Multimodal telephone numbers
US6724869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13407
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data communication between a data sender and at least one data recipient is facilitated when the data recipient is associated with a telephone number that can not be used to access the user with a telephone call. An invention receives the telephone number associated with the data destination (data recipient) and receives an indication that data is to be communicated. The invention uses the telephone number to determine at least one characteristic of data destination/recipient. The invention also receives at least one characteristic of the data to be communicated that enable the data to be communicated to the data receiver/recipient.
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