Patent ID: 7155001

Claim:
A method for selectively controlling and monitoring incoming and outgoing telephone calls in an advanced intelligent network with respect to a telephone number associated with a subscriber terminal, the method comprising: storing at least one restricted number and a personal identification number associated with the subscriber, the at least one restricted number being determined by the subscriber; storing at least one priority number that is identified by the subscriber and at least one escape number that is not designated by the subscriber, the at least one priority number excluding the at least one escape number; receiving at a service control point in the network call data relating to a call involving the subscriber telephone number and an outside telephone number, the call data comprising the subscriber telephone number and the outside telephone number; determining at the service control point whether the outside telephone number comprises the at least one restricted number; when the outside telephone number does not comprise the at least one restricted number, connecting the call between the subscriber telephone number and the outside telephone number; when the outside telephone number comprises the at least one restricted number, determining at the service control point whether the outside telephone number further comprises the at least one priority number; when the outside telephone number does not comprise the at least one priority number, requesting entry of the personal identification number; when the outside telephone number does comprise the at least one priority number, connecting the call between the subscriber telephone number and the outside telephone number; receiving at the service control point an identification number in response to the request for the personal identification number; determining at the service control point whether the identification number comprises the personal identification number; when the identification number does not comprise the personal identification number, terminating the call; when the identification number does comprise the personal identification number, connecting the call between the subscriber telephone number and the outside telephone number; and transmitting stored call data to a service management system that is accessible by the subscriber via a graphical user interface through a packet switched data network.