Patent ID: 6301350
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
For use in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) provided with, for each subscriber, (a) a subscriber Service Number, (b) a subscriber Calling Number, and (c) a subscriber Call Forwarding Profile including a plurality of Destination Numbers each assigned a calling day, a calling time, and a calling priority designation, an automated call handling method for enabling a caller to dial a single telephone number and reach a subscriber at one of a plurality of separate locations, comprising:generating a call to a subscriber by dialing a subscriber Service Number;processing the call to determine the calling day and the calling time of the call and the subscriber Service Number;processing the subscriber Service Number to identify the subscriber Call Forwarding Profile corresponding to the subscriber Service Number to generate (a) a list of Destination Numbers to route the call, and (b) a corresponding routing order with respect to the calling day and the calling time of the call;comparing the calling day and the calling time of each Destination Number of the subscriber Call Forwarding Profile to the calling day and the calling time of the call;selecting each Destination Number whose calling day and calling time match the calling day and the calling time of the call; andsequentially routing the call to the selected Destination Numbers in accordance with their calling priority designations.