1. A fire-resistance-rated floor-ceiling assembly of a fire resistance rated structure comprising a pre-assembled, fire-resistance-rated, recessed lighting assembly installed therein and projecting light through an opening in said fire-resistance-rated floor-ceiling assembly, wherein said lighting assembly comprises:
(a) a recessed light fixture capable of distributing light, said fixture comprising a lamp socket and a reflector can for directing light from said lamp out of said fixture; and
(b) a housing effectively enclosing said recessed light fixture and coupled thereto so that said recessed light fixture and said housing form a preassembled integral unit adapted for installation adjacent an opening made in said fire-resistance-rated floor-ceiling assembly for said recessed light fixture, said housing comprising (i) a generally fire-resistance material and (ii) a metallic support frame, and
(c) a generally fire resistant gasket adapted to substantially surround the opening in the fire-resistance-rated floor-ceiling assembly through which said reflector can directs light from said lamp.
2. A floor-ceiling assembly according to claim 1 wherein said pre-assembled, fire-resistance-rated, recessed lighting assembly maintains the fire resistance rating of said floor-ceiling assembly after installation of said lighting assembly therein.
3. A floor-ceiling assembly according to claim 2 wherein said lighting assembly is capable of achieving a one hour fire resistance rating under ASTM E 119 (1999).
4. A floor-ceiling assembly according to claim 2 wherein said lighting assembly comprises a pre-assembled combination of (a) a lamp socket within (b) a reflector can effectively surrounded by (c) a generally fire resistant housing comprising (i) an aluminum support frame and (ii) top and side walls made from a generally fire resistant material with (d) a fire resistant gasket substantially covering a bottom surface of said assembly with an opening therein for light to be projected from said lighting assembly wherein said gasket engages a corresponding surface around the opening made in said fire-resistance-rated floor-ceiling assembly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a call to a dialed number from a native transport network having limited capability of providing advanced telephony services;
storing a profile in a database that associates preferences for the advanced telephony services;
retrieving a preference associated with the dial number and with an advanced telephony service;
associating the dialed number to a virtual telephone number;
routing the call in a service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service;
providing the advanced telephony service to the call by the service-providing network;
routing the call from the service-providing network to a terminating network destination; and
monitoring a duration of the call traversing the service-providing network.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring a status of the call.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising routing the call via the native transport network.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the service-providing network is selected from a group consisting of a wireline network, a wireless network, and a packet-switching network.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the virtual telephone number to a wireless telephone number.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the virtual telephone number to another telephone number.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the native transport network is selected from a group consisting of a wireline network, a wireless network, and a packet-switching network.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising billing for monitoring the duration of the call.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising billing a subscriber based on the duration of the call.
10. A system for monitoring communications usage, the system comprising:
a processor executing software stored in memory that causes the processor to:
receive a call to a dialed number routed from a native transport network having limited capability of providing advanced telephony services;
store a profile in a database that associates preferences for the advanced telephony services;
associate the dialed number to an advanced telephony service;
retrieve a preference from the profile that is associated with the advanced telephony service;
associate the advanced telephony service to a virtual telephone number;
associate the dialed number to the virtual telephone number;
route the call from in a service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service;
provide the advanced telephony service to the call by the service-providing network;
route the call from the service-providing network to a terminating network destination; and
monitor a duration of the call traversing the service-providing network.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to monitor a status of the call.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to route the call via the native transport network.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to associate the virtual telephone number to another telephone number.
14. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to associate a calling number to the advanced telephony service.
15. The system of claim 10, wherein the service-providing network comprises an Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN).
16. The system of claim 10, wherein the service-providing network comprises a packet-switching network.
17. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to modify messages accompanying the call.
18. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further causes the processor to modify caller information associated with the call.
19. Non-transitory memory storing software that causes a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a call to a dialed number routed a native transport network having limited capability of providing advanced telephony services;
storing a profile in a database that associates preferences for the advanced telephony services;
associating the dialed number to an advanced telephony service;
retrieving a preference from the profile that is associated with the advanced telephony service;
associating the advanced telephony service to a virtual telephone number;
routing the call in a service-providing network to receive the advanced telephony service;
providing the advanced telephony service to the call by the service-providing network;
routing the call from the service-providing network to the dialed number; and
monitoring a duration of the call traversing the service-providing network.