Patent ID: 7925688

Claim:
A method for selecting an Application Server in an Internet Protocol multimedia network (IMMN) upon reception of an Internet Protocol Multimedia call destined to a called party terminal (CDPT), said method comprising the step of: a. a call session control network element (CSCF) intercepting said incoming IP multimedia call, characterised in that said method further comprises the following steps: b. said call session control Network element (CSCF) upon intercepting said incoming IP multimedia call activating a dedicated primary application server (AS Prim ); c. said primary application server (AS Prim ), upon analysis of said incoming IP multimedia call presenting said incoming IP multimedia call to said called party terminal (CDPT) together with a set of service applications for answering said incoming call, said set of service applications being determined in said analysis; and d. said call session control Network element (CSCF) receiving a selection of at least one service application from said set of service applications forwarded by said called party terminal (CDPT).