Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Bruce Fredrick Salisbury

Daniel Charles Sbisa

Steven Eugene Norby

Karen Harden Miller

James David Setter

Shigeru Uchiyama

William Lyle Wiley

Dean C Boldt

Jason Patrick Torrey

R Dean Howell

The invention comprises a telecommunications signaling processor that processes signaling system &num;7 telecommunications signaling messages to select asynchronous transfer mode connections and time division multiplex connections and to provide control messages indicating the selected connections. The telecommunications signaling processor also processes non-call associated signaling messages for call maintenance.

System and method for processing a call

A Service Control Point (SCP) directs a telecommunications network to connect a resource only when the resource is needed. When the resource is no longer needed, the SCP selects a new connection for the network. The SCP directs the network to disconnect the resource and use the new connection so the resource does not remain on the line during the entire call. The invention can be used to add and drop multiple resources from a call while the call is in progress. The SCP also provides context information for the call so multiple resources can access context information for the call.

Telecommunications resource connection and operation using a service control point

A system for creating a switched virtual circuit that includes a switch that receives initial information and a connection management system that is electrically connected to the switch, wherein the switch sends a signal to the connection management system that contains information as to the proper connection for the initial information and wherein the connection management system creates a virtual circuit that will reconfigure and transmit the initial information in such a manner that no information is lost when the initial information is transmitted by the virtual circuit.

System for creating switched virtual circuits to transport information over an ATM network

When telephone calls are placed by dialing a special number such as an &ldquo;800&rdquo; number, the dialed number is converted to a specially configured translation number that includes a destination output set of digits which are preferably the last four digits of the dialed number. This translation number is transported over the network from an originating switch to a terminating switch which then outputs the output set to the destination. Advantageously, the terminating switch also replaces the prefix portion of the translation number with an output prefix consisting of at least the NXX portion of the dialed number and outputs this prefix along with the output set to the destination for use in call tracking.

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Olathe, KS, United States of America

Bruce Fredrick Salisbury