Services node routing service
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1. A method of treating a telephone call prior to connecting the telephone call to a telephone number comprising the steps of:
- querying a Service Control Point ("SCP") regarding the treatment of the telephone call at a services node;
associating the telephone number with a services node;
forwarding the telephone call to the services node for treatment;
treating the telephone call at the services node, wherein the step of completing the telephone call further comprises the step of;
determining whether the call has already been treated at the services node based on the originating telephone number of the telephone call; and
completing the telephone call to the telephone number after treating the telephone call at the services node.
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Abstract
A method and system for treating telephone calls at a services node prior to completing the telephone call. The services node may provide a variety of services to treat the telephone call such as a Personal Access Service or playing a pre-recorded message. After treatment at the services node, the system recognizes that the telephone call has already been treated at a services node and the call is completed.
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1. A method of treating a telephone call prior to connecting the telephone call to a telephone number comprising the steps of:
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querying a Service Control Point ("SCP") regarding the treatment of the telephone call at a services node; associating the telephone number with a services node; forwarding the telephone call to the services node for treatment; treating the telephone call at the services node, wherein the step of completing the telephone call further comprises the step of; determining whether the call has already been treated at the services node based on the originating telephone number of the telephone call; and completing the telephone call to the telephone number after treating the telephone call at the services node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A telephone routing system for treating a telephone call prior to connecting the telephone call to a telephone number comprising:
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a programmable switch with a trigger for signaling a query to a database; and a Service Control Point ("SCP") in communication with the programmable switch, wherein the SCP identifies a services node to treat the telephone call in response to the query, and the SCP determines whether the services node has treated the telephone call; wherein the programmable switch further comprises circuitry to connect the telephone call to the telephone number if the SCP determines that the call has been previously treated at the services node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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