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US 5,163,087 AGranted
Delivery of customer data base key using automatic number identification
AssigneeAT&T Bell Laboratories
InventorMarc P. Kaplan
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Abstract
An enhanced "800" service translates an Automatic Number Identification (ANI) of a calling party into a customer data base key defined by the called party. The customer data base key is then provided by the enhanced "800" service to the called party in place of the ANI information.
Claims15
A method for processing a telephone call between a calling party and a called party in a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving in a first stored-program-control switch a telephone number of the calling party and a telephone number of the called party;
- sending the telephone number of the calling party and the telephone number of the called party from the first stored-program-control switch to a processor;
- translating the telephone number of the calling party and the telephone number of the called party in the processor to provide a customer data base key;
- sending the customer data base key from the processor to the first stored-program-control switch;
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- providing the customer data base key from the first stored-program-control switch to the called party.
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Apparatus for processing a telephone call between a calling party and a called party, the apparatus --comprising--:
- network means responsive to the telephone call for providing an --automatic number identification-- of the calling party and a telephone number of the called party;
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- processing means for --checking-- the --automatic number identification-- of the calling party and the telephone number of the called party--in a data base-- and for providing a customer data base key;
- said network means being further responsive to the customer data base key received from the processing means for providing said customer data base key to the called party.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.