Inventors:
Scott Crandall Holt - Decatur GA, US
Christopher Bertram Medders - Woodstock GA, US
Drina C. Yue - Central, HK
Raymond J. Smets - Alpharetta GA, US
Thomas Joseph Moquin - Alpharetta GA, US
Evan Kraus - Atlanta GA, US
Terry Durand - Roswell GA, US
Lawrence R. Berke - Alpharetta GA, US
Assignee:
Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
H04M 3/42
Abstract:
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 identified party or line, the routing list will be retrieved. If a routing list has not been provided for the identified party or line, a default routing list will be selected for routing the call.