Converter for in-band routing and/or origination information
October 31, 2009. 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 3111561 PBX Intercept and caller interactive attendant bypass system Telephone system for connecting a customer to a supplier of goods Automated operator assistance calls with voice processing Customer account online servicing system Direct telephone dial ordering service Automated call filter Integrated public safety answering point system Patent #: 4893325 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 429849 filed on 10/31/1989US Classes:379/211.02, Call forwarding379/142.13, Adaptive module coupled to telephone line or telephone device379/207.15, Automatic number identification or calling number identification (ANI or CLID)379/229, Interexchange signalling379/231Central office-to-PBX signallingExaminersPrimary: Dwyer, James L.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04M 007/00AbstractAn ANI Converter System (ACS): (1) logically interfaces between: (a) a telephone network, on the one hand, and customer premises equipment (CPE), on the other hand, or (b) two portions of a switched telephone network, such as two tandem toll switching machines; (2) accepts incoming calls; (3) extracts in-band network routing and/or origination information such as ANI information; (4) uses the information to extract relevant information from a data base; and (5) places a call to a predetermined called party at, for example, a predetermined workstation to aid operators using the workstation in carrying out transactions with a calling party. The ACS includes a network signalling interface (NSI) for receiving calls from a calling party; a customer premises equipment signalling interface (CPESI) for placing calls to a called party at, for example, a business CPE; a voice and data processing means (VDPM) which is switchably interconnected to the NSI and the CPESI for detecting the in-band network routing and/or origination signals transmitted with the incoming signal from the calling party; a connection and switching means (CSM) for connecting and switching the NSI to either the VDPM or the CPESI and for connecting and switching the VDPM to the CPESI; and a controller for directing the activities of the NSI, CPESI, VDPM and CSM to accept incoming calls, to extract the in-band information, to use the information to extract relevant information from a data base, and to place a call to a predetermined called party.Other References
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