Patent Publication Number: US-7724886-B2

Title: Method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information for subscribers that interface via private trunk groups

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present patent document is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/931,283, filed on Aug. 31, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,272,219 which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/036,950, filed Dec. 21, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,267, the content of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/036,950 is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     The present invention relates generally to telecommunications services. More particularly, the present application relates to a method and system for providing enhanced caller identification information even to subscribers who interface the telecommunication network via private trunk group facilities. 
     Telecommunications service providers typically offer services that attempt to provide customers with information that enables them to determine whether or not to accept a call before answering the call. One service that provides such information is caller identification (“Caller ID”). Standard Caller ID services generally provide a customer with an indication of who is calling without requiring the customer to answer the call. These systems typically retrieve information about the calling party from a database and provide that information to the called party. Customer premise equipment (CPE) in the form of a display device is generally used to provide the called party with a visual readout of the name and/or telephone number associated with the calling party. 
     However, the effectiveness of Caller ID systems can be reduced due to a number of different occurrences. One such occurrence is the inability of a service provider to provide the standard Caller ID information for a particular incoming call. A service provider may not be able to provide the standard Caller ID information if the Caller ID information is blocked by the calling party, or if the Caller ID information is unavailable or incomplete. This may occur, for example, if the calling party pressed *67 when initiating the call 
     When the standard Caller ID information cannot be provided, the called party is not adequately informed about who is calling and cannot determine whether or not to accept the incoming call before answering the call. Because the effectiveness of Caller ID systems is greatly reduced when information cannot be provided, an improved system and method for providing caller identification information that overcome these deficiencies are needed. 
     Patent application Ser. No. 09/122,484, filed Jul. 24, 1998, issued Jan. 23, 2001 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,178,232 and commonly assigned to the assignee of the present application, is incorporated herein by reference. This patent application discloses a method and system for providing a called party with audible caller identification information when standard caller identification cannot be provided. When standard caller identification cannot be provided, the call is blocked and a request for audible caller identification is transmitted to the calling party. The audible information is subsequently transmitted to the called party. 
     Patent application Ser. No. 09/253,339, filed Feb. 19, 1999 and issued Dec. 12, 2000 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,160,876, is also incorporated herein by reference. This application discloses a method for providing enhanced caller identification information when per line blocking of Caller ID is present. When per line blocking is activated for a subscriber line, the Caller ID information for that line is never transmitted by the system. 
     In the systems disclosed in the incorporated patent applications, subscribers that interface with network equipment via private Trunk Group facilities can not benefit from those systems. In some embodiments of those systems, network equipment such as a Service Switching Point (SSP) encounters a terminating attempt trigger when processing a call to a called communication station over a conventional subscriber loop. Encountering the terminating attempt trigger initiates the process of routing the call to a privacy service for obtaining audible caller identification information. However, in the case where the subscriber interfaces with the network over private Trunk Group facilities, the terminating attempt trigger is never encountered. 
     Examples of private Trunk Group facilities includes private branch exchanges (PBXs), which are used for example, to provide telecommunication service to a plurality of directory numbers, for example at a business. The result is that subscribers who access the telecommunication network over such private facilities can not enjoy the benefits of privacy service in which callers must provide either standard or audible caller identification information. 
     Accordingly, there is a need for a system and method which permit subscribers using private facilities to detect and suspend a call for which the standard calling party information can not be provided, before the call is communicated to the called party. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a telecommunications system; 
         FIG. 2  is a call flow diagram illustrating a method for processing a call in the telecommunications system of  FIG. 1 ; and 
         FIG. 3  is a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a method for providing enhanced caller identification information in accordance with the privacy management method and system of  FIGS. 1 and 2 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     By way of introduction, the preferred embodiments below include a method and system for providing a called party with audible caller identification information when standard caller identification information cannot be provided. In one embodiment, calls for which standard caller identification information is blocked, unavailable or incomplete are prevented from being connected to the called party. If the called party directory number indicates that the called party is associated with a private trunk group or otherwise does not encounter a Terminating Attempt trigger, the call encounters a Trunk Group Trigger, prompting generation of a termination attempt message. The termination attempt message is analyzed to determine if standard caller identification information can be provided for the calling party. In one embodiment, a forward call message is transmitted with the directory number of the called party contained in a normally unused data field. A presentation indicator for the directory number is set in the forward call message to presentation allowed so that blocking of the called party&#39;s identification information does not occur. 
     In response to the forward call message, a request for audible caller identification information is transmitted to the calling party. If the calling party provides the requested audible caller identification information, the audible information is transmitted to the called party. Caller identification information can thus be provided to the called party when standard caller identification information cannot be provided. 
     Referring now to the drawing,  FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a telecommunications system  100 . The system  100  comprises a service switching point (SSP)  102 , a signal transfer point (STP)  104 , a service control point (SCP)  106 , a first SCP database  108 , a second SCP database  110 , a compact service node (CSN)  112 , a central office  114 , called telephone station  116 , calling telephone station  118  and a private branch exchange (PBX)  120 . Intelligent network system components, commonly referred to as advanced intelligent network (AIN) components, suitable for implementing the present embodiment are commercially available from several vendors and are known to those skilled in the art. AIN components can implement computer readable program code as known to those skilled in the art. Vendors of AIN components typically have a preferred programming language and operating platform as known to those skilled in the art. 
     SSP  102  preferably comprises an AIN switch that routes calls, recognizes and responds to triggers, generates queries to obtain call information and responds to returned call information. SSP  102  connects to PBX  120  and called telephone station  116  over private Trunk Group lines  122 . Other type of private facilities or public trunk groups may be substituted for the PBX  120  and the private Trunk Group lines  122  in other embodiments. The SSP  102  connects the PBX  120  with central office  114  to enable calls to be placed between called telephone station  116  and calling telephone station  118 . SSP  102  preferably communicates with SCP  106 , central office  114  and CSN  112  by utilizing a signaling protocol such as Signaling System 7 (SS7) or other such signaling protocols as presently known to those skilled in the art or developed in the future. SSP  102  preferably generates queries to SCP  106  and receives and responds to responses to the queries returned from SCP  106 . In the illustrated embodiment, communication between the SSP  102  and the SCP  106  employs Transaction Capabilities Applications Protocol or TCAP. Examples of a suitable switch for embodying the SSP  102  are the 5ESS switch available from Lucent Technologies and the DMS-100 switch available from Nortel Networks. 
     STP  104  preferably comprises a network element that transfers signaling communications in response to signaling protocols such as SS7 or other such signaling protocols as presently known to those skilled in the art or developed in the future. STP  104  preferably transfers queries from SSP  102  to SCP  106  and transfers responses to the queries from SCP  106  to SSP  102 . 
     SCP  106  preferably comprises an AIN element that stores account information, call information and receives and responds to queries. SCP  106  preferably stores account information about a called party&#39;s account as well as call control information in the first SCP database  108  and can access the stored information. SCP  106  also stores standard caller identification information in the second SCP database  110  and can access the stored caller identification information. SCP  106  receives queries generated by SSP  102  and preferably responds to the queries by performing database searches to locate the requested call control or account information or caller identification information as known to those skilled in the art. SCP  106  can forward the call control or account information or caller identification information to SSP  102 . 
     CSN  112  preferably comprises a network element that enables communications between telephone stations  116 ,  118  and the network. CSN  112  can preferably transmit messages to and receive responses from telephone stations  116 ,  118 . CSN  112  can generate announcements that can be transmitted to telephone stations  116 ,  118 . CSN  112  can transmit responses such as audible caller identification information from telephone station  118  to telephone station  116  by connecting telephone stations  118 ,  116  or by recording and playing back the responses as known to those skilled in the art. The announcements transmitted to telephone station  116  preferably comprise accept and reject options along with requests for input from the telephone station  116 . The requests for input preferably comprise requests for input that can be used by CSN  112  to cancel calls to telephone station  116 , connect calls to telephone station  116 , forward calls to a voice mail system or another location such as another telephone line, and transmit messages to telephone station  118 . As used herein, the term voice mail system means all types of message recording systems as known to those skilled in the art. CSN  112  can preferably receive and respond to the input transmitted from telephone station  116 . The term input means any suitable signal such as DTMF tones, voice input, dial pulse input or modem/fax input as known to those skilled in the art. 
     In alternative embodiments, other system equipment may provide the functions provided by CSN  112 . For example, equivalent functionality may be provided by an AIN service node or by an Intelligent Peripheral, as those terms are understood in the art. These components and others which are operationally equivalent may be substituted for the CSN  112  in  FIG. 1 . 
     Database  108  preferably comprises a data storage element for use with SCP  106  as known to those skilled in the art. Database  108  preferably stores account and call control information that can be implemented by SSP  102  to control calls. Such account and call control information is known to those skilled in the art. 
     Database  110  preferably comprises a standard caller identification with name database as known to those skilled in the art. When the information is available in the system, database  110  typically includes the name of the person associated with calling telephone station  118 , along with the telephone number that is associated with calling telephone station  118 . Database  110  can alternatively comprise a caller assistance database as known to those skilled in the art. While databases  108 ,  110  are depicted within a telecommunications system, databases  108 ,  110  can comprise any suitable databases containing information adapted for use in the present embodiment and are not limited to databases located within a telecommunications network. It is also important to note that while databases  108 ,  110  are shown as separate components, they can be implemented as a single database. 
     Central office  114  preferably comprises an AIN network switch as known to those skilled in the art. Central office  114  enables calls to be placed between calling telephone station  118  and called telephone station  116 . Alternatively, central office  114  can comprise a non-AIN network switch as known to those skilled in the art. 
     Telephone stations  116 ,  118  preferably comprise telephone sets as known to those skilled in the art. The calling telephone station  118  can be an analog telephone or, if associated with a subscriber line such as an ISDN line, can be a digital telephone. The called telephone station  116  may be a digital or analog telephone but in the illustrated embodiment is a digital telephone which communicates using digital signals with the PBX  120 . Alternatively, telephone stations  116 ,  118  can comprise wireless, PCS, ISDN or any other form of communication station known to those skilled in the art. In wireless embodiments, the PBX  120  may be replaced with a mobile switching center (MSC) or other private equipment accessed over private trunk facilities such as private Trunk Group  122 . Called telephone station  116  preferably includes CPE equipment for use with caller identification services as known to those skilled in the art. 
       FIG. 2  is a call flow diagram illustrating a method for processing a call in the telecommunication system  100  of  FIG. 1 .  FIG. 2  illustrates communication between SSP  102 , SCP  106  and CSN  112  for processing the call. 
     At step  202 , the calling party at the calling telephone station  118  calls the directory number (DN) of the called communication station  116 . The calling party may choose to enable Calling Number Delivery Blocking, for example, by dialing *67 before dialing the DN of the called communication station  116 . This will block delivery of the standard caller ID information for the calling telephone station  118 . In some systems, portions of the telecommunications system  100  such as the trunk group terminating the call may not pass the standard Caller ID information. 
     At step  204 , the terminating SSP  102  recognizes that a trigger is assigned to the called directory number. If the called communication station  116  is a conventional analog telephone accessed over a conventional subscriber loop, the trigger assigned to the called directory number is a Terminating_Attempt Trigger. The Terminating_Attempt Trigger is encountered by the SSP  102  when the call directed to the directory number for the called telephone station is processed. If, as is shown in the illustrated embodiment, the called communication station  116  accesses the network over private Trunk Group facilities such as the PBX  120  and Trunk Group  122 , the trigger associated with the called directory number is a Trunk_Group Trigger. All incoming calls on trunks associated with the directory number (DN) for the called communication station  116  that terminate over private trunk group facilities will encounter a Trunk_Group Trigger. The Trunk_Group Trigger is encountered by the SSP  102  either on public or private facility trunk groups. If the SSP can not derive enough information from the trunk group, it can obtain needed information from trigger line attributes associated with the trigger. The SSP  102  encounters the Trunk_Group Trigger when a call is routed to the subscribed trunk group. 
     In response to the either the Terminating_Attempt Trigger or the Trunk_Group Trigger, the SSP  102  creates a Termination_Attempt query message and transmits the query message to the SCP  106  for analysis. In the illustrated embodiment using AIN elements, the query message is formatted according to AIN Release 0.1 TCAP. The query message includes several parameters as is known to those ordinarily skilled in the art. For the Termination_Attempt query message, the following parameters are specified, with specific parameters defined for instances of encountering either a Termination_Attempt trigger or a Trunk_Group trigger: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 UserID 
                 DN to which the trigger is assigned (Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN) 
               
               
                 BearerCapability 
                 01 (3.1 KHz) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyID 
                 DN to which the trigger is assigned (Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN) 
               
               
                 Lata 
                 Local Access and Transport Area of Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                 TriggerCriteriaType 
                 15 (terminating attempt, if a 
               
               
                   
                 Terminating_Attempt trigger was encountered) 
               
               
                   
                 48 (terminating attempt, if a Trunk_Group 
               
               
                   
                 trigger was encountered) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyStationType 
                 Originating Line Information of the Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                 ChargeNumber 
                 ANI of the originating facility or ANI of 
               
               
                   
                 last forwarding station, if available 
               
               
                 CallingPartyID 
                 DN of the calling party (if available) 
               
               
                 Presentation Restriction 
                 01 (Presentation Restricted) 
               
               
                   
                 10 (Number Unavailable) 
               
               
                   
                 00 (Presentation allowed) 
               
               
                 ChargePartyStationType 
                 Originating Line Information of the calling 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                 OriginalCalledPartyID 
                 First party that redirected the call 
               
               
                 RedirectingPartyID 
                 Last party that redirected the call 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The Termination_Attempt trigger is assignable on a subscribed basis to a directory number only. The trigger is assignable to either equipped or unequipped directory numbers. The Trunk_Group trigger is assignable on a subscribed basis to a private facility or public trunk group. 
     If the calling party has blocked the standard Caller ID information, or if the system does not pass the standard Caller ID information for the calling communication station, the CallingPartyID parameter of the Termination_Attempt query message will not be available. The Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter will be set to one of the binary values 01 or 10 to indicate this condition. This is in contrast to the situation in which the standard Caller ID information is available and the Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter is set to 00, to indicate presentation allowed. 
     In response to the Termination_Attempt query, the SCP  106  will validate the Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter of the CallingPartyID parameter. If the indicator is set to Presentation Restriction (01) or Number Unavailable (10), the SCP  106  will pass routing information to the SSP  102  in a Forward_Call response message, step  206 . In another embodiment, the SCP  106  will examine account information stored at the database  108 . If the account information indicates that the called party is a subscriber to privacy service, the SCP  106  will pass call control information in the Forward_Call response message indicating this to the SSP  102 . If the called party is not a subscriber, the SCP  106  will return an Authorize_Termination response message to SSP  102 . 
     In the illustrated embodiment using AIN elements, the response message is formatted according to AIN Release 0.1 TCAP. The response message includes several parameters as is known to those ordinarily skilled in the art. 
     In a first embodiment, for the Forward_Call query message, the following parameters are specified: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 CallingPartyID 
                 DN to which the TAT is assigned and the DN 
               
               
                   
                 associated with the Trunk_Group Trigger 
               
               
                   
                 (Called DN from the Termination_Attempt 
               
               
                   
                 query with presentation allowed) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyID 
                 Lead DN from the ISDN trunk group connecting 
               
               
                   
                 the CSN; customer-selected language or 
               
               
                   
                 format option 
               
               
                 PrimaryCarrier 
                 0110 (LEC) 
               
               
                 AMAslpID 
                 008780000 (uniquely identifies a service and 
               
               
                   
                 indicates flat rate) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Thus, in this first embodiment, the SCP  106  detects the CalledPartyID parameter of the Termination_Attempt query received from the SSP  102 . As noted above, this parameter is set to the DN of the called party, or the directory number of the called telephone station. The SCP  106  places this value in the Forward_Call response for the CallingPartyID parameter. The CallingPartyID parameter of the Forward_Call response has an associated Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter. The SCP  106  marks this Presentation Restriction Indicator as presentation allowed. The SCP  106  sets a parameter in the call forward message indicating that a customer selected request message may be used for the input. To indicate the customer-selected language or format option, an existing parameter of the Forward_Call query message is set to a predetermined value. For example, this information may be incorporated in spare bits such as the last five digits of the CalledPartyID. Any other suitable parameter may be used for passing this information. 
     In a second embodiment, a different parameter is used in the Forward_Call response message for communicating the called telephone station&#39;s DN. This parameter is the RedirectingPartyID. In this embodiment, the SCP  106  places the CalledPartyID DN from the Termination_Attempt query message into the RedirectingPartyID of the Forward_Call response message. The RedirectingPartyID has an associated Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter. The SCP  106  sets the associated Presentation Restriction Indicator parameter to presentation allowed. In this embodiment, the Forward_Call query message has parameters specified as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 CallingPartyID 
                 DN of the Calling Party (if available) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyID 
                 Lead DN from the ISDN trunk group connecting 
               
               
                   
                 the CSN 
               
               
                 PrimaryCarrier 
                 0110 (LEC) 
               
               
                 RedirectingPartyID 
                 DN to which the TAT is assigned or the DN 
               
               
                   
                 associated with the Trunk_Group Trigger 
               
               
                   
                 (Called DN from the termination_attempt 
               
               
                   
                 query) with presentation allowed (overwrites 
               
               
                   
                 redirection information that the SSP would 
               
               
                   
                 normally provide); customer-selected 
               
               
                   
                 language or format option 
               
               
                 AMAslpID 
                 008780000 (uniquely identifies a service and 
               
               
                   
                 indicates flat rate) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     At step  208 , the SSP  102  receives the Forward_Call response message and originates a new call for the forwarded leg. The SSP  102  merges the new originating call and the existing terminating call. That is, the SSP  102  bridges or reconfigures the call. At this point, the SSP  102  routes the call as if it received an Analyze_Route message, using the CalledPartyID in the Forward_Call message to identify the new party. In the first embodiment described above, the CallingPartyID is the DN to which the termination attempt trigger is assigned or the DN associated with the Trunk_Group. In the second embodiment, the redirecting number is the DN to which the termination attempt trigger is assigned or the DN associated with the Trunk_Group. The SSP  102  forwards the call to the CSN  112 . 
     At step  210 , the forwarded call is answered by the CSN  112 . The CSN  112  is operative to generate an announcement that is transmitted to the calling telephone station  118 . In the illustrated embodiment, the announcement is a request which is tailored according to called party requirements. One example of a suitable announcement is “The party you are calling does not accept calls from unidentified numbers. At the tone, say your name or the company you represent and your call will be completed.” This may be the default message. 
     After transmission of the announcement to the calling party, the CSN  112  then detects a response. If the calling party provides a response, the response is recorded as audible caller identification information for subsequent playback to the called party. If no response is provided, the call is terminated. 
     At step  212 , the CSN  112  originates a new call to the called telephone station  116 . In the first embodiment described above, the CSN  112  originates the new call to the DN found in the CallingPartyID parameter of the Forward_Call response message. The parameter was set to the DN to which the Termination_Attempt trigger or the Trunk_Group trigger is assigned. In the second embodiment described above, the CSN  112  originates the new call using the DN found in the RedirectingPartyID parameter of the Forward_Call response message. The parameter was set to the DN to which the Termination_Attempt trigger or the Trunk_Group trigger is assigned. 
     At step  214 , the SSP  102  recognizes that a trigger is assigned to the called DN. If the called DN is a conventional subscriber loop, the trigger will be a Termination_Attempt trigger. If the called DN is a subscriber associated with private trunk group facilities, as in the illustrated embodiment, the trigger will be a Trunk_Group trigger. Based on the trigger, the SSP  102  creates a Termination_Attempt query message and transmits the query message to the SCP  106  for analysis. The parameters required for the AIN release 0.1 TCAP query message in the illustrated embodiment are as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 UserID 
                 DN to which the trigger is assigned (Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN) 
               
               
                 BearerCapability 
                 01 (3.1 KHz) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyID 
                 DN to which the trigger is assigned (Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN) 
               
               
                 Lata 
                 Local Access and Transport Area of the Called 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                 TriggerCriteriaType 
                 15 (terminating attempt, if a 
               
               
                   
                 Terminating_Attempt trigger was encountered) 
               
               
                   
                 48 (terminating attempt, if a Trunk_Group 
               
               
                   
                 trigger was encountered) 
               
               
                 CalledPartyStationType 
                 Originating Line information of the called 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                 ChargeNumber 
                 ANI of the originating facility 
               
               
                 CallingPartyID 
                 DN of the calling party (CSN DN) 
               
               
                 Presentation Restriction 
                 00 (Presentation Allowed) 
               
               
                 ChargePartyStationType 
                 Originating Line information of the calling 
               
               
                   
                 DN 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     At step  216 , the service logic of the SCP  106  will validate the Presentation Restriction Indicator of the CallingPartyID parameter of the query message. If the indicator is equal to Presentation Allowed, the SCP  106  will create an Authorize_Termination response message and send it to the SSP  102 . The parameters required for the AIN release 0.1 TCAP response message in the illustrated embodiment are as follows: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 CallingPartyID 
                 DN of the calling party (CSN DN) 
               
               
                   
                 ChargeNumber 
                 ANI of the calling party 
               
               
                   
                 ChargePartyStationType 
                 Originating Line information of the 
               
               
                   
                   
                 calling DN 
               
               
                   
                 DisplayText 
                 CNAME information 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     At step  218 , when the called party answers the called telephone station  116 , in the illustrated embodiment the CSN  112  first plays an identifying message and requests a keypress input. This ensures that a human is present to answer the called telephone station  116  and distinguishes the case where a modem, fax or other equipment answers the called telephone station  116 . The identifying message may be in a language or format specified by the customer or called party at the time the service is ordered. If the called party accepts the call, the CSN  112  connects the original calling party at the calling telephone station  118  to the called party at the called telephone station  116 . 
       FIG. 3  is a flow diagram illustrating one embodiment of a method for processing a call in a telecommunications system including at least one SCP, at least one SSP including a terminating SSP and private trunk facilities such as a PBX or a public trunk group. The method allows subscribers who access a network via private trunk facilities to subscribe to and benefit from a privacy service of the network. In the illustrated method, a call is placed by a calling party at a calling communication station. The call is directed to the directory number of a called party at a called communication station. The called communication station accesses the system via the private trunk facilities or public trunk group. The method begins at block  300 . 
     At block  302 , the call is received at the terminating SSP. The incoming call encounters a Trunk_Group trigger at the SSP for the called directory number. The Trunk_Group trigger is provisioned against the private trunk group facilities of the subscriber when the subscriber adds the privacy service to his account. At block  304 , in response to the encountered Trunk_Group trigger, the SSP launches a Termination_Attempt query message to the SCP. 
     At block  306 , the SCP determines if the called communication station is a subscriber to the privacy service (referred to in  FIG. 3  as “APM”). The SCP in one embodiment consults a database of subscription information for the called directory number. If the called directory number is associated with a PBX, the owner of the PBX may be a subscriber and hence all DNs associated with the PBX will have the privacy service provisioned against their account. In other situations, the individual DN may or may not have a subscription to the privacy service. 
     If, at block  306 , no subscription to the privacy service is found for the called DN, at block  308  the SCP returns an Authorize_Termination response message to the terminating SSP. The Authorize_Termination response message directs the SSP to route the call to the PBX for the called DN, using the information currently available about the calling party&#39;s identification information. At block  310 , call processing continues normally. 
     Otherwise, at block  312 , the SCP determines if standard caller identification can be provided for the calling communication station. Two examples in which standard caller identification can not be provided are cases where there is a presentation restriction or where the caller identification information is unavailable. If the Caller ID information is not unavailable, meaning it can be provided, at block  314  the SCP transmits an Authorize_Termination message to the SSP. In response to this message, the SSP will complete the call to the called directory number. The call will be routed with the caller identification information received for the call. At block  316 , the call is subsequently processed normally. 
     If, at block  312 , the standard caller identification information can not be provided, at block  318  a Forward_Call response message is sent to the SSP. In this case, the privacy service is engaged and the call is suspended until the caller provides caller identification information. At block  320 , the SSP responds to the Forward_Call response message by routing the call to network equipment such as an AIN Service Node or Intelligent Peripheral, which are collectively referred to in  FIG. 3  as a SN/IP. At block  322 , call processing continues normally. 
     As can be seen from the foregoing, the present embodiments provide a system and method for delivering audible caller identification information when standard Caller ID information can not be provided, even for subscribers who access the network through private facilities or public trunk groups. For such subscribers, the Trunk_Group Trigger will be provisioned against the trunk group associated with their DN when they subscribe to the privacy service. When a call is received, the Trunk_Group trigger is encountered and an termination attempt query message is initiated to an SCP. The SCP routes the call to a service which requires that the calling party state a name for playback to the called party or enter an access code. In one particular embodiment, the SCP detects the directory number to which a terminating attempt trigger is assigned or a directory number associated with a trunk group to which a Trunk_Group Trigger is assigned and places this directory number in a parameter for transmission to the SSP using a Forward_Call message. The SCP prompts the calling party to provide audible caller identification information. The called party is then advised of the incoming call. 
     It is to be understood that a wide range of changes and modifications to the embodiments described above will be apparent to those skilled in the art and are contemplated. It is therefore intended that the foregoing detailed description be regarded as illustrative rather than limiting, and that it be understood that it is the following claims, including all equivalents, that are intended to define the spirit and scope of the invention.