Call processing and subscriber registration systems and methods
US7409048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/53383
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to telecommunications, and in particular, to systems and processes for processing telephone calls and providing telephony services. In one embodiment, a call processing system, compromises a first telephony interface configured to receive a call from a caller, a storage device configured to store a greeting, and a call answering system. The call answering system is configured to play the greeting in response to receiving the call, record a voice message from the caller, determine when the caller has completed recording the voice message, after determining that the caller has completed recording the voice message, play a prompt regarding the caller becoming a subscriber to call services provided by the call processing system, receive from the caller information used to establish a call services account, and establish a call services account for the caller.
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