Patent ID: 6771762
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for handling a telephone call from a calling party to a called party in an AIN system having at least one service switching point (SSP), at least one service control point (SCP)and at least one intelligent peripheral (IPe), the method comprising the steps of:sending, from the SCP to the SSP, a request message to establish a temporary bearer connection between the SSP and the IPe under the control of the SCP; establishing a first connection carrying a first call from the SSP to the IPe, in response to the request message; establishing a second connection carrying a second call from the IPe to a called party; bridging the first and second calls in the IPe between the calling party and the called party; merging the first and second calls in the SSP; and disconnecting the first and second connections to the IPe, such that the calling party and the called party are continued to be connected via the SSP with the call no longer being relayed through the IPe.