Patent ID: 6816582
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A simultaneous number ringing system for ringing a first alternative number associated with a main number, comprising:a Service Control Point (SCP) within an Advanced Intelligent Network (AN), the SCP having a simultaneous ring application (SRA) resident thereon; and a first call list associated with the main number and containing the first alternative number, the first call list being stored within the AN; a Service Switching Point (SSP), within the AIN, operative to receive the main number from a calling subscriber and operative to fire a simultaneous trigger in response to a determination that a call attempt has been made to the main number and wherein the SRA is operative to retrieve the first alternative number from the first call list and to cause a Services Node (SN) within the AIN to place a first out-bound call attempt to the main number and a second out-bound call attempt to the first alternative number, in response to a determination that the simultaneous ring trigger has been fired and wherein the main number is a conventional directory number.