System and method for control of communications connections and notifications
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1. A control system for selectively establishing a communications connection, the system comprising:
- a control unit that orders a connection unit to establish the communications connection between an origin and a destination within a communications network based on one or more mediation rules and lists of prohibited and exempted destination identifiers;
at least one list of prohibited destination identifiers;
at least one list of exempted destination identifiers;
the communications connection being established by the connection unit bridging a first connection between the origin and the connection unit with a second connection between the destination and the connection unit; and
the control unit delivers one or more audio notification messages to any one or combination of the established connections.
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Abstract
A method and system for selectively establishing a communications connection between an origin and destination in a communications network based on one or mediations rules and one or more lists of prohibited and exempted destination identifiers either in real-time using a control unit or with a pre-check using an analysis unit while also providing notification messages associated with the allowed or designated allowed communications connections.
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1. A control system for selectively establishing a communications connection, the system comprising:
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a control unit that orders a connection unit to establish the communications connection between an origin and a destination within a communications network based on one or more mediation rules and lists of prohibited and exempted destination identifiers; at least one list of prohibited destination identifiers; at least one list of exempted destination identifiers; the communications connection being established by the connection unit bridging a first connection between the origin and the connection unit with a second connection between the destination and the connection unit; and the control unit delivers one or more audio notification messages to any one or combination of the established connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of selectively establishing a communications connection, the method comprising:
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receiving or initiating a connection request for a communications connection between an origin and a destination within a communications network, the request including the destination identifier; establishing the requested communications connection based on one or more mediation rules and lists of prohibited and exempted destination identifiers; establishing the requested communications connection by bridging a first connection between the origin and a connection unit with a second connection between the destination and the connection unit; the method further comprising delivering one or more audio notification messages to any one or combination of the established connections. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A notification system for delivering messages to any one of or combination of established connections in a communications network, the system comprising:
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a connection unit that establishes a first connection between the origin and the connection unit and a second connection between the destination and the connection unit, the connection unit bridging the first and second connections to establish a communications connection between the origin and destination; and a notification unit that delivers at least one audio notification message to any one or combination of the established connections, wherein the audio notification message includes information regarding at least one of a purchased item, location of purchase, and purchase date.
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