Patent ID: 6778544
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for redirecting a call, initiated by a called telephone number, utilizing a corrected destination address, comprising:a) encoding an LDAP query within a switch service point (SSP) with the called telephone number without employment of either a transaction capabilities application point (TCAP) stack or a service control point (SCP), wherein the called number is a service access code (SAC) or local number portability (LNP); b) transmitting the LDAP query via a TCP/IP stack to an LDAP server via an IP network; c) awaiting a response from the LDAP server to the TCP/IP stack, wherein the response includes the corrected destination address; and d) redirecting the call to the corrected destination address, wherein the corrected destination address is a directory number.