Patent ID: 7095837
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telephone network comprising a switching center coupled to a subscriber line, and an enhanced service processing apparatus, the switching center having event detection means for detecting and recording an occurrence of a predetermined event associated with the subscriber line, and call processing means responsive to an attempt to establish or terminate a call connection via the subscriber line to selectively either: (i) notify the enhanced service processing apparatus of that attempt under a condition of when an occurrence of the predetermined event has been previously recorded by the event detection means, and receiving switching control commands to establish or terminate said call connection, wherein the switching control commands are sent by the enhanced service processing apparatus in response to the notification and that attempt is different than and subsequent to recordation of the occurrence of the predetermined event by the event detection means, or (ii) establish or terminate said call connection without notifying the enhanced service apparatus under a condition of when an occurrence of the predetermined event has not been previously recorded by the event detection means.