Patent ID: 7430289
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for provisioning a telephone service feature, the method comprising: receiving a call request to establish a telephone connection between a calling party and a called party; if the call request identifies a telephone service, determining whether one of a plurality of telephone service features identified in the call request can be temporarily provisioned to at least one of the calling party and called party; if the call request does not identify a telephone service feature or a determination is made that an identified telephone service feature can not be temporarily provisioned, presenting to at least one of the calling party and the called party a list of other telephone service features that can be temporarily provisioned to either the calling party or the called party, wherein the list is presented in at least one graphical user interface on at least one display of at least one device used by at least one of the calling party and the called party; if a telephone feature is identified and can be temporarily provisioned, temporarily allocating telephony system resources to support said identified telephone service feature for the duration of a call over an established telephone connection; temporarily activating said identified and temporarily provisioned telephone service feature for the call; deactivating said activated telephone service feature upon completion of said call; and reallocating said telephony system resources in response to completion of said call.