A method and apparatus for routing calls based on the identification of the calling party or calling line
CA 2291795 A1 · Owner: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Group, Inc. · Inventors: Medders, Christopher Bertram; Holt, Scott Crandall
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A method and apparatus for routing calls for a subscriber based on the identification of the calling party or the originating line. Generally the , present invention operates to identify a calling party or originating line and then select a routing list based on this identification. Once a routing list has been selected, the call will be routed to the destination in the routing list. More specifically, when a call is received an inquiry is made regarding , the identity of the calling party or calling line. If the identification can be determined, then an attempt to retrieve a routing list associated with this identification is made. If a routing list has been provided for the …
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