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US 8,619,957 B2Granted
Delivery of call data in a communication system
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsCharles F. Delacey, David E. Phelps
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Abstract
A method may include receiving a call having call data, determining that the call data cannot be forwarded along a call path, assigning an identifier to the call data, forwarding the call along the call path without the call data, and storing the call data and the identifier at a device outside the call path.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- receiving a call;
- generating call data for the call subsequent to receiving the call;
- determining whether the call data can be forwarded along a call path;
- identifying whether the call shares a same automatic number identification (ANI) and a same dialed number identification service (DNIS) with another call in response to determining that the call data cannot be forwarded along the call path;
- generating an identifier in response to identifying that the call shares the same ANI and the same DNIS with the other call, wherein the generating comprises:
- selecting a new DNIS, from a DNIS pool of DNIS numbers, which is different from the same DNIS;
- and
- generating the identifier that includes the same ANI and the new DNIS;
- assigning to the call data the identifier that identifies the call data;
- forwarding the call along the call path without the call data;
- and
- storing the call data and the identifier at a device outside the call path.
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A system comprising:
- a first device comprising:
- a first communication interface;
- a first memory that stores instructions;
- a first processor to execute the instructions to:
- receive, via the first communication interface, a call;
- generate call data subsequent to receipt of the call;
- determine whether the call data associated with the call can be transmitted to another device;
- identify whether the call shares a same automatic number identification (ANI) and a same dialed number identification service (DNIS) with another call in response to a determination that the call data cannot be forwarded along the call path;
- generate an identifier in response to an identification that the call shares the same ANI and the same DNIS with the other call, wherein a generation of the identifier comprises:
- select a new DNIS, from a DNIS pool of DNIS numbers, which is different from the same DNIS;
- and
- generate the identifier that includes the same ANI and the new DNIS:
- assign the identifier that identifies the call data to the call data;
- transmit, via the first communication interface, to a call data device, the call data and the identifier the call data device comprising:
- a communication interface;
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions to:
- receive, via the communication interface, the call data and the identifier from the first device;
- and
- store the call data and the identifier.
18 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving a call with call data;
- determining whether the call data can be forwarded along a call path;
- identifying whether the call shares a same automatic number identification (ANI) and a same dialed number identification service (DNIS) with another call in response to determining that the call data cannot be forwarded along the call path;
- generating an identifier in response to identifying that the call shares the same ANI and the same DNIS with the other call, wherein the generating comprises:
- selecting a new DNIS, from a DNIS pool of DNIS numbers, which is different from the same DNIS;
- and
- generating the identifier that includes the same ANI and the new DNIS;
- assigning to the call data the identifier that identifies the call data;
- forwarding the call along the call path without the call data;
- and
- storing the call data and the identifier at a device outside the call path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.