Method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet

• US 7,260,385 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2003
• Issued: 08/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
• Original Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
• Inventors: Bossemeyer, Robert Wesley Jr., Stuckman, Bruce Edward, Heinmiller, Wayne Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US10/658,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20040048606A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,443 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.01, 379/142.03, 379/142.05, 379/142.06, 379229-230, 379/245, 379/352, 379/356, 379/401, 379/207.15, 370/252, 370/385, 455/415
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/56 for VoIP communications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/90 using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/016 Billing using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/202 VoIP; Packet switched telephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1307 Call setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13095 PIN / Access code, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13141 Hunting for free outlet, circuit or channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13196 Connection circuit/link/trunk/junction, bridge, router, gateway
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13298 Local loop systems, access network
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13383 Hierarchy of switches, main and subexchange, e.g. satellite exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber

Abstract

The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating POP (22) for the internet carrier. The caller ID information is routed through the signaling system 7 network (16) to the SSP (32) in the terminating network. The call is routed to a terminating POP (26) and then to the SSP (32) in the terminating network. The SSP (32) inserts the caller ID information received through the SS7 network (16) and routes the call to the terminating line (30).

Claims

1. A method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet, comprising:

determining if a long distance call is an internet call;

when the long distance call is the internet call, routing the long distance call over an internet to a local access transport area and to a terminating line associated with a dialed long distance number; and

routing caller identification information over an advanced intelligent network to the terminating line without passing the caller identification information through the internet.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the long distance call is the internet call further comprises:

triggering on a dialed long distance number at an originating service switching point.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sending a routing query to a service control points.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein routing the caller identification information over the advanced intelligent network comprises:

routing the caller identification information over the advanced intelligent network to a destination service switching point in the local access transport area; and

forwarding the caller identification information to the terminating line from the destination service switching point.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the long distance call is the internet call further comprises:

dialing a long distance telephone number on a standard telephone.

6. A method of providing caller identification for calls placed over an internet, comprising:

routing a standard long distance telephone call over an internet to a destination service switching point including an authentication code;

transmitting a caller identification query to a service control point including an authentication code; and

when a response to the caller identification query is not positive, routing the standard long distance call to a terminating line associated with a dialed long distance call to a terminating line associated with a dialed long distance number and without including a caller identification information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

when the response to the caller identification query is positive, routing the standard long distance call to the terminating line associated with the dialed long distance number and including the caller identification information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein routine the standard long distance telephone call over the internet to the destination service switching point including the authentication code further comprises:

sending a routing query from a service switching point in a first local access transport area to a service control point; and

receiving a routing instruction from the service control point including the authentication code.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the caller identification query to the service control point further comprises:

sending a caller identification query from a service switching point in a second local access transport area to the service control point, including the authentication code; and

determining that the authentication code is valid.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the routing instruction from the service control point including the authentication code further comprises:

receiving an encrypted authentication code.