Methods, systems, and products for billing calls
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJonathan O. Ward
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for routing a communication. An identifier of an origination point of the communication is received. A destination point associated with a destination of the communication is determined. The origination point and the destination point are analyzed to determine whether the communication may be entirely routed within a local service provider's geographic area.
Claims20
A method of routing a communication, comprising:
- receiving originating information associated with an originating number of the communication;
- receiving terminating information associated with a termination number of the communication;
- comparing an originating geographical location of the originating information to a terminating geographical location of the terminating information;
- determining the originating geographical information and the terminating geographical information share a common calling area in a particular local access and transport area served by a single local service provider;
- determining the communication is a local toll-free communication in response to the common local calling area in the common local access and transport area;
- routing the termination number to a switch serving the termination number;
- and
- routing the local toll-free communication to the termination number.
A system for routing a communication, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a database queried by the processor, the processor performing operations comprising:
- receiving an originating number of the communication;
- receiving originating information associated with the originating number;
- receiving terminating information associated with a termination number of the communication;
- comparing an originating geographical location of the originating information to a terminating geographical location of the terminating information;
- determining the originating geographical information and the terminating geographical information share a common calling area in a common local access and transport area served by a local service provider;
- determining the communication is a local toll-free communication in response to the common local calling area in the common local access and transport area;
- routing the originating number to a switch serving the termination number;
- and
- routing the local toll-free communication to the termination number.
Computer memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving an originating number of a communication;
- receiving originating information associated with the originating number;
- receiving terminating information associated with a termination number of the communication;
- comparing an originating geographical location of the originating information to a terminating geographical location of the terminating information;
- determining the originating geographical information and the terminating geographical information share a common calling area in a common local access and transport area served by a local service provider;
- determining the communication is a local toll-free communication in response to the common local calling area in the common local access and transport area;
- routing the originating number to a switch serving the termination number;
- and
- routing the local toll-free communication to the termination number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.