Patent ID: 6754312
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for monitoring subscribers of an intelligent network, which comprises:flagging an identifier of a first communications subscriber to be monitored in a central database, the flagging containing an indication of at least one of a plurality of third communications subscribers authorized to monitor a communications link with the first communications subscriber to be monitored; setting up, via an exchange having initiated a link to the central database, a conference circuit between the first communications subscriber to be monitored, a calling or called second communications subscriber and at least one of the third communications subscribers being authorized to monitor when the first communications subscriber to be monitored calling or being called by the calling or called second communications subscriber, and a decision as to whether monitoring of the first communications subscriber to be monitored is initiated by the exchange being made by the central database or a controller of the intelligent network depending on whether the first communication subscriber wants to contact a third communication subscriber; and transferring subscriber data being characteristic of the subscribers of the intelligent network and corresponding event data directly from the central database or the controller of the intelligent network to the at least one third communications subscribers authorized to monitor when no communication is taking place between the first communications subscriber to be monitored and the calling or called second communications subscriber via the exchange.