Method for visual delivery to a caller of selected information associated with a telephone number in an advanced intelligent network via public switch telephone network

A method for delivering selected data associated with a telephone number in an advanced intelligent network via a public switch telephone network to telecommunications terminating equipment with data receipt and visual display capability, the advanced intelligent network including a service control point, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving with the public switch telephone network a first communication from a caller including an information retrieval service number;
• in response to receiving said first communication, sending with the public switch telephone network a first query message to the advanced intelligent network service control point including a request for information retrieval service;
• in response to the advanced intelligent network service control point receiving the first query message, sending a first response message with the advanced intelligent network service control point to the public switch telephone network commanding the public switch telephone network to send a first announcement to the caller prompting the caller to communicate a subject telephone number;
• in response to the first response message, sending with the public switch telephone network the first announcement to the caller;
• receiving with the public switch telephone network a second communication from the caller including the subject telephone number;
• in response to receiving the second communication with the public switch telephone network, sending the subject telephone number with the public switch telephone network to the advanced intelligent network service control point in a second query message;
• in response to receiving the second query message, sending a second response message with the advanced intelligent network service control point to the public switch telephone network commanding the public switch telephone network to send a second announcement to the caller prompting the caller to communicate a selection of data to be retrieved, said data associated with the subject telephone number;
• receiving the second response message with the public switch telephone network;
• in response to receiving the second response message with the public switch telephone network, sending the second announcement to the caller;
• receiving with the public switch telephone network a third communication from the caller including the selection of data to be retrieved;
• in response to receiving the third communication with the public switch telephone network, sending a third query message with the public switch telephone network to the advanced intelligent network service control point including the selection of data to be retrieved;
• in response to receiving the third query message with the advanced intelligent network service control point, retrieving from a database, with the advanced intelligent network service control point, selected data associated with the subject telephone number;
• sending the selected data with the advanced intelligent network service control point via a third response message to the public switch telephone network;
• receiving the third response message with the public switch telephone network;
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• sending with the public switch telephone network the third response message to telecommunications terminating equipment with data receipt and visual display capability associated with said caller for visual display of the selected data on said telecommunications terminating equipment.