Method and apparatus for dialed number verification
AssigneeWorldCom, Inc.
InventorsDeborah H. Miller, Timothy D. Casey
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to verify a dialed number is described. A request is received from a calling party to send a first call station a number sent from the first call station and associated with a second call station. The number is sent in accordance with the request.
Claims54
A method to verify a dialed number, comprising:
- receiving a request from a calling party to send a first call station a number sent from said first call station and associated with a second call station;
- and
- sending said number in accordance with said request.
A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to verify a dialed number, comprising:
- receiving a request from a calling party to send a first call station a number sent from said first call station and associated with a second call station;
- and
- sending said number in accordance with said request.
An apparatus to verify a dialed number, comprising a dialed number verification module to receive a dialed number verification request from a calling station and to send said dialed number to said calling station in response to said request.
A method of delivering a dialed number to a calling party over a network, comprising:
- connecting a first call station used by said calling party to a messaging platform to create a message for a second call station;
- determining whether to send said first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- and
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination.
A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to deliver a dialed number to a calling party over a network to connect a first call station to a second call station, comprising:
- connecting said first call station to a messaging platform connected to said network to create a message for said second call station;
- determining whether to send said first call station a number associated with said second call station;
- and
- sending said number to said first call station in accordance with said determination.
An apparatus to deliver a dialed number to a calling party over a network to connect a first call station to a second call station, comprising:
- a messaging platform connected to said network to record a voice message created by said first call station for said second call station, said second call station having a number associated with said second call station;
- and
- a dialed number verification module connected to said messaging platform, said message verification module sending said number to said first call station prior to creating said message.
A system to deliver a dialed number to a calling party over a network, comprising:
- a first call station;
- a second call station;
- said network connecting said first call station to said second call station, said network receiving a number sent by said first call station to connect said second call station with said first call station;
- and
- a messaging platform connected to said network, said messaging platform sending said number to said first call station prior to creating a message for said second call station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.