Systems, methods, and apparatus to prioritize communications in IP multimedia subsystem networks

An apparatus comprising:

• an interactive Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS);
• and
• an electronic processor to:
• locate a data record based on a telephone number;
• and
• execute a prioritization process to generate a ranked list of non-session initiation protocol or non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers based on a first priority order value linked to a current call parameter value at a first time, adjust the first priority order value to a second priority order value in response to a change of the current call parameter value at a second time, compare the current call parameter value at the second time to a prioritization profile, and route a communication session initiated for the telephone number to a destination associated with the ranked non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifier or the ranked non-telephone number uniform resource identifier based on the comparison.

A method comprising:

• locating, with a resolver, an ENUM database record for a telephone number specifying at least one non-Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) destination;
• accessing, with a prioritizer, a prioritization profile comprising a selection parameter having a first priority order value linked to a current call parameter value;
• generating a ranked list of a plurality of non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers or non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers based on the current call parameter value at a first time;
• adjusting the selection parameter from the first priority order value to a second priority order value in response to a change of the current call parameter value at a second time;
• comparing the current call parameter value at the second time to the prioritization profile to select at least one of the plurality of non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers or non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers as a destination for the telephone number;
• and
• establishing a communication session between the calling device and the selected uniform resource identifier.

A tangible article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:

• locate an ENUM database record for a telephone number specifying a non-Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) destination;
• receive a current call parameter value associated with each of a plurality of non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers and non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers;
• access a prioritization profile comprising a selection parameter associated with each of the uniform resource identifiers and having a first priority order value;
• generate a ranked list of the plurality of non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers and non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers based on the current call parameter value at a first time;
• adjust the selection parameter from the first priority order value to a second priority order value in response to a change of the current call parameter value at a second time;
• compare the current call parameter value at the second time to the prioritization profile to select at least one of the plurality of ranked non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers and ranked non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers as a destination for the telephone number;
• and
• establish a communication session between the calling device and the selected uniform resource identifier.

An apparatus to prioritize Internet multimedia subsystem (IMS) network communication comprising:

• an ENUM database to store a plurality of non-telephone number and non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers in association with respective telephone numbers;
• a resolver to receive a telephone number from a caller, the resolver to generate a base list of non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers and non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers;
• and
• a prioritizer to generate a first ranked list of the plurality of non-telephone number uniform resource identifiers and non-session initiation protocol uniform resource identifiers from the base list based on a comparison between a prioritization profile having first priority order values associated with each of the uniform resource identifiers, the first priority order values based on current call parameters during a first time, and the prioritizer to adjust the first priority order values to second priority order values based on current call parameters during a second time to generate a second ranked list of the uniform resource identifiers, at least one of the resolver or the prioritizer comprising a logic circuit.