Method and apparatus for providing personalized telephone subscriber features at remote locations
Patent 4899373 Issued on February 6, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 6, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 6, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3363063 3691301 Data base auto bill calling using CCIS direct signaling Data base communication call processing method Method of providing location dependent person locator service Personal-servicing communication system Patent #: 4759056 InventorsApplicationNo. 935812 filed on 11/28/1986US Classes:379/201.05, Distribution of service (e.g., downloading, uploading)379/144.01, Other than coin379/201.12, Provisioning379/207.03, Time (e.g., time of day, expiration of time period, time zone, date)379/903PASSWORDExaminersPrimary: Brown, Thomas W.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04M 003/44H04M 007/14 AbstractPersonalized telephone features are made available to subscribers away from their home base. A nationally accessible data base system stores feature data in association with personal identification numbers. A subscriber wishing to use personalized features while away from the home base dials a special code from a station connected to any exchange which has access to the data base and presents the personal identification number. The corresponding feature data is retrieved from the data base and stored in the exchange in association with the station from which the request was initiated and telephone service will be rendered in that exchange with the subscriber's personalized telephone features. A temporary office arrangement may be established in which the personalized features will be immediately available on incoming and outgoing calls for a period of time specified by the subscriber. In one embodiment the feature data is stored on a credit card and transmitted to the exchange by a card reader. The feature data is stored in the exchange and the features are made available to the subscriber without having to access a data base.Other References
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