System and method for interfacing a privacy management service with a voice mail system

In an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) having a service switching point and a service node, a method of processing a first call from a first party destined for a second party comprising the acts of:

• said service switching point redirecting said call to said service node;
• said service node receiving an audible communication from said first party;
• said service node placing a second call to said second party, said second party having a message recording service which answers said second call;
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• said service node transmitting, over said second call, said audible communication and a signal recognizable by said message recording service.

An advanced intelligent network comprising:

• a first service switching point communicatively connected to a first party telephone station;
• a second service switching point communicatively connected to a second party telephone station, said second service switching point being communicatively connected to said first service switching point, said second service switching point including a termination attempt trigger which takes an action when an incoming call destined for said second party is received, said one or more actions including generating a query;
• a service control point, communicatively connected to said second service switching point, which receives said query from said second service switching point and which, based on said query, instructs said service switching point to redirect said incoming call to a point in said advanced intelligent network different from said second party telephone station;
• a service node which receives the redirected call, said service node being communicatively connected to said second service switching point, said service node including:
• a voice synthesizer which generates a prompt to record an audio communication;
• an audio recording device or audio recording logic which records said audio communication;
• a dialer which places a call to a specified party;
• a signal generator which produces an identifiable signal;
• an audio playback device or audio playback logic which reproduces the audio communication recorded by said audio recording device or logic;
• logic which receives said instruction from said second service switching point and which, in response to said instructions, directs said voice synthesizer to generate said prompt for transmittal to said first party over the redirected call, directs said audio recording device or logic to record said first party's response to said prompt, directs said dialer to place a call to said second party, directs said audio playback device or logic to reproduce said first party's recorded response, and directs said signal generator to generate said signal.