Abstract:
This invention provides methods and apparatus for providing a single service destination, such as a single mailbox, for multi-service users who have access to a plurality of different telephony services in a telecommunications network. Signalling information for unanswered calls is altered so as to modify the destination for the calls to that of a single service destination, for example a network node where a single mailbox service can be provided. Signalling information identifying the calling party in the network where the single service is provided is added to avoid rejection of the unanswered calls by the single service destination. The invention allows unanswered calls to any of a multi-service user's telephones to be routed to a single service destination where the multi-service user can access data for multiple services together, rather than having to access multiple service destinations in a disparate and uncoordinated fashion.
Abstract:
This invention provides methods and apparatus for providing a single service destination, such as a single mailbox, for multi-service users who have access to a plurality of different telephony services in a telecommunications network. Signalling information for unanswered calls is altered so as to modify the destination for the calls to that of a single service destination, for example a network node where a single mailbox service can be provided. Signalling information identifying the calling party in the network where the single service is provided is added to avoid rejection of the unanswered calls by the single service destination. The invention allows unanswered calls to any of a multi-service user's telephones to be routed to a single service destination where the multi-service user can access data for multiple services together, rather than having to access multiple service destinations in a disparate and uncoordinated fashion.
Abstract:
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing text messaging services in a telecommunications network to subscribers having subscriber equipment including a telephone and television equipment. A subscriber creates a text message by entering text characters using key strokes on their telephone. Predicted text for the subscriber key strokes is obtained by performing a lookup in a text prediction database. A subscriber can review a number of text segment predictions (such as one or more words, phrases or symbols) corresponding to the text characters they have entered and select the most appropriate segment for insertion into the text message using suitable input on their telephone. The subscriber can then review the contents of the text message created thus far on the television equipment. The time and effort involved on the part of the subscriber in creating the text message is decreased by use of the text prediction database.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and apparatus for processing telephone calls in a packet-based telephony service. A store of telephone party identifiers is maintained for multi-service users having access to the packet-based telephony service and an alternate telephony service. Incoming signalling information for telephone calls in the packet-based telephony service is monitored and outgoing signalling information may be altered with reference to the store. An alteration may involve replacing telephony party identification data associated with one telephony service for telephony party identification data associated with another telephony service. The invention allows a multi-service user to be consistently identified by other telephony users by a single telephony party identifier instead of one telephony party identifier for each service they subscribe to. Further, a multi-service user can be identified at the call destination by a single telephony party identifier, irrespective of which telephony service is used to make the call.