Call routing method
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsJohn Bruce Harlow, Robert J. Sayko
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Abstract
A call processing method is disclosed. A first station initiates a call to a second station. Call information associated with the initiated call is evaluated by comparing the call information with information in a fraud database. Completion of the call is prevented if the evaluation results in a finding of fraud. If the evaluation results in no finding of fraud, the call is completed to the second station via a routing path obtained from a routing database. If the call being completed is deemed to be a call of interest, the routing path obtained from the routing database for completing the call is stored.
Claims20
A call processing method, comprising:
- initiating a call by a first station to a second station;
- evaluating call information associated with the call by comparing the call information with information in a first database;
- preventing a completion of the call if the evaluating results in a finding of fraud;
- and
- completing the call to the second station via a specific routing path obtained from a routing database if the evaluating results in a finding of potential fraud for the call.
A communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of stations for handling calls;
- a plurality of exchanges intermediate the plurality of stations;
- and
- a plurality of paths connecting the plurality of stations via the plurality of exchanges, wherein a call from one of the plurality of stations to another of the plurality of stations is routed via a dedicated path of the plurality of paths if the call is deemed to be a call of interest and a routing information associated with the dedicated path is stored.
A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a processor to perform a call processing method comprising:
- initiating a call by a first station to a second station;
- evaluating call information associated with the call by comparing the call information with information in a first database;
- preventing a completion of the call if the evaluating results in a finding of fraud;
- and
- completing the call to the second station via a specific routing path obtained from a routing database if the evaluating results in a finding of potential fraud for the call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.