Patent ID: 6298126
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telecommunications toll switch system connecting callers with called pay service sponsors, wherein said pay service sponsors comprise one of a pay for information or a pay for product service, comprising:toll switches forming a network of a toll network company preselected by said pay service sponsors;a shared database computer connected to at least one of said toll switches, said shared database computer having a database storing routing plans and rate plans corresponding to at least one pay service sponsor;said routing plans defining alternative routes from which a specific route is selected by said database computer based on caller information and a plurality of pay service sponsor defined conditional logical branches, said specific route being one of at least two alternative routes possibly ending at the same destination;said rate plans defining alternative rate plans from which a specific rate is selected by said database computer in accordance with caller call information and a plurality of pay service sponsor defined conditional override rate nodes;said database computer being programmed to return instructions to at least one of said toll switches in response to a query from at least one toll switch, said query generated by said at least one toll switch in response to caller call information to the pay service sponsor, the query comprising information about said call; andsaid returned instructions comprising the specific route and corresponding specific rate for said call to be implemented by said at least one toll switch, said selected specific route and rate corresponding to the called pay service sponsor.