Patent ID: 7233651
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a call from a calling party to a called party in a Service Control Point (SCP) of a communications system which receives a terminating attempt query including a calling party identifier and a calling party restriction indicator associated with the call and, in response to the terminating attempt query, determines whether standard caller identification can be provided for the call and, if standard caller identification can not be provided for the call, the SCP produces call control information for controlling a Service Switching Point (SSP) and a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP), the method comprising: at the SN/IP, generating a prompt to the calling communication station, prompting the calling party to provide spoken caller identification information, and storing the spoken caller identification information; determining if the called communication station is off hook; if the called communication station is off hook, providing audible call waiting information including the stored spoken caller identification information; and if the called communication station is on hook, providing the audible call waiting information including the stored spoken caller identification information.