Patent ID: 6381315
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
A method comprising the steps of:storing an identification code of a customer and a plurality of carrier codes associated with said identification code in memory accessible by a computer at a call processing platform, each of said plurality of carrier codes identifying a respective one of a plurality of telephone call carriers; receiving a telephone call from said customer at said call processing platform in response to said customer dialing an access telephone number of said call processing platform from a telephony device; receiving said customer identification code and a destination telephone number at said call processing platform during said telephone call; processing said destination telephone number and said plurality of carrier codes corresponding to said customer identification code in said computer in accordance with a plurality of respective rate schedules for said plurality of telephone call carriers and a least-cost routing algorithm to determine a least-cost carrier from said plurality of telephone call carriers for connecting said customer to the station identified by said destination telephone number; and routing said telephone call to an exchange of said least-cost carrier.