Controller for the intelligent interconnection of two communication networks, and method of use for same
First Claim
1. A method of routing calls from a first network to a second network, comprising:
- receiving at a tandem access controller connected to a tandem switch in a PSTN network, an incoming call request relating to a first call from a first user connected to the first network, the first call being directed to a recipient connected to the second network, wherein said receiving takes place without terminating the first call;
generating by the tandem access controller an outbound call request related to a second call, wherein the outbound call request is a function of at least one control criterion available to the tandem access controller;
routing the outbound call request directly to the tandem switch in the PSTN network, without passing through any edge device; and
connecting the first call to the second call when the second call is answered by the recipient connected to the second network.
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Abstract
A caller ID based call routing feature. A processing system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) receives first identifying information for identifying the source of a telephone call and associates additional information stored in a memory with the first identifying information. The additional information may then be transmitted to the subscriber via the Internet for display. Another feature 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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14 Claims
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1. A method of routing calls from a first network to a second network, comprising:
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receiving at a tandem access controller connected to a tandem switch in a PSTN network, an incoming call request relating to a first call from a first user connected to the first network, the first call being directed to a recipient connected to the second network, wherein said receiving takes place without terminating the first call; generating by the tandem access controller an outbound call request related to a second call, wherein the outbound call request is a function of at least one control criterion available to the tandem access controller; routing the outbound call request directly to the tandem switch in the PSTN network, without passing through any edge device; and connecting the first call to the second call when the second call is answered by the recipient connected to the second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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