Telephony Service Control via Call Data Streams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telephony service systems are limited in providing services beyond the information contained within non-circuit messages and voice channels, restricting the services that can be offered to users and potentially limiting revenue for network service providers.
Innovation Solution
The use of data streams associated with calls to provide services to telephony devices, employing service control components and application servers that communicate through data stream control protocols to offer enhanced services beyond the limitations of traditional non-circuit messages and voice channels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If Service Control Points provide services based only on information within non-circuit messages and voice channels, then system complexity is reduced, but service capability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces data streams as an intermediary communication channel between the Service Control Point and telephony devices. These data streams carry additional information beyond traditional non-circuit messages and voice channels, enabling enhanced services without fundamentally redesigning the core telephony system. The data streams act as a mediator that bridges the gap between existing infrastructure and new service requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the Service Control Point multi-functional by enabling it to process and utilize data streams in addition to traditional signaling messages. This allows a single component to provide both conventional telephony services and enhanced data-driven services, increasing versatility without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
2Productivity
If Service Control Points are restricted to information within non-circuit messages and voice channels, then information processing is simplified, but potential revenue opportunities are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimension to information processing by introducing data streams as an additional channel alongside traditional non-circuit messages and voice channels. This dimensional expansion allows the Service Control Point to access richer information sets, enabling new revenue-generating services such as enhanced caller identification, detailed call analytics, and personalized service delivery without overwhelming the system with complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional non-circuit messages and voice channels are used, then service provision is straightforward, but service variety and enhancement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information delivery mechanism into distinct channels: traditional non-circuit messages for control signaling, voice channels for audio communication, and data streams for enhanced information transfer. This segmentation allows each channel to specialize in its optimal function while working together to provide diverse services, maintaining operational simplicity through clear channel differentiation.
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AI summary
A service control component of an apparatus in one example provides to one or more telephony devices of a plurality of telephony devices on a call, one or more services associated with one or more numbers associated with the one or more telephony devices on the call through employment of one or more data streams associated with the call.