System and method for providing telephony services to remote subscribers
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a local service node of a telephony service provider, a remotely routed service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the remote caller located in a remote territory outside a local territory of the telephony service provider;
wherein the remotely routed service request comprises a service request received from the remote territory into the local territory via a packet-switched network.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing telephony services, such as caller ID, voice mail, selective call forwarding, and the like, to a remote subscriber, typically located outside the providers regional territory. The system can include customer premise equipment (CPE) selectively connectable to a remote central office (CO), a packet-switched network gateway, such as an Internet telephony gateway (ITG), for remotely communicating service requests to a local service node. The local service node can be located within the service provider'"'"'s territory and returns telephony service responses via the packet-switched network gateway to the remote CO, and ultimately the remote CPE.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a local service node of a telephony service provider, a remotely routed service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the remote caller located in a remote territory outside a local territory of the telephony service provider; wherein the remotely routed service request comprises a service request received from the remote territory into the local territory via a packet-switched network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a local service node of a telephony service provider, the local service node including a data interface operable to receive a remotely routed service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the remote caller located in a remote territory outside a local territory of the telephony service provider; wherein the remotely routed service request comprises a service request received from the remote territory into the local territory via a packet-switched network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a local packet-switched network gateway via a packet-switched network, a service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the local packet-switched network gateway located within a local territory of a telephony service provider, and the remote caller located outside the local territory of the telephony service provider; and
forwarding the service request to a local service node of the telephony service provider for processing of the service request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- receiving, at a local packet-switched network gateway via a packet-switched network, a service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the local packet-switched network gateway located within a local territory of a telephony service provider, and the remote caller located outside the local territory of the telephony service provider; and
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16. A system comprising:
a local packet-switched network gateway located within a local territory of a telephony service provider, the local packet-switched network gateway including; a first data interface configured to receive via a packet-switched network a service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the remote caller located outside the local territory of the telephony service provider; and a second data interface communicatively coupled to the first data interface and configured to forward the service request to a local service node of the telephony service provider for processing of the service request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
receiving, at a remote packet-switched network gateway, a service request from a remote caller for a telephony service, the remote packet-switched network gateway and the remote caller located outside a local territory of a telephony service provider; and forwarding the service request toward the telephony service provider via a packet-switched network for processing of the service request. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
a remote packet-switched network gateway located outside a local territory of a telephony service provider, the remote packet-switched network gateway including; a first data interface configured to receive from a remote caller a service request for a telephony service, the remote caller located outside the local territory of the telephony service provider; and a second data interface communicatively coupled to the first data interface and configured to forward the service request toward the telephony service provider via a packet-switched network for processing of the service request. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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