Patent ID: 7127053
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system to schedule placement of outgoing calls comprising: a service switching point (SSP) that is adapted to communicate with a first telephone station associated with a scheduling party that is scheduling the outgoing calls, and to communicate with at least one other telephone station associated with at least one scheduled party to receive the outgoing calls from the first telephone station, wherein said first telephone station is adapted to receive call schedule information on a telephone interface and to communicate said call schedule information to said service switching point (SSP); a service node (SN) that is adapted to communicate with the service switching point (SSP), wherein said service node (SN) is further adapted to place the outgoing call to at least one other telephone station from the first telephone station in accordance with said call schedule information; and a service control point (SCP) adapted to communicate with said service switching point (SSP), and comprising: an administrative computing application, a call scheduling application, and a call information database, said service control point (SCP) configured to identify said service node (SN) as adapted to place the outgoing call to the other telephone station from the first telephone station in accordance with said call schedule information, wherein said service control point (SCP) and said service node (SN) are configured to place a confirmation call to an alternate telephone station specified by said scheduling party.