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US 8,457,113 B2Granted
Branch calling and caller ID based call routing telephone features
AssigneeTelemaze LLC
InventorsSamuel F. Wood, Jerry A. Klein, Margaret Susan Asprey
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AssigneeTelemaze LLC
InventorsSamuel F. Wood, Jerry A. Klein, Margaret Susan Asprey
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A caller ID based call routing feature is described for blocked and non-blocked caller ID's. A processing system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) receives first identifying information for identify the source of a telephone call and associates additional information stored in a memory with the first identifying information. The additional information may be information about the calling party initially downloaded to the memory by a subscriber. Once retrieved from the memory by the processing system, the additional information may then be transmitted to the subscriber via the Internet for display on a monitor or to the subscriber's telephone for display on a telephone display. Another feature described is a branch calling feature where the subscriber may program a processing system within the PSTN to forward an incoming call to two or more end units (e.g., telephones) simultaneously. If the call at an end unit is answered, answer supervision signaling is transmitted back to the processing system which then terminates all other calls. The processing system then connects the calling party to the subscriber. The branch calling may be made for any combination of local, long distance, and cellular telephone numbers.
A method performed by a web enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one packet network and a second network coupled to a switching facility of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the packet network and the second network, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for routing calls from a calling party to a called party performed by a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one packet network and a circuit-switched network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from the calling party to the called party across both the packet network and the circuit-switched network, the method comprising the steps of:
A method performed by a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the method for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the method comprising the steps of:
A communication network with an improved architecture comprising a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers designed to be coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and switching facilities for routing calls to other edge switches or other switching facilities local or in other geographic areas, the communication network designed to enable voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the communication network comprising:
A communication network comprising a web-enabled processing system including one or more web servers coupled to a call processing system serving as an intelligent interconnection between at least one circuit-switched network and a packet network in a telecommunications network, the circuit-switched network comprising edge switches for routing calls from and to subscribers within a local geographic area and tandem switches for routing calls to other edge switches or other tandem switches local or in other geographic areas, the communication network for enabling voice communication from a calling party to a called party across both the circuit-switched network and a packet network, the communication network comprising:
A method of providing an intelligent interconnection between a first communication network and a second communication network, comprising:
A controller for use between a first communication network and a second communication network, the controller including circuitry and/or software for:
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