Subscriber alterable call transfer service
First Claim
1. A system for providing a call transfer service implemented over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, the system comprising:
- a telephone network node, configured to communicate with a subscriber graphic user interface, the node including;
a memory device that stores call transfer service information received from the subscriber via the subscriber graphic user interface for use in implementing the call transfer service, anda call transfer service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives the call transfer service information, and updates the subscriber'"'"'s call transfer service subscription responsive to information received at the subscriber graphic user interface wherein the call transfer service information includes information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal invokes the call transfer service; and
a switch configured to interface with an external service switching point to receive incoming telephone calls from a calling party and further configured to initiate transfer of the incoming call to an additional telephone number.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for implementing a call transfer service over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, and includes a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide call transfer service information. A telephone network node such as a platform may further be provided, the platform in communication with the subscriber graphic user interface, and including a memory device that stores call transfer service information for use in implementing the call transfer service. The platform further includes a call transfer service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives call transfer service information, and updates the subscriber'"'"'s call transfer service subscription responsive to information received at the graphic user interface.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for providing a call transfer service implemented over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, the system comprising:
a telephone network node, configured to communicate with a subscriber graphic user interface, the node including; a memory device that stores call transfer service information received from the subscriber via the subscriber graphic user interface for use in implementing the call transfer service, and a call transfer service controller coupled with the memory device, that communicates with the subscriber graphic user interface, and that receives the call transfer service information, and updates the subscriber'"'"'s call transfer service subscription responsive to information received at the subscriber graphic user interface wherein the call transfer service information includes information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal invokes the call transfer service; and a switch configured to interface with an external service switching point to receive incoming telephone calls from a calling party and further configured to initiate transfer of the incoming call to an additional telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for implementing a call transfer service provided over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, the method comprising:
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providing, by a server in a call transform service platform, a subscriber graphic user interface through which the subscriber may provide call transfer service information; and receiving the call transfer service information from the subscriber graphic user interface at a node of the telephone network used in the providing of the call transfer service, the node capable of updating the subscriber call transfer service subscription responsive to the received information; wherein the call transfer service information includes information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal is used to invoke the call transfer service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A telephone network for implementing a subscriber alterable call transfer service, the call transfer service associated with a telephone number of a call transfer service subscriber, the telephone network comprising:
a telephone network node through which an incoming call to the telephone number is routed, and including a controller configured to provide a subscriber GUI through which a subscriber may provide call transfer service information including information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal is used to invoke the call transfer service, to update the subscriber call transfer service subscription responsive to the call transfer service information, and to detect an attention signal and a function signal during the incoming call, the attention signal indicating to the telephone network that an action needs to be performed with the incoming call, and the function signal corresponding to the action, and a memory device coupled with the controller, for storing relationships between function signals and corresponding actions to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for editing a call transfer service subscription, the method comprising:
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providing, by a server in a call transfer service platform, a subscriber graphic user interface through which a subscriber may provide call transfer service information, wherein the call transfer service information includes information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal is used to invoke a call transfer service; and receiving information from the subscriber graphic user interface at a node of the telephone network, the node capable of updating the subscriber call transfer service subscription responsive to the received information.
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26. A non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising instructions, embedded in the media, for use in implementing a call transfer service provided over a telephone network, a subscription for the call transfer service being alterable by a call transfer service subscriber, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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enabling a user to invoke a subscriber graphic user interface through which the user may provide call transfer service information including information associating an attention signal with a subscriber defined attention key, wherein the attention signal is used to invoke the call transfer service; and receiving information from the subscriber graphic user interface at a node of the telephone network, the node capable of updating the subscriber call transfer service subscription responsive to the received information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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