Claims
- 1. A computer-usable storage media storing a software routine to enable a computer-based telecommunications system to perform the following functions: to use a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) of the system to monitor incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is subscriber data, to use the SN/IP to send a message to a switching control point (SCP) of the system indicating the presence of subscriber data, to use the SCP to send a message to a service switching point (SSP) of the system that instructs a connection to the subscriber, to use the SSP to establish the connection, and to use the SN/IP to format the subscriber data into a CID (caller identification) format and deliver the formatted subscriber data to CID-enabled customer premises equipment (CPE) of the subscriber.
- 2. The storage media of claim 1, wherein the routine is performed by more than one node of the system.
- 3. The media of claim 1, wherein the CID-format is an 8-bit word data stream.
- 4. The media of claim 1, wherein the system transmits the information to the CPE at predetermined intervals.
- 5. The media of claim 1, wherein the system transmits the information to the CPE in response to a change in the information.
- 6. The media of claim 1, wherein the system transmits the information to the CPE after at least one ring of the CPE.
- 7. The media of claim 1, wherein the routine further enables the system to monitor for an interrupt key from the CPE.
- 8. The media of claim 1, wherein the SN/IP monitors incoming data for voice mail of the subscriber.
- 9. The media of claim 1, wherein the SN/IP monitors incoming data for email of the subscriber.
- 10. The media of claim 1, wherein the SN/IP monitors for missed calls to the subscriber.
- 11. The media of claim 1, wherein the routine further enables the CPE to display a menu of information choices.
- 12. The media of claim 1, wherein the CID format follows a common channel signaling (CCS) protocol.
- 13. The media of claim 1, wherein the SN/IP delivers the data to the CPE via the SCP and SSP.
- 14. The media of claim 1, wherein the routine further enables the SN/IP to receive input from the customer via the Internet that determines what incoming data is for that customer.
- 15. A computer-usable storage media storing a software routine to enable a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) of a computer-based telecommunications system to perform the following functions: to monitor incoming data to determine whether the incoming data is for a subscriber, to send a message to a switching control point (SCP) of the system indicating the presence of customer data, to connect to the subscriber in response to a message from a service switching point (SSP) of the system, to format the data into a CID (caller identification data) format, and to deliver the data to the subscriber.
- 16. In a system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), a method for providing information over a telephone network comprising:
automatically connecting email information for storage in a service node; configuring a customer premises equipment (CPE) to receive and output a caller identification (CID) message; connecting said SSP to said service node; and providing non-CID data in said CID message from said SNIP to said CPE for output by said CPE, said non-CID data including said email information.
- 17. In a system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), a method for providing information over a telephone network comprising:
receiving, at the SNIP, a subscriber's selection of message data to be delivered to the subscriber; using the SNIP to store the message data; configuring a customer premises equipment (CPE) to receive and output a caller identification (CID) message; connecting said SSP to said SNIP; and providing the message data in CID format from said SNIP to said CPE for output by said CPE.
- 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the receiving step is performed using a computer Internet connection.
- 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the receiving step is performed using the CPE.
- 20. A system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), the system for providing access to an information service over a telephone network comprising:
a customer premise equipment (CPE) selectably in communication with said SSP, said CPE configured to receive a dial tone when said CPE is off-hook; a service node in communication with said SSP, said service node adapted to automatically receive and store content from said information service; and a processor adapted to enable said SNIP to provide said content as continuous audio instead of said dial tone to said CPE when said CPE is off-hook; wherein the content represents notification of email.
- 21. A system having an originating service switching point (SSP), a signaling transfer point (STP), a service node/intelligent peripheral (SNIP) and a switching control point (SCP), the system for providing access to an information service over a telephone network comprising:
a customer premise equipment (CPE) selectably in communication with said SSP, said CPE configured to receive a dial tone when said CPE is off-hook; a service node in communication with said SSP, said service node adapted to automatically receive and store content from said information service and further adapted to receive input from a subscriber to the information service representing the subscriber's choice of content; and a processor adapted to enable said SNIP to provide said content as continuous audio instead of said dial tone to said CPE when said CPE is off-hook.
- 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the input from the subscriber is via the Internet.
- 23. The system of claim 21, wherein the input from the subscriber is via the CPE.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/270,890 filed Mar. 15, 1999 entitled System and Method for Providing Network Information Service filed by Pelletier et al.
Continuations (1)
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09270890 |
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10616619 |
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