System and method for modifying communication information (MCI)
US8565399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42195
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for handling an outbound call from a call originator to a call target including a database storing a plurality of outgoing telephone numbers, each outgoing telephone number having one of two or more area codes; and an information processor controlled by the call originator. The information processor configured to process a trigger comprising at least an area code of a telephone number of the call target; select from the database a telephone number from the plurality of outgoing telephone numbers where the selected telephone number has at least an area code the same as the area code of the telephone number of the call target; set caller identification data of the outbound call to the selected telephone number; and transmit the caller identification data to the call target in connection with the outbound call.
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