US 10,432,785 B2 · Optimized system and method for notifying a called party of a call attempt

Abstract

A system and method for notifying a called party of a call attempt is provided. The method comprises initiating a communication request by a calling party; routing the communication request to an intelligent network via an mobile service center; validating the communication request by the intelligent network; and handing over the communication request to an intelligent platform by the intelligent network in the event of a nonstandard trigger event such as calling party insufficient balance. The processing of communication request by the intelligent platform includes monitoring number of call attempts, introducing a delay in sending notification, monitoring availability of called party and performing one or more actions based on the delay and the availability of the called party.

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Dependent claims

A method of notifying a called party of a call attempt by a calling party, the method comprising:

receiving a communication request on occurrence of a nonstandard trigger event, the nonstandard trigger event being one of protocol error, internal error and calling party insufficient balance;
processing the communication request, wherein the processing comprises steps of:
monitoring number of call attempts performed by the calling party;
defining a threshold duration to act as a delay in sending a notification to the called party;
defining a threshold count for the number of call attempts by the calling party during the threshold duration;
monitoring availability of the called party;
and
sending the notification to the called party about the call attempt after completion of a threshold duration and upon determining the called party is available;
or
sending the notification to the called party upon determining communication requests exceeds the threshold count during the threshold duration and upon determining the called party is available.

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A computing system implemented within a service layer of a telecommunication-network node for notifying a called party of a call attempt by a calling party, the system comprising:

a call processing module for receiving and processing a communication request on occurrence of a nonstandard trigger event, the nonstandard trigger event being one of protocol error, internal error and calling party insufficient balance;
a monitoring module for monitoring number of call attempts performed by the calling party and for monitoring availability of the called party;
a timer module, in operational interconnection with a counter module, for defining a threshold duration and a threshold count for the number of call attempts by the calling party during the threshold duration;
and
a notification module for:
notifying the called party about the call attempt after completion of the threshold duration and if the called party is available;
or
notifying the called party if the communication requests exceeds the threshold count during the threshold duration and if the called party is available.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Optimized system and method for notifying a called party of a call attempt

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Optimized system and method for notifying a called party of a call attempt

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