US 6,393,481 B1 · Method and apparatus for providing real-time call processing services in an intelligent network

Abstract

System and methodology for providing real-time call processing services received at a switch in an intelligent network having one or more service nodes having originating switches for receiving a call event. The system includes a platform-independent communication system for enabling communication between object instances executing at service nodes in the intelligent network. An operating system agent object instance executing in an execution environment associated with an originating switch communicates call origination information corresponding to a call event received at the switch to one or more object instances executing in an execution environment provided at a service node in the network; the object instances including a line object instance for maintaining the state of a communications line associated with a call origination, and, a service object implementing methods for performing a service according to a customer request. A first database storage device accessible by the service object provides call routing information according to a customer's subscription. A second database storage device is accessible by the service object to provide a corresponding terminating switch location address at a node in the network for the call based on the retrieved call routing information. The platform-independent communication system communicates call routing commands between the service object and at least the line object instance, for enabling call connection between originating and terminating switches independent of their location in the network.

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Dependent claims

A service control system for a communications network having a plurality of service nodes, each node having a memory storage device, and an execution environment for performing services in response to receipt of an event at a network switch element associated with a service node, said system comprising:

a service administrator device for generating a service profile at each node, a service profile including type and amount of service object resources relating to service processing at each node, and downloading said type and amount of service object resources to said node in accordance with said profile;
instantiation mechanism for instantiating service objects for execution in said one or more execution environments;
and,
resource management device for tracking execution environment resources at a service node, and maintaining list of service types available at each service node in said network with each service type having an associated capability status indicating whether a requested service is available for instantiation at a service node, wherein when said capability status indicates a requested service is unavailable for instantiation in said network, said resource management device communicating need for instantiating new service objects to said central administrator device for downloading and activation a new service at a service node.

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A method for providing services at service nodes in a communications network, each service node having a memory storage device, and an execution environment for performing services in response to receipt of an event at a network switch element associated with a service node, said method comprising:

generating a service profile for each service node including type and amount of service object resources relating to service processing at each node, and downloading said type and amount of service object resources to said node in accordance with said profile;
instantiating service objects for execution in said one or more execution environments;
and,
tracking execution environment resources at a service node by maintaining list of service types available at each service node with each service type having an associated capability status indicating whether a requested service is available for instantiation at a service node;
wherein when said capability status indicates a requested service is unavailable for instantiation in said network, communicating need for instantiating new service objects to a central administrator device for downloading and activating a new service object at a service node.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for providing real-time call processing services in an intelligent network

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Method and apparatus for providing real-time call processing services in an intelligent network

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