Telephone call processing arrangement based on calling and called party telephone services

US5394463A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AT&T CORP. · US

Inventors

• Sarah T. Fischell · Fair Haven, US
• Roberto S. Freire · Eatontown, US
• Warren R. Moe · Atlantic Highlands, US
• Gary Munson · Little Silver, US
• Teresa L. Russell · Atlantic Highlands, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 1992
• Grant date: Feb 28, 1995
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2012

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04Q2213/13547
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone services functionality is disposed in a telecommunications network to ensure that a telephone call is processed in accordance with the telephone services respectively subscribed to by the calling and called parties. In addition, the functionality retains control over the call so that it may respond to service requests entered by either the calling or called party at any point following establishment of the call connection.