Intelligent peripheral in video dial tone network

Patent 5583920 Issued on December 10, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 12, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Wheeler, Jr., David F.

Assignee

Bell Atlantic

Application

No. 311461 filed on 09/12/1994

US Classes:

379/88.01, Voice activation or recognition379/88.1, Including data compression379/88.22, Message management379/88.23, Controlled by subscriber or caller379/88.25, Message storage in centralized location (e.g., central office, PBX, etc.)379/114.29, Using more than one advanced intelligent elements (e.g., accessing multiple AIN databases)379/221.09, Service control point (SCP, ISCP, external database)379/221.11, Adjunct or intelligent peripheral (IP)725/86, USER-REQUESTED VIDEO PROGRAM SYSTEM725/99Using telephone network

Examiners

Primary: Hofsass, Jeffery
Assistant: Kumar, Devendra T.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Lowe, Price, LeBlanc & Becker

International Classes

H04M 001/64
H04M 011/08
H04M 003/42
H04N 007/14

Abstract

A peripheral platform, such as an Intelligent Peripheral (IP), is a network subsystem for use in the Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN). The IP will assume some functions presently performed by the Integrated Service Control Point (ISCP) and central office switches. In an integrated network offering interactive broadband services as well as voice telephone services, the IP also performs gateway and/or server functions for broadband communications. Among its functional capabilities will be voice announcement and digit collection. The IP also offers speech recognition capabilities and an array of other enhanced telephone call processing features, such as voice or facsimile messaging. The peripheral platform or IP will be a separate network component that will communicate with the ISCP, which controls the AIN, through a data communication network that in the preferred embodiments is distinct from the telephone company switching offices, trunk networks and any associated interoffice signalling network. Gateway functionalities performed by the IP include communications port management of transmissions of information between subscribers and broadband servers, processing of billing information and session management.

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