Patent ID: 6337902
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A method for procuring instructions regarding a target subscriber in a telecommunication network who can no longer be reached via a subscriber number dialed at a source terminal, comprising:dialing the subscriber number at the source terminal, establishing a connection from the source terminal via a first nodal point to a second nodal point, sending from the second nodal point to the first nodal point an answer message that the desired subscriber number cannot be reached via the second nodal point, and releasing the connection on the section from the second nodal point to the first nodal point, sending an instruction request from the first nodal point to an intelligent network installation, after receiving the answer message, regarding the target subscriber, and then receiving at the first nodal point the requested instructions from the intelligent network installation; wherein, when the instructions concern charging for a call to a new subscriber number of the target subscriber, the first nodal point executes the instructions for charging.