System and method for routing telephone calls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5844896
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08806973

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A method of routing a telephone call from a Caller to a Subscriber telephone line in an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) equipped with Terminating Attempt Trigger (TAT) and Terminating Next Event List (NEL) functionality and having at least one Central Office Switch (COS) and a Service Control Point (SCP) in electrical communication with a plurality of Subscriber switches via a signalling method and system. The system includes an intelligent peripheral in electrical communication with the COS and the SCP and which is equipped with queuing functionality for each of the Subscribers and operative to place a call to the COS for receipt by a Subscriber having a call placed in queue in response to a determination that the Subscriber's line is idle.

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QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC1801 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 900 DENVER CO 80202

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catellier, William C Glendale, AZ 3 236
Marks, Martin R Phoenix, AZ 9 237
Pflum, R Eric Gilbert, AZ 2 75
Yslas, Roberto Broomfield, CO 3 79

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