Patent ID: 7068767
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called party at a called communication station in a telecommunications network including at least one service switching point (SSP) and a service control point (SCP), the method comprising the steps of: at an SSP, receiving the call from the calling communication station; transmitting a termination attempt query from the SSP to the SCP; at the SCP, in response to the termination attempt query, detecting in the termination attempt query the caller identification information for the calling communication station; at the SCP, determining whether the caller identification information is valid; at the SCP, if the caller identification information is not valid, processing the call as if the call is marked presentation unavailable; at the SCP, determining whether standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station; at the SCP, if the standard caller identification information for the calling communication station can not be provided, processing the call as if the call is marked presentation unavailable; for calls treated as if the call is marked presentation unavailable,