Methods, systems, and products providing advanced intelligent services

• US 7,978,836 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2009
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Koch, Robert A., Bedingfield, James C.
• Primary Examiner(s): ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN
• Application Number:
  US12/549,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20090316866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 379/201.01, 379/221.14, 379/221.08, 455/445, 455/461
• US Class Current: 379/201.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0045 involving hybrid, i.e. a mixture of public and private, or multi-vendor systems

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products provide advanced intelligent services. A dialed number is associated to an advanced telephony service. The advanced telephony service is associated to a virtual number in a service providing network. A call to the dialed number is received in a native transport network having limited or no capability of providing advanced telephony service. When the advanced telephony service is required, then the call is routed to the virtual number in the service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service from the service-providing network.

Claims

1. A method for providing an advanced intelligent service, comprising:

associating a dialed number to an advanced telephony service;

associating the advanced telephony service to a virtual number in a service providing network;

receiving a call to the dialed number in a native transport network having limited capability of providing advanced telephony service; and

when the advanced telephony service is required, then routing the call to the virtual number in the service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service from the service-providing network.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising monitoring a start time of the advanced telephony service.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising monitoring an end time of the advanced telephony service.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising billing a provider of the native transport network for the advanced telephony service.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising routing the call to a destination.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising billing a subscriber for the advanced telephony service.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising billing a subscriber associated with the dialed number for the advanced telephony service.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving a profile associated with the dialed number.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving caller identification associated with the call.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein associating the dialed number with the advanced telephony service comprises associating the dialed number with at least one of a call delivery service, a call forwarding service, a call rescue service, a custom ring-pattern service, a call logging service, a call reporting service, a voice mail service, a custom messaging service, a message waiting indicator service, a message notification service, a caller identification (caller ID) service, a privacy director service, an anonymous call rejection service, an a personal identification number (PIN) override service.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein routing the call to the virtual number in the service-providing network comprises routing the call to at least one of a wireline network, a wireless network, and a packet-switching network.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving the call to the dialed number in the native transport network comprises receiving the call in at least one of a wireline network, a wireless network, and a packet-switching network.

13. A system, comprising:

a server executing an algorithm and communicating with a database, the algorithm causing the server to;

associate a dialed number to an advanced telephony service;

associate the advanced telephony service to a virtual number in a service providing network;

receive a call to the dialed number in a native transport network having limited capability of providing advanced telephony service; and

when the advanced telephony service is required, then route the call to the virtual number in the service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service from the service-providing network.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the algorithm further causes the server to monitor a start time of the advanced telephony service.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the algorithm further causes the server to monitor an end time of the advanced telephony service.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein the algorithm further causes the server to bill a provider of the native transport network for the advanced telephony service.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the algorithm further causes the server to bill a subscriber for the advanced telephony service.

18. A method, comprising:

associating a dialed number to an advanced service;

associating the advanced service to a virtual number in a service providing network;

receiving a call directed to the dialed number in an unintelligent wireless network;

determining the advanced service is required; and

routing the call from the unintelligent wireless network to the virtual number in the intelligent network for receiving the advanced service.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising routing the call to a destination.

20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising billing for the advanced telephony service.