Patent ID: 6839409
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system for handling telecommunications, comprising: a public exchange through which telecommunications traffic is handled in a standard manner, wherein the public exchange does not contain identification information regarding the subscribers; terminal equipment utilized by a plurality of telecommunications subscribers connected to the public exchange; a telephone function system coupled to the public exchange for providing a telephone function, including components allocated to specific subscribers; and a table coupled to the public exchange for identifying subscribers that are to be monitored as required by communications law, wherein, when a particular subscriber queries the telephone function system to activate the telephone function, the terminal equipment requests to access an allocated component to the system in order to engage the telephone function of the telephone function system, wherein, in response to querying the allocated component, the telephone function system produces a relationship between the allocated component and an identity of the particular subscriber based on subscriber information stored in the telephone function system, and wherein the identity of the particular subscriber is forwarded to the public exchange, and the public exchange uses the table to determine whether the particular subscriber is to be monitored.