Intelligent call routing system

A communications information system comprising:

• a service control point in communication with the PSTN and a data network, the SCP being configured to receive a destination address for one or more detected incoming telephone calls in the public switched telephone network (PSTN);
• a central communications server in communication with the data network which includes at least one database storing a plurality of subscriber profiles, at least a portion of the subscriber profiles having a plurality of destination addresses associated with that respective subscriber, the destination addresses associated with that subscriber each representing a different means for communication with that subscriber, the database being configured to be searchable for the subscriber profile associated with the received destination address;
• the communications server being further configured to be accessible over the data network by the subscribers in order to review and establish directly at least their own profiles stored in the at least one database;
• and
• the communications server being further configured to identify a profile in the subscriber database associated with the received destination address and to further identify routing information for the telephone call associated with the received destination address including a selected destination addresses based on subscriber programmed criteria, said routing information being transmittable over the data network to the SCP.

A method for establishing a communication connection over a telephone network, comprising:

• receiving a destination address for a detected incoming telephone call in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN);
• establishing a connection over a data network with a central communications server which includes a database of subscriber profiles, at least a portion of the subscriber profiles having a plurality of destination addresses associated with that respective subscriber, the destination addresses associated with that subscriber each representing a different means for communication with that subscriber;
• allowing a subscriber to access the communications server and review and establish at least one of his own or another subscriber's user profile directly in the database;
• searching the database to identify one of the subscriber profiles associated with the received destination address;
• selecting from the identified subscriber profile a subscriber provided routing information corresponding to the received destination address, based on the time the incoming telephone call was detected;
• and
• transmitting the selected destination address to a switch in the PSTN;
• wherein the database is accessible by a service control point.

A communications network for routing telephone calls to a subscriber, comprising:

• a plurality of switches;
• a service control point in communication with at least one of the switches;
• a central database that is accessible by the service control point;
• wherein the database is also directly accessible by authorized subscribers via the Internet to allow an authorized subscriber to review, create and modify a list of destination addresses associated with the authorized subscriber or another subscriber, the list including a plurality of destination addresses that each represent a different means for communication with the authorized subscriber, and information related to each of the destination addresses, the related information including routing information for each destination address;
• wherein, as part of routing a telephone call, the service control point obtains routing information from the database.