The present invention integrates Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) and
computer network technologies to provide telephone services. The system
of the present invention comprises a gateway serving as an interface
between a service control point (SCP) of an AIN and a computer network.
The computer network is preferably the Internet. The SCP obtains call
routing instructions from the subscriber of the present invention through
a link during a communication session between the subscriber and the
computer network. A trigger is provisioned on a subscriber's line. When a
call for a telephone line having the provisioned trigger is detected at a
service switching point (SSP), a query is launched to the SCP. A call
processing request query comprising calling party information is provided
to the gateway. The gateway obtains a response from the computer network
containing call processing instructions. The call is processed in
accordance with the response.