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System and method for providing called party information for centralized telephone service

  • US 6,690,785 B1
  • Filed: 03/27/2001
  • Issued: 02/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing call data to a third party, for a call originated from a calling party to a called party, comprising:

  • receiving a telephone call at a telephone switch coupled to the third party;

    retrieving information concerning the called party from a first set of call data received at said switch, wherein the first set of call data is configured according to a first telephone signaling protocol;

    assembling a second set of call data for transmission to the third party, wherein said second set of call data is configured according to a second telephone signaling protocol that normally excludes said called party information;

    including said called party information in said second set of call data in place of other information; and

    forwarding said second set of call data to the third party.

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