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`(12) United States Patent
`Wood et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,155,298 B2
`*Apr.lO, 2012
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`(54) TANDEM ACCESS CONTI~OLLER WITIIIN
`THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE
`NETWORK
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Samuel F. Wood, Los Altos Hills, CA
`(US); J~rry A. Klein, Los Altos. CA
`(US); Margaret Susan Asprey, Los
`Altos, CA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Tclcmaw LLC. Los Altos. CA (US)
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`Primary f:xaminer- Rasha AI Aubaidi
`(74) Attorn(!)', Agent. or Fin11 DLA Piper LLP (US)
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`In one embodiment, the system includes a processor, referred
`to herein as a tandem access controller (fAC). coupled to the
`PSTN, where the TAC allows a subscriber to set-up and make
`changes to the configuration of his or her phone line or other
`communications device. Such changes include sdi!Ctive call
`forwarding. In one embodiment, the TAC is controlled by the
`subscriber using the web. "lbe TAC is 1.:oupled internally to the
`PSTN in a locul service area and is outside the central oflice
`of the subscriber. A calling party makes a first call to the
`subscriber using the subscriber's public telephone number.
`'lbe ·1:-\C receives the first cull prior to the cull rc-.tching the
`subscriber's tenninating centr.tlolllce. which in some cuses
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`instructions lor the first cull. such as makin11- one or more
`SI.'Ctmd c1slls using telephone numbers dilli:rent from the sub(cid:173)
`scriber's public telephone number. When the si!Cond call is
`unswered, the answering phone is connected by the TAC to
`the caller.
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`System selects
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`Acronyms
`PPN - Public Phone Number allocated by oneCioud (known to public,
`on business cards, etc., rings oneCioud).
`LPN - Local Phone Number from local telco (rings (Jser's phone but
`is only known to oneCioud and local telco).
`UIS - User Interaction System - web site user interfaces with In
`order to control phone features.
`TAC- Tandem Acces Controller- System that directly accesses
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`Incoming Message Processing for
`PSTN Tandem Access Controller
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`Send to
`appropriate
`Protocol
`Conversion
`subsystems.
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`Acronyms
`PPN • Public Phone Number allocated by oneCioud
`(known to public, on business cards, etc., rings oneCioud).
`LPN • Local Phone Number from local telco (rings user's
`phone but is only known to oneCioud and local telco).
`UIS • User Interaction System - web site user interfaces
`with In order to control phone features.
`TAC ·Tandem Access Controller- System that directly
`Control Packet accesses the PSTN.
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`control messages.
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`Inbound Call {to Subscriber)
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`Receive Incoming Call
`Request (SS7) from
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`Fonnat Message: Incoming Call
`Request (incluaing called PPN,
`caller 10, channel#, etc.)
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`Parties in Database.
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`in database. Determine if additional
`information Is required from caller.
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`obtains information
`:>-....;.Y..;;.e.;;..s __ ---l(e.g. collect password
`from caller, etc.).
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`Determine outbound calling number: Look
`up Subscriber Conditional Call Forward
`information (e.g. time-of-day, day-of-week,
`caller ID, caller password, etc.).
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`Send Call Request (SS7)
`to PSTN Tandem.
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`Outbound Call (from Subscriber)
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`Subscriber enters or clicks on
`Outbound Called Number at UIS
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`number call is to be placed from
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`via phone
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`on phone
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`CO processes
`dialing and
`look up
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`UIS- Subscriber
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`outbound number and
`connects the two.
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`manner
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`CALLER ID (CID) FLOWCHART
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`on web page
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`on web page
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`Ring Phone
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`FIG. 9
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`TANDEM ACCESS CONTROLLER WITIUN
`TilE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE
`JliETWORK
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`CROSS REFERENCI: TO REI.AJ'ED
`AI'PLICATIONS
`
`"lltis application is a continuation of U.S. upplication Ser.
`No. I 0/426,279, tiled Apr. 30. 2003. entitled "Br.mch Calling
`:md Caller ID Based Call Routing Telephone Featurt:s."
`which is a I."Ontinuation·in-pan of U.S. application Scr. No.
`09/565.565.now U.S. I'm. No. 6,574,328.1ih:d May 4, 2000,
`entitled "Telephone Call Control System lor the Public
`Switched "lelephone Network," both documents being incor(cid:173)
`porated herein by reference.
`
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`
`2
`In the edge dt.-vices residing in the PSTN central ollices, the
`1st party (the calling party) has numerous lcatures available
`(dialing options). The 2nd party (called party) also has
`options av:~ilable such as call fbrwarding. but these Icatures
`~ typically rt.-quire accc.'SS from the lirst or second party's device
`and arc extremely awkwurd to pmgr.un. ")be user intero~ction
`is mll only awkward. it is limit~o-d :md requires interactimt with
`the telt.-phone comp:my to pmvision them. In other words.
`past :;y:;tems for provisioning. meaning addition. modifica·
`tu tion. or control oftel!.-phone leatur~o'S, r~o-quin:d a sub~criber to
`make the leature sek-ction through the tel~o-phone business
`(lffice. Central office workers would then implement the pro·
`visioning wtder request of the business ollice.
`Call Forw<lrding is one popular provision. "lb~:rc is signi·
`IS Jication transmission d~o'gJ<ldation lor Call Forwarding to take
`pla1.-e. The culling party puys for u call to the edge d~o-vice,und
`the edge subscriber, the called party. pays lor the call to the
`forwarding number. For enhan~o'l.>d inbound call control to
`occur, a direct 3rd·party call control meuns is needed.
`A variety of services have arisen to addrt.'SS the pn1blems
`mentioned above. Many of th~o-se systems :tlluw thc calk-d
`party to make changes to his/her call forwarding attributes
`which do not allow direct 3rd-party call control. llt~o-se ser·
`vices provide good user interaction. some via the internet. but
`25 they rely upon the toll network through the use of "800"
`numbers.
`This requires the subscriber to pay by the minute and does
`not allow the subscriber to take :~dvantage of number port(cid:173)
`ability in order to obtain 3rd-party call control. There are
`JO other toll network mi!Chanisms lor remote call lbrwarding.
`For example, MCI ollers a service where the custom~:r cwt
`remotely clumge the lorwurding target nwnber for "800"
`munbcrs. Contacting the ultimate end-user bclbrc tcrminat·
`ing the first incoming call is similar to the manner in which
`JS "MOO" credit c<tlls undc(111ect calls ureprt1Ccss~o-d. but these nrc
`not done at the local subscriber level.
`In addition to these toll services. there arc t.-dgc dcv1ccs that
`perlorm some of the same services. Edge d~o-vices such as
`phones and PBXs th:tt include voice m<~il. inter-<~ctivc vuicl.'
`response, call forwarding. spiX.>d calling. etc .. have been used
`to provide additional call control. These di.'Vices allow the
`phone user direct control over incommg and outgoing calls.
`The disadvantage of ~o>dge devices is that they add cost,
`dcgrade voice and tmnsmission quality. can be dillicult to
`program. are not easily progranun~o>d remotely, can require the
`us~:r to pay for two lines, provide lower quality of service, and
`c1mnot provide the same level of lunctionulity as a system that
`controls the PSTN dir~o'Ctly. There are 'voice Over Internet
`Protocol (VoiP) products emerging that provide better user
`interfaces and control but they do not take ndvamage and
`voice quality of the PSTN.
`
`"lltis invention relates to telephone services and, in particu- 20
`Jar, to a system lor allowing a subscriber to seh:ct featurt.'S of
`the subscriber's telephone service and to vurious novel fea(cid:173)
`tures that can be sek-cted.
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`BACKGROUND
`
`Pt.>ople have used various means lilt limiting interruptions
`due to the telephone. In the past, people used switchboards
`and secretari~o'S to screen incoming, or inbound. calls. Voice
`mail systems took over some of this role both in the home and
`in the centr.tl office. Today, there are web-based companies
`managing 3rd·party call control, via the toll-switch network,
`which allow users to enter call control inlormmion through a
`web portal. Th~:re arc also edg~: d~o-vices in each oftbl.' public
`telephone company's central offices which provide local con(cid:173)
`trol, but olli:r an extremely limitoo number of lcatures and do
`not provide true 3rd·party call control.
`"llte web-based toll syst~:ms pruvid~: good user interaction
`hut th~!J are not economical and cannot take :tdvantage of
`local number portability because they do not provide local 4o
`control and connectivity.
`'llte Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) consists
`of a plurality of edge switches cmmected to telephones on one
`side and to a network of twtdem switches on the other. The
`tandem :;witch network allow:; connectivity betw~ooen all of the 4S
`edge switch~o-s, and a signaling system is used by the PSTN to
`allow calling and to transmit both calling and called party
`identity.
`Until now, optional leatures were providt.>d by the local
`service telephone comp<my (tel co) through the edge switch at so
`the central ollicc (CO).It was not possible to provide optional
`features through any other means. Control of these features
`was d