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Telephone communications system, a method of delivering content to a calling party and a method of distributing information to a calling party

US8059801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 2007
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/4878
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telephone communications system, a method of delivering content to a calling party and a method of distributing information to a calling party. In one embodiment, the telephone communications system includes: (1) a master subsystem configured to store ringback information including content and application rules for the ringback information and (2) a trunk interface subsystem coupled to the master subsystem and configured to perform call processing and apply at least a portion of the ringback information to at least one call-in-progress according to the application rules.

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