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AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Levine, Gregory N. Patterson, James A. Worsham, Z. Zeeman Zhang
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A Service Control Point (SCP) has a call list associated with the main telephone number of a called party. When a calling party attempts to contact the called party by calling the main number, a Service Switching Point (SSP) or a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) fires a trigger. The trigger causes the SCP to access the call list and to cause the SSP/MSC to simultaneously ring the main (called) telephone number and at least one alternative telephone number associated with the main telephone number. A simultaneous ring service subscriber can remotely access the SCP to modify a call list, to add or delete a call list and to select an active call list. When a subscriber has multiple call lists, the subscriber can set account parameters to automatically select the active call list, based on various call factors, such as call time and calling party.
A simultaneous number ringing system for ringing a first alternative number associated with a main number, comprising:
A method for using a Service Control Point (SCP) to ring an alternative number associated with a main number, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for ringing an alternative number associated with a main number, the method comprising the steps of:
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