A SYSTEM AND A METHOD TO PROVIDE AN AUDIO CALLING NAME SERVICE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTELLIGENT NETWORK

摘要

A system and a method for providing a network-based service with respect to a call associated with an originating and subscribing party. Audio Calling Name and other similar services may be provided as Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) based services which may be subscribed to similarly to other enhanced services. The preferred embodiment includes an AIN service control point which receives a first request to call a subscriber's directory number (252) and responds by forwarding the call to a service node (254). The service node queries its database (258) to determine the name of the calling party. The service node originates a service call to the subscriber at the same directory number (260) as the first call. The AIN service control point detects and receives a second request to call the subscriber's directory number (262), recognizes the second request as a service call, and authorizes a channel to be established for the service call (264). Upon detecting that the subscriber answered the service call (266), the service node performs the network-based service (268) over the channel and then transfers the first call back to the AIN network (270). The network then completes a voice channel for the first call between the equipment used by the originating party and the subscriber's termination equipment.