Internet based service control system allows telecommunications subscriber modifies telecommunications services through an internet gateway

• US 6,161,128 A
• Filed: 08/14/1996
• Issued: 12/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Telcordia Technologies Incorporated (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: Smyk, Darek A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le Hien
• Application Number:
  US08/696,635
• Time in Patent Office: 1,581 Days
• Field of Search: 370/271, 379/207, 379/201, 379/89, 709/205, 709/201, 709/203, 709/221
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/18 Delegation of network management function, e.g. customer network management [CNM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0168 On line or real-time flexible customization or negotiation according to wishes of subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0176 Billing arrangements using internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

An Internet based service control channel connects a subscriber to a service provider. The subscriber can get information about the services, can get subscriber-specific information and can directly make changes to service via the Internet channel.

Claims

1. In a telecommunications network providing advanced intelligent network services, a system for enabling a telecommunications subscriber having an Internet web browser to directly access information about the subscriber'"'"'s telecommunications services and to modify those services, said system comprising:

a subscriber workstation for inputting requests to access telecommunications service-information and to modify telecommunications services, and for displaying service-information results and service-modification results;

an Internet gateway for accepting the service-information access requests and service-modification requests from said subscriber workstation and for passing the service-information results and service-modification results to said subscriber, the Internet gateway comprising a web server and an application engine; and

a plurality of telecommunications network means connected to said Internet gateway, said means comprising a service creation application, a service activation control system, and an integrated services control point/node, and each of said means individually for accepting the service-information access requests and service-modification requests from said Internet gateway, for executing the service-information access requests and service-modification requests, and for returning the service-information results and service-modification results to said Internet gateway.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a file storage connected to said Internet gateway wherein said file storage includes a plurality of hypertext mark up language files and a plurality of JAVA Applets to be served to said subscriber workstation and to be used for inputting subscriber requests and for displaying subscriber results.