Method and system for automatically providing a customer billing identifier for a directory assistance extension call to a switch in a public telephone network
US6594352B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/66
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone network capable of handling directory assistance calls includes a switch, connection circuitry coupled between the switch and a directory assistance center, and call origination circuitry. In response to receipt of a incoming directory assistance call from the switch, the connection circuitry connects the incoming directory assistance call to the directory assistance center. Following receipt of a requested telephone number from the directory assistance center, the call origination circuitry originates an extension call to the requested telephone number on the public telephone network and transmits, in conjunction with the extension call, at least a billing identifier captured from the incoming directory assistance call. In this manner, the switch is able to automatically associate the extension call with the billing identifier captured from the incoming directory assistance call.
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