Branch calling and caller ID based call routing telephone features
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method performed by a web enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one packet network and a second network coupled to a switching facility of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the packet network and the second network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via either the packet network or the second network, at the call processing system, the calling party using a communications device to originate the call for the purpose of initiating voice communication, the call processing system coupled to at least one switching facility of the telecommunications network via the second network, the call processing system processing the call across both the packet network and the second network to complete the call to the called party; and
establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call is completed, across both the packet network and the second network.
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Abstract
A caller ID based call routing feature is described for blocked and non-blocked caller ID'"'"'s. A processing system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) receives first identifying information for identify the source of a telephone call and associates additional information stored in a memory with the first identifying information. The additional information may be information about the calling party initially downloaded to the memory by a subscriber. Once retrieved from the memory by the processing system, the additional information may then be transmitted to the subscriber via the Internet for display on a monitor or to the subscriber'"'"'s telephone for display on a telephone display. Another feature described is a branch calling feature where the subscriber may program a processing system within the PSTN to forward an incoming call to two or more end units (e.g., telephones) simultaneously. If the call at an end unit is answered, answer supervision signaling is transmitted back to the processing system which then terminates all other calls. The processing system then connects the calling party to the subscriber. The branch calling may be made for any combination of local, long distance, and cellular telephone numbers.
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182 Claims
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1. A method performed by a web enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one packet network and a second network coupled to a switching facility of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the packet network and the second network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via either the packet network or the second network, at the call processing system, the calling party using a communications device to originate the call for the purpose of initiating voice communication, the call processing system coupled to at least one switching facility of the telecommunications network via the second network, the call processing system processing the call across both the packet network and the second network to complete the call to the called party; and establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call is completed, across both the packet network and the second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 124, 129, 134, 139)
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29. A method for routing calls from a calling party to a called party performed by a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one packet network and a circuit-switched network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from the calling party to the called party across both the packet network and the circuit-switched network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via the packet network, at the call processing system, the calling party using a communications device to originate the call for the purpose of initiating the voice communication, the call processing system coupled to at least one switching facility of the circuit-switched network, the call processing system processing the call across at least one packet network and the circuit-switched network to connect the call to the called party; and establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call is connected, across both the packet network and the circuit-switched network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 125, 130, 135, 140)
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38. A method performed by a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via the circuit-switched network, at the call processing system, the calling party using a communications device to originate the call for the purpose of initiating voice communication, the call processing system coupled to at least one switching facility of the circuit-switched network, the call processing system processing the call across the circuit-switched network and the packet network to complete the call to the called party; and establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call has been completed, across both the circuit-switched network and the packet network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 123, 126, 131, 136)
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65. A communication network with an improved architecture comprising a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers designed to be coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the communication network designed to enable voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the communication network comprising:
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an interface capability within the web-enabled processing system for receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via either the packet network or the circuit-switched network, the call originated by the calling party via a communications device for the purpose of initiating voice communication, the web-enabled processing system designed to be coupled to at least one switching facility of the circuit-switched network; a call processing capability within the web-enabled processing system for processing the call across the packet network and the circuit-switched network to complete the call to the called party; and a capability within the web-enabled processing system for establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call is completed, across both the packet network and the circuit-switched network. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 127, 132, 137, 141)
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94. A communication network comprising a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and tandem switches for routing calls to other edge switches or other tandem switches local or in other geographic areas, the communication network for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the communication network comprising:
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an interface capability within the call processing system for receiving call data which is associated with a call originated by the calling party via either the circuit-switched network or the packet network, the call originated by the calling party via a communications device for the purpose of initiating voice communication, the call processing system coupled to at least one tandem switch of the circuit-switched network; a call processing capability within the call processing system for processing the call across the circuit-switched network and at least one packet network to complete the call to the called party; and a capability within the web-enabled processing system for establishing the voice communication between the calling party and the called party after the call is completed, across both the circuit-switched network and the at least one packet network. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 128, 133, 138, 142)
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143. A method of providing an intelligent interconnection between a first communication network and a second communication network, comprising:
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receiving at a controller call data which is associated with a first call via a first communication network; accessing control criteria by the controller based upon the call data; initiating a second call via a second communication network by the controller using the call data and the control criteria, wherein at least one of the first and the second communication networks is a voice over IP (VOIP) network; and enabling communication between the first call and the second call by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162)
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163. A controller for use between a first communication network and a second communication network, the controller including circuitry and/or software for:
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receiving call data which is associated with a first call via a first communication network; accessing control criteria based upon the call data; initiating a second call via the second communication network, using the call data and the control criteria, wherein at least one of the first and the second communication networks is a voice over IP (VOIP) network; and enabling communication between the first call and the second call. - View Dependent Claims (164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182)
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