Extended dialing plan using dialable special character digits
First Claim
1. A method, comprising steps of:
- receiving at an element of a telecommunication network from a first communication device a telephone call, wherein the telephone call includes a destination telephone address assigned to a second communication device and used for routing the telephone call from the first communication device through the network to the second communication device, and wherein the destination telephone address is represented by a string of characters including number digits and at least one non-numerical special character, one of the number digits being in the leading position in the string, and each non-numerical special character being at a position in the string other than the leading position;
analyzing the string including the at least one non-numerical special character including validating the string using a look-up-table containing numerical characters and the at least one non-numerical character; and
responsive to the analysis, routing the telephone call through the network, based at least in part on the at least one non-numerical special character included in the string.
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Abstract
An exemplary extended dialing plan allows use of one or more special characters, such as the # digit and the * digit, as dialable digits. The telecommunications network receives a string of characters representing a destination address from a first communication device, for use in routing a communication through the network to a second communication device. The received string of characters includes a number digit in the first position in the string and at least one non-numerical special character in another position. The character string is received from the first communication device by the network, the character string is analyzed and used to route the communication through the telecommunication network to the destination address based at least in part on the character string with at least one non-numerical special character.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising steps of:
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receiving at an element of a telecommunication network from a first communication device a telephone call, wherein the telephone call includes a destination telephone address assigned to a second communication device and used for routing the telephone call from the first communication device through the network to the second communication device, and wherein the destination telephone address is represented by a string of characters including number digits and at least one non-numerical special character, one of the number digits being in the leading position in the string, and each non-numerical special character being at a position in the string other than the leading position; analyzing the string including the at least one non-numerical special character including validating the string using a look-up-table containing numerical characters and the at least one non-numerical character; and responsive to the analysis, routing the telephone call through the network, based at least in part on the at least one non-numerical special character included in the string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A telecommunication network comprising a plurality of elements for routing communications through the network, wherein at least one of the elements of the network is configured to be capable of implementing functions including functions to:
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receive from a first device a telephone call, wherein the telephone call includes a destination telephone address assigned to the second device and used for routing the telephone call through the telecommunication network from the first device to the second device, and wherein the destination telephone address is represented by a string of characters including number digits and at least one non-numerical special character; analyze the string including the at least one non-numerical special character including validating the string using a look-up-table containing numerical characters and the at least one non-numerical character; and responsive to the analysis, route the communication through the telecommunication network, based at least in part on the at least one non-numerical special character included in the string. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a non-transitory, machine readable storage medium; and information embodied in the medium for configuring an element of a telecommunications network to be capable of performing functions, wherein the functions include functions to; receive from a first device a telephone call, wherein the telephone call includes a destination telephone address assigned to a second device and used for routing the telephone call through a telecommunication network from the first device to the second device, and wherein the destination telephone address is represented by a string of characters including number digits and at least one non-numerical special character; analyze the string including the at least one non-numerical special character including validating the string using a look-up-table containing numerical characters and the at least one non-numerical character; and responsive to the analysis, route the telephone call through the telecommunication network, based at least in part on the at least one non-numerical special character included in the string. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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