Method and system for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion
First Claim
1. A method for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in an intelligent telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network prior to making a call to a party;
providing an advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing the call to the party by connecting an advertisement module to a service switching point (SSP) via a primary rate interface (PRI); and
in response to input by the subscriber, connecting the subscriber to the advertiser by routing the call to a telephone number associated with the advertiser and completing the call to the advertiser instead of completing the call to the party, wherein the telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, andwherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period indicating that the subscriber desires to be connected to the advertiser, automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in an intelligent telecommunications network. A subscriber telephone line is provisioned to receive advertisements which are stored in an originating switch in the telecommunications network. Once the subscriber dials a telephone number to call another party, the switch delays normal call processing and begins playing the advertisement to the subscriber. If the subscriber wishes to be connected to the advertiser, she may provide a predetermined input to the switch. The switch, upon receiving the predetermined input, retrieves routing information, including the telephone number associated with the advertiser, from a network component and connects the subscriber with the advertiser. If the subscriber does not wish to be connected to the advertiser, the subscriber may wait a predetermined period after playback of the advertisement to be automatically connected to the telephone number of the originally called party. The subscriber may also cancel the advertisement during playback to be connected to the originally called party. The switches and network components in the telecommunications network may be advanced intelligent network (AIN) components.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in an intelligent telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network prior to making a call to a party; providing an advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing the call to the party by connecting an advertisement module to a service switching point (SSP) via a primary rate interface (PRI); and in response to input by the subscriber, connecting the subscriber to the advertiser by routing the call to a telephone number associated with the advertiser and completing the call to the advertiser instead of completing the call to the party, wherein the telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, and wherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period indicating that the subscriber desires to be connected to the advertiser, automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An originating switch for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in an intelligent telecommunications network, the originating switch comprising:
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means for detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network; and means for receiving an advertisement; means for playing the advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing a call to a party; and means for connecting the subscriber to the advertiser; and a terminating switch having means for completing a call from the subscriber from the originating switch to the advertiser instead of the called party, wherein a telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, and wherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period, the terminating switch having means for automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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