Patent ID: 7113579

Claim:
A method of providing a conference call supplemental service in an intelligent network, comprising: analyzing a call and driving a conference calling service logic program at a Service Control Point (SCP) of a communication network; performing an intelligent network basic call processing function at a Service Switch Point (SSP) of the communication network; establishing a temporary connection between the SCP and an intelligent peripheral (IP); setting a direct route between the SSP and the IP; and announcing the service to a subscriber using the direct route between the SSP and the IP, without using the SCP to announce the service and collecting and processing subscriber information, wherein setting the direct route between the SSP and the IP comprises sending an initial address message from a Service Switch Function (SSF) of the SSP to a Specialized Resource Function (SRF) of the IP, and sending an address complete message or an answer message from the SRF to the SSF for transmitting the announcement of the service to the subscriber.