Apparatus and method for network-initiated real-time multi-party communications
AssigneePilgrim Telephone, Inc.
InventorsPaul Kotik, Andrew Egendorf
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Abstract
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network. A telecommunications service provider monitors data relating to communications initiation or termination criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network and initiates or terminates communications between the at least two communicants if, by processing the data, it is determined that the criteria have been met.
Claims17
1-64. (canceled)
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising geographic data, that the criteria have been met.
A method for providing telecommunications services in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps by a telecommunications service provider of:
- monitoring data relating to communications initiation criteria for at least two communicants in the telecommunications network;
- and
- initiating at least one of e-mail and instant-messaging communications between the at least two communicants by determining, by processing the data comprising communicant-specific parameters comprising geographic parameters, that the criteria have been met.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.