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Communication system and method

US8295448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 2007
Grant dateOct 23, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2201/40
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a communication method comprising the steps of making a determination in respect of at least initiating a first call between first and second communication devices having first and second contact numbers respectively; said making the determination comprising identifying at least one of the first and second contact numbers associated with said initiating, accessing a database comprising at least a first monitored contact number and at least one associated third party number corresponding to a third communication device, determining whether or not at least one of a first contact number and the second contact number match the first monitored contact number; and establishing, in response to the determination, a third party call to the third communication device.

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