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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1998
Robert H. Montgomery, Oak Hill, VA (US);
Barry P. Pershan, Olney, MD (US);
Verizon Services Corp., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Using intelligent network processing, call notification allows a subscriber to determine the name and telephone number of one or more numbers of recent parties to call the subscriber. An incoming call to the subscriber's number activates a terminating attempt type trigger in the central office serving the subscriber. The trigger causes communication between that office and a service control point (SCP). Under instructions from the SCP, the central office indicates a disposition event regarding the call, e.g., whether the line was busy or there was no answer. If the subscriber's line is busy or does not answer, the SCP records at least the telephone number of the caller and the time and date of the call. Later, the subscriber dials a feature code, and the SCP instructs the central office to route the call to an intelligent peripheral (IP). The SCP polls a line identification database (LIDB) to obtain name information associated with the caller's number and supplies the number, name, date and time to the IP. The IP plays an announcement of the call information and offers the subscriber the option to place a call back to the number of the original caller and/or to initiate a call to voice mail.