Method for delivering enhanced caller identification service in a telecommunications network
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications system comprising an originating switch and a terminating switch wherein each switch serves at least one customer line, a method for delivering enhanced caller identification (ID) to a customer line comprises the steps of:
- receiving, in the terminating switch, geographic identification data (GID) unique to the originating switch wherein the GID is not a directory number;
determining whether a customer line served by the terminating switch subscribes to caller ID service; and
delivering the GID to the customer line served by the terminating switch upon the determination that the customer line subscribes to caller ID service.
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Abstract
A method for delivering enhanced caller identification (ID) service including geographic location information comprises initializing an originating switch with geographic identification data (GID). The GID is stored in each switch module memory, and is accessed by the originating switch each time a calling party initiates a call to a called party. If the called party subscribes to caller ID service, the calling'"'"'s party directory number, and the GID associated with the switch is delivered to the called party as part of caller ID service so that the true geographic location of the caller can be ascertained.
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11 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications system comprising an originating switch and a terminating switch wherein each switch serves at least one customer line, a method for delivering enhanced caller identification (ID) to a customer line comprises the steps of:
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receiving, in the terminating switch, geographic identification data (GID) unique to the originating switch wherein the GID is not a directory number; determining whether a customer line served by the terminating switch subscribes to caller ID service; and delivering the GID to the customer line served by the terminating switch upon the determination that the customer line subscribes to caller ID service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a telecommunications system comprising an originating switch serving at least one ported directory number caller, and a terminating switch serving at least one called party who subscribes to caller identification (ID) service, a method for delivering a true geographic location of the ported directory number caller to the called party comprises the steps of:
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the originating switch detecting an off-hook signal from a customer line associated with the ported directory number caller; the originating switch receiving a dialed destination directory number from the ported directory number caller wherein the dialed destination directory number corresponds to the called party who subscribes to caller ID service, and is served by the terminating switch the originating switch formulating an initial address message (IAM) including geographic identification data (GID) for delivery to the terminating switch; the terminating switch determining that the called party identified in the IAM received from the originating switch subscribes to caller ID service; and the terminating switch delivering the GID of the caller to the called party, wherein the GID is not a directory number. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A central office switch in a telecommunications system comprises:
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an administrative module for administering global control functions interconnected to a communications module; and a plurality of switch modules interconnected to the communications module, each switch module comprising; a switch module memory including geographic identification data (GID) associated with the central office switch, wherein the GID is a location routing number (LRN) identifier unique to the central office switch; and a line unit interconnected to a customer line, wherein the customer line is identified by a directory number. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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