Patent ID: 6714639
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A system for reducing traffic in a telephone network while providing caller name identification (CNAM) service, comprising:a signaling transfer point (STP) to receive a CNAM query from a switch on which a called party is homed, wherein the CNAM query contains a calling party telephone number; a CNAM SCP to receive the CNAM query from the STP and to return CNAM information to the switch; a CNAM SCP coupled to the CNAM SCP; and a duplicate local number portability signal control point (LNP SCP) database accessible to the CNAM SCP, the CNAM SCP database containing a plurality of CNAM records, wherein each CNAM record, comprises: a telephone number; and a directory name corresponding to the telephone number, and wherein the duplicate LNP SCP database contains a plurality of global translation title (GTT) records, each GTT record, comprising: a telephone number; and a service routing corresponding to a network element that provides the CNAM service.