Patent ID: 8244204

Claim:
A method of call processing in a communication network, comprising steps of: detecting an outgoing emergency call from a subscriber station configured for communication via the network at an element in the network, wherein call processing logic in the network uses a record specifically associated with the subscriber station for applying a station-specific restriction on incoming calls for the subscriber station; completing the emergency call from the subscriber station through the network to an answering point; detecting an end of the completed emergency call from the subscriber station to the answering point; and responsive to the detected end of the completed emergency call, automatically causing the call processing logic in the network to suspend or modify the station-specific restriction on incoming calls for a time period, so as to disable the restriction and enable completion of any incoming call to the subscriber station following the emergency call, wherein the time period begins from the time of the detecting of the end of the completed emergency call, and wherein the detecting the end of the completed emergency call comprises receiving a message, from a switch of the communication network, indicative of the end of the emergency call detected by the switch.