Service order mechanism for telephone subscriber
June 19, 2017. 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 ReferencesOrder entry system having catalog assistance Signaling system for broadband communications networks Method for permitting subscribers to change call features in real time Method and apparatus for determining the telephony features assigned to a telephone Access to unsubscribed features Service delivery using broadband Method and apparatus for controlling a telephone Local area communications server Communication server apparatus and method Telecommunications circuit provisioning and administration system InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 878966 filed on 06/19/1997US Classes:379/201.02, Service profile (e.g., calling service)370/352, Combined circuit switching and packet switching370/466, Converting between protocols379/93.12, Sales, ordering, or banking system379/93.23Having user information display (e.g., telephone number, name, address, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Wolinsky, ScottInternational ClassH04M 003/42AbstractA system and method for allowing telephone subscribers to update over the Internet the features which are active on the telephone. A server on the Internet is connected to a profile repository which determines which features are active on each subscriber line. Subscribers with Internet access may access a special home page, and access their feature profile and make additions, deletions etc. to it. This eliminates the need for a human operator to process requests for changing feature profiles. | |
