Patent ID: 6590970
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A telecommunications system for processing telephone calls comprising:a plurality of input telephonic devices operatively coupled to an origination telephone line for initiating telephone calls; an automated intelligent network (IN) coupled to origination telephone lines adapted to process telephone calls, said IN comprising a service control point (SCP), and said SCP comprising an SCP control unit and an SCP database coupled to said SCP control unit, said IN being adapted to authorize the routing of telephone calls; at least one switch operatively coupled to said origination telephone line and to said SCP, said switch adapted to route calls authorized by said SCP to a destination number specified by said customer; and an intelligent peripheral (IP) adapted to store a pre-recorded product/service menu and advertisements allowing a customer to designate a product or service advertisement to which the customer can listen; wherein said SCP is adapted is route a customer bonus call to a destination number specified by the customer after the customer listens to a product/service advertisement.