Patent ID: 6363143
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of effecting call processing for a plurality of users served by a switching system, comprising:in response to a first call to a communications terminal of a first one of the users for whom the call is destined, the switching system obtaining call-processing information of the first user from a first computer distinct from the switching system, of the first user by communicating with the first computer; in response to obtaining the first call-processing information, handling the first call as directed by the first call-processing information; in response to a second call to a communications terminal of a second one of the users for whom the call is destined, the switching system obtaining call-processing information of the second user from a second computer, distinct from the switching system and from the first computer, of the second user by communicating with the second computer; and in response to obtaining the second call-processing information, handling the second call as directed by the second call-processing information.