On demand call re-termination
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1. A method for re-terminating a telephone call to a phone number of a subscriber in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing member information related to the subscriber phone number in a database;
terminating said call from a caller to customer premises equipment of a member of the subscriber;
detecting a sequence of keys from the member on a subscriber line during the call;
launching a query associated with the subscriber line to service control point, wherein at least part of the sequence is incorporated into the query;
consulting the database to review the member information;
transferring the call to a network component; and
re-terminating the call in accordance with the member information to said equipment.
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Disclosed are methods and systems for re-terminating telephone calls. A telephone call is established between a caller and a member of a subscriber. During the call, a sequence of key strokes is received from the member who uses customer premises equipment during the call. A subscriber list related to the subscriber is reviewed, based at least in part on the sequence of keys. The call is transferred to a component in the telephone network, and the call from the component is re-terminated.
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1. A method for re-terminating a telephone call to a phone number of a subscriber in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing member information related to the subscriber phone number in a database; terminating said call from a caller to customer premises equipment of a member of the subscriber; detecting a sequence of keys from the member on a subscriber line during the call; launching a query associated with the subscriber line to service control point, wherein at least part of the sequence is incorporated into the query; consulting the database to review the member information; transferring the call to a network component; and re-terminating the call in accordance with the member information to said equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for re-terminating a telephone call to a phone number of a subscriber in a network comprising:
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a database storing information related to each member of a group associated with the subscriber phone number;
a terminating means to terminate said call from a caller to customer premises equipment of a member of the subscribera keystroke detector configured to detect a key sequence from the member on a subscriber line during the call;
a service switching point to launch a query associated with the subscriber line to a service control point, wherein at least part of the sequence is incorporated into the query; anda call processor configured to respond to the detected key stroke sequence by; determining re-termination instructions based on member information in the database; transferring the call to a network component; and re-terminating the call in accordance with the retermination instructions to said equipment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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