Patent ID: 7099312

Claim:
A system for processing a telephone call, the system comprising: a wire line telephone system including: means for receiving a called number from a calling party number, means for dialing said called number, means for determining whether a personalized message associated with said called number is intended for said calling party number in response to a busy or no answer signal on said called number, means for delivering said personalized message to said calling party number, a service switching point connected to a plurality of subscriber locations, each of said subscriber locations including a respective wire line telephone, a first signal transfer point including means for communicating with said service switching point, a service control point including means for communicating with said first signal transfer point, said service control point containing a database, and a service node connected to said service switching point through a data link, and connected to the service control point through a second data link, said service control point including means for commanding said service switching point to forward said calling party number to said service node for delivery of said personalized message, wherein said service node includes means for providing an indication that said service control point has commanded said service switching point to forward said calling party number to said service node for delivery of said personalized message.