Patent ID: 8983050
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving an incoming call originating from a calling party and directed to a subscriber, said incoming call comprising an identity of the calling party; determining that the incoming call is a forwarded call; using the identity of the calling party to query a tangibly embodied database storing subscriber information concerning selective call forwarding of incoming forwarded calls; determining from the query that incoming calls from the calling party which are incoming forwarded calls directed to the subscriber are to be forwarded to a third party; in response to the determining, a network node directing the received incoming forwarded call to the third party so as to bypass the subscriber, forwarding the call to the third party, and incrementing a value of a call forwarding counter; and comparing the value of the call forwarding counter to a predefined value to determine whether the call is a forwarded call.