Patent ID: 6078654
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of use of a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:(a) selecting a transmission path connecting a calling location and a called location, the step of selecting being carried out in a manner transparent to a calling party and a called party;(b) receiving at a control location information from an intercept pertaining to a calling party identification number associated with the calling party and a called party identification number associated with the called party, the step of receiving being performed in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party;(c) determining whether a call from the calling location to the called party access number should be connected via the selected transmission path, the step of determining being carried out in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party; and(d) connecting the call from the calling party access number to the called party access number via the selected transmission path in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party, when the step of determining results in a determination that the call should be connected via the selected transmission path.