Patent ID: 6608890
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
An improved method for remote updating of a telephone number transformation definition in a transformation device by an updating point, the transformation device transforming at least one telephone number being dialed by a communication subscriber to a new telephone number defined by the telephone number transformation definition, the improvement which comprises:connecting the transformation device to the updating point; updating the telephone number transformation definition to a current definition on a time-controlled basis; controlling, via the current definition, access to various communication networks; analyzing statistically a dialing behavior of the communication subscriber via the updating point; carrying out and defining the current definition in dependence on at least one predetermined communication-network-specific criterion provided by the communications subscriber to the updating point; monitoring, via the updating point, the various communication networks for the predetermined communications-network-specific criterion; and carrying out the remote updating of the telephone number transformation definition in dependence on a change in the predetermined communications-network-specific criterion.