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Animated/digitally depicted interactive voice session services over an IP network

US7313227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2003
Grant dateDec 25, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/006
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications service application. The application includes associating, each of a plurality of subscribers with at least one respective avatar, where the at least one avatar includes at least one of a visual avatar and an audible avatar. In response to a first subscriber attempting to establish a communications link to a second subscriber, at least one avatar associated with the first subscriber is transmitted to the second subscriber.

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