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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicants:
John Kenneth Gallant, Plano, TX (US);
Kathleen A. Mcmurry, Richardson, TX (US);
Mariafranca Gregorat, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Kenneth Gallant, Plano, TX (US);
Kathleen A. McMurry, Richardson, TX (US);
Mariafranca Gregorat, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
MCI, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A session initiation protocol (SIP) server adds billing and authentication information to conventional SIP messages used in establishing call transfers. This additional information is later verified by a SIP server and used to enable advanced billing and fraud protection features for call transfers in a SIP telecommunications network.