Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information including total call control for all received calls

• US 7,333,599 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2006
• Issued: 02/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, L.P. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Tiliks, Dianna Inara, Book, Nancy Ann, McBlain, Thomas Joseph, Gruchala, Carol Shifrin, Crockett, Susanne Marie, Moss, John Wesley
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang; Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anwah; Olisa
• Application Number:
  US11/329,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20060133592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 379/210.02, 379/201, 379/201.07, 379/201.11, 379/207.03, 379/142.05, 379/230, 379/229, 379/196
• US Class Current: 379/210.02
• 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 1/571 Blocking transmission of caller identification to called party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/39 using speech synthesis speech synthesis per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2011 Service processing based on information specified by a party before or during a call, e.g. information, tone or routing selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/22 Automatic class or number identification arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53383 Message registering commands or announcements; Greetings
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0025 Provisions for signalling
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

All calls terminating to a customer'"'"'s directory number are intercepted. If caller identification information can be presented, the call is forwarded to a service node for disposition. The service node reconfigures signaling information of the call so that the call is not intercepted, then forwards the call to the subscriber'"'"'s telephone. When the call is answered, the service node states the name or telephone number of the calling party which has been retrieved from the signaling information. The caller can decide whether to take the call, deny the call, send the call to voice mail or send a sales refusal message or other disposition option.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a call control service when processing a call in a telecommunications system, the call being from a calling party at a calling communication station having a calling party directory number, the call intended for a called party at a called communication station at a called party directory number, the method comprising:

receiving a termination attempt query at a service control point (SCP) from a terminating service switching point (SSP) associated with the called communication station;

at the SCP, determining if a redirecting element field is set to a specified directory number of network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

if the redirecting element field is set to the specified directory number, sending a forward call response message to the terminating SSP;

receiving a new terminating attempt query from the terminating SSP to the SCP, the new terminating attempt query produced by the terminating SSP in response to receiving a new call at the terminating SSP, the new call directed to the called party directory number with a call setup message having a redirecting element field set to the specified directory number of the network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

at the SCP, determining if the redirecting element field is set to the specified directory number; and

if so, sending an authorize termination message from the SCP to the terminating SSP for processing of the new call to the called communication station.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

at the SCP, in response to the termination attempt query, determining if the called party associated with the called party directory number is a subscriber to the call control service.

3. A service control point operable in a telecommunications system which implements a call control service, the service control point comprising:

first code for receiving a termination attempt query at a service control point (SCP) from a terminating service switching point (SSP) associated with the called communication station;

second code for determining if the called party associated with the called party directory number is a subscriber to the call control service;

third code for determining if a redirecting element field is set to a specified directory number of network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

fourth code for sending a forward call response message to the terminating SSP if the redirecting element field is set to the specified directory number;

fifth code for receiving a new terminating attempt query from the terminating SSP to the SCP, the new terminating attempt query produced by the terminating SSP in response to receiving a new call at the terminating SSP, the new call directed to the called party directory number with a call setup message having a redirecting element field set to the specified directory number of the network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

sixth code for determining if the redirecting element field is set to the specified directory number; and

seventh code for sending an authorize termination message from the SCP to the terminating SSP for processing of the new call to the called communication station.

4. A method for implementing a call control service when processing a call in a telecommunications system, the call being from a calling party at a calling communication station having a calling party directory number, the call intended for a called party at a called communication station at a called party directory number, the method comprising:

routing the call to a terminating service switching point (SSP) associated with the called communication station;

transmitting a termination attempt query from the terminating SSP to a service control point (SCP);

receiving a forward call response message at the terminating SSP, the forward call response message produced by the SCP if a redirecting element field of the termination attempt query is set to a specified directory number of network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

in response to the forward call response message, routing the call from the terminating SSP to the network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service using a directory number of the called party directory number field of the forward call message;

receiving a new call at the terminating SSP from the network equipment, the new call including a setup message with a redirecting element field set to the specified directory number of the network equipment designated to process calls for the call control service;

in response to the received new call, transmitting a new terminating attempt query from the terminating SSP to the SCP;

if the redirecting element field of the terminating attempt query is set to the specified directory number, receiving an authorize termination message from the SCP at the terminating SSP for processing of the new call to the called communication station.