System and method for providing device-aware services in an integrated telecommunications network

A hybrid telecommunications network having a packet-switched network portion and a circuit-switched network portion, comprising:

• a plurality of communication devices operable with the hybrid telecommunications network;
• a service switching node for invoking a device-aware service based on a device-aware service trigger encountered in a call control process;
• a trigger server containing a user profile which includes a user-specific service policy part, a device-specific service policy service part, and a combination service policy part that is applicable when an end-user uses a particular device of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the service switching node queries the trigger server upon encountering the device-aware service trigger in the call control process;
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• a service node having means to execute a Service Logic Program based on information obtained from the service switching node.

A device-aware call diversion method for use in an integrated telecommunications network having a service switching node and a service node, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a call in the service switching node for a user;
• determining, in the service switching node, if a device-aware service trigger is encountered in a call control process associated with the call;
• if so, querying by the service switching node a user profile associated with the user to determine if a particular device-specific service part of the user profile is to be invoked, wherein the device-specific service part specifies service conditions applicable to a particular device designated for use by the user with respect to call diversion;
• responsive to the querying step, instructing the service node, by the service switching node, to execute a Service Logic Program associated with the service conditions specified in the device-specific service part;
• transmitting, by the service node, a routing number to the service switching node based on the execution of the Service Logic Program;
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• diverting the call by the service switching node to the routing number obtained from the service node.