System and method for handling special number calls conveyed to a predetermined destination
AssigneeWest Corporation
InventorGeorge Heinrichs
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Abstract
A system for handling incoming special number calls conveyed via a telecommunication system to a predetermined destination includes: (a) a data store for storing information regarding a plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices; (b) a detecting unit coupled with the data store and with the telecommunication system; the detecting unit detecting a received communication incoming to the predetermined destination from one pre-identified special number call originating device of the plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices; and (c) a treating unit coupled with the detecting unit and with the telecommunication system; the treating unit effecting a predetermined treatment of the received communication.
Claims14
A system for handling incoming special number calls conveyed via a telecommunication system, the system comprising:
- (a) a data store for storing information regarding a plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices, wherein a particular pre-identification designates that a call made from a particular pre-identified special number call originating device, of the plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices, is routed to a predetermined destination specifically associated with the particular pre-identified special number call originating device, and wherein a portion of the information stored in the data store is associated with a flag indicating that the portion of the information will only be available to said predetermined destination;
- (b) a detecting unit coupled with said data store and with said telecommunication system, said detecting unit detecting a received communication incoming to said predetermined destination from one pre-identified special number call originating device of said plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices;
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- (c) a treating unit coupled with said detecting unit and with said telecommunication system, said treating unit effecting a predetermined treatment of said received communication, wherein said predetermined treatment includes rerouting said received communication to said predetermined destination,
- wherein the rerouting is performed without making information in the received communication available to an emergency system operator associated with telecommunication system based on the flag.
A method for handling incoming special number calls conveyed via a telecommunication system, the method comprising:
- (a) in no particular order:
- (1) providing a data store,
- (2) providing a signal detecting unit coupled with said data store and with said telecommunication system, and
- (3) providing a signal treating unit coupled with said signal detecting unit and with said telecommunication system;
- (b) operating said data store to store information regarding a plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices, wherein a particular pre-identification designates that a call made from a particular pre-identified special number call originating device, of the plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices, is routed to a predetermined destination specifically associated with the particular pre-identified special number call originating device, and wherein a portion of the information stored in the data store is associated with a flag indicating that the portion of the information will only be available to said predetermined destination or to an alternate destination other than said predetermined destination;
- (c) operating said signal detecting unit to detect a received communication signal incoming to said predetermined destination from one pre-identified special number call originating device of said plurality of pre-identified special number call originating devices;
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- (d) operating said signal treating unit to effect a predetermined treatment of said received communication signal, wherein said predetermined treatment includes rerouting said received communication signal to said predetermined destination,
- wherein the rerouting is performed without making information in the received communication signal available to an emergency system operator associated with telecommunication system based on the flag.
A method for effecting special treatment for communications from pre-identified call originators, the method comprising:
- (a) storing information relating to a plurality of said pre-identified call originators in a data store, wherein a particular pre-identification designates that a call made from a particular pre-identified originator, of the pre-identified call originators, is routed to a predetermined destination specifically associated with the particular pre-identified call originator, and wherein a portion of the information stored in the data store is associated with a flag indicating that the portion of the information will only be available to said predetermined destination or to an alternate destination other than said predetermined destination;
- (b) detecting a received communication incoming to a public safety answering position from one pre-identified call originator of said plurality of pre-identified call originators;
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- (c) effecting a pre-determined treatment of said received communication, wherein said predetermined treatment includes rerouting said received communication to said predetermined destination,
- wherein the rerouting is performed without making information in the received communication available to an emergency system operator associated with telecommunication system based on the flag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.