Outbound call rules routing
View Patent ↗An AIN service for provides a subscriber the ability to configure outbound call routing rules. Using telecommunications variables such as time of call, call busy status, call unanswered status, and numbers dialed, a subscriber is enabled to configure a service control point to perform an action such as forward a call, send a page with a message, use a dial-around number, or send a PIN. A web browser interface may be used by the subscriber to configure the SCP.
1. A communication processor for controlling an outbound communication, comprising:
a memory that stores outbound communication rule information for a rule that is configurable by a subscriber to a service with which the outbound communication is originated, that governs processing for the outbound communication, and that includes a condition and an action to be taken for the outbound communication when the condition is satisfied; and
a sender that sends, in response to receiving a network device message from a network device which receives the outbound communication and sends the network device message to the communication processor when the condition is satisfied, a communication processor message including the action to be taken for controlling the outbound communication.
2. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information is configurable over the internet.
3. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the service is a telecommunications service, and
wherein the subscriber is a subscriber to the telecommunications service.
4. The communications processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the action relates to forwarding the outbound communication.
5. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the action relates to requiring submission of a personal identification (PIN) number.
6. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information is configurable for a subscriber using a web browser.
7. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the action relates to disallowing the outbound communication.
8. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the action relates to routing the outbound communication via a carrier associated with a dial-around code.
9. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information comprises a plurality of actions.
10. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information comprises a plurality of conditions.
11. The communication processor of claim 1 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information comprises a plurality of rules.
12. A method for controlling an outbound communication, comprising:
storing outbound communication rule information for a rule that is configurable by a subscriber responsible to a service with which the outbound communication is originated, that governs processing for the outbound communication, and that includes a condition and an action to be taken for the outbound communication when the condition is satisfied; and
sending, in response to receiving a network device message from a network device which receives the outbound communication and sends the network device message to the communication processor when the condition is satisfied, a communication processor message including the action to be taken for controlling the outbound communication.
13. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the network device initiates an action in response to receiving the communication processor message.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining whether at least a portion of a dialed number satisfies a condition of the outbound communication rule information.
15. The method of claim 14 ,
wherein the network device forwards the outbound communication to a number other than the dialed number based on the action of the outbound communication rule information.
16. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the action relates to blocking the outbound communication when the outbound communication is to a destination indicated by the condition.
17. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein a page is sent to a paging device based on the action of the outbound communication rule information.
18. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information is configurable by the subscriber via a service management system.
19. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information is configurable by the subscriber via a web server.
20. The method of claim 19 ,
wherein the outbound communication rule information is configurable via the web server by the subscriber using a web client.
21. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the network device initiates a plurality of actions to be taken based on the action.
22. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining whether outbound communication information in the communication processor message satisfies a plurality of conditions.
23. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
determining whether outbound communication information in the communication processor message satisfies conditions of a plurality of rules.