Abstract: The present invention provides real time call control within a telecommunications network, using a call selection processor separate from the switches carrying the call, which responds to incoming calls and uses information carried in the associated signaling messages to determine what application processor, if any, should be involved on the call. One embodiment of the present invention includes a call selection processor called a signaling director", or "SD" for short, for recognizing certain signaling messages, typically SS7 initial address messages (IAM's), as the messages flow through the signaling network. Alternatively, particular signaling messages may be recognized in a signaling message processing element within the signaling network, such as the signal transfer point (STP) associated with the switch that receives the telephone calls, and a copy of those particular messages forwarded to the SD.

Abstract: A wallpaper trimming tool for cutting wall coverings on outer wall corners. The tool comprises a pair of rectangular blocks secured together with a pair of cutting blades spaced from an extension of one block by an intermediate sheet of shim material, cutting edges of said blades extending co-planar with the ends of the blocks.