Telecommunications network architecture and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5473677
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08081504

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The present invention provides real time call control within a telecommunications network, using a call selection processor separate from the switches carrying the call, which responds to incoming calls and uses information carried in the associated signaling messages to determine what application processor, if any, should be involved on the call. One embodiment of the present invention includes a call selection processor called a signaling director', or 'SD' for short, for recognizing certain signaling messages, typically SS7 initial address messages (IAM's), as the messages flow through the signaling network. Alternatively, particular signaling messages may be recognized in a signaling message processing element within the signaling network, such as the signal transfer point (STP) associated with the switch that receives the telephone calls, and a copy of those particular messages forwarded to the SD.

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AT&T IPM CORP2333 PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD CORAL GABLES FL 33134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
D'Amato, Peter A Red Bank, NJ 1 132
Fischell, Sarah T Fair Haven, NJ 3 515
Flynn, Paul V Ocean, NJ 44 753
Mansell, James J Fair Haven, NJ 13 483
Robertson, John S Freehold, NJ 14 391
Young, Joel K Middletown, NJ 19 907

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