Patent ID: 6829342
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: H04Q

Abstract:
A telephone network comprising:a service switching point serving a telephone line, the service switching point being operable to receive a call to the telephone line and issue a query in response to receiving the call; a service control point in communication with the service switching point over a first communication path, the service control point being operable to provide instructions to the service switching point to connect the call to the telephone line or transfer the call; and a service node in communication with the service switching point over a second communication path, the service node being operable to receive a transferred call from the service switching point and determine whether the transferred call is a voice call or a data call, and transfer the transferred call to the service switching point if the transferred call is not a data call; wherein upon receiving the call to the telephone line, the service switching point issues a first query to the service control point, the service control point instructs the service switching point to transfer the call to the service node, the service switching point transfers the call to the service node, and the service node receives the call and determines whether the call is a voice call or a data call, and transfers the call back to the service switching point if the call is not a data call.