WO2001037584A1 - Acces a distance a un profil de service telephonique - Google Patents

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WO2001037584A1
WO2001037584A1 PCT/US2000/031213 US0031213W WO0137584A1 WO 2001037584 A1 WO2001037584 A1 WO 2001037584A1 US 0031213 W US0031213 W US 0031213W WO 0137584 A1 WO0137584 A1 WO 0137584A1
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Vishal Verma
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
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    • H04Q3/0029—Provisions for intelligent networking

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  • the present invention is directed, in general, to communications systems and, more specifically, to systems and methods for provisioning remote access to subscription telephony services.
  • Intelligent Network (IN) services refers generally to a collection of advanced services offered to telephony system users on a pre-subscribed basis.
  • the collection of IN services is continually growing, as telecommunications system engineers devise both improved and novel systems and processes for providing advanced services.
  • the IN services that a user has subscribed to are stored in a service profile by the telephone network central office through which the user's telephone is connected to the Public-Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). If a user places a call from a remote telephone, the subscription services available when using their home telephone may not be available. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for systems and methods for providing remote access to a service profile associated with a home telephony device.
  • PSTN Public-Switched Telephone Network
  • the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing remote access to a service profile associated with a home telephony device.
  • the systems and methods are used to identify a service profile using a remote telephony device, retrieve the service profile, and temporarily associate the service profile with the remote telephony device, whereby the remote telephony device can provide service functions identified in the service profile associated with the home telephony device.
  • the service functions identified in the service profile can include, for example, three-way calling and speed-dialing, and can allow calling rates associated with the home telephony device to be used for calls placed from the remote telephony device.
  • An identifier can be used to authenticate a right of access to the service profile.
  • a telephone network central office associated with the home telephony device can receive user input data identifying a third telephony device from the remote telephony device, and control the connection of the remote telephony device to the third telephony device; any toll associated with the connection of the remote telephony device to the third telephony device can be charged to an account associated with the home telephony device.
  • An examplary method described in detail hereinafter includes the steps of: 1) identifying a service profile using a remote telephony device; 2) retrieving the service profile; and 3) temporarily associating the service profile with the remote telephony device.
  • the step of identifying the service profile using a remote telephony device can include the steps of: 1) inputting an access code; 2) inputting the identity of the home telephony device; and 3) inputting an identifier that authenticates a right of access to the service profile.
  • An access code can be a toll-free number associated with the telephony service provider for the home telephony device.
  • the access code, the identity of the home telephony device, and the identifier that authenticates a right of access to the service profile can be provided by a user of the remote telephony device using a keypad associated with the remote telephony device; alternatively, all or a portion of such information can be input using a voice-response system or a physical key such as a magnetic-stripe code.
  • FIGURE 1 illustrates a block schematic of an exemplary telephony network adapted to provision remote access to subscription telephony services
  • FIGURE 2 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method for provisioning remote access to subscription telephony services
  • FIGURE 1 illustrated is a block schematic of an exemplary telephony network 100 adapted to provision remote access to subscription telephony services
  • the exemplary telephone network 100 includes a first, or "remote,” telephony device 110- A, and a second, or "home,” telephony device 110-B
  • the remote telephony device 110- A and home telephony device 110-B are coupled to central offices 120- A and 120-B, respectively, which provide access to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 130
  • PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
  • a database 125 associated with the central office 120-B stores a "service profile" for home telephony device 110-B
  • the service profile contains information identifying the subscription services, or "service functions," available to home telephony device 110-B
  • the service functions can include, for example, three-way calling and speed dialing
  • the service functions can also include calling rates, or the identity of a preferred long distance carrier, associated with the home telephony device
  • an Intelligent Network (IN) service node 140 is utilized, in part, to assist in accessing the service profile associated with home telephony device 110-B through remote telephony device 110-A
  • a user of remote telephony device 110-A dials an "access code" such as toll-free telephone number associated with the service provider for home telephony device 110-B
  • an automated response system can be anywhere within the PSTN 130, such as IN service node 140
  • the user inputs the identity of, or telephone number associated with, home telephony device 110-B
  • the user may also be required to input an identifier that
  • the IN services node 140 After the IN services node 140 has determined that home telephony device 110-B is coupled to central office 120-B, it reroutes the call from remote telephony device 110-A to central office 120-B and notifies the central office of the identity of home telephony device 110-B
  • the remote telephony device 110-A When the call is received at central office 120-B, the remote telephony device 110-A is connected to an automated response system and the central office uses the identity of home telephony device 110-B to access its associated service profile stored in a services profile database 125.
  • a user of remote telephony device 110-A can place calls as if the calls were being placed from home telephony device 110-B.
  • the user can access service functions identified in the service profile such as three-way calling and speed dialing; the central office 120-B sets up such calls as if the calls were placed from home telephony device 110-B.
  • a user of the remote telephony device 110-A can directly control other service functions associated with home telephony device 110-B, such as Call Forwarding on Busy, Call Forwarding Variable, Call Transfer, etc.; the principles of the present invention are not limited to the use or control of any specific service functions, and all such service functions are intended to be within the broad scope of the claims recited hereinafter.
  • the central office 120-B can allow a user of remote telphony device 110-A to place calls using calling rates associated with the home telephony device 110-B.
  • central office 120-B can receive user input data from remote telephony device 110- A that identifies a third telephony device, and control the connection of the remote telephony device to the third telephony device; any toll associated with the connection of the remote telephony device 110-A to the third telephony device can be charged to an account associated with the home telephony device 110-B.
  • the service provider associated with home telephony device 110-B can also, if desired, charge a fee for use of the remote access features described herein.
  • the IN services node 140 is illustrated in FIGURE 1 as being distinct from central office 120-B, the automated response system functions described above for identifying the home telephony device 110-B, and authenticating a right of access to the service profile associated therewith, could be embodied directly within central office 120-B. In such embodiments, it is not necessary to provide means to determine the location of the central office to which home telephony device 110-B is connected.
  • the access code input by a user of remote telephony device 110- A can be a toll-free number of an automated response system within central office 120-B Upon being connected to the central office 120-B automated response system, which may provide voice prompts to the user of remote telephony device 110-A, the user inputs the identity of, or telephone number associated with, home telephony device 110-B The user may also be required to input an identifier that authenticates a right of access to the service profile associated with home telephony device 110-B, an identifier can be, for example, a pre-defined personal identification number (PIN) associated with the identity of home telephony device 110-B
  • PIN personal identification number
  • the automated response system within central office 120-B verifies that the identity of the home telephony device input by the remote user corresponds to a telephony device connected to the central office If the identity of the home telephony device input by the remote user does correspond to a telephony device connected to the central office 120-B, such as home telephony device 110-B, the central office 120- B authenticates the user using information that can be included in the service profile associated with home telephony device 110-B and stored in service profile database ' 125 If the user of remote telephony device 110-A is properly authenticated, the user can then place calls as if the calls were being placed from home telephony device 110- B, as described in detail hereinabove
  • the access code, the identity of the home telephony device 110- B, and the identifier that authenticates a right of access to the service profile can be provided by a user of the remote telephony device 110-A using a keypad associated with the remote telephony device Alternatively, all or a portion of such information can be input using a voice-response system or a physical key such as a magnetic-stripe card
  • the principles of the present invention are not limited to a particular means for inputting such information
  • Step 210 a service profile associated with a home telephony device 110-B is identified using a remote telephony device 110-A.
  • the "identification of a service profile” means a process through which a user of a remote telephony device inputs or provides information that identifies a home telephony device having an associated service profile; the identification process may further include authentication of a right of access to the service profile by the user of the remote telephony device.
  • Step 210 includes the sub-Steps 210-a, 210-b, and 210-c.
  • Step 210-a a user of remote telephony device 110-A dials an "access code," such as a toll-free telephone number associated with the service provider for home telephony device 110-B.
  • an automated response system can be anywhere within the PSTN 130, such as IN service node 140 or within central office 120-B, as described hereinabove.
  • the user Upon being connected to the automated response system, which may provide voice prompts to the user, the user inputs the identity of home telephony device 110-B (Step 210-b); the "identity" of a home telephony device can be, for example, a conventional telephone number associated with the telephony device.
  • the user of remote telephony device 110-A may also be required, in Step 210-c, to input an identifier that authenticates a right of access to the service profile associated with home telephony device 110-B; an identifier can be, for example, a pre-defined personal identification number (PIN) associated with the identity of home telephony device 110-B.
  • PIN personal identification number
  • Step 220 the next step in the process is to retrieve the service profile. If the automated response system used to receive the identity of the service profile and authenticate the user is implemented in the IN services node 140, however, an additional Step 215 is required, in which the IN services node determines the location of the central office to which home telephony device 110-B is connected, and then redirects the call from the remote telephony device 110-A to central office 120-B.
  • the central office 120-B retrieves the service profile for the home telephony device 110-B from services profile database 125 (Step 220) Once the service profile associated with home telephony device 110-B is retrieved, the central office 120-B associates it with the remote telephony device 110-A, whereby the remote telephony device 110-A can provide service functions identified in the service profile just as if the remote telephony device were the home telephony device 110-B
  • the principles of the present invention include novel systems and methods for providing remote access to a service profile associated with a home telephony device
  • the present invention provides significant advantages to communications systems, in general, and the invention is particularly advantageous when users are located long distances from their home telephony device
  • a user can avoid the need to carry a calling card and can have access to all originating telephony services that are provisioned on their home telephony device
  • tolls for long distance calls can be charged to the user's home telephony service account using calling rates, or a long-distance service provider, identified in the service profile for the user's home telephony device, thereby avoiding the normally high rates associated with the use of long distance calling cards
  • the invention can also allow local telephony service operators to generate additional revenue by charging a nominal fee for each use of the remote access feature

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L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés permettant de fournir un accès à distance à un profil de service associé à un dispositif téléphonique de rattachement. Les systèmes et les procédés sont utilisés pour identifier un profil de service au moyen d'un dispositif téléphonique à distance, pour récupérer le profil de service et pour associer temporairement le profil de service au dispositif téléphonique à distance; le dispositif téléphonique à distance peut fournir des fonctions de service identifiées dans le profil de service associé au dispositif téléphonique de rattachement. Les fonctions de service identifiées dans le profil de service peuvent comprendre des fonctions de conversation à trois et de numérotation rapide, et peuvent permettre de bénéficier de tarifs associés au dispositif téléphonique de rattachement pour des appels effectués à partir du dispositif téléphonique à distance. Un identificateur peut être utilisé pour authentifier un droit d'accès au profil de service. De plus, un central de réseau téléphonique associé au dispositif téléphonique de rattachement peut recevoir des données d'entrée d'usager identifiant un troisième dispositif téléphonique à partir du dispositif téléphonique à distance ; et établir la connexion entre le dispositif téléphonique à distance et le troisième dispositif téléphonique ; tous les frais associés à la connexion entre le dispositif téléphonique à distance et le troisième dispositif téléphonique peuvent être portés au débit d'un compte associé au dispositif téléphonique de rattachement.
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