System and method for storing and transferring information tokens in a low network communication

• US 6,870,912 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2003
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Stuckman, Bruce Edward, Heinmiller, Wayne Robert, Bennett, III, Raymond Walden, Pelletier, Karen Jeanne, Griffith, Laura Marie, Pickard, Michael Steven, Light, Jordan Howard, Bossemeyer, Jr., Robert Welsey, Israelski, Edmond W.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAN, WING F
• Application Number:
  US10/464,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20040013249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 642 Days
• Field of Search: 379/90.01, 379/110.01, 379 9101- 9308, 379/93.12, 379/93.28, 379/93.35, 379/114.01
• US Class Current: 379/93.25
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/06 Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5183 Call or contact centers with computer-telephony arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13039 Asymmetrical two-way transmission, e.g. ADSL, HDSL
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13109 Initializing, personal profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13134 Coin boxes, payphone, prepaid
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13199 Modem, modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13402 Data transmission out of voice frequency band
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0016 Arrangements providing connection between exchanges

Abstract

A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.

Claims

1. A telecommunication system comprising:

a first customer premises equipment (CPE) adapted to be connected to a predetermined communication network, said first CPE configured to initiate a communication session with a second CPE; and

a second CPE, adapted to be connected to said communication network and further configured to;

request from said predetermined communication network data files associated with said first CPE;

modify the data files; and

return the modified data files to said predetermined communication network for storage.

2. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said predetermined communication network includes a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a caller central office (CO) and a called party CO.

3. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 2, wherein said predetermined communication network further includes a called party voice/data modem and a calling party voice/data modem.

4. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 2, wherein said predetermined communication network further includes a wide area network (WAN).

5. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 4, wherein said WAN is a commercial TCP/IP network.

6. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 5, wherein said network is the Internet.

7. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 4, wherein said network is an asynchronous mode transfer (ATM) network.

8. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 4, wherein said network is a SONET network.

9. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second CPEs are video phones.

10. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 9, further including a smart card interface.

11. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 10, further including a smart card.

12. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 1, wherein said communication network includes an advanced intelligent network (AIN).

13. A telecommunications system comprising:

an advanced intelligent network (AIN);

a first customer premises equipment (CPE) adapted to be connected to the AIN, and configured to initiate a communication session with a second CPE;

a second CPE, adapted to be connected to said AIN and further configured to;

request a data file stored in the AIN and associated with said first CPE;

modify the data file; and

return the modified data file to said AIN for storage.

14. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 13, wherein the AIN comprises a switching control point (SCP), and wherein the SCP comprises the data file.

15. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 13, wherein the second CPE is configured to request the data file after a communications session between the first CPE and the second CPE has been established.

16. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 13, wherein the data file is a cookie file.

17. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 13, wherein the AIN is configured to route the request for the data file to a sevice node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP).

18. The telecommunications system as recited in claim 17, wherein the SN/IP comprises a modem configurable to communicate with said second CPE.