Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an egress switch in a first wireless network, a request for instructions for routing a call from a calling party to a called party in a wireline network. In addition, the method may include performing a lookup to identify a service provider of the called party in a database. Still, in addition, the method may include generating an instruction indicating that the egress switch is to route the call to a core network connected to the egress switch via a direct access line when the same service provider operates the core network and the wireline network, the core network integrated with the wireline network. Furthermore, the method may include sending, by a service control point device, the instruction to the egress switch.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an egress switch in a first wireless network, a request for instructions for routing a call from a calling party to a called party in a wireline network. In addition, the method may include performing a lookup to identify a service provider of the called party in a database. Still, in addition, the method may include generating an instruction indicating that the egress switch is to route the call to a core network connected to the egress switch via a direct access line when the same service provider operates the core network and the wireline network, the core network integrated with the wireline network. Furthermore, the method may include sending, by a service control point device, the instruction to the egress switch.

Abstract: An acquisition/playback device and a memory device including a solid-state write-once memory array are used to acquire and display digital information such as digital images, voice, music, or the like. Prior to display or other presentation, the digital information is stored in a re-writable memory. After the digital information has been displayed or otherwise presented to the user for review, the user then elects whether to store the digital information in the write-once memory array. Depending upon the user election, the digital information is either stored in the write-once memory array, or erased from the re-writable memory without being stored in the write-once memory array. In this way the limited storage capacity of the write-once memory array is preserved for digital information that is of long-term interest to the user.

Abstract: An acquisition/playback device and a memory device including a solid-state write-once memory array are used to acquire and display digital information such as digital images, voice, music, or the like. Prior to display or other presentation, the digital information is stored in a re-writable memory. After the digital information has been displayed or otherwise presented to the user for review, the user then elects whether to store the digital information in the write-once memory array. Depending upon the user election, the digital information is either stored in the write-once memory array, or erased from the re-writable memory without being stored in the write-once memory array. In this way the limited storage capacity of the write-once memory array is preserved for digital information that is of long-term interest to the user.