Telephone call redirection system

A method of connecting a physically and unintentionally misdialed caller to an intended number, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a telephone call placed by a caller to a first telephone number;
• detecting a telephone number identifier associated with a second telephone number, the caller placing the telephone call to the first telephone number from the second telephone number;
• advising the caller that the first telephone number is physically and unintentionally misdialed by the caller;
• and
• communicating a third telephone number to the caller which the caller may dial to receive information associated with a fourth telephone number, the fourth telephone number being a telephone number that the caller intended to call.

A telephone call redirection system adapted to be connected to a telephone network, the system comprising:

• a telephone network interface adapted to receive a call from the telephone network;
• a controller coupled to the telephone network interface;
• a memory coupled to the controller, the memory including:
• a first data structure containing a plurality of first telephone numbers, the received call being one of the plurality of first telephone numbers and the controller identifying the received call to one of the plurality of first telephone numbers being physically and unintentionally misdialed by an originator of the received call;
• a second data structure containing a plurality of second telephone numbers, the controller communicating one of the plurality of second telephone numbers to the originator of the received call;
• a third data structure containing a plurality of third telephone numbers, the controller communicating one of the plurality of third telephone numbers to the originator of the received call in response to the originator dialing the one of the plurality of second telephone numbers;
• and
• a fourth data structure containing a plurality of fourth telephone numbers, each of the telephone numbers of the plurality of fourth telephone numbers corresponding to a telephone number identifier for billing purposes, and the originator of the received call placing the received call from one of the telephone numbers of the plurality of fourth telephone numbers.

A method of redirecting telephone calls, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a call placed by a caller to a first telephone number from a second telephone number, the first telephone number being physically and unintentionally misdialed by the caller, and the second telephone number corresponding to a telephone number identifier;
• communicating at least one of a message to the caller to end the call to the first telephone number and a message to dial the third telephone number to receive a fourth telephone number;
• and
• communicating the fourth telephone number in response to the caller dialing the third telephone number.