User interaction procedure
First Claim
1. A method of handling a user interaction procedure during a telephone call, in a network including a switching point and a control point, in which the user is connected to the switching point and the switching point is connected to the control point, the user interaction procedure including a plurality of stages during which messages are sent from the switching point to a user, and from the user to the switching point, but not from the control point to the switching point, the method comprising sending at least one report from the switching point to the control point during the user interaction procedure.
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Abstract
A user interaction procedure in an Intelligent Networks system may include several stages, such as playing an announcement to a user, and receiving digits entered by the user. The switching point returns messages to the control point at intermediate stages during the procedure.
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9 Claims
- 1. A method of handling a user interaction procedure during a telephone call, in a network including a switching point and a control point, in which the user is connected to the switching point and the switching point is connected to the control point, the user interaction procedure including a plurality of stages during which messages are sent from the switching point to a user, and from the user to the switching point, but not from the control point to the switching point, the method comprising sending at least one report from the switching point to the control point during the user interaction procedure.
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8. A control point for a telecommunications network, comprising means for recognizing a query received from a switching point, and means for transmitting, prior to a user interaction period between said switching point and an user, instructions to the switching point to initiate a user interaction procedure with an user in response thereto, the user interaction procedure including a plurality of stages during which messages are sent from the switching point to a user, and from the user to the switching point, but not from the control point to the switching point, wherein the means for transmitting instruction includes means for selectively transmitting instructions to the switching point to send reports to the control point during the user interaction period.
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9. A method of handling a user interaction procedure during a telephone call, in a network including a switching point and a control point, the user interaction procedure including a plurality of stages during which messages are sent from the switching point to a user, and from the user to the switching point, but not from the control point to the switching point, the method comprising the step of sending a report from the switching point to the control point at least at the start of each stage during the procedure.
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