Alcatel Lucent

Lucent Technologies Inc.

At+t Corp.

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

John Richard Rosenberg

Ruth S Gayde

Cynthia K Florkey

Todd Cartwright Morgan

Maura Elizabeth Marcus

Courtney Aldington Pinnock

Edward Charles Berberich, Jr

Siang Gek Heng

John James Schubel

Susan Suh-Jen Lee

Systems are presented in which a network database is populated and updated with delay values representing measured network delays in routing calls between call control entities of a communications network. The network entities can query the database to make informed decisions regarding call routing based on the delay values, and the database entries are provided by the network elements, which measure actual or pseudo calls routed in the network.

Silent probe for network delay reporting

A method of processing a call by proxy in a network is provided. The method comprises: receiving a request from a first party for a proxy call on behalf of a second party at a first call control entity, whether or not an active call exists between the first and second parties; signaling the proxy call through the network; and establishing the proxy call to an appropriate destination, such as an emergency call center near the second party.

Method and system for processing calls by proxy

An apparatus in one example comprises a gateway component that provides an identifier of a service provider to a sender of a message through employment of a user address associated with the recipient of the message.

Providing to sender of message an identifier of service provider associated with recipient of the message

Systems and methods are described for multiple leg call processing, in which the timing of a plurality of outgoing call legs is determined according to a plurality of parameters in order to achieve near simultaneous notification of a group of member directory numbers. The parameters can include static information obtained from a network database such as end user device technology type, call forwarding disposition, answering machine or voicemail service, geographic distance to the member directory number, and/or signaling type and carrier or other local information. Actual setup times may be measured for use in determining the timing of the outgoing call leg processing, which may be used alone or in combination with the local and static information parameters to determine the outgoing call schedule for routing the call to multiple member directory numbers.

Dynamic ring start delay based on multiple factors

An apparatus in one example comprises one or more information sender components that upon engagement of a communication device with a communication session that involves a plurality of communication devices, send to one or more information receiver components identification information of two or more communication devices of the plurality of communication devices and the communication device.

Sending identification information of a plurality of communication devices that are active on a communication session to information receiving component

An automated intelligent network system and method for providing automatic forwarding of calls to enhanced telecommunications service platforms across network boundaries while preserving subscriber identity. In accordance with the present invention, the values of defined parameters that are maintained with a call according to established network protocols and passed between networks during call processing are controlled such that, using these controlled values, the subscriber identification information reaches the platform where the enhanced service is implemented in different network than that of the service subscriber. An alternative embodiment of the invention provides a way for enhanced telecommunications services platforms to identify both the subscriber and the calling party when calls are automatically forwarded to the platform across network boundaries.

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Elmhurst, IL, United States of America

John Richard Rosenberg