System, method, and computer program product for sending a request to a network for routing a call
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1. A method, comprising:
- initiating a call from a first party to a second party;
determining whether the first party and the second party are members of a group; and
sending a request to a network for routing the call, the request including an indication that at least one of origination processing and termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination;
wherein the origination processing includes processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party, the processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party including the determining whether the first party and the second party are members of the group and applying services to the call for the first party;
wherein the termination processing includes processing associated with processing the call for the second party, the processing the call for the second party including applying the services to the call for the second party.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for sending a request to a network for routing a call. In use, a call is initiated from a first party to a second party. Further, it is determined, whether the first party and the second party are members of a group. Still yet, a request is sent to a network for routing the call. The request includes an indication that origination processing and/or termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination.
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1. A method, comprising:
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initiating a call from a first party to a second party; determining whether the first party and the second party are members of a group; and sending a request to a network for routing the call, the request including an indication that at least one of origination processing and termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination; wherein the origination processing includes processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party, the processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party including the determining whether the first party and the second party are members of the group and applying services to the call for the first party; wherein the termination processing includes processing associated with processing the call for the second party, the processing the call for the second party including applying the services to the call for the second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for initiating a call from a first party to a second party; computer code for determining whether the first party and the second party are members of a group; and computer code for sending a request to a network for routing the call, the request including an indication that at least one of origination processing and termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination wherein the origination processing includes processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party, the processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party including the determining whether the first party and the second party are members of the group and applying services to the call for the first party; wherein the termination processing includes processing associated with processing the call for the second party, the processing the call for the second party including applying the services to the call for the second party.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a device for initiating a call from a first party to a second party; and an application server in communication with the device, the application server for determining whether the first party and the second party are members of a group, and for sending a request to a network for routing the call, the request including an indication that at least one of origination processing and termination processing has already been performed, based on the determination; wherein the origination processing includes processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party, the processing associated with the initiation of the call with respect to the first party including the determining whether the first party and the second party are members of the group and applying services to the call for the first party; wherein the termination processing includes processing associated with processing the call for the second party, the processing the call for the second party including applying the services to the call for the second party.
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