Patent ID: 7653190

Claim:
A method of providing a telecommunication service, the method comprising: providing a menu to a caller from a telephone network element in a telephone call, the menu providing a plurality of destination options including a first destination option for a residence of a family, a second destination option for a first member of the family at a first location other than the residence, and a third destination option for a second member of the family at a second location other than the residence; receiving from the caller, a first selection of one of the destination options in the telephone call at a switch located within a public switched telephone network; using a service control point coupled to the switch to route the telephone call to a first telephone number corresponding to the first selection; after said routing the telephone call to the first telephone number, detecting an originating dual-tone multi-frequency trigger from the caller in the telephone call at the switch; after said detecting: interrupting the telephone call to the first telephone number; receiving from the caller, a second selection of one of the destination options in the telephone call at the switch; and using the service control point to route the telephone call to a second telephone number corresponding to the second selection.