Method and system for termination blocking of message delivery service in a switch-based telecommunication system
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1. A telecommunications system for processing a call from a calling communication station for a called communication station, the telecommunications system comprising:
- a non-Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) capable end office switch configured to ring the called communication station with the call, the call having no AIN trigger present, and determine blocking status for the call, the end office switch being further configured to play an announcement to the calling communication station offering a messaging service if the call is unblocked, the end office switch being further configured to disconnect the call from the called communication station if the messaging service is selected and route the call to other network equipment to provide the messaging service,a service switching point configured to receive the call routed from the non-AIN capable end office switch and to generate a query for further routing instructions;
a service control point (SCP) configured to receive the query for further routing instructions for the call, the SCP configured to return a response message if the call passes additional screening criteria, the response message indicating that the messaging service should be provided;
a platform configured as the network equipment to provide the messaging service to the calling communication station; and
wherein the SSP is configured to receive the response message from the SCP and connect the calling communication station with the platform to provide the messaging service.
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Abstract
A method for providing a messaging service in a telecommunication system (900) includes providing a calling party with an option to leave a voice message (1010). If the calling party accepts the option, determining screening criteria for the called communication station (1018). In response to the screening criteria, the call is selectively completed to a messaging service (172).
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1. A telecommunications system for processing a call from a calling communication station for a called communication station, the telecommunications system comprising:
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a non-Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) capable end office switch configured to ring the called communication station with the call, the call having no AIN trigger present, and determine blocking status for the call, the end office switch being further configured to play an announcement to the calling communication station offering a messaging service if the call is unblocked, the end office switch being further configured to disconnect the call from the called communication station if the messaging service is selected and route the call to other network equipment to provide the messaging service, a service switching point configured to receive the call routed from the non-AIN capable end office switch and to generate a query for further routing instructions; a service control point (SCP) configured to receive the query for further routing instructions for the call, the SCP configured to return a response message if the call passes additional screening criteria, the response message indicating that the messaging service should be provided; a platform configured as the network equipment to provide the messaging service to the calling communication station; and wherein the SSP is configured to receive the response message from the SCP and connect the calling communication station with the platform to provide the messaging service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A telecommunications system capable of providing a messaging service for a call from a calling communication station to a called communication station, the telecommunications system comprising:
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a non-Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) capable end office switch associated with the called communication station, the non-AIN capable end office switch including software for determining blocking status for the call if the call is not answered, software for playing an announcement to the calling communication station offering the messaging service if the call is unblocked, software for detecting a service selection input entered at the calling communication station; and software to route the call to other network equipment in response to the service selection input; a service switching point (SSP) including software to receive and process the call when it has been routed to the other network equipment by the non-AIN capable end office switch; software to generate a query for further routing instructions upon receipt of the call from the non-AIN capable end office switch; and software to route the call in response to a message received in response to the query for further routing instructions; a service control point (SCP) including software for receiving the query for further routing instructions; software for determining, in response to the query, if the call passes additional screening criteria, and software for generating an Analyze_Route message directing the SSP to route the call to a service node for prompting and recording a message of the called communication station in response to passing the additional screening criteria. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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