Patent ID: 7177409
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. In a network, a method to provide a user with information regarding a calling plan of the user, comprising: causing an element connected to the network to keep track of the information regarding the calling plan of the user; causing a switch to determine that the user has dialed a call to a number that fits the calling plan and, in response, causing the switch to request instructions regarding the call from a control point; causing the control point, in response to the request from the switch, to respond to the switch with instructions to contact the element for the information; causing the switch to contact the element including connecting the call to the element; causing the element, in response to the contact from the switch and the connection of the call, to provide the information regarding the calling plan of the user to the call without any input from the user specifically requesting the information and without dialing any number other than the number that fits the calling plan, and to indicate to the switch that the information has been provided to the call; and causing the switch, in response to the indication from the element that the information has been provided to the call, to disconnect the call from the element, and to route the call according to the number dialed by the user.