System for providing personalized telephone calling features
September 3, 2011. 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 ReferencesMethod of providing person locator service Automatic telephone directory message system Interactive audio telecommunications message storage, forwarding and retrieval system Line interface unit for caller-controlled receipt and delivery of voice messages Anonymous interactive telephone system Interactive computerized communications systems with voice input and output Multi-service telephone switching system Method and apparatus for providing personalized telephone subscriber features at remote locations Voice services network with automated billing Patent #: 4908850 Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 754109 filed on 09/03/1991US Classes:379/114.05, Special service fees (e.g., customized feature)379/67.1, AUDIO MESSAGE STORAGE, RETRIEVAL, OR SYNTHESIS379/88.01, Voice activation or recognition379/88.06, Language selection379/88.2, Automatic Number Identification (ANI)379/88.26, Recording voice message from non subscriber caller379/196, At switching center379/211.02, Call forwarding379/244In common control systemExaminersPrimary: Dwyer, James L.Assistant: Tsang, Fan Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04M 001/64H04M 003/42 AbstractA common adjunct switch integrated with a telecommunications network and associated with a plurality of predetermined telephone numbers prefixed by a common code is provided with a facility which allows telephone subscribers that are assigned respective ones of the telephone numbers to personalize the way in which they receive long distance telephone calls. For example, such a subscriber may program his/her associated service record to put into effect call forwarding or call screening. In addition, each such subscriber may be associated with one or more caller identification numbers, in which a caller identification number is used to determine whether a call placed to a service number is billed to the called subscriber or the calling party. | |
