Patent ID: 6128304
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A communication system for interacting with a switched circuit network and for providing network-based services for handling incoming calls directed to at least one terminal end-point, the system comprising:a gateway in communication with the switched circuit network, the gateway being operative to translate switched circuit network-compatible signals into computer network-compatible signals;an association table configured to store a routing address corresponding to the terminal end-point, the routing address identifying a preselected one of the terminal end-point and a network-resident service terminal;a signal routing agent in communication with the gateway, with the terminal end-point, and with one or more network-resident service terminals, the signal routing agent being operative to receive an incoming call from the gateway addressed to the terminal end-point; anda feature selector in communication with the signal routing agent and the association table, the feature selector being programmed to determine a routing address for the incoming call using the association table and to instruct the signal routing agent to route the incoming call based on the routine address.