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Global management of telephone directory

US5509058A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 1993
Grant dateApr 16, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13547
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of maintaining directory data in a switching system network having plural switching systems and a centralized directory data management system in which local directory data is stored at each switching system, A copy of directory data of all the switching systems is stored at the management system. Directory data entries of the directory data stored at the management system are associated with groups of switching systems. Data entries associated within each group are downloaded to the switching systems designated in that group.

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