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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2013
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Anthony Zerillo, Kansas City, MO (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
An Internet protocol query for Internet protocol private branch exchanges including a private branch exchange that is connected to the public switched telephone network for receiving a call setup request, the private branch exchange not being enabled for receiving calling name delivery information from a telecommunications circuit; at least one of an incumbent local exchange carrier switch and a competitive local exchange carrier switch in communication with the private branch exchange, the at least one of the incumbent local exchange carrier switch and the competitive local exchange carrier switch having the telecommunications circuit not enabled for calling name delivery information retrieval; a network in communication with the private branch exchange; and a calling name delivery database in communication with the network for receiving calling name delivery queries from the private branch exchange based on the call setup request. Methods for routing calls based on ENUM information is also included.