John J Schubel

US Patent:

58189190, Oct 6, 1998

Filed:

Jul 15, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/680190

Inventors:

Edward Charles Berberich - Green Brook NJ
Siang Gek Heng - Freehold NJ
Susan Suh-Jen Lee - Matawan NJ
Maura Elizabeth Marcus - Oakhurst NJ
Courtney Aldington Pinnock - Howell NJ
John Richard Rosenberg - Elmhurst IL
John James Schubel - Holmdel NJ

Assignee:

AT&T Corp. - Middletown NJ

International Classification:

H04M 342

US Classification:

379211

Abstract:

An automated intelligent network system and method for providing automatic forwarding of calls to enhanced telecommunications service platforms across network boundaries while preserving subscriber identity. In accordance with the present invention, the values of defined parameters that are maintained with a call according to established network protocols and passed between networks during call processing are controlled such that, using these controlled values, the subscriber identification information reaches the platform where the enhanced service is implemented in different network than that of the service subscriber. An alternative embodiment of the invention provides a way for enhanced telecommunications services platforms to identify both the subscriber and the calling party when calls are automatically forwarded to the platform across network boundaries.