Wireless telephone menu system
US6138008A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/1008
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for completing a telephone call originating from a calling party to a called party. The method determines the time zone at a first cell location associated with the originating calling party. It also determines the time zone at a second location associated with the called party. A comparison is made between the time zone associated with the calling party with the time zone associated with the called party. An announcement associated with the time of day is made to the calling party if the time zone associated with the calling party is not the same as the time zone associated with the called party. The system provides the calling party with a menu of options for completing a telephone call to the called party when the calling party receives either a busy signal, a ring no answer response, a message that said called party's telephone has been changed or a message that said called party's telephone is out of service. A response is inputted corresponding to a selected one of the options included in the menu. The selected option is processed during the telephone call connection attempt.
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