Method and apparatus for processing telephone calls
US6122484A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S379/913
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for processing incoming telephone calls directed to a user. A valid identification signal from the user is detected and then the user is transferred to a system command mode. In the command mode, a request from the user for information regarding a present mode by which incoming calls are processed is identified, the current mode by which incoming calls are processed is recalled from memory, and the results are transmitted to the user.
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