System and method for providing network information service using CID-type messages
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1. A method for providing access to an information service over a telephone network, the method comprising:
- receiving an off-hook trigger when a customer premises equipment associated with a subscriber of the telephone network goes off-hook, wherein the customer premises equipment is configured to receive an audio signal when going off-hook;
in response to the off-hook trigger, outputting audio content from the information service to the customer premises equipment, wherein the audio content is received via a service node/intelligent peripheral; and
in response to determining that an indication received from the customer premises equipment includes an instruction to stop the information service, terminating the audio content from the information service and outputting a dial tone to the customer premises equipment,wherein the telephone network includes an originating service switching point, a signaling transfer point and a switching control point.
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Abstract
A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. In a first embodiment, information is provided to a subscriber who simply lifts the handset of the telephone. The subscriber instead of hearing a dial tone hears the information in the form of streaming audio. In another embodiment, information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.
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1. A method for providing access to an information service over a telephone network, the method comprising:
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receiving an off-hook trigger when a customer premises equipment associated with a subscriber of the telephone network goes off-hook, wherein the customer premises equipment is configured to receive an audio signal when going off-hook; in response to the off-hook trigger, outputting audio content from the information service to the customer premises equipment, wherein the audio content is received via a service node/intelligent peripheral; and in response to determining that an indication received from the customer premises equipment includes an instruction to stop the information service, terminating the audio content from the information service and outputting a dial tone to the customer premises equipment, wherein the telephone network includes an originating service switching point, a signaling transfer point and a switching control point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A service for providing access to an information service over a telephone network, the service comprising:
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monitoring incoming data at a service node/intelligent peripheral to determine whether the incoming data is subscriber data for a subscriber of the telephone network; responsive to collecting subscriber data at the service node/intelligent peripheral, sending a message from the service node/intelligent peripheral to a switching control point indicating the presence of subscriber data; sending a message from the switching control point to a service switching point instructing the service switching point to establish a connection with a customer premises equipment associated with the subscriber; and in response to determining that an indication received from the customer premises equipment includes an instruction to stop the subscriber data, terminating the connection and outputting a dial tone to the customer premises equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable memory medium, including program instructions for providing information over a telephone network, the program instructions executable to:
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collect message data on behalf of a subscriber of the telephone network; identify a service switching point of the telephone network providing telephone service to the subscriber; send the message data to the service switching point; cause the service switching point to forward the message data to customer premises equipment of the subscriber; and in response to determining that an indication received from the customer premises equipment includes an instruction to stop the message data, terminate the forwarding of the message data and outputting a dial tone to the customer premises equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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