Patent ID: 6366661
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of routing telephone calls over an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) telephony network comprising the steps of:receiving an incoming call at a service control point (SCP) in a public switched telephone network for a subscriber; establishing a connection over a data network with a communications server specially configured to monitor whether the subscriber is employing an incoming telephone line associated with the SCP to establish a data connection with the data network; determining if the subscriber is employing the incoming telephone line with a data network connection; if the subscriber has a current data network connection, presenting an interactive screen display information the subscriber of the incoming telephone call; receiving from the subscriber instructions with regards to the routing of the incoming telephone call; and routing said incoming telephone call to a predetermined destination based on input received by the subscriber in response to presentation of the screen message.