System and method for providing device-aware services in an integrated telecommunications network
US6687356B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2207/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of device-aware service provisioning in a hybrid/integrated telecommunications network having a packet-switched network portion (PSN) and heterogeneous circuit-switched network (CSN) portions. A user profile is provided which partitions a service in three dimensions: a user-specific service part, a device-specific service part, and a combination part which specifies service conditions when an end-user uses a particular device or terminal. A common IP telephony Value-Added Services infrastructure is included wherein device-aware service triggers are provided for triggering appropriate service partitions of the user profile. Upon encountering a device-aware service trigger in a call control process, a service switching node queries the user profile and determines the service conditions associated with the particular device-specific service part to be invoked. Responsive to determining the service conditions, the service switching node instructs a service node to execute an appropriate Service Logic Program. Upon receiving a result or an indication thereof from the service node, the service switching node takes a corresponding service action.
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