrex exchange and a central office telecommunication switch; generating a call setup message that carries indicia of the group affiliation parameter of the first subscriber; receiving the call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a second subscriber who directly receives telecommunication services from a different one of the private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch; determining if the second subscriber is a member of said one organization as identified by the indicia in the call setup message; using call handling parameters associated with the one organization to process the call request if the second subscriber is a member of the one organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21)
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7. A telecommunication network that handles calls between subscribers directly supported by different types of telecommunication equipment comprising:
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means for identifying a group affiliation parameter associated with a call request by a first subscriber, the group affiliation parameter defining one organization of which the first subscriber is a member, the first subscriber directly receiving telecommunication services from one of a private branch exchange (PBX), a Centrex exchange and a central office telecommunication switch; means for generating a call setup message that carries indicia of the group affiliation parameter of the first subscriber; means for receiving the call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a second subscriber who directly receives telecommunication services from a different one of the private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch;
means for determining if the second subscriber is a member of said one organization as identified by the indicia in the call setup message;means for processing the call request using call handling parameters associated with the one organization if the second subscriber is a member of the one organization. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22)
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13. A method for handling calls between subscribers directly supported by different types of telecommunication equipment comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a second subscriber who directly receives telecommunication services from one of a private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch, the call setup message carrying indicia of a group affiliation parameter associated with a first subscriber; identifying the group affiliation parameter associated with the first subscriber, the group affiliation parameter defining one organization of which the first subscriber is a member, the first subscriber directly receiving telecommunication services from a different one of the private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch; determining if the second subscriber is a member of said one organization as identified by the indicia in the call setup message; using call handling parameters associated with the one organization to process the call request if the second subscriber is a member of the one organization. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A telecommunication network that handles calls from subscribers directly supported by different types of telecommunication equipment comprising:
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means for receiving a call setup message at a telecommunication switch associated with a second subscriber who directly receives telecommunication services from one of a private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch, the call setup message carrying indicia of a group affiliation parameter associated with a first subscriber; means for identifying the group affiliation parameter associated with the first subscriber, the group affiliation parameter defining one organization of which the first subscriber is a member, the first subscriber directly receiving telecommunication services from a different one of the private branch exchange (PBX), Centrex exchange and central office telecommunication switch; means for determining if the second subscriber is a member of said one organization as identified by the indicia in the call setup message; means for using call handling parameters associated with the one organization to process the call request if the second subscriber is a member of the one organization. - View Dependent Claims (20, 23)
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