Method, system and computer program product for providing a no-ring telephone call service
First Claim
1. A method for providing a no-ring telephone call service, the method comprising:
- receiving notification that a telephone call from a calling party device requesting to use the no-ring telephone call service has arrived at a switch, the notification including a called party telephone number; and
determining if the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in a region wide messaging database, wherein;
when the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, instructions to route the telephone call to the voice mail platform telephone number are communicated to the switch;
when the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number and the calling party device is utilizing the no-ring telephone call service, instructions to play a pre-recorded message are communicated to the switch, the pre-recorded message including a direct connect option for completing the telephone call to the called party telephone number including ringing a device at the called party telephone number; and
when the calling party device selects the direct connect option, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to complete the telephone call.
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Abstract
A method provides a no-ring telephone call service. The method includes receiving notification that a telephone call from a calling party device requesting to use the no-ring telephone call service has arrived at a switch. The notification includes a called party telephone number. The method also includes determining if the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in a region wide messaging database. When the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, instructions to route the telephone call to the voice mail platform telephone number are communicated to the switch. When the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number, instructions to play a pre-recorded no voice mailbox message are communicated to the switch.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing a no-ring telephone call service, the method comprising:
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receiving notification that a telephone call from a calling party device requesting to use the no-ring telephone call service has arrived at a switch, the notification including a called party telephone number; and determining if the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in a region wide messaging database, wherein; when the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, instructions to route the telephone call to the voice mail platform telephone number are communicated to the switch; when the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number and the calling party device is utilizing the no-ring telephone call service, instructions to play a pre-recorded message are communicated to the switch, the pre-recorded message including a direct connect option for completing the telephone call to the called party telephone number including ringing a device at the called party telephone number; and when the calling party device selects the direct connect option, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to complete the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing a no-ring telephone call service, the system comprising:
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a service control point; a switch in communication with the service control point, the switch including a no-ring telephone call service trigger provisioned on a calling party line at the switch for triggering a query to the service control point whenever a telephone call including a no-ring telephone call service request is made by a calling party device; a region wide messaging database in communication with the service control point; and a no-ring telephone call application accessed by the service control point for responding to the query by determining whether a called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in the region wide messaging database, wherein; when the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to route the telephone call to the voice mail platform telephone number; when the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number and the calling party device is utilizing the no-ring telephone call service, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to play a pre-recorded message, the pre-recorded message including a direct connect option for completing the telephone call to the called party telephone number including ringing a device at the calling party telephone number; and when the calling party device selects the direct connect option, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to complete the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. The system of claim l0 wherein the switch is a service provider central office service switching point.
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22. A system for providing a no-ring telephone call service, the system comprising:
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an application server; a switch in communication with the application server, the switch including a no-ring telephone call service trigger provisioned on a calling party line at the switch for triggering a query to the application server whenever a telephone call including a no-ring telephone call service request is made by a calling party device; a region wide messaging database in communication with the application server; and a no-ring telephone call application accessed by the application server for responding to the query by determining whether a called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in the region wide messaging database, wherein; when the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to route the telephone call to the voice mail platform telephone number; when the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number and the calling party device is utilizing the no-ring telephone call service, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to play a pre-recorded message, the pre-recorded message including a direct connect option for completing the telephone call to the called party telephone number including ringing a device at the calling party telephone number; and when the calling party device selects the direct connect option, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to complete the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A storage medium encoded with machine readable computer program code for facilitating a no-ring telephone call service, the storage medium including instructions for causing a server to implement a method, comprising:
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receiving notification that a telephone call from a calling party device requesting to use the no-ring telephone call service has arrived at a switch, the notification including a called party telephone number; and determining if the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number in a region wide messaging database, wherein; when the called party telephone number corresponds to a voice mail platform telephone number, the telephone call is routed to the voice mail platform telephone number; when the called party telephone number does not correspond to a voice mail platform telephone number and the calling party device is utilizing the no-ring telephone call service, a pre-recorded message is delivered to the calling party device, the pre-recorded message including a direct connect option for completing the telephone call to the called party telephone number including ringing a device at the calling party telephone number; and when the calling party device selects the direct connect option, the no-ring telephone call application sends instructions to the switch to complete the telephone call.
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