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Telephone call processing

US8644480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 2009
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13345
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed embodiments allow telephony services of different types to be provided by a telephone company at a service platform for telephone calls received at a local telephone exchange belonging to the telephone company, but which does not itself support services those different types of services. Additional embodiments allow for disabling a subscriber-configurability feature for a service of a first service type on the local exchange so as to prevent or inhibit a subscriber from configuring a setting which may interfere with services provided on the service platform.

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