Methods and systems are disclosed for activating an electronic lock in an
intelligent switched telecommunications network having a plurality of Advanced
Intelligent Network (AIN) components. A call is received from a device communicating
with the telecommunications network. The call is from a calling party to a called
party. Processing of the call within the telecommunications network is suspended.
A database is queried for a telephone number of the called party. The database
stores telephone numbers of called parties subscribing to a lock service provided
by a telecommunications service provider. The lock service allows a user to remotely
activate an electronic lock using the telecommunications network. If the query
is successful, processing of the call within the telecommunications network is
resumed. The call is used to activate the electronic lock.
