Intelligent telephone control system which allows subscribers to remotely control a plurality of call handling utilities
US6453164B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications control system is disclosed which includes: a computer including means for storing a schedule for subscribers of the system, the schedule including time and call-processing information for the subscribers which indicate at least one call processing mode and at least one time for a subscriber to have telephone calls processed via the system; a switch controlled by the computer; a communication network for connecting a call from a caller to one or more points on the network; a two-way communications device; a communication apparatus for communicating with the communications device, the apparatus being coupled with the computer for communicating information therewith, the computer being programmed to control the switch to connect the caller, in response to a telephone call placed by the caller, to one or more points on the network selected by the computer using information supplied to the computer by the schedule, the subscriber and the communication apparatus.
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