Intelligent service peripheral/intelligent peripheral
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1. An electronic device for providing enhanced telecommunication functions, comprising:
- circuitry for providing a switching service function communicating with external devices and translating externally received signals into an independent internal protocol;
circuitry for providing specialized resource functions coupled to said circuitry for providing said switching service function in a single physical device; and
circuitry for selectively coupling said circuitry for providing a switching service function with an internal service control function in said single physical device or to an external service control peripheral.
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Abstract
An ISP 10 provides enhanced features compatible with non-AIN switches to allow service providers to provide customers with features such as voice prompting, DTMF number collection, fax on demand and similar features. In one embodiment, the ISP can also be configured as an IP. Enhanced features can be accomplished using the ISP, such as advanced routing of long distance calls based on ANI, authorization codes, type of call, time of day, origination of call and destination of call.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic device for providing enhanced telecommunication functions, comprising:
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circuitry for providing a switching service function communicating with external devices and translating externally received signals into an independent internal protocol;
circuitry for providing specialized resource functions coupled to said circuitry for providing said switching service function in a single physical device; and
circuitry for selectively coupling said circuitry for providing a switching service function with an internal service control function in said single physical device or to an external service control peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing enhanced telecommunication functions, comprising the steps of:
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providing a switching service function communicating with external devices and translating externally received signals into an independent internal protocol;
providing specialized resource functions in a single physical device with said switching service function; and
selectively coupling said switching service function with an internal service control function in said single physical device or to an external service control peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A telecommunications system comprising:
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a plurality of switches; and
an electronic device comprising;
circuitry for providing a switching service function communicating with said switches and translating externally received signals from said switches into an independent internal protocol;
circuitry for providing specialized resource functions in a single physical device with said circuitry for providing said switching service function; and
circuitry for selectively coupling said switching service function with an internal service control function in said single physical device or to an external service control peripheral. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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