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Communication assistance system and method

US7804944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

12Claims

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Inventors

Robert Pines · New York, US
Evan Marwell · New York, US
John Blakeney · Macungie, US
Christine Baumeister · Schwenksville, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2006
Grant date	Sep 28, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W74/00
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication assistance system provides access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscriber listings. The system includes a telephone switch for receiving calls from a plurality of callers desiring to access the information corresponding to the subscriber listings and a database directory listing for storing information corresponding to each one of the subscriber listings. The information in the subscriber listings include a Rate Plan field associated with billing rates corresponding to each one of the subscribers such that when the system connects the caller to the subscriber, the system employs the Rate Plan Field to determine the billing amount charged to the caller so that the subscriber is not billed for the call.

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