Method and apparatus to provide enhanced directory assistance information in a communication network
US6466910B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2201/60
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus that provide enhanced directory assistance information. An operator receives a request for directory information about a listed party over a telephone connection. It is then determined if enhanced directory information for the listed party is available in an enhanced information database. The enhanced directory information associated with the listed party is retrieved, from the enhanced information database, as a script that incorporates the enhanced directory information. The enhanced directory information can then be provided using the script. The enhanced directory information can be stored, for example, on a Web server that is updated by the listed party and the information can be transferred using a Phone Markup Language script.
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