Patent ID: 6215790
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of provisioning a communication service profile for a hybrid network comprising the Internet having a name to address server comprising a domain name server, and a switched telephone network comprising switching systems connected to terminals, and having a separate common channel interoffice signaling network with a service control point controller therefor, and a separate second signaling network with an intelligent peripheral processing unit coupled thereto and coupled to said controller, comprising the steps of:establishing in a storage associated with said name to address server a service profile for processing calls placed to a subscriber to said service;initiating a communication from one of said terminals and using signaling in said first signaling network to initiate the establishment of a voice communication link between said one of said terminals and said intelligent peripheral processing unit;substantially simultaneously with said step of initiating, transmitting from said controller to said intelligent peripheral processing unit via said second signaling network information for processing said initiated communication;retrieving from said name to address server, and transmitting to said intelligent peripheral processing unit via said second signaling network, service profile data related to said initiated communication;processing said service profile data pursuant to instructions transmitted from said terminal which initiated said communication; andreturning said processed profile data to said name to address server; andwherein said service profile comprises a plurality of names designating addresses for terminals and instructions for calling said addresses.