Call processing system with call screening

Patent 6188751 Issued on February 13, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 28, 2018. 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.

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Inventor

Scherer, Gordon F.

Application

No. 181107 filed on 10/28/1998

US Classes:

379/88.22, Message management379/88.24By generated tone

Examiners

Primary: Weaver, Scott L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Standley & Gilcrest LLP

International Classes

H04M 001/64
88.21

Abstract

A system is described in which call processing considers unique information about the call to better serve the caller and/or to enable the called party to more efficiently handle the call. In one embodiment, the unique information considered by the call processor is information indicator digits, which may indicate to the called party whether to accept the call before the voice portion of the call is initiated.

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