Methods and systems for call processing
First Claim
1. A method of processing calls, the method comprising:
- receiving over a network at a call processing system a call from a calling party directed to a phone address associated with a called party, wherein signaling information associated with the call includes the calling party'"'"'s phone address;
determining if the called party has previously received a call from the calling party at the call processing system;
if the called party has not previously received a call from the calling party at the call processing system,playing an offer message to the calling party,storing an indication that the offer message was played to the calling party in association with an account record associated with the called party,providing a first amount of call time at no charge to the called party;
subscribing the calling party;
storing an indication that the calling party has become a subscriber in association with the account record associated with the called party; and
providing a second amount of call time at no charge to the called party at least partly in response to said indication that the calling party has become a subscriber.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for processing calls. A call is received at a softswitch or other call processing system from a caller intended for a first subscriber. The first call is associated with signaling information, the signaling information including a phone number associated with the caller. A determination is made as to whether the first subscriber has previously received a call associated with the caller phone number at the softswitch. If the first subscriber has not previously received a call associated with the caller phone number at the softswitch, a first message is played to the caller. An indication that the first message was played to the caller is stored in association with an account record associated with the first subscriber.
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68 Claims
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1. A method of processing calls, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network at a call processing system a call from a calling party directed to a phone address associated with a called party, wherein signaling information associated with the call includes the calling party'"'"'s phone address; determining if the called party has previously received a call from the calling party at the call processing system; if the called party has not previously received a call from the calling party at the call processing system, playing an offer message to the calling party, storing an indication that the offer message was played to the calling party in association with an account record associated with the called party, providing a first amount of call time at no charge to the called party; subscribing the calling party; storing an indication that the calling party has become a subscriber in association with the account record associated with the called party; and providing a second amount of call time at no charge to the called party at least partly in response to said indication that the calling party has become a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of processing calls, the method comprising:
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receiving at a call processing system a first call from a caller intended for a first user, wherein signaling information associated with the first call includes identification information associated with the caller and/or associated with a communication device from which the first call is placed; accessing call history information associated with the first user; based at least on the call history information, determining if a first offer message is to be played to the caller; and if a determination is made that the first offer message is to be played, playing at least a portion of a offer message to the caller, storing in association with an identifier associated with the first user an indication that the first user is to receive a benefit; subscribing the caller; storing an indication that the caller has become a subscriber; and storing in association with the identifier associated with the first user an indication that the first user is to receive a second benefit relating to calling services at least partly in response to said indication that the caller has become a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of processing calls, the method comprising:
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receiving at a call processing system a first call from a caller intended for a first user, the first call associated with signaling information, the signaling information including identification information associated with the caller; accessing call history information; based at least on the call history information, determining if a first offer message is to be provided to the caller; if a determination is made that the first offer message is to be provided, providing at least a portion of a offer message to the caller, storing in association with an identifier associated with the first user an indication that the first user is to receive a benefit; subscribing the caller; storing an indication that the caller has become a subscriber; and storing in association with at least one identifier associated with the first user an indication that the first user is to receive a second benefit relating to calling services at least partly in response to said indication that the caller has become a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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